30 November 2017
To whom it may concern
Wedge Holdings Co., Ltd.
Tatsuya Konoshita,
Representative Managing Director& CEO(Code 2388 TSE JASDAQ Market)
Contact: Yasuhiro Kotake
IR Representative(Tel: 03-6225-2207)
Asian largest illustration contest ”Illustrator contest Asia”
Notice regarding the completion of 3rd roundWedge Holdings CO., LTD（HQ：Chuo-ku, Tokyo Japan, CEO: Tatsuya Konoshita）hosts
illustration contest ”Illustrator contest Asia” in Mongol, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.
We held 1st round in April and 2nd round in July. This was the 3rd round which we closed thevote on 20 November 2017 and presented the result on 30 November 2017.
http://brain-navi.asia/acv/
The concept of contest is “The Gate to the World for Asian talents” and the main
purpose of contest is to find talented creators in these countries and market them to theworld. In 3rd round, we received more than 1,400 illustrations and more than 13,000 votes
for a best illustration.
In this contest, many creators participated and got stimulated by having a chance toshow their works to overseas people which they have not experienced before. We will
ongoingly hold the “Illustration contest Asia championship” to select the best illustrationout of 27 works selected by judges and selected by votes at each country.
We will make presentations of the excellent illustration works of selected creators in Japanand other countries. And we may secure exclusive management contracts with them andgive them full supports of promotion and marketing to the world. We secured an exclusive
management contract with Mr. Nambaral Erdenebayar who is a representative comic
artist of Mongolia on 6 April 2017. He conducted his promotional activities in Asia andEurope in this year.
We take advantage of accomplishments in contents industry filed over the years andexpansion in Asian countries and will find hidden talents such as illustrators and others.
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Overview ＜Illustrator contest Asia＞●Panel of judges：Mr. Akira Itou（Japanese）, Mr. Chris Lie（Indonesian）, Ms. Can Tieu Hi（Vietnamese）, Mr. Nambaral Erdenebayar （Mongolian）,Mr. Anan Thitakom（Thai）●Result announcement：official website●Host：Wedge Holdings CO., LTD、Brain Navi (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
●Official website：http://brain-navi.asia/acv/※Please refer to official website for latest information●Profile of judges
Mr. Akira Itou（Japanese）
An original writer of “CARDFIGHT!! Vanguard” which is very
popular in Asia and North America. His comic works became
films and broadcasted all over the world.

Chris Lie（Indonesian）
He has been in charge of manga, toys design,and concept art for “GI Joe”, ”Amazing
Spiderman”, ”Transformer” and “Marvel
Ultimate Alliance 2” since 2005. He received
outstanding award at “Street Fighter IV Cover
Illustration Competition”

Ms. Can Tieu Hi（Vietnamese）
Her comic work “Gateway to Underworld” wasselected as an award for excellence at 10thinternational Manga Award out of 296 works from 55
countries. It was the first comic publishing byadvance booking and became a bestseller, 3,000
copies sold-out at first day.

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Mr. Nambaral Erdenebayar （Mongolian）
Received the highest award at 8th international
Manga Award in 2015 with his work “Bumbardai”
which was selected out of many works from 46
countries. “Bumbardai” is about love of parent &child and a representative comic work in
Mongolia.
Mr. Anan Thitakom（Thai）
Over 20 years of career in comic, he’s filed and positioned as
No.1 in Thailand and also entrusted with X-men works (Thaiversion) by Marvel Comic.

●Schedule
Illustrator contest Asia First round
Application period：6 April 2017 – 1 July 2017
Result announcement date：End of July 2017
Illustrator contest Asia Second round
Application period：1 July 2017 – 31 August 2017
Result announcement date：End of September 2017
Illustrator contest Asia Third round
Application period：1 September 2017 – 31 October 2017
Result announcement date：End of November 2017
Illustrator contest Asia ChampionshipVote start: 1 December 2017
Result announcement date: 4 January 2018
The awards ceremony of “Illustrator contest Asia championship” will take place in Japan.
※The schedules are subject to change over time.
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