Manga Division
Award
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Excellence Award
Ano-hi kara no Manga
(Manga after 3.11)SHIRIAGARI Kotobuki
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Excellence Award
Arrugas / el Faro
Paco ROCA (Artist) / ONO Kosei, TAKAGI Nana (Translation)
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Excellence Award
HIMITSU THE TOP SECRET
SHIMIZU Reiko
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Excellence Award
Fun Home -A Family Tragicomic-
Alison BECHDEL (Artist) / SHIINA Yukari (Translation)
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New Face Award
THE ADVENTURES OF NAKAYOSHI CREW
NISHIMURA Tsuchika
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New Face Award
OATSURAE NINJOMAKUNOUCHI MAGEMON.
MASAHARA Koichi
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New Face Award
Mustard-Chocolate
FUYUKAWA Tomoko
Jury Selections
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hana ni somu
KURAMOCHI Fusako
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Période glaciaire
Nicolas de CRÉCY (Artist) / ONISHI Aiko (Translation)
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Like a Girl Playing House
MATSUDA Hiroko
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MAMA WA TENPARIST
HIGASHIMURA Akiko
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The Garden of Wild Orchids Called Mizu-tonbo
SUDO Masumi
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YOSHIO NO SORA
air dive
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Gray and wonder around her
IRIE Aki
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IGARASHI Mikio
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MOON ―Subaru Solitude standing―
SODA Masahito
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Sunny
MATSUMOTO Taiyo
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appcity
KIKUSHIMA Hideaki
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Graphic Designer the Fighting !
NISHINO Anne
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Blood diver Ringo and Fishbowl head man
ABE Yoichi
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Everyday life of a member of a city council
ODA Rieko
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interwall
SASAKI Mitsuhiko
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Ambient Comic: Scenes Of A Day
KIKAWADA Tomomi
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I am a HERO
HANAZAWA Kengo
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L'INCAL
Alexandro JODOROWSKY (Story) / Mœbius (Artist) / HARA Masato (Translation)
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A collection of short stories Nachi Misako
NACHI Misako
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Space Brothers
KOYAMA Chuya
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Hundred Scrolls of A Northern City
AKRU
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KARIAGE KUN
UEDA Masashi
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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN
YASUHIKO Yoshikazu
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SAIBARA RIEKO NO JINSEI-GARYOKU-TAIKETSU
SAIBARA Rieko
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Shutohel
ITOH Yu
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SHINGEKINOKYOJIN
ISAYAMA Hajime
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Thermae Romae
YAMAZAKI Mari
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SCHRÄGE MUSIK
KAWAHARA Yumiko
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NINGEN SHIKKAKU
FURUYA Usamaru
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WORKING KENTAUROS
EST EM
Jury Critiques
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Head of the Jury
SAITO Chiho
Manga Artist
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TAKEMIYA Keiko
Manga Artist
Expressions that transcend boundaries with other fields
I also served on the jury for editions 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Japan Media Arts Festival. Things have changed completely since then and I was taken aback by the tremendous diversity. The development of new media has led to a growing number of web-based manga that cover a broad spectrum of publication styles and expressive methods. There was quite a bit of unevenness in the initial screening after …
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HOSOGAYA Atsushi
Associate Professor, Tokyo Polytechnic University
A collection of works that invites reflection on humanity's direction
The historical epics that had jockeyed for top position the last few years disappeared this time to reveal a new trend. Grand Prize-winner Saturn Apartments is science fiction, but its ultra-analog depiction of the texture of everyday life in a space colony and the warm bonds between the people there seem to show a solid, if futuristic, step forward for humankind. Together with Excellence …
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MINAMOTO Taro
Manga Artist
The difficulty of choosing from among works of uniformly high quality
This was my first experience being on the side of the jury. I am certain I was a burden to my fellow jury members and the staff, and wish first to offer them my apologies. As one would expect, the works that remained for the final screening were all outstanding. To tell the truth there were none that I wanted to drop. It was difficult to bid farewell to works like MOON, perhaps the most highly …
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MURAKAMI Tomohiko
Professor, Kobe Shoin Women's University
A diverse collection of work and high hopes for those from overseas
With the addition of the New Face Award, the finalists were even more varied this year than in the past. Saturn Apartments, which reached its brilliant conclusion this year, and HIMITSU THE TOP SECRET, now fast approaching its climax -- each was often among the finalists in previous years -- garnered wide support and were finally honored with the Grand Prize and Excellence Award. On the other …
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The latest in manga and the future of the ever-changing Japan Media Arts Festival
What perspective did the manga division adopt toward the screening process?In the last few years, manga have become a means of expression no longer constrained by a given media format.In addition to serialized works in commercial magazines, this year's entries covered a wide range of other formats. Some could be read only on mobile phones or the web, while others were published in fanzines. The …