47th Japan Cartoonist Association Award Winners Announced

by tsubasalover
May 7, 2018 4:32 AM | 5 Comments

Winners of the 47th Japan Cartoonist Association Award has been announced. A ceremony for the winners to accept their respective rewards will be held on June 15 via the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. The panel of judges for this year includes Tetsuya Chiba, Ken Akamatsu, Riki Kusaka, and Kouji Yoshimoto.

Grand Award (Comic): Morohoshi Daijirou Gekijou by Daijirou Morohoshi
Grand Award (Cartoon): HITOKOMART by Yukio Shinohara
Excellence Award: Otouto no Otto by Gengorou Tagame
Special Award: Nihon Manga Exhibition by Nihon Manga no Kai　　　
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award: All of Go Nagai's Works

The Japan Cartoonist Association Award is an award that is held annually and was established in 1972 by the Japan Cartoonist Association. Series such as 20th Century Boys, Shinya Shokudou, and Shizukanaru Don: Yakuza Side Story, to name a few, have previously won the grand award.

Official site: https://www.nihonmangakakyokai.or.jp/?tbl=event&id=7182

Source: Comic Natalie

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tsubasalover said:
　　　
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award: All of Go Nagai's Works

Sounds about right?

May 7, 2018 2:58 PM by Stripes

Rei366 said:

Minister of Education [...] Award: All of Go Nagai's Works

May I laugh? XD

Who has delivered this award exactly?

hey, harenchi gakuan is very educative...

May 7, 2018 7:49 AM by Kuma

Rei366 said:

Minister of Education [...] Award: All of Go Nagai's Works

May I laugh? XD

Who has delivered this award exactly?

xD What in the world?

May 7, 2018 7:26 AM by A_Lonely_Jedi

Minister of Education [...] Award: All of Go Nagai's Works

May I laugh? XD

Who has delivered this award exactly?

@Kuma My thoughts, exactly. ^^ (that's the first title who came to my mind when I read the award's name)

May 7, 2018 6:26 AM by Rei_III

good for otuoto no Otto... really deserved... seriously, why is this manga is not popular in MAL?

haven't seen the cartoon and can't find any result for searching it.. has anybody know?

lol, nihon manga no koi literaly have trump caricature in their front page.. i wonder how their works looks....

the rest is classic, totaly deserved.... daijirou is extreamly underrated snce most of his works is untranslated manga...

May 7, 2018 5:38 AM by Kuma