Editing Tokyopop (section)

=== Rising Stars of Manga ===
Tokyopop launched their [[Original English-language manga|Global Manga]] publishing program in 2003 via the introduction of its "[[Rising Stars of Manga]]" talent competition.<ref name="Variety profile">{{cite news | publisher = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date =  October 26, 2007 | title = Profile, Stu Levy | first = Tom | last = McLean}}</ref>  The competition called for American manga artists to submit 15–25 page English-language stories of any genre. The top 10 entries, as judged by Tokyopop editors, received cash prizes (between $500 – $2500) and were published in an anthology of the winning works. The grand prize winners were also given the chance to pitch full-length manga projects to Tokyopop for a chance to become professional [[Mangaka|manga-ka]].

Tokyopop launched its first "Rising Stars of Manga" contest on August 15, 2002, and ended it on December 16, 2002,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tokyopop Announces Rising Stars of Manga Competition|url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-08-14/tokyopop-announces-rising-stars-of-manga-competition|website = Anime News Network|access-date = November 25, 2015}}</ref> with more than five hundred American artists submitting their 15–25 page, English-language stories.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Tokyopop launches 2nd Manga Contest|url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-05-31/tokyopop-launches-2nd-manga-contest|website = Anime News Network|access-date = November 25, 2015}}</ref>

The 5th Rising Stars of Manga competition added the People's Choice award, where the top-20 finalists had their entire entries judged by the fans on the Tokyopop website. "We are really pleased to open up the Rising Stars judging to the fans," commented Tokyopop editor Rob Valois. "Since so many people have been vocal on the message boards and at industry conventions, we're offering them all a chance to shape the future of manga. I'm personally excited to see how the fans' favorite will compare to our own."<ref>{{Cite web|title = TOKYOPOP Kicks Off Rising Stars Of Manga|url = http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/tokyopop-kicks-off-rising-stars-of-manga/|website = Animation Magazine|date = December 2004|access-date = November 25, 2015|language = en-US}}</ref>

Tokyopop held eight Rising Stars of Manga competitions between 2002 and 2008, as well as one in the UK in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Rising Stars of UK|url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-04-20/rising-stars-of-uk|website = Anime News Network|access-date = November 25, 2015}}</ref>

Several ''Rising Stars of Manga'' winners went on to publish full-length graphic novels with Tokyopop, including [[Josh Elder]] with ''[[Mail Order Ninja]]'', [[M. Alice LeGrow]] with ''[[Bizenghast]]'', Mike Schwark and Ron Kaulfersch with ''[[Van Von Hunter]],'' Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges with ''[[Peach Fuzz (manga)|Peach Fuzz]],'' [[Wes Abbott|Wes Abbot]] with ''[[Dogby Walks Alone]]'', Felipe Smith with ''[[MBQ (manga)|MBQ]],'' and Nathan Maurer with ''Atomic King Daidogan''.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}

As of July 2022, a new Rising Stars of Manga 25th Year Anniversary edition was announced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anime Expo Wrapup: Tokyopop Brings Back Rising Stars of Manga |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51591/anime-expo-wrapup-tokyopop-brings-back-rising-stars-manga |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=icv2.com |language=en}}</ref>