10th Annual Media Arts Plaza Award Winners Announced

The Japan Media Arts Festival has announced the winners of its 10th annual international contest for excellence in art, entertainment, animation and comics. Winners this year which may be relevant to anime and manga fans include:

The Clover/Capcom Playstation 2 game Okami was awarded the grand prize in the “Entertainment” category.

The Madhouse produced anime film Toki wo Kakeru Shojo was awarded the grand prize in the “Animation” category.

Kawaguchi Kaiji’s “Taiyou no Mokushiroku” manga serial was awarded the grand prize in the “Comics” category.

Azuma Kiyohiko’s “Yotsuba to!” manga series was recognized with an excellence award in the “Comics” category.

Source: Anime News Network