Ebine Yamaji won short work; Kazuo Umezu wins special prize for first work in 27 years
Kodoani.com – The Asahi Shimbun newspaper announced the winners of the 27th annual Tezuka Osamu Culture Award on Tuesday. The award commemorates the contributions of manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy/Mighty Atom, Kimba the White Lion/Jungle Emperor, Phoenix, Black Jack) by recognizing the best manga in his tradition .
Big prize
Yuria’s Red String (Yuria Sensei no Akai Ito)
If Irie
Kodansha ( Be Love , February 2018-2022)
The manga follows Irie, 50, a ballet dancer who came to the arts through her older sister long ago. Now, she lives a simple but happy life as she teaches crafts and lives with her husband who is a writer. When her husband had to go to the emergency room because of bleeding, she rushed to the hospital and discovered next to her husband was a mysterious young man. When Irie’s husband was not awake, the young man confessed to being Irie’s husband’s lover
New Creator Rewards
Danchōtei Nichijō (Life in the House of Grief)
Ganpu
Shogakukan (Webry Sunday, 2021-present)
The autobiographical manga chronicles author Ganpu’s battle with cancer he’s been battling for the past three years, shortly after one of his manga volumes received a reprint award in January 2019. .
Short work award
Onna no Ko ga Iru Basho wa (The Places Where Girls Exist)
Ebine Yamaji
Kadokawa (Comic Beam, January 2022 to June 2022)
The manga tells a series of short stories about 10-year-old girls from various countries – such as Saudi Arabia, Morocco, India and Japan – with different religions, cultures and values. together.
In addition, Kazuo Umezu won a special award in honor of Zoku Shingo: Chiisana Robot Shingo Bijutsukan (Sequel Shingo: Small Robot Shingo Art Museum) in 2022, his first new publication in 27 years. The work is a sequel to his Watashi wa Shingo (My Name is Shingo) manga and is a series of 101 acrylic paintings.
The Asahi Shimbun has scheduled an award ceremony in Tokyo for June 8. The Grand Prize winner will receive a bronze statue and 2 million yen (approximately US$14,800), while the other authors will receive a bronze statuette. receive a bronze statue and 1 million yen (about US$7,400).
This year’s jury – manga creator Osamu Akimoto, manga creator Machiko Satonaka, entertainer Minami Takahashi, writer and lecturer at Tohoku University of Art and Design Yukiko Tomiyama, professor and scholar Shōhei Chūjō, manga critic Nobunaga Minami, and comedian and manga author Taro Yabe – selected nominations from titles recommended by experts and bookstore staff. To be eligible, the manga must have a compiled volume published in 2022.
Last year, nine titles were nominated, and Uoto’s Chi -Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite- won the Grand Prize. Natsuko Taniguchi’s Kyōshitsu no Katasumi de Seishun wa Hajimaru won the New Author award, and Ii Toshi o and Izumi Okaya’s Hakumokuren wa Kirei ni Chiranai won the Short Work award.
