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15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced
posted on by Egan Loo
The Black Jack) by recognizing the manga that best follow his tradition.
Grand Prize
TakemitsuzamuraiStory: Issei Eifuku
Art: Shogakukan
New Artist Prize
Square EnixPublished in North America by Viz Media
Short Work Prize
Keisuke YamashinaManga creator (C-kyū Salaryman Kōza, Papa wa Nanda ka Wakaranai, other salaryman manga)
This year's nominating committee — which includes manga creator Shion Miura, essayists, and university professors — selected from among the works that were published from January to December of 2010.
The newspaper awards a 2-million-yen ($24,000) Manga Grand Prize along with a statuette of Tezuka's Mighty Atom character. In addition, 1 million yen (US$12,000) goes to each of the winners of the New Artist Prize, Short Work Prize, and the Special Prize every year. The awards presentation ceremony will take place on May 27.
won last year's prizes.
Source: Asahi Shimbun
Update: The Shinsei Prize was awarded to Arakawa specifically.
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