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Xiao Bai's Si loin et si proche Wins 4th Int'l Manga Award

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced the winner and runners-up of its Fourth International Manga Awards on Wednesday. Chinese creator Li Wei, turns out to be her son from the future. Xiao Bai studied illustration and graphic design as a student in Beijing, and this is Xiao Bai's first full-length graphic novel.

's Olivier Martin and Sylvain Runberg (Face cachée tome 1), Spain's Enrique Fernández (La Isla sin Sonrisa), Thailand's Verachai Duangpla (”The story begins with ･･･”) won awards of excellence or Silver Awards. America's Little Polar Bear), Thailand's Akekarat Milintapas (Pandora Book), Taiwan's Yeh Yu Tung and Syu Shu Hao (The ionate sword), and Belgium's Frédéric Genet and 's Jean-François Di Giorgio (Samurai) received awards for honorable mention.

International Manga Award

Xiao Bai
Si loin et si proche

Awards of Excellence

Olivier Martin, Sylvain Runberg
Face cachée tome 1


Enrique Fernández
La Isla sin Sonrisa


Verachai Duangpla
"The story begins with ..."


An awards ceremony and reception will be held in February or March.

This year's judges were Manga Action editor). A total of 189 entries were submitted from 39 countries — less than the 303 entries which were submitted from 55 countries last year. 368 entries from 46 countries were submitted during the second year, and 222 entries from 22 countries were submitted during the first year of the awards.

Thai creator Jakraphan Huaypetch (a.k.a. Ton Huaypetch) announced the creation of the awards in May of 2007.

Source: Anime Anime Japan