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23rd Manga Division Jury Selections

Doro no onna tsushin (Mud Woman’s News)

Nikumanko [Japan]

Outline

A collection of short stories (one new story added to 14 digitally distributed stories), including one of a boyfriend who refers to “ex-girlfriends” in any situation, and one of a relationship between two who are more than friends but less than lovers that starts with, “let’s stick together for now.” A deformed design vividly depicts romantic affairs of young women. Love and life moments, never happy, are told from a unique female perspective.