International Manga Award

International Manga Award 国際漫画賞
Awarded for	manga by non-Japanese manga artist
Country	Japan
First awarded	2007

International Manga Award (国際漫画賞, Kokusai manga shou^?) is an award established to encourage non-Japanese manga artists in 2007. This award was created by Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso, who proposed this award in a policy speech he gave in Tokyo's Akihabara district in 2006.^[1]^[2]

Winners

The First International MANGA Award:

Sun Zi's Tactics by Lee Chi Ching (China)

"Shorei" Award:

1520 by KAI (Hong Kong/China)
Le Gardenie by Benny Wong Thong Hou (Malaysia)
Hollow Fields by Madeleine Rosca (Australia)

The Second International MANGA Award:

Feel 100% by Lau Wan Kit (China)

"Shorei" Award:

Elapse by Yin Chuan (China)
“Portrait” by Chezhina Svetlana Igorevna (Russia)
Okhéania 1 by Alice Picard (France)

The Third International MANGA Award:

SUPER DUNKER by Jakraphan Huaypetch (TON JAKRAPHAN) (Thailand)

"Shorei" Award:

Zaya (Belgium: Huang Jia Wei)-Morvan-Dargaud Benelux) by Huang Jia Wei (China) Morvan (France)
Natty (Belgium: Melvil-Corveyran-Dargaud Benelux) by Melvil - Corveyran (France)
Running on empty by Kim Jea-eon (Republic of Korea)

The Fourth International MANGA Award:

Si loin et si proche by Xiao Bai (Belgium)

"Shorei" Award:

Face cachée by Olivier Martin and Sylvain Runberg (France)
La Isla sin Sonrisa by Enrique Fernández (Spain)
"The story begins with ..." by Verachai Duangpla (Thailand)

References

^ "Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso at Digital Hollywood University". http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/fm/aso/speech0604-2.html. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
^ "Japan Launches International Manga Award". http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/10648.html. Retrieved September 12, 2007.

International Manga Award

Winners

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