"M-1 Grand Prix" that decides comic no.1 is the last of the tournament

It was announced from Yoshimoto Kogyo and Asahi Broadcasting that the year-end big event "M - 1 Grand Prix" deciding No.1 of the comic popular who began in 2001 will end this year.

Originally, this event has been done under the goal of "to spread comic strips nationwide", but it is said that we achieved this goal by creating many stars, so that this year's competition will be the last development It will be resolved and I will work on a new event project.

Details are as below.
AUTOBACS M-1 Grand Prix 2010 Official website
http://www.m-1gp.com/

Today, "M-1 Grand Prix" semi-finals were held in Tokyo and the finalists decided, but "M-1 Grand Prix" will end this year prior to the event to announce 8 pairs who make up the finals That thing was opened.

Yoshimoto Kogyo, who has hosted the "M-1 Grand Prix", and ABC, which has been broadcasting the final every year, will work on a new event project.
The goal of spreading comic strips across the country, and the "M - 1 Grand Prix" which we have worked on so far,
I think that I was recognized as a national event at the end of the year, I found young talent from this competition, created many stars, and achieved that goal.
Judging that it is time to step up to the next stage, develop "M-1 Grand Prix" in a developmental way and work on a project of a new event.
Thank you for your support for all 10 years for everyone involved in the M-1 Grand Prix.
I would like to deliver 8 pairs of hot fights to the audience that will go to the final of the "M-1 Grand Prix" final which will be the final tournament this time.
Eight pairs of people would like to do their best not to regret.

"M-1 Grand Prix" was sponsored by Yoshimoto Kogyo and started in 2001 at the comic tournament where AUTOBACS special co-sponsored. As a comic race, unexpectedly a high prize of 10 million yen is an eye-catching feature, and Shimada Shingo promoted "I want to do a tournament to decide an interesting guy", so "Planning the most interesting man in comic It is a tournament that we are going to decide, "and many of the comic masters less than 10 years old were aiming for the tournament.

Nakagawa Family (Yoshimoto Kogyo) won the 1st time, afterwards, Okada (Shochiku Entertainment), Football Hour (Yoshimoto Kogyo), Untouchable (Production Handsets), Black Mayonnaise (Yoshimoto Kogyo), Tutorial (Yoshimoto Kogyo), Sandwich Man (Flat Five), NON STYLE (Yoshimoto Creative Agency Tokyo), Punk Boo Boo (Yoshimoto Creative Agency Tokyo) and 9 pairs of champions.

The final of this year is December 26. The finalists are Canary (Yoshimoto Creative Agency Tokyo), Jarjal (Yoshimoto Creative Agency Osaka), Slim Club (Yoshimoto Creative Agency Tokyo), Shari Shari (Yoshimoto Creative Agency Osaka), Knights (Maseki Entertainment Company), Laugh Eight pairs of rice (Yoshimoto Creative Agency Osaka), Ha Ricchi (Watanabe Entertainment), Peace (Yoshimoto Creative Agency Tokyo), and 9 pairs plus the winning group from the loser recovery game will be contested.