The judging panel for the manga section was made up of Fukuoka natives Tochi Ueyama, Suu Minazuki and Takahiro Seguchi. The manga section received unique pieces of work from all over the world. As might be expected, the values and culture of each artist's home manifest at different points in their manga, whether that be in the appearance of a character or development of a story line. Find-out what the experts had to say about "DANGER ZONE ONE," a dynamically drawn piece of work that describes the struggles of a new female police officer who is driven by a burning sense of justice!

(Seguchi)"I really like the drawing in this piece. It's clear that this artist knew exactly what they wanted to draw, the 'punch line' and ideas come across very nicely. The story might be even better if the artists learnt some techniques to make the characters stand out a bit more."

(Ueyama) "There is a lot of text. Sometimes you don't even need many words. It can be interesting to follow a story by looking at the pictures. That's what is fun about manga."

"Danger Zone One" by Midnight Publishing (U.S)
Tochi Ueyama
Takahiro Seguchi