Gold Prize(¥200,000+award certificate+invitation to participate in awards ceremony+award)
Winner's Comment
We wanted to tell the story of the creator and creation in the most entertaining way, and we are very pleased that our efforts were so highly appreciated. We are very happy that our manga was chosen as the Grand Prize Winner. Thank you very much!
Judges Comments
It's a positive and fun way to draw along with the theme. Is it "silent "? I thought, but it seems to be different. I hope the boys (in general) have another charm and story. (Even though the boy just made a fire and fell down) Anyway, let's cover the bottle properly! (Ueyama)
Although there is no surprise in the royal road of development, I really liked the ending, with the unique and stable drawing and the cute mushroom expression. I'm wondering who the target reader is, I wonder if it's for children. (Seguchi)
The production of muscle and causality is clear and very easy to read. The scenario is not a sharp one, but it has a good atmosphere for the world you created. It may feel more complete if you ommit all the lines in the second half, concentrate on the production and story-writing, and focus on making it a silent manga. (Rokudo)
I was relieved that there were so many serious elements. I felt that it would have been better if the mushroom character was more pictorially charming. (Mikimoto)
The composition of the frame (panels), especially the expression of the empty space (where nothing is drawn) was good, and I was able to read it with peace of mind as a whole. The space full of nothing is also an ideal “between”, but the main role in comics is to create a “between” in time by making the readers feel it. That is the tempo and rhythm of the work, so I felt that this work was superior to other works in that respect. At the same time, the tempo and rhythm, combined with a solid pen drawing touch, is a classic rhythm like the early Osamu Tezuka days, on the contrary I think it gives a fresh feeling nowadays.
However, the contrast between the mystery and divine part of ` traveler (witch?) ' and the somewhat innocences and innocent parts are insufficient, I got the impression that the story started soon after the empathic part. Also, I wonder if it wasn't good that the tempo of the unique work without dialogue in the first half changed completely as villagers appeared and gave dialogue. It leads to ask how the climax that “mushrooms” and “travelers” sympathized with each other came to be. Wasn't the ending the most dramatic part when the “Mushroom” helps the “traveler” after accidentally falling under the tree? Incorporating other hints and fate into the story could have surprised readers in different ways. (Kuroiwa)
Silver Prize(¥150,000+award certificate+complimentary ticket to awards ceremony)
Winner's Comment
This is my first short story manga. I was incredibly happy when I was among the finalist but I am also very honored to be awarded the Silver Award. The truth is that I was wondering "Can my manga be enjoyed in other cultures as well?", but I gained confidence knowing that my work was recognized by creators in Japan, the birthplace of manga. This work is a cartoon that attempts a fantasy approach with the concept of frozen humans. I think there were many missing factors, but thank you for your evaluation. I will do my best to make more interesting comics from now on.
Judges Comments
It was interesting, good good! (Ueyama)
There are a lot of works that look stupid just by throwing out strange, dull settings to the readers, but I thought this was great in that the character's feelings were delivered to the readers exactly as intended. Because the girl's expression is good, this work is very firm. Radia's hints match well with the world in the story. Although there were issues such as “between” and “easy to understand”, it was the most entertaining. (Seguchi)
Bronze Prize(¥100,000+award certificate+complimentary ticket to awards ceremony)
Winner's Comment
I am very grateful for the recognition you have given my work and for the courage it gave me. When I draw, I often change my art style depending on the feel of the situation. It makes me very happy to be able to share what feelings and impressions I wanted to convey with this story. Thank you to the organizers and judges. Because of you I continue to do my best creating new stories.
Judges Comments
The screen is clean and easy to read, and the character's expressions are good. The charm of a delicate boy is well done. The story drew me in but... I didn't really understand at the end. (Seguchi)
It is better to sort out the code and lance behavior principles. The number of pages in the second half is difficult, but there are some areas where the stacking in the first half weakens the suddenness of the sudden development. The atmosphere and the power of production are enough, so I thought there was room for a better overall performance. (Rokudo)
I felt that the art was excellent and the story was stable. However, the most disappointing point of this work is that I cannot find any particular originality or novelty.
This is true of other works, but the characters and situation settings are not fully communicated, and the story begins and progresses suddenly. The reader must compose and continue to read the divided elements in a small amount of pages. Therefore, it is difficult to read and gives an uncomfortable feeling after reading. Moreover, it seems that the reason is that the characters' facial expressions and emotional expressions are symbolic and not surprising is that the lines of the characters are thin and do not stand out from the background.
It is the work that makes a career, knowing a lot of comics, drawing skills, finishing, and brush strokes to a certain level. It may be a good stimulus for the artist to collaborate with someone else who can create an original story. (Kuroiwa)
Special Prize
Winner's Comment
I am very grateful for the recognition you have given my work and for the courage it gave me. When I draw, I often change my art style depending on the feel of the situation. It makes me very happy to be able to share what feelings and impressions I wanted to convey with this story. Thank you to the organizers and judges. Because of you I continue to do my best creating new stories.
Judges Comments
I laughed the most with this comic. Comedy mangas are great! I couldn't do anything but laughed. (Ueyama)
I wanted to put it in BEST 3, but the art level was too low. Because it is a comedy, we don't expect the artwork to be excellent, but this was a little too messy. In other words, it kinda feels like your making fun of manga. However, I can tell you that I like comics, and I feel like ypu arealso good with making stories. The desire to draw fun things and entertain people is a good impression and is the basic of manga. (Seguchi) "