A Taiwanese manga artist won a silver medal in the Japan International Manga Awards on Thursday. The artist, who uses the english pseudonym “Monday Recover” (星期一回收日) was awarded the silver excellent award for their manga titled “Beyond the Cat and the Sea” (貓與海的彼端). The author accepted the award in person in Tokyo and said they were very honored.
Taiwanese manga artists have won awards at the Japan International Manga Awards for three consecutive years. However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, they have not been able to attend the two previous awards ceremonies. This makes Monday Recover the first to attend the awards in person since the beginning of the pandemic.
Furthermore, the artist was able to meet with publishing houses in Japan who will release the Japanese version of her work. There has been no announcement of an English version yet.