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Oshi no Ko, Ikoku Nikki Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The Asahi Shimbun paper announced the nine nominees for the 28th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize on Monday. The awards commemorate the contributions of the manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy/Mighty Atom, Kimba the White Lion/Jungle Emperor, Phoenix, Black Jack) by recognizing the manga that best follow his tradition.
Tomoko Yamashita
Shodensha
Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari
Shueisha
Akihito Sakaue
LEED Publishing
Akane Torikai
Shogakukan
Fumi Yoshinaga
Shueisha
Shūzō Oshimi
Shogakukan
Miri Masuda
Shinchosha
Taiyo Matsumoto
Shogakukan
Mari Yamazaki, Miki Tori
Shinchosha
Nazuna Saitō
Shogakukan
This year's judging committee – manga creator Osamu Akimoto, manga creator Machiko Satonaka, entertainer Minami Takahashi, writer and Tohoku University of Art and Design instructor Yukiko Tomiyama, professor and scholar Shōhei Chūjō, manga critic Nobunaga Minami, and comedian and manga creator Taro Yabe – selected the nominees from titles recommended by specialists and bookstore employees. To be eligible, the manga had to have had a compiled volume published in 2023.
Asahi Shimbun will announce the winners in late April, and will host an awards ceremony in Tokyo on June 6. The Grand Prize winner will receive a bronze statue and 2 million yen (about US$13,300), while the other winners will each receive a bronze statue and 1 million yen (about US$6,600).
Last year, nine titles were nominated, and Kiwa Irie's Yuria's Red String won the Grand Prize. Gump's Danchōtei Nichijō won the New Creator prize, and Ebine Yamaji's Onna no Ko ga Iru Basho wa won the Short Work Prize.
Sources: The Asahi Shimbun, Comic Natalie
