"That! Stardust" wins the Best Newcomer Award again, and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award winners are announced

The 23rd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award, a cultural award hosted by Japan's Asahi Shimbun and dedicated to strictly selecting works by outstanding figures in the Japanese comics industry, was recently announced. The grand prize was won by That Woman, Gilba. It is worth noting that That! Stardust, which just won the grand prize of the Japan Cartoonists Association Award 2019, won the Rookie Award again!

The Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award is a manga cultural award in memory of the Japanese and even the world's manga master, Mr. Osamu Tezuka. It is hosted by the Asahi Shimbun and has been held since 1997. This year is the 23rd. The award aims to discover the best talents and works of the new generation of Japanese manga. It is recognized as the highest level award in the Japanese manga industry. The first winner was Doraemon.

· "That Woman, Gilba" tells the story of Fuebuki Arata, a 40-year-old woman who has no lover and no savings, and encounters various stories while working at the bar "OLD JACK & ROSE" where the average age is 70. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's "BIG COMIC ORIGINAL" magazine from 2011 to 2018.

In addition, the Newcomer Award was given to the manga "That! Stardust" created by Yamada Sansuke, which just won the grand prize of the "Japan Cartoonists Association Award 2019"; the Short Comic Award was given to "Physiology-chan" by Ken Koyama. The Special Award was given to Saito Takao, whose representative work "Skull 13" has been serialized for 50 years. The award ceremony will be held in Tokyo on June 6.