The Japanese mangaka Rumiko Takahashi, author of more than 200 million books sold, won Wednesday the Grand Prix of the city of Angoulême for all of his work. Rumiko Takahashi, 61, is only the second woman to win this prestigious prize awarded by the entire profession (1,672 voters). During the ceremony, 61-year-old American cartoonist Frank Miller, a living comic legend and author of Batman , received a Fauve of Honor for all of his work.
The manga, a genre that has the wind in its sails. The consecration of the Japanese mangaka comes as the International Festival of Comics of Angouleme (FIBD) which opens Thursday, has decided to focus on the manga, a genre that has the wind in its sails. Educated at the school of Kazuo Koike ("Lone Wolf & Cub"), she is the author of the hit series Ranma 1/2 , Urusei Yatsura or House Ikkoku ( Juliette, je t'aime, in French) . Most of his mangas are published in French at Glénat.
{CEREMONY} Rumiko Takahashi won the most votes! For the second time, a mangaka receives the Grand Prix of the Angoulême International Comics Festival, after Katsuhiro Ōtomo. # FIBD # FIBD2019 # CeremonyFIBD2019pic.twitter.com / gFOkDW75Q1
- Angoulême Festival (@bdangouleme) January 23, 2019200 million copies sold. In total, all series combined, she published nearly 200 volumes. His various mangas have sold more than 200 million copies. She was competing with Chris Ware of the United States and Emmanuel Guibert of France, both of whom were unfortunate finalists last year. Rumiko Takahashi, who was not present at Angoulême to receive his prize, succeeds the American Richard Corben.