The Japan Cartoonists Association (JCA) announced the winners of the 47th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards on Monday.
The JCA has presented the Japan Cartoonists Association Awards every year since 1972.
Each grand prize includes a gold plaque, medal, and 500,000 yen (about US$4,600) in prize money.
Daijiro Morohoshi’s manga compilation Morohoshi Daijirō Gekijō (Dijiro Morohoshi Theater) won the grand prize in the Comic division, and Yukio Shinohara’s self-published art book Hitokomart won the grand prize in the Cartoon division.