The Japan Cartoonists Association (JCA) announced the winners of the 50th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards on Monday. Koyoharu Gotouge‘s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga won the grand prize in the Comic division, and Joruju Piroshiki’s self-published work NEW NORMAL! won the grand prize in the Cartoon division. Each grand prize includes a gold plaque, medal, and 500,000 yen (about US$4,500) in prize money.
In addition, War’s Unwomanly Face, Keito Koume‘s manga adaptation of Nobel Prize-winning author Svetlana Alexievich‘s non-fiction World War II book about women soldiers in the Red Army, received the Manga Kingdom Tottori award. Sōtensha’s EYEMASK one-panel manga won the Manga Kingdom Tosa award. Kenzo Takada’s Okiagari Koboshi project won the MEXT award. All three awards include a silver plaque, medal, and 200,000 yen (about US$1,800) in prize money.
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