The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan appear the champ and runners-up of its Sixth International Manga Awards on Friday. Thai artisan Kosin Jeenseekong won the accomplished accolade for Listening to the Bell, a adventure about a bedrock dummer called Khun-Thong. If his mother remarries, Khun-Thong goes to reside with his music adviser father. However, if his ancestor passes away, he decides to reside with his father's adolescent additional wife and students, all while acquirements to adept acceptable Thai instruments.

Thailands's Ittiwat Suriyamart (Melon Seed School Vol.3), China's Yao Wei (Floating Flower), and Indonesia's Muhammad Fathanatul Haq and Ockto Baringbing (5 Menit Sebelum Tayang/5 account afore airing) won awards of arete or Silver Awards.

International Manga Award

Kosin Jeenseekong
Listening to the Bell

Awards of Excellence

Ittiwat Suriyamart
Melon Seed School Vol.3

Yao Wei
Floating Flower

Muhammad Fathanatul Haq and Ockto Baringbing 
5 Menit Sebelum Tayang (5 minutes before airing)

A absolute of 245 works were submitted from 38 countries common — 100 added entries than endure year's 245 from 30 countries. 189 entries were submitted in the fourth year, 303 entries which were submitted from 55 countries the third year, 368 entries from 46 countries were submitted during the additional year, and 222 entries from 22 countries were submitted during the aboriginal year of the awards.

American biographer Joe Kelly and Spanish artisan JM Ken Niimura won the top accolade for the clear atypical I Kill Giants endure year. Chinese architect Xiao Bai won the top accolade in the 2010 challenge with Si loin et si proche ("So Far, Yet So Close"). Thai architect Jakraphan Huaypetch (a.k.a. Ton Huaypetch) won the Gold Accolade in 2009 for the basketball adventure Super Dunker. Hong Kong's Lau Wan Kit won 2008's top accolade for Feel 100%. Another Hong Kong artist, 43-year-old Lee Chi Ching, won the aboriginal International Manga Accolade in 2007 for his Sun Zi's Tactics banana series. Former Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Asō, a self-professed manga fan, appear the conception of the awards in May of 2007.