Winners of the 27th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award <Manga Grand Prize> and other prizes are determined! 200 people are invited to the presentation ceremony for free!

The 27th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award <Manga Grand Prize> and other prizes have been announced.

⇒ Eight works, including "The Original Sin of Takopi," were nominated for the 27th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize <Manga Grand Prize >!

The Asahi Shimbun announced today, Tuesday, April 25, the Manga Grand Prize, Shinsei Prize, Short Story Prize, and Special Prize of the 27th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award. The presentation ceremony will be held in Tsukiji, Tokyo, on Thursday, June 8, and 200 members of the public are invited free of charge.

◆Manga Grand Prize (Best Work of the Year)
Yuria-sensei no akai ito" (Kodansha)
Kiwa Irie

◆New Talent Award (for authors with fresh and innovative talent, such as novel expressions, groundbreaking themes, etc.)
Gump
For the originality of the poetic expression of the battle against cancer in "Fenshotei Nichijo" (Shogakukan) with skillful brushwork.

◆Short Story Award (for outstanding achievement in short story, four-panel, one-panel, etc.)
Yamaji Ebine for "Where the Girls Are" (KADOKAWA).

◆Special Prize (Individuals and organizations that have contributed to the development of manga culture)
Kazuo Umezu
For his contribution to Manga culture in a wide range of fields such as horror, science fiction, and gag, and for his new work, which he has not published in 27 years.

<Selection Committee Members
Osamu Akimoto (Manga Artist), Machiko Satonaka (Manga Artist), Minami Takahashi (TV Personality), Shohei Nakajo (Professor, Department of French Language and Culture, Gakushuin University), Yukiko Tomiyama (Writer, Associate Professor, Tohoku University of Art & Design), Nobunaga Minami (Manga Commentator), Futoshi Yabe

In addition, 200 people from the general public will be invited free of charge to the presentation ceremony and commemorative talk event.

The commemorative talk event will feature Kazuo Umezu, Special Award winner known for "Makoto-chan" and "Drifting Classroom," as well as manga artist Taro Yabe, a comedian who respects Umezu and a member of the selection committee who has published a new book, "Manga Boke Biyori. The event will be facilitated by Kenro Kuroda, a reporter from the Asahi Shimbun's Tokyo Head Office Culture Department.

Visitors to the event will receive a commemorative booklet containing drawings and messages from the winners, as well as selection comments by outside selection committee members, and an original commemorative pin badge (Black Jack & Pinoko) as a set.

■Dedication Ceremony and Commemorative Talk Event
Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: Hamarikyu Asahi Hall (5-3-2 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
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Deadline: Friday, May 12, 2023
*If there are too many applications, a drawing will be held and winners will be notified by e-mail.

<The Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
The Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize was established in 1997 by the Asahi Shimbun to commemorate the achievements of Osamu Tezuka, who played a major role in the development and improvement of Japanese manga culture, and to contribute to the healthy development of manga culture by following in his footsteps.
In addition to the "Manga Grand Prize," which is awarded to the most outstanding work of the year, there is also the "Shinsei Prize," which is given to the creator of a fresh talent with innovative expressions or groundbreaking themes, the "Short Prize," which is given to a work or creator who has achieved outstanding results in short stories, four-panel stories or single-panel stories, and the "Special Prize," which honors individuals or groups who have contributed to the development of manga culture.
The regular prize, a statue of Astro Boy (created by Hiroshi Yokoyama) and cash prizes (grand prize of 2 million yen and other prizes of 1 million yen each) will be awarded.
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*Honorifics omitted