{"id":730230,"date":"2026-05-29T10:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kadokawa-world-manga-contest-winners-include-cry-or-the-witch-will-come-cells-within-the-body\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T07:55:14","slug":"kadokawa-world-manga-contest-winners-include-cry-or-the-witch-will-come-cells-within-the-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kadokawa-world-manga-contest-winners-include-cry-or-the-witch-will-come-cells-within-the-body\/","title":{"rendered":"KADOKAWA World Manga Contest Winners Include Cry Or The Witch Will Come, Cells Within the Body."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The winners of the KADOKAWA World Manga<\/a> Contest, which is said to have received 1,959 entries from 118 countries and regions, have been announced. They are split into the Manga With Dialogue and Wordless Manga categories, and of the combined six winners, two are from Vietnam and another two from Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Gold Prize winner of the Manga With Dialogue category is Cry or the witch will come<\/em> by Vietnam\u2019s Syo.Era<\/strong>. The comment by the Comic Alive Editorial Team praised its \u201cconstantly shifting, unpredictable developments\u201d and said that \u201cWith its overwhelming uniqueness and its universal app<\/a>eal that transcends borders, this work achieves a remarkable balance between the two.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Wordless Manga category,\u00a0Cells Within the Body.<\/em> by Taiwan\u2019s Eli Lin took the Gold Prize. \u201cBeginning with exquisitely detailed artwork, the story seems at first to depict the quiet daily life of a gentle tailor\u2014until suddenly, a gap opens in the sky and a mysterious liquid comes pouring down\u2026 In just six opening pages, the manga completely grabs hold of the reader with its shocking turn of events!\u201d says the the comment by the Comic Regulus Editorial Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Image source: KADOKAWA World Manga Contest website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Image source: KADOKAWA World Manga Contest website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cWhat impressed us most was not only the bold creativity behind its attempt to create visuals unlike anything anyone has seen before, but also the creator\u2019s remarkable storytelling ability: the ideas are not merely provocative concepts, but are brought to a satisfying and carefully constructed conclusion,\u201d it added.<\/span><\/p>\n

The respective Silver Prize and Bronze Prize winners for the Manga With Dialogue category are Deus sniper<\/em> by Shinamori<\/strong> (France) and START AT NULL<\/em> by 2AM Productions<\/strong> (Switzerland). Their Wordless Manga counterparts are BOW<\/em> by Light Comic Studio<\/strong> (Vietnam) and Hitokuji<\/em> by Murji<\/strong> (Taiwan).<\/span><\/p>\n

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