Earlier last month, Atlus announced details for the Persona 20th Fes event set to take place in December 2016, including the announcement of a Pixiv illustration contest.
The Pixiv contest in question has started on October 4th, and will end on October 31st.
Contest Details
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Persona series, the “Persona Series Illustration Contest” has started on October 4th.
Winners of this contest will have their work published in the “Comic Market 91” “Persona Series x Pixiv Illust Collection (Provisional),” which will be released this winter.
Additionally, the work published in this art book are also scheduled to be exhibited on the monitors at the “Persona 20th Festival” being held in December of this year.
[Contest Period]
October 4, 2016 to October 31, 2016 at 23:59 JST
[How to Participate]
- Freely draw an illustration with the theme of the Persona series.
- In Pixiv, post the illustration set with the following tag: ペルソナシリーズイラコン
Posts are allowed from anywhere in the world, however the prizes will be restricted to addresses in Japan.
[Post Format]
For images posted to the web, there are no size limits. However, the winners will need to submit their work with the following in mind:
- Color mode CMYK
- Dimensions: 4093 px (vertical) x 2894 px (horizontal) or more
- Resolution: 350 dpi or more
More than one illustration can be posted by the same person, but the same illustration cannot be posted twice.
[Selection Criteria]
For contest submissions, after thorough review, the winners will be determined.
Atlus Award (10 people)
- These winners will receive a Shigenori Soejima autographed Persona 5 poster.
- Their work will be published in the “Persona Series x Pixiv Illust Collection (Provisional)” art book.
Pixiv Award (Multiple people)
- Pixiv will award these winners with an electronic money card (value of 1,620 yen).
- Their work will be published in the “Persona Series x Pixiv Illust Collection (Provisional)” art book.
The submissions for the contest can be found here.
