25th
Award-winning WorksManga Division
Grand Prize
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Golden Raspberry
MOCHIDA Aki[Japan]
Being highly educated, tall, and having a high income, KITAKATA Keisuke is seemingly a high-spec young man, but he is really a 32-year-old “job hopper” who has changed jobs 24 times. He joins a talent agency with great enthusiasm, but ends up in a difficult situation because a promising new actress runs away on the day of her debut. Then he meets YOSHIKAWA Rui, a “serial monogamist” who repeatedly jumps from one romantic relationship to another. Attracted by her composed attitude and strong-willed eyes, Keisuke scouts her. Keisuke really wants to “work on something so interesting he could die for,” and Rui wants to be chosen by someone in earnest for once. Recognizing an opportunity to seriously challenge themselves for the first time, they step forward towards the shared goal of making her debut in show business. The fast-paced story attracts readers, and so does the delicately balanced relationship between the two, which seems to be so close to a romance but not quite there. Clever dialogues among the characters are the artist’s specialty, and remain in readers’ hearts. Although it takes place in the glamorous world of show business, the story casually incorporates apprehensions of modern youths, such as the hesitation and anxiety arising from job hunting where they need to build a career on their own, and the loneliness amid weak human relationships, which causes a longing for someone who truly cares for them. It also depicts the work of a talent agency, including promotional activities, as well as film shooting, adding reality to their success story.
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Golden Raspberry
MOCHIDA Aki[Japan]
Being highly educated, tall, and having a high income, KITAKATA Keisuke is seemingly a high-spec young man, but he is really a 32-year-old “job hopper” who has changed jobs 24 times. He joins a talent agency with great enthusiasm, but ends up in a difficult situation because a promising new actress runs away on the day of her debut. Then he meets YOSHIKAWA Rui, a “serial monogamist” who repeatedly jumps from one romantic relationship to another. Attracted by her composed attitude and strong-willed eyes, Keisuke scouts her. Keisuke really wants to “work on something so interesting he could die for,” and Rui wants to be chosen by someone in earnest for once. Recognizing an opportunity to seriously challenge themselves for the first time, they step forward towards the shared goal of making her debut in show business. The fast-paced story attracts readers, and so does the delicately balanced relationship between the two, which seems to be so close to a romance but not quite there. Clever dialogues among the characters are the artist’s specialty, and remain in readers’ hearts. Although it takes place in the glamorous world of show business, the story casually incorporates apprehensions of modern youths, such as the hesitation and anxiety arising from job hunting where they need to build a career on their own, and the loneliness amid weak human relationships, which causes a longing for someone who truly cares for them. It also depicts the work of a talent agency, including promotional activities, as well as film shooting, adding reality to their success story.
Excellence Award
Social Impact Award
New Face Award
Jury Selections
Untitled Blue
NATSUME Yukiko[Japan]
Isoganakutemo yoikotowo (Take your time)
HIUCHITANA[Japan]
H. P. LOVECRAFT’S THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH
TANABE Gou[Japan]
Inukugi wo ute! (Hit the Railroad Spike!)
IZU Toru[Japan]
Vinland Saga
YUKIMURA Makoto[Japan]
Kaijuni natta gei (A gay man who turned into a monster)
MINAMOTO Kazuki[Japan]
Kaiteiban konchu kagyo (Revised Edition: Insect Businesses)
AKIYAMA Ayuko[Japan]
Omoeba Tokuni Obscura
KUTSUSHITA Nugiko[Japan]
Quick Obake’s Motion Manga
Online comic
Quick Obake[Japan]
Kyoshitsuno katasumide seishunga hajimaru (The Spring of Life Begins in a Classroom Corner)
TANIGUCHI Natsuko[Japan]
GOOD-BYE HELLO WORLD
KITAMURA Minami[Japan]
Viral Hit
Online comic
Original author: PARK Taejun / Manga: KIM Junghyun[South Korea]
CRAZY FOOD TRUCK
OGAKI Rokurou[Japan]
Géricault
NAKAHARA Takaho[Japan]
Planetarium Ghost Travel The Art of Sakatsuki Sakana
SAKATSUKI Sakana[Japan]
THE GIRL IN WALTZ
MACHIDA Melome[Japan]
Jibunno karadawo yurusumade (I Want to Say I Love Me)
PESUYAMA Poppy[Japan]
Joseino shinikata (How Women Die)
Manga: ARAI Piroyo / Original author: NISHIO Hajime[Japan]
TENGOKU-DAIMAKYO
ISHIGURO Masakazu[Japan]
TAKAOKASHINNOUKOUKAIKI
Original author: SHIBUSAWA Tatsuhiko / Manga: KONDO Youko[Japan]
Paraíso
MARUO Suehiro[Japan]
DENJIN N
Original author: KURAISHI Yuu / Drawing: INABE Kazu / Original concept: TANAKA Kuu[Japan]
New Normal
AIHARA Akito[Japan]
THE END OF THE JOURNEY.
KAMATANI Yuhki[Japan]
SOMEONE WHO CLEANS REMNANTS OF A DEATH
OKITA Bakka[Japan]
Futaro’s fusen nikki
Manga: KATSUTA Bun / Original author: YAMADA Futaro[Japan]
BLANK SPACE
KUMAKURA Kon[Japan]
Meguchan, nuigurumide etchishitayone. (Megu-chan, We Had Sex Using Stuffed Toys, Didn’t We?)
Online comic
SATSUI Kaoru[Japan]
You’re my sun/son
AKANEDA Yuki[Japan]
WONDANCE
Coffee[Japan]
Liaison
Original author, Manga: Youngchan / Original author: TAKEMURA Yusaku[South Korea / Japan]
HEARTSTOPPER
Alice OSEMAN / Translation: MAKINO Kotoko[United Kingdom / Japan]