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Tezuka Cultural Prize Nominees for Manga Announced
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ComiPress reports that Asahi Shimbun has announced the nominees for the 11th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes on its website. The newspaper celebrates works that follow the tradition of "The God of Manga," Osamu Tezuka, by awarding four annual prizes: the Manga Grand Prize, New Artist Prize, Short Work Prize, and Special Prize. Each prize includes a statuette, a certificate, and 2 million yen (about US$17,000, for the Manga Grand Prize) or 1 million yen (about US$8,400, for each of the other three prizes).
The 2007 nominees are as follows:
| Title | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Ohoku | Fumi Yoshinaga | Hakusensha |
| Osaka Hamlet | Hiromi Morishita | Futabasha |
| Imperial Guards | Story: Daisuke Satōh Art: Yuu Itoh | Shueisha |
| Danchi Tomoo | Tobira Oda | Shogakukan |
| Death Note | Story: Tsugumi Ooba Art: Takeshi Obata | Shueisha |
| Hyouge Mono | Yoshihiro Yamada | Kodansha |
| Maihime Τερψιχόρα | Ryōko Yamagishi | Media Factory |
| Tales of Agriculture | Masayuki Ishikawa | Kodansha |
All the past winners of the Manga Grand Prize are as follows:
| Year | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Disappearance Diary | Hideo Azuma |
| 2005 | Pluto | Story & Art: Naoki Urasawa Original creator: Osamu Tezuka |
| 2004 | Helter Skelter | Kiyoko Okazaki |
| 2003 | Kiiroi Hon | Fumiko Takano |
| 2002 | Vagabond | Takehiko Inoue |
| 2001 | Onmyōji | Art: Reiko Okano Original Novel: Baku Yumemakura |
| 2000 | Saiyuu Youenden | Daijrou Morohoshi |
| 1999 | Monster | Naoki Urasawa |
| 1998 | The Times of Botchan | Story: Natsuo Sekikawa Art: Jiro Taniguchi |
| 1997 | Doraemon | Fujiko F. Fujio |
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