AiQ Monthly Contest 2025 Rankings Announced! New Year's Illustration Contest "Valentine's and Sakura" #AILOVE #AISakura
The AICU Monthly Contest has been held since the New Year's cards of 2025. To wrap up 2025, we will announce the rankings, introduce the winning works, and announce the next contest!
Contests Held in 2025
2501 AI Image Generation New Year's Card Contest 2502 Valentine's Gifts from Men 2503 Promise Under the Cherry Blossoms 2504 #AI Era Serial Manga Battle 2505 Singin' in the Rain, Summer is Just Around the Corner! 2506 Idol Creation Contest "Project AICuty" by Humans and AI 2507 Gaze at Me With a Smile at the End of Summer 2508 #AI Art Autumn 2509 #AIHalloween 2512 #Total Production Cost One Coin Film Festival
2025 Submission & Evaluation Point Rankings Finalized
This is the creator ranking of the AICU Monthly Contest, which was implemented for the first time in January 2025. We have also implemented name matching (same name, different email address) as much as possible. The ranking is determined by the sum of submission points and evaluation points. The evaluation points for 2025 are 3 points for the Best Award, 2 points for the Department Award, and 1 point for passing the preliminary round.
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Mure, who ran through 2025 to the end, will be awarded 30,000 AICU points. Congratulations! Also, the top 3 (Mure, Haru, and Morinie) will receive AICU Creator Network Special Calendar 2026.
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[Apology] Regarding the award points and results, it was found that the notification was not delivered because the specifications of X's DM were changed. We apologize for this. In the future, we will use AICU.jp's chat system and email in combination, but we are sending the final results by email again. Regarding the awards, the secretariat will contact the eligible individuals by email.
The Noteworthy 2026 Contest, the System is Also Powered Up!
In the January 2026 contest, we will be accepting submissions on the theme of "Valentine's Day" and "Cherry Blossoms", with a focus on "works that focus on characters and the sense of the season" using ComfyUI and AI illustrations/video generation.
The departments are the AI Valentine's Department and the AI Cherry Blossom Department. The AI Cherry Blossom Department Award will be adopted for the February magazine cover, and the AI Cherry Blossom Department Award will be adopted for the March magazine cover.
Illustrations using members of AiCuty are also welcome!!
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💝AI Valentine's Department: Magazine Cover Art
We are looking for illustrations that evoke the image of "Valentine's Day" to be used in AICU Magazine. The AI Valentine's Department Award will be adopted for the February magazine cover.
🌸AI Cherry Blossom Department: Magazine Cover Art
We are looking for illustrations that evoke the image of "Valentine's Day" to be used in AICU Magazine. The AI Cherry Blossom Department Award will be adopted for the March magazine cover.
📣 Common Items "Vertical Magazine Cover Design"
The basic layout is a B5 vertical magazine layout. We welcome seasonal character illustrations with space secured at the top and bottom for the title. Since they are also used for note and X cover art, music-linked video advertisements, etc., images with an easy-to-layout width of around 2000 pixels are preferred. (The final submission version at the time of adoption is requested to be 2000x3000 pixels)
As a sample, from Juni's work in AICU Magazine Vol.19
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Please also refer to the past cover gallery on Instagram!
Click here for AiCuty's standard prompt!
https://www.aicu.jp/post/aicuty-20250902
📅 Contest Schedule
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Start of Application: December 26, 2025 (Friday) 19:00
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Application Deadline: January 18, 2026 (Sunday) 23:59
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Results Announcement: Late January 2026 AICU media (note online)
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Final Results Announcement: Late January, Late February 2026 (Published in AICU Magazine)
📝 How to Apply
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Post URL to either X, Instagram, or AICU.jp
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Be sure to include the following hashtags:
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✅ Required: #AiQMagazine #AILOVE #AISakura
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🌟 Recommended (Optional): #AiCuty #AICU #ComfyUI #ComfyUI Purple Book #AIart
Your entry is complete when it is submitted to the entry form. You can submit as many works as you like.
Entry Form https://j.aicu.ai/C26
You can apply as many times as you like until the deadline.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q1. How many works can I submit?
A. You can submit as many works as you like.
Q2. Are there any conditions for the submitted works?
A. Submitted works must be original works created by the applicant themselves.
Q3. Are there any restrictions on the tools and software that can be used?
A. We allow the use of all image generation AI tools, models, and services, whether paid or free.
Q4. Is it possible to add or modify?
A. Additions and modifications using Adobe products, etc. are also possible.
Q5. What happens to the copyright of the submitted work?
A. The copyright of the submitted work belongs to the applicant, but the organizer shall be able to use the submitted work free of charge for the purpose of public relations and advertising.
Q6. Please tell me about the publication of submitted works.
A. Winning works may be introduced on AICU Japan's website, SNS, AICU magazine, etc.
Q7. How do I apply?
A. Post your work on X (formerly Twitter) or Instagram and be sure to include the following hashtags:
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Required: #AiQMagazine #AILOVE #AISakura
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Recommended (Optional): #AiCuty #AICU #ComfyUI #ComfyUI Purple Book #AIart
Q8. Are there any precautions regarding the publication of submitted works?
A. X works URLs on public accounts will be the standard. Posts that are private or deleted after publication will not be evaluated.
Q9. Are there any prohibited items regarding submitted works?
A. Works that violate public order and morals or infringe on the rights of third parties cannot be submitted.
Q10. Is there a possibility that the contest will be changed or canceled?
A. This contest may be canceled or changed due to unavoidable circumstances.
If you have any questions, please contact us at X@AICUai or the AICU.jp contest community. https://www.aicu.jp/x/contest/discussion
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Pre-song provision here j.aicu.ai/PPSG
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