The Second Annual asianbeat 4Koma Manga Contest Winners

2013.12.25

From October 1st to November 5th 2013, we accepted submissions for the 'The Second Annual asianbeat 4Koma Manga Contest' and received a total of 410 entries. Of these, we selected 57 different pieces to be cast into an online popular vote (November 15th - December 18th, 2013) and critiqued by a panel of the experts. Below we announce the winner of our Grand Prize, For outside Japan Prize, Kitakyushu Manga Museum Award, Award of Excellence and The Fighting Spirit Award.

☆Grand Prize☆

Title: 猫の倍返

Artist: Rimui

Judges’ Comments:

・ It is interesting to the difference between the human's perspective and cat's one. Drawing and composition are good.

・ It is the work which prettiness of cat is expressed. The composition, layout and colors are so good.

☆For outside Japan Prize☆

Title: 时过境迁（Change of time）

Artist: yzj64

Judges’ Comments:

・It is good to be easily understandable without lines. Drawing is good too.

・Sometimes, a quiet air at the library is uncomfortable. It is the work which transmitted the feeling without lines.

☆Kitakyushu Manga Museum Award☆

Title: 宅友囍事(9)-參觀與三餐（参観と三食）

Artist: Ting-Ya

Judges’ Comments:

・Same scene unfolds quietly and lol punch line of the last.This is excellent work got a point.

・It expresses an interesting poor diet on a journey. The Difference in the reaction of a couple is interesting too.

☆Award of Excellence☆

Title: フルーツ牛乳

Artist: Mixflavor

Judges’ Comments:

・Drawing, story, nimble tempo are favorably impressed. Punch line is good too.

・It is very easy to see the pattern in color and its punch line is so funny.

☆The Fighting Spirit Award☆

Title: Think

Artist: hypnos

Judges’ Comments:

・Drawing is good. But I wanted another twist to the deployment of the flame.

・In the story "everyday" happens to familiar, it is the work that win the sympathy of many people.

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