International Manga Award (国際漫画賞, Kokusai manga shou) is an annual award established to encourage non-Japanese manga artists in 2007. This award was created by Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Asō, who proposed this award in a policy speech he gave in Tokyo's Akihabara district in 2006. The Award is often considered the most prestigious prize for non-Japanese manga artists.
The selection is managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Annually, award honorees are recommended by the advisers including Machiko Satonaka and many other great manga artists.
146 entries from 26 countries and regions were received
International MANGA Award Winner:
Le Gardenie by Benny Wong Thong Hou (Malaysia)
"Shorei" (Commendation) Award:
1520 by KAI (Hong Kong/China)
Hollow Fields by Madeleine Rosca (Australia)
Sun Zi's Tactics by Lee Chi Ching (China)
368 entries from 46 countries and regions were received
International MANGA Award Winner:
Feel 100% by Lau Wan Kit (China)
"Shorei" (Commendation) Award:
Elapse by Yin Chuan (China)
“Portrait” by Chezhina Svetlana Igorevna (Russia)
Okhéania 1 by Alice Picard (France)
Bronze Award
,The strong men game, by Amer Moghrabi (Syria)
303 entries from 55 countries and regions were received
Gold Award:
SUPER DUNKER by Jakraphan Huaypetch (TON JAKRAPHAN) (Thailand)
Silver 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)
189 entries from 39 countries and regions were received
Gold Award:
Si loin et si proche by Zhang Xiaobai (Belgium)
Silver Award:
Face cachée by Olivier Martin and Sylvain Runberg (France)
La Isla sin Sonrisa by Enrique Fernández (Spain)
"The story begins with ..." by Veerachai Duangpla (Thailand)
Bronze Award:
Dolltopia (United States) by Abby Denson
Kylooe (Belgium) by Little Thunder (China)
The little polar bear (Taiwan) by CHANG Fung-Chih
PANDORA (Thailand) by AKEKARAT MILINTAPAS
The passionate sword (Thailand) by YEH Yu Tung, SYU SHU HAO (Taiwan)
SAMURAI (France) by Frédéric GENET (artist, Belgium), Jean-François DI GIORGIO (author, France)
145 entries from 30 countries and regions were received
Gold Award:
I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly (USA) and JM Ken Niimura (Spain)
Silver Award:
When You Standing Your Tiptoes by Pan Li-Ping and Zu Le-ya (China)
Make a wish! Da Xi by Cory (Taiwan)
The Man Who Follow His Own Voice by Tanis Werasakwong (Thailand)
Bronze Award:
A Letter To Father (Malaysia) by CHONG CHIEW CHOY
Conversations Between Me and You (Thailand) by Tongkarn
Dream Land (Taiwan) by WE WE
ICE CREAM BABY (Malaysia) by NEKO/CHANG LEE YING
NNN (Canada) by Dan Kim
Pelangi di Naungan Mentari (Rainbow Under the Sun) (Indonesia) by Indra Wisnu Wardhana (artist), Dimas Adi Saputro (author)
Summer in Vale・Boll bride (China) by Yang Xiao-ru
TOKYOLAND (France) by BENJAMIN REISS
Security Gard (China) by Han Zu-zheng
X-VENTURE:TERROR RAPTOR (Malaysia) by TAN ZIEN YUN (artist), SHERLOCK (author)
245 entries from 38 countries and regions were received
Gold Award:
Listening to the Bell (Thailand) by Kosin Jeenseekong
Silver Award:
Melon Seed School Vol. 3 (Thailand) by Ittiwat Suriyamart
Floating Flower (China) by Yao Wei
5 minutes before airing (Indonesia) by Muhammad Fathanatul Haq, Ockto Baringbing
Bronze Award:
ONCE AGAIN (China) by Buddy, Feng Xi Shen Lei
Charge ~ beyond ~ (China) by Han Zu Zheng
OLDMAN (Taiwan) by Chang Sheng
Scralls of A Northern City (Taiwan) by AKRU
From The Netherworld : Tales of Terror! (Malaysia) by PUYUH, CORE
Dragon Land (Vietnam) by Dimensional Art, Dinh viet Phuong, Do Nhu Trang, Le Lam Vien
Once Upon a Time of Love (Thailand) by Amp, Varacha pansang
Eros/Psyche (Spain) by Maria Llovet
Xiao Ou, volume 2, Un monde en double (China) by Wei Song
Otaku Blue (France) by Malo Kerfriden, Richard Marazano
The ten rituals of the initiation (Burkina Faso) by Boureima NABALOUM
This year, 256 entries from 53 countries and regions were made. The largest number of application was received from Thailand (47), followed by Taiwan (36), and Indonesia (21).
Gold Award: Bokbig (Thailand) by Prema Jatukanyaprateep
Silver Award:
Paris (USA) by George Alexopoulos
Carrier (China) by NAVER
Les Folies Bergère (Belgium) by Francis Porcel (Spain), Zidrou (Belgium)
Bronze Award:
PANDISM (VIRUS PANDA) (Thailand) by Pittaya Werasakwong
User, Volume 1 (Malaysia) by ZINT
Ten Sticks And One Rice (Singapore) by Koh Hong Teng, Oh Yong Hwee
City of Darkness (Hong Kong, China) by Andy Seto, Yuyi
The director against the whip (Burkina Faso) by KONDI SAMBU Cypriano
Something Between (China) by Zhi Ying
Lead of the soul (China) by chiya, Ke Han,Yi Sha
Boonhome (Thailand) by Ruangsak Duangpla
D day (Thailand) by Art Jeeno
The bear's skin by Oriol (Spain), zidrou (Belgium)
It's your world (Japan) by Junko Kawakami
