The Manga Translation Battle is particularly special because it’s the world’s only official Japanese manga translation contest. Not only is the contest sanctioned by the Digital Comic Association and the Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, the submissions are judged by veterans in the English manga publishing industry. The contest is already in its fifth year (or volume, as the organizers call it) and has produced some marvelous results. For example, Keiichi Arawai’s Nichijou, which was one of the previous titles featured in the MTB, is now one of Vertical’s top-selling manga titles. More.

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