Winners of 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Announced

Asahi Shimbun announced the winners of the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize on Monday. Nine nominees announced in February were chosen from volumes published last year with votes and recommendations from bookstore staff and manga officials. The awards ceremony will be held on June 2 at the Hamarikyuu Asahi Small Hall in Tsukiji, Tokyo.

Grand Prize: Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite by Uoto
New Work Prize: Kyoushitsu no Katasumi de Seishun ga Hajimaru and Konya Sukiyaki da yo by Natsuko Taniguchi
Short Work Prize: Hakumokuren wa Kirei ni Chiranai and Ii Toshi wo by Izumi Okaya

The Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize was established in 1997 and is an annual manga prize awarded to mangaka and their works that follow the manga approach of the late Osamu Tezuka.

Source: Asahi Shimbun Digital, Comic Natalie

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