Award Winning - Page 3

At the mysterious orphanage where Sheena lives, death is nothing new to its residents—girls who no longer have families of their own, who are raised as weapons of war, taught to kill and take the lives of others without batting an eye. Everyone, that is, except Sheena, who wishes for nothing more than the growing conflict around her to end. On the night of her roommate’s death, Sheena meets a strange girl covered in blood, who smiles despite the turmoil surrounding them. The next day, the girl appears as a new student in Sheena\'s class and introduces herself as Mimi. Initially thought to be a school myth, there are now whispers in the orphanage’s halls that Mimi is their secret weapon—an immortal who cannot die. When Mimi is later assigned as Sheena’s new roommate, Sheena’s world grows even more complicated when she begins living with someone who loves and welcomes death, when all Sheena wants to do is stop it… A story of two girls\' innocent wishes, found in a world next to death.

A work which highlights the “present” of the capital punishment system through Oikawa Naoki, a newly recruited prison officer, who faces condemned criminals everyday and agonizes. Based on close and careful research, the author tackles with the serious theme of the “capital punishment system” head-on. Won the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize for Manga.

The manga is about ten-year-old Chie, \"the most unfortunate girl in Japan,\" who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. Note: Jarinko Chie won the 26th Shogakukan Manga Award for best general manga in 1981.

An adaptation of Patricia A. McKillip\'s \"The Forgotten Beasts of Eld.\" 16 years old when a baby is brought to her to raise, Sybel has grown up on Eld Mountain. Her only playmates are the creatures of a fantastic menagerie called there by wizardry. Sybel has cared nothing for humans, until the baby awakens emotions previously unknown to her. And when Coren- the man who brought this child- returns, Sybel\'s world is again turned upside down.

Today, we live in an age of diversity. The phrase \"non-humans\" is a thing of the past. \"Genjin\" live their lives interacting with human beings. One human boy, Yutaka Shinsou, is troubled. He is so used to being in tune with his surroundings that he no longer understands his own feelings. At Keiki High School, where many \"Genjin\" attend, he meets Tsumiki Ogami, a werewolf. She is cute, powerful, a little out of the ordinary, and kind. When he spends time with her, Yutaka\'s heart is somehow noisier than usual. Spinning an \"unusual\" everyday life with Tsumiki the werewolf.

Reginald Guevarra, a 4th year college student felt like his life is stuck on repeat. Every day is the same schoolwork, research, thesis, exams, and more. He misses the fun and excitement of his senior high school days, where everything felt exciting for him. One day, he gets a strange text with a QR code and a location. Curious, he decides to go and on the way, he meets a familiar face from the past. But what waits at the end of the road is more than just a reunion. All his old classmates are there, and they’ve been forced in a massive game venue. To escape, they’ll have to play and win. Friendships will be tested, memories would be a weapon, secrets will be revealed, and there’s no guarantee everyone will make it out.

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15th Itten Toppa (One Point Breakthrough) Award, Future Talent. Focal Point: Expressions. A young woman reflects on her manga-making past after losing the callus on her finger.

Inaba Akira, a second year student at Naruyama High School, is a candidate for the next student council president due to his good manners and excellent grades. He was highly trusted by his teachers, and was loved by his classmates for his bright and friendly personality. However, he also had a serious problem...

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Won a Semi-Grand Prize from the *Tonari no Young Jump* COMITIA 145 4-Hour Speed Manga Awards.

Big Comic & Big Comic Original 8th Joint Newcomer Award, Honorable Mention. An office worker, diagnosed with depression after succumbing to power harassment at work, gains a new appreciation for life through a pike she discovers at the supermarket.