Manga Jiman Competition 2012 Shortlist
The shortlist of winning entries for the Manga Jiman 2012 competition has been announced by a judging panel and the creators will be invited to an awards ceremony to determine where each entry places with prizes for everybody on the shortlist:
• The First Prize is two (2) return air tickets to Japan, courtesy of All Nippon Airways
• The Second Prize is a fabulous TOSHIBA laptop computer.
• Third Prize is a superb digital camera from RICOH UK Ltd
• Runners-up will receive and a selection of manga publications, available in the UK from various UK manga publishers amongst others prizes.
Organisers released the following statement.
The judging panel has selected the manga below as the winning entries for this year’s competition. The following entries are listed in alphabetical order by title and the exact position of each entrant will be announced at an invitation-only awards ceremony in February 2013 at the Embassy of Japan.
Title Entrant(s)
A Comic Book Joshua Green
Bon Appetite Tammy Taylor
Ganbare, My Son Wei Tran
I Love You Sara Ferreira and Gisela Martins
Invidia Katja Hammond
Kumakop Zuhaib Dalvi
Moving House Susan and Steven Cook
Saying and Doing Dean McKnight and Jade Sarson
Sky Riders Rhiannon Tate
The Boy Who Flew Kieran Blue Walton
The Lady In White Dounia Chanchorle
All of the above entries will be displayed at a special exhibition at the Embassy of Japan in the spring of 2013 and this page will be updated with the final positions once the announcement has been made.
We would like to thank all those who have entered.
Also, on the Manga Jiman Facebook page the Most impressive manga by an entrant aged 14 – 16 was announced;
The Lady In White – Dounia Chanchorle
Congratulations to all who have got this far. We at AUKN look forward to hearing the result.
