February8,2013
Announcement of Winners for the Sixth International MANGA Award
The International MANGA Award was established in May 2007 to honor MANGA artists who have contributed to the promotion of MANGA overseas. This year 245 entries from 38 countries and regions were made.

The Executive Committee of this Award, chaired by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, has chosen 15 works as winners, including a Gold Award work and three Silver Award works.

On Friday, February 8, the ceremony was held in Tokyo to grant the Gold and Silver Awards to the works below:
  • Gold Award (the best work)

    Listening to the Bell（Kingdom of Thailand）

    MKosin Jeenseekong (Kingdom of Thailand)

    (c)2012by Kosin Jeenseekong ／ Cartoon Thai Studio
    Printed in Thailand (2012)
    Born in 1982.
    Studied art at Srinakharinwirot University.
    Made debut in 2008 with Let’s Rock!!
    Other work: Cross Road
    〈Story line〉 Khun-Thong is a rock drummer. One day, his mother decides to remarry, so he has no choice but to go to stay with his biological father, who lives on an island and teaches people to play traditional Thai musical instruments. But when Khun-Thong gets there, he finds that his father has died. With nowhere else to go, Khun-Thong decides to live with his father’s young second wife and his pupils, and so he starts to devote his days to learning to play traditional Thai musical instruments.
    PDF 1246KB
  • Silver Award

    Melon Seed School Vol. 3(Kingdom of Thailand)

    Ittiwat Suriyamart (Kingdom of Thailand)

    (c)Ittiwat Suriyamart
    Printed in Thailand (2011)
    Born in 1972. Manga artist, freelance anime filmmaker, manga instructor.
    Made debut in 2007 with The Drawer of Memory.
    This work has also been designated as an excellent book by the Thai Ministry of Education.
    〈Story line〉 What would happen if the Kingdom of Thailand were compressed into a really tiny school? This is an enjoyable anthology of short school stories filled with distinctive characters. Even when the school decides to buy a school bus, the students get involved, leaving the school in uproar.
    PDF 762KB
  • Silver Award

    Floating Flower（China）

    Yao Wei (China)

    (c)MINT・COMICFANS
    Printed in China (2010)
    Born in 1977.
    Studying in Paris.
    Made debut in 1996.
    Has won various awards in China.
    〈Story line〉 This depicts the deep friendship that develops between a Japanese girl and a Chinese girl who become neighbors while studying in Paris. The story brings to life the dreams and images of France and other cultures cherished in each of their hearts.
    PDF 629KB
  • Silver Award

    5 minutes before airing（Indonesia）

    Artist: Muhammad Fathanatul Haq(Indonesia)
    Writer: Ockto Baringbing (Indonesia)

    (c)MATTO×OCKTO
    Printed in Indonesia (2011)
    Artist: Muhammad Fathanatul Haq
    Born in 1989. Influenced by Japanese manga, has aspired to be a manga artist since junior high school.
    Made debut in 2010 with 1SRG.
    Writer: Ockto Baringbing
    Born in 1984. This work was born from the writer’s own experience of working for a TV station. Has had 3 works published to date.
    〈Story line〉 Having cracked under the pressure of work, Budi, a news editor for the TV station MO, had decided to quit his job and prepared his letter of resignation. Then he meets a news reporter who makes him want to continue in his job, but a series of chance events befalls him....
    PDF 925KB
  • Bronze Award

    ONCE AGAIN

    （China）

    Buddy (China)
    Feng Xi Shen Lei (China)

  • Charge ～ beyond ～

    （China）

    Han Zu Zheng (China)

  • OLDMAN

    （Taiwan）

    Chang Sheng (Taiwan)

  • Scralls of A Northern City

    （Taiwan）

    AKRU (Taiwan)

  • From The Netherworld : Tales of Terror!

    （Malaysia）

    PUYUH (Malaysia)
    CORE (Malaysia)

  • Dragon Land

    （Vietnam）

    Dimensional Art (Vietnam), Dinh viet Phuong, Do Nhu Trang, Le Lam Vien(Vietnam)

  • Once Upon a Time of Love

    （Thailand）

    Amp (Thailand)
    Varacha pansang (Thailand)

  • Eros/Psyche

    （Spain）

    Maria Llovet (Spain)

  • Xiao Ou, volume 2, Un monde en double

    （China）

    Wei Song (China)

  • Otaku Blue

    （France）

    Kerfriden Malo (France)
    Marazano Richard (France)

  • The ten rituals of the initiation

    （Burkina Faso）

    Boureima NABALOUM (Burkina Faso)
(Note 1)The largest number of applications was received from Thailand (47), followed by Taiwan (36), Indonesia (21), and so on.

A ceremony was held in February8 in Tokyo.

Executive Committee

Chairman
Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
Members
Mr. Hiroyasu Ando, President, Japan Foundation
Mr. Satoshi Katayose, Director, Shogakukan Inc.
Ms. Saya Shiraishi, Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo
Mr. Yasuki Hamano, Professor, Tokyo University of Technology
Mr. Kotaro Sugiyama,Chief Creative Officer/Deputy President, Light Publicity Co., Ltd

Jury

President
Ms. Machiko Satonaka (Manga artist)
Members
Mr. Leiji Matsumoto (Manga artist)
Ms. Seika Nakayama (Manga artist)
Mr. Koichi Yuri (former Manga magazine editor)
Mr. Hiroyuki Yoshitome (former Manga magazine editor)

Primary Selection Committee: Comic Jusshakai

Members
Akita Publishing Co., Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.,
Kodansha Ltd., Shueisha Inc.,
Shogakukan Inc., Shonen-gahosha Co.,
Shinchosha Publishing Co., Hakusensha Inc.,
Futabasha Publishers Ltd., Leed Publishing Co.