comic book Only friendsDrawn by Alicante cartoonist Ana Oncina It was awarded the second prize in the Manga Awards given annually by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The decision was announced today by the government of the Asian country.
Oncina’s work (Elda, 1984) won one of three Silver Prizes awarded next to you dancing universe, by Vietnamese Nachi and Kronos Express From Hong Kong’s Bonnie Pang, as detailed by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs this Tuesday.
The first prize, held in the seventeenth of these awards, is the Gold Award, Wind Hunter Under the Blue SkyBy Taiwanese Jason Chien, In a year where a record 587 nominated works from 82 countries and regions were submitted.With leading representation from four African countries: Ethiopia, Comoros, Senegal and Rwanda. The four artists will be invited to the awards ceremony to be held in Tokyo in March 2024.
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Only friendsPublished in 2021, It is Ana Oncina’s first work with a truly manga aesthetic and narrative.Author of other stories like Croquettes and empanadilla having one adventure after another and winning the audience award at the Barcelona International Comic Fair in 2015 (2014); anyone fucking 30 (Zenith, 2019), among other studies. In 2017, the Eldense cartoonist was included in Forbes’ list of Europe’s most influential creators currently under 30. She has published her stories in recent years. Neko Gl And mangaka Collaborated on Planeta Manga (2019, 2020) and anthology Voices that matter (Comic Planet, 2021).
The book tells the story of Erika and Emi, two women who met at a summer camp in their adolescence, their experiences, their desire to keep their memories together despite the passage of time, and the nostalgia of first love. The artist also combines his work with comics as an illustrator for the publishing world.explains on the website.
Manga Awards It was established by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2007 to recognize the work of foreign writers in the dissemination of Japanese culture. and cultural exchange through manga.
The selection committee of this edition was under the chairmanship mangaka (manga artist) Machiko SatonakaAdditionally, two works from Tunisia and Hong Kong were selected as the third prize.
Other Spaniards who were awarded this award in previous years included: Jordi Lafebre, Oriol Hernández, Jimi Macías, Josep Busquet or Jonatan Cantero.