Turn your story into manga. Sony Music, note, and TikTok are hosting a submission contest themed around youth daily life: "#2000CharacterDrama"!

[Updated October 19]
The judging results have been announced! Please check them out via the article link below.

As part of the "Kaku Katachi" project by Sony Music Entertainment, note, and the short-form video platform "TikTok," we are holding a submission contest themed around youth daily life called "#2000CharacterDrama".

This contest is the first project of "Kaku Katachi," a joint operation by the three companies aimed at meeting, discovering, and further developing next-generation creators by turning "writing" into "form".Kaku Katachi.

Please post a story or idea on note with the contest hashtag "#2000CharacterDrama" that is approximately 2000 characters long and themed around "youth daily life". Works posted with "#2000CharacterDrama" will be judged, and the winning entries will be selected and adapted into manga by popular creators as the original drafts.

Even if you have never written a story before, or if it is just a story you thought of on a whim, that is fine. Why not turn your work into "form" through this contest and share it with many people?
We look forward to your submissions.

Contest Details

■ Contest Schedule
Submission period: From 17:00 on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, to 23:59 on Sunday, September 26, 2021
Announcement of winners: Scheduled for mid-October
* Winners will be contacted after the judging is complete

■ Submissions
"#2000CharacterDrama" under the theme of, we are waiting for your posts on note with the following content.

・Please keep the article body to "around 2000 characters".
・Please have 3 main characters and depict them based on the theme of "youth daily life".

■ How to Apply
1. Register (log in) with a note account
2. Follow the Kaku Katachi note account

3. Post an article with the hashtag "#2000CharacterDrama"

・Anyone with a note account, whether professional or amateur, can apply.
・Please set your submission to "public for free".
* Participation is complete if the banner image is displayed at the bottom of the article
・You can also apply by editing and publishing an article you have already posted on a similar theme by adding this hashtag.
・Please check the notes listed at the bottom before applying.

■ Regarding the Use of Submitted Content
Submitted content may be introduced on the official Kaku Katachi note page or the official social media accounts of each company.

Creators collaborating on the manga adaptation

・Bancho👨‍✈️🖤Secret Dice

639,000 TikTok followers. Started TikTok at the end of May 2020, posting original manga set to existing popular songs with his own voice acting. His youth manga, which combines music, story, and acting, continues to create buzz, especially among teens, and he also works on tie-ups with companies and artists. Currently, he is active as a member of the "singer YouTuber" group Secret Dice, along with fellow TikTok creator Sera and others.
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@banchoes
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb1u5rOwt_shxOxO-KMMP_w
Twitter https://twitter.com/banchoess

・Hanna Mimoto

411,000 Instagram followers. Lives in Kansai, mother of three children. Since January 2019, she has been posting essay manga on Instagram depicting the daily life of her family of five. It immediately became very popular for being heartwarming and funny. In addition to "Thank You for Growing Up ~Mimoto Family Diary~" (Shinchosha), a total of three books have been published, including the Nobizakari edition and the Tabezakari edition. She is good at turning heartwarming episodes of daily family life, from common family occurrences to unique ones, into manga. Currently serializing to great acclaim on the web manga site "Kurage Bunch".
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mimoto19hanna/

・Totori

Gained attention when their first TikTok video surpassed 1.5 million views. Started on TikTok at the end of March 2021, posting illustrations and short animations with a Japanese-inspired aesthetic. Their first post led to them being in charge of the music video production for "Easy Game feat. Wanuka." Since May of the same year, they have participated as a member of the "Atelier Project," a joint initiative between Sony Music and TikTok, and have expanded their activities to include music video production and merchandise design for other artists.
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@totori_02
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/totori__02/?hl=ja
Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/totori__02

・Yomuoto

A joint project by the record company "Sony Music Labels" and the creator production company "wwwaap."
Artists currently being developed by Sony Music's new talent development section, the "SD Group," take the lead in writing original songs based on manga, and produce and distribute music videos utilizing the original manga.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsZjsdXCV9ReNsKVL8L-zSQ
note https://note.com/carp_1994

We are holding a "Learn How to Generate Story Ideas" workshop!

In conjunction with the contest, we are holding an online workshop titled "Learn How to Generate Story Ideas" by Masatomo Tamaru, a popular short-short story writer on note!
It's okay if you've never written a story before. Learn unique idea-generation methods and use them to help create your work.

This contest is a themed project held to support creator activities.
Please try posting with the hashtag!

<Notes on Submission>
■ About Submitted Works
・The copyright of the submitted work belongs to the creator.
・Please post content that complies with copyright laws. For details, please check "Copyright Concepts to Support Creation".
・Please refrain from submitting works that have won other contests or works similar to them.
・The note management team may remove hashtags from submission articles that are unrelated to the recruitment content.
・Articles that have the hashtag at the end of the period will be eligible. You are free to change your submitted work during the period.
・Limited to works posted on note within the recruitment period. (If you wish to submit a work posted on note in the past, please add the hashtag and repost it as a new entry.)
・By posting with "#2000CharacterDrama" within the period, you agree to all the application requirements and notes, and consent to your work being used as a draft for manga adaptation by the "Kaku Katachi" project.
・Only original works are accepted. Derivative works or works judged by the management staff to be derivative will be excluded from selection.
・There are no genre restrictions as long as it is written in Japanese.
・You may submit multiple entries.

■ About Judging and Winning Works
・We cannot respond to inquiries regarding judging, such as judging criteria.
・Terms of ServiceIf a violation of the application requirements is found, the award may be revoked even after the judging is finished.
・Winners will be announced via the results announcement article and by email to the winners.
・Personal information will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
・If a submitted work wins, the winner will enter into a contract with Sony Music Entertainment Inc. regarding the use of the winning work.
・Please note in advance that some settings and developments may be changed from the submitted work during the manga adaptation process.