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14th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced
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Comiket's Yoshihiro Yonezawa
The Asahi Shimbun paper has announced the winners for the 14th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes on Monday.
Grand Prize
KodanshaNew Artist Prize
Haruko IchikawaKodansha
Short Work Prize
EnterbrainSpecial Prize
Yoshihiro Yonezawa (1953-2006)Comic Market co-founder, manga critic
Yamada's historical manga Hyouge Mono had been dōjinshi
market event in the world, writing a string of award-winning essays about manga's place in popular culture, and visiting North America for several anime conventions.The Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes commemorate the contributions of the manga pioneer Shion Miura, essayists, and university professors — selected from among the works that were published from January to December of 2009. The newspaper awards a 2-million-yen ($20,000) Manga Grand Prize to each of its winners. In addition, 1 million yen (US$10,000) goes to each of the winners of the New Artist Prize, Short Work Prize, and the Special Prize every year. The actual awards presentation ceremony will take place in Tokyo on May 28.
Source: Asahi Shimbun
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