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Tezuka Cultural Award Winners
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Hideo Aduma's Shissou Nikki takes home Grand Prize
Asahi Shimbun announced the 10th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award winners:
Grand Prize:
Shissou Nikki by Hideo Aduma
New Hope Award:
Ookiku Furikabutte by Asa Higuchi for showing new possibilities of expression in baseball manga
Short Manga Prize:
A series of works by Risa Itou: One Woman, Two Cats; Hey Pitan!; A Woman's Window
Special Award:
Kōsei Ono for many years of introducing foreign comics to Japan and activity as a commentator
Eleven nominations were made by general manga readers and industry professionals, and a panel of eight judges picked the final awards.
Grand Prize:
Shissou Nikki by Hideo Aduma
New Hope Award:
Ookiku Furikabutte by Asa Higuchi for showing new possibilities of expression in baseball manga
Short Manga Prize:
A series of works by Risa Itou: One Woman, Two Cats; Hey Pitan!; A Woman's Window
Special Award:
Kōsei Ono for many years of introducing foreign comics to Japan and activity as a commentator
Eleven nominations were made by general manga readers and industry professionals, and a panel of eight judges picked the final awards.