Result of the Entries for the Third International MANGA Award

March 24, 2009
Japanese

By the deadline for the Third International MANGA Award (the end of January), there were 303 entries from 55 countries and regions.

(Breakdown of the entries by region) Asia: 90, United States: 81, Europe: 100, Pacific Region: 2, Middle East: 25, Africa: 5

The winners will be decided by the screening committee. The Gold Award will be given to the best work and the Silver Award to three excellent runners-up. In addition, for the occasion of the award presentation ceremony to be held in Tokyo, the winners will be invited to Japan. They will have meetings with Japanese manga artists and pay courtesy calls on publishers.

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