The judging panel for this year’s Manga Jiman competition has selected the manga below as the winning entries for this year – and manga fans have a chance to be at the invitation-only awards ceremony at the Embassy of Japan in London next month.
This year, the Embassy is holding a competition for a limited number of its web site visitors to attend this exclusive event. For a chance to win, e-mail your full name, the name of the organisation you represent and your position to manga@ld.mofa.go.jp with “Webmagazine” as the subject.
Winnerss will be notified by e-mail no later than 31 January 2013.
Entries are listed in alphabetical order by title and the exact position of each entrant will be announced at the ceremony.
Title
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Entrant(s)
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A Comic Book
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Joshua Green
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Bon Appetite
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Tammy Taylor
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Ganbare, My Son
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Wei Tran
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I Love You
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Sara Ferreira and Gisela Martins
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Invidia
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Katja Hammond
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Kumakop
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Zuhaib Dalvi
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Moving House
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Susan and Steven Cook
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Saying and Doing
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Dean McKnight and Jade Sarson
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Sky Riders
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Rhiannon Tate
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The Boy Who Flew
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Kieran Blue Walton
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The Lady In White
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Dounia Chanchorle
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All of the above entries will be displayed at a special exhibition at the Embassy of Japan in the spring of 2013 and the website will be updated with the final positions once the announcement has been made.
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Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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