18 April 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)
Notice of Asian largest illustration contest ”Illustrator contest Asia” in Vietnam
Wedge Holdings CO., LTD（HQ：Chuo-ku, Tokyo Japan）will host illustration
contest ”Illustrator contest Asia” in Mongol, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. The opening
ceremony of the contest took place on 16 April 2017 at Movenpick Hotel Hanoi in Vietnam
as we started accepting applications in Vietnam from 15 April 2017. Mr. Bilegdorj.D,Ambassador of Embassy of Mongolia in Vietnam, Ms. Tran Thi Thu Dong, Deputy Director ofthe Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition, Ms. Yoko Anazawa, a chief ofPress and Cultural Section of Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, Mr. Dang Cao Cuong, Comic
Book Editor of Kim Dong Publishing House, and Mr. Nguyen Khanh Duong, Founder & CEOof Comicola.

From left, Mr. Tamir Enkhsaihan, a chief of Mongolian representative office of Showa Holdings,
Ms. Yoko Anazawa, Ms. Can Tieu Hy, a Vietnamese comic artist, Mr. Nambaral Erdenebayar aMongolian comic artist, Mr. Bilegdorj.D, Mr. Akira Itou, a Japanese comic artist, Ms. Tran Thi Thu-1-Dong, Mr. Tatsuya Konoshita, and Ms. Miharu Tsuchiya, a Managing director of Showa Brain NaviVietnam.

The concept of contest is “The Gate to the World for Asian talents” and the main purposeof contest is to find talented creators in these countries and market them to the world. We
will make presentations of illustration works of talented creators in Japan and othercountries. And we may secure exclusive management contracts with them and give themfull supports of promotion and marketing to the world.
We take advantage of accomplishments in contents filed over the years and expansion in
Asian countries and will find hidden talents such as illustrators in Asia.
Overview of the opening ceremony of “Illustrator contest Asia” in Vietnam●Date and time： 16 April 2017 2:00PM – 4:00PM●Venue：Movenpick Hotel Hanoi 83 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam●Host： Wedge Holdings Co., Ltd.
●Guests：Mr. Akira Itou, Ms. Can Tieu Hi, Mr. Nambaral Erdenebayar※Find below for details of “Illustrator contest Asia”【「Illustrator contest Asia」】information
Overview ＜Illustrator contest Asia First round＞●Application period：6 April 2017 – 1 July 2017
●Result announcement date：31 July 2017
●Panel of judges：Mr. Akira Itou（Japanese）,Mr. Anan Thitakom（Thai）,Mr. Nambaral
Erdenebayar （Mongolian）, Ms. Can Tieu Hy（Vietnamese）●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.

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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 (Thai version) by Marvel Comic.

Mr. Nambaral Erdenebayar （Mongolian）
Received the highest award at 8th international
Manga Award in 2015.
※Refer to his detailed profile below

Ms. Can Tieu Hy（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.

●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 August 2017 – 1 November 2017
Result announcement date：End of November 2017
Illustrator contest Asia Third round
Application period：1 November 2017 – 31 December 2017
Result announcement date：End of January 2018
Illustrator contest Asia Championship
Vote start: 1 March 2018
Result announcement date: End of March 2018
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The awards ceremony of “Illustrator contest Asia championship” will take place in Japan.
※The schedules are subject to change over time.
※Please refer to official website for latest informationEnd-4-