CATDOLL: Masashi Kishimoto won the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Newcomer Award for "Naruto"

I believe everyone is familiar with the cartoonist Masashi Kishimoto. In 2014, due to the completion of the manga "Naruto", Masashi Kishimoto deservedly topped the list of cartoonists. Recently, another news about Masashi Kishimoto was made public, which brought this popular cartoonist closer to our vision. On March 12, the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs announced the list of winners of the "2014 Art Selection Award". Among them, Masashi Kishimoto won the "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Newcomer Award" in the media arts department. The winning work is the classic manga "Naruto" which came to an end after 15 years of serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) last year.

The "Art Selection Awards" are given every year to those who have made outstanding achievements in various art fields. There are 11 categories in total: drama, film, music, dance, literature, fine arts, television, popular arts, art promotion, criticism and others, and media arts. The winners can receive certificates and prizes. The award ceremony will be held at 16:00 on March 18.

Reasons for winning the award:

"Naruto" deepens the elements of the classic youth comics "challenge, growth, battle, friendship and the power of companions", and very harmoniously integrates "folk heritage, history and Oriental cultural elements" to brew its own unique universe. The characters are full of image, and most of them have their own thoughts, troubles and exchanges about the battle. The reason why this work can be loved by readers all over the world may be because "the protagonist always maintains a mentality of eagerness to communicate"? In order to usher in a better future, long live Naruto!

Masashi Kishimoto

Art Selection Newcomer Award:

The Art Selection Newcomer Award was established in 1968, the 18th Art Selection Award. The official names are: Art Selection Minister of Education Newcomer Award, Art Selection University of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Newcomer Award. Although it is called a newcomer award, most of the winners are elderly. The award is announced in mid-March every year, and the award ceremony is held in late March.
Like the art awards, there are 11 sections including drama, film, music, dance, literature, fine arts, television reporting, popular art, art promotion, criticism and media arts.

Media arts include media, comics, animation, etc. Art Awards: This is an award hosted by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs. The Agency for Cultural Affairs is equivalent to the Ministry of Culture in Japan.

List of past award winners:

2012

Tomohiko Imai "Bankrupt Man"

Asami Sunada's "Enotron"

Kawamura Naoko "Tokyo オペラシティリサイタルシリーズB→C131"

Yukawa Mamiko "Princess Prince" and Queen Erna

Mikako Umenai "Ekussu"

Motahiko Kotani's "Youth Body's Knowledge"

Yuji Sakamoto "それでも、生きてゆく"

サキタハヂメ『SAW much in LOVE』

Kai Kenji "3がつ11にちをわすれないためにセンター"

Morihiro Sato "Japan's Modern Edo Mud Festival, Yokohama Photos, and Yunshu Photos"

Nagai Ryusetsu "あの日见た花の名前を布达はまだ知らない". 』

2013

Yoshio Inoue "ダディ・ロング・レッグズ"

Sako Ando "Ai Makoto"

Miroku Tadashi "コンポージアム2011"

Kaiji Moriyama's "Mandala's Universe"

Oguchi Reiko "Torionna"

Renko Kawauchi "Illumination あめつち影を见る"

Rieko Miyamoto "The Last Love"

Kokin Tei Ju no Cheng's "Seventh Solo Recital of Kokin Tei Ju no Shou"

Arima Junju "Arima Junju Higaki Tomoya デュオ・コンサート"

Emiko Shimizu "A study of Okakura Tenshin's comparative culture - Thoughts on the activities of Yun Shu"

Keiyuki Okiura's "ももへのToilet Paper"

2014

Shintaro Mori's "Etotron II"

Ishii Yuya's "Funa"

Kosuge Yu "ベートーヴェンピアノ・ソナタFull-Music Concertシリーズ"

Saruwaka Seisaburo "かくし道成ji"

Fujishima Hideki "Suzume"

Tomoko Yoneda "Chiko Yoneda is hiding in the dark"

Takeshi Yoshizaki "Japanese は を め ざ し て き た の か 2nd episode Minamata ~ Post-War Reconstruction か ら Public Harm へ ~ "

Mizuki Na々『NANA MIZUKI LIVE CIRCUS 2013』

Taro Igarashi "あいちトリエンナーレ2013 揺れる大地"

Shino Sato "The Era of "Hazy" - The Establishment of Modern Japanese Painting by Dakan and Harukusa"

Nakamura Yugo "デザインあ"

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