© Iou Kuroda / SEXY VOICE AND ROBO / SHOGAKUKAN IKKI

6th Manga Division Grand Prize

Sexy Voice and Robo

KURODA Iou [Japan]

Reason for Award

This author’s “Nasu” series has been highly appraised, but the lively writing of the SEXY VOICE AND ROBO creates a whole new world. This work is set in the present Japanese city and is about the many people living in the unexpected setting and interacting with the main characters. The dynamic city fantasy story unfolds and develops as the young attractive fourteen-year old girl involves her male partner into her life. The descriptive style of the writing is very unique to the author, and the brushstrokes are excellent and we can thoroughly enjoy the work to the four corners of the screen.