International Manga Award
International Manga Award (国際漫画賞, Kokusai manga shou) is an annual award established to encourage non-Japanese manga artists in 2007. This award was created by Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Asō, who proposed this award in a policy speech he gave in Tokyo's Akihabara district in 2006.
| International Manga Award 国際漫画賞 | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Manga by non-Japanese manga artists |
| Country | Japan |
| Presented by | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| First awarded | 2007 |
| Website | International Manga Award website |
The selection is managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Annually, award honorees are recommended by the advisers including Machiko Satonaka and many other manga artists.
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