Among works in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean, a work to be translated into Japanese for distribution in Japan has been selected. This year, one work was selected to receive the Silver prize!
魔女歌頌著童話
Summary
After the mysterious meteor shower, Meisha lost her own beautiful destiny and became a witch who could see other people's destinies. She worked hard to bring about other people's happy endings, all the while her own future was as dark as the night sky after the stars had disappeared. Until she met a certain...
This author is good at using images and materials such as changes in light and shadow and plant symbols to vividly bring out the various scenes and impressions of the characters in the work. By interspersing relaxed exchanges and dialogue throughout the story, the author is able to draw the reader into the story's setting and scenery, and the story that gradually builds up in this way manages to overturn the gap between the “common sense” of fairy tales and many other works. This was a work that piqued the reader's curiosity and interest in wanting to understand more about the world of the story, and made them want to read on.
Comments from winner
I read a lot of TATESC manga, but this was the first time I'd actually tried drawing one, so it was a big challenge for me in every way. To receive an award like this and have my work reach Japanese readers is like a dream come true, and it's very encouraging! Thank you to the judges for your evaluation. I'll do my best to deliver an interesting work that people will enjoy!
As this work was the most complete of all the entries in all languages at this point, we have decided to award it the Translation and Publication Awards, and when it becomes a serialized work, we will also distribute the Japanese translated version. Since there are parts that require further ideas for the development of the story in the future as a serialized work, not only the Taiwanese editorial team, but also the Japanese editorial team would like to support the author.