VESPA ANNOUNCES THE WINNER OF 'KING’S RAID' GLOBAL FANART CONTEST!
- WINNERS ANNOUNCED FROM THE GLOBAL CONTEST WITH PIXIV
- TOTAL OF 1,049 ARTWORKS SUBMITTED WITHIN 3 MONTHS, 51 WINNERS SELECTED
- BEST AWARD GOES TO ‘MEMORY FRAGMENT’, DRAWING OF POPULAR CHARACTER JANE
VESPA has announced the winner of the global fan art contest held with PIXIV,
an illustration communication service company.
The global fan art contest began in March 2019 and lasted about three months for the global users of
‘KING’S RAID’, and the popularity of the game was proven again with 1,049 total fan arts
submitted during the contest.
Contest evaluation was focused on not only the quality of the illustration,
but also on how much the depth the artworks showed in describing the world of ‘KING’S RAID’.
A total of 51 award winners were announced.
The winner selected for the best award was Ren Tian‘s ‘Memory Fragment’,
a work that simultaneously portrayed the happy past
and the sad present of the popular character Jane.
In addition, famous illustrator Meling’s work of Shea and Chibi Vanille’s work of
‘A New Bride’s Dream - King’s Raid’ won the second prize awards.
The contest was filled with many other talented artists and three additional artworks
were nominated for special awards from the AD(Art Director) of ‘KING’S RAID’.
The contest awarded total prize pool of 5 million JPY(about 46k USD).
The best award was given 1 million JPY(about 9.2k USD) to 00(刃天),
and 0.5 million JPY(about 4.6k USD) to second prize award winners.
All award winning works will be available within the ‘KING’S RAID’ game,
and also on the PIXIV’s official contest webpage.
The artworks will be displayed in future exhibitions and created for merchandise for the fans.
All artworks from the global fan art contest for ‘KING’S RAID’ can be found on
PIXIV’s contest webpage(https://www.pixiv.net/contest/kingsraid ),
and more details about the contest and the game can be found on (https://www.plug.game/kingsraid ).
*’KING’S RAID’ GLOBAL FAN ART CONTEST BEST AWARD_ Ren Tian’s ‘Memory Fragment’
*’KING’S RAID’ GLOBAL FAN ART CONTEST SECOND PRIZE AWARD_ Meling’s Shea
*’KING’S RAID’ GLOBAL FAN ART CONTEST SECOND PRIZE AWARD_ Chibi Vanille’s A New Bride’s Dream-KING’S RAID(嫁の夢-King's Raid)