Vietnamese comedian artist Nachi Nguyen. Photograph courtesy of Nachi Nguyen
Nachi Nguyen, a Vietnamese manga (Japanese comedian) lover and comedian artist, has received the silver prize on the Japan Worldwide Manga Awards along with her work “Dieu nhay cua vu tru” (The Dancing Universe).
Nachi’s work stood out from 587 different artists from all over the world despite the fact that it was only a one-shot (a comical work composed of a single standalone chapter).
The story was deeply impressed by Nachi’s enthusiasm for astronomy, and it revolves across the day by day lifetime of celestial our bodies such because the Solar, the Earth, the Moon, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter and their coordinated efforts to guard and make life on Earth sustainable.
“I take pleasure in studying about astronomy, however I’m not actually good at math, so my dream of working for NASA is almost unattainable. Therefore, I consider a strategy to inform tales about this subject utilizing my perspective and creativeness,” she mentioned.
Via meticulous illustrations and the humanisation of planets and stars within the universe, Nachi hoped to carry astronomy nearer to individuals in a a lot less complicated means.
There can be three chapters within the sequence, and the primary can be launched subsequent 12 months.
“I genuinely don’t anticipate a lot in my work, so I’m past pleased and honoured having obtained this award,” she instructed Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.
The Japan Worldwide Manga Award, began in 2007, is held yearly by the Ministry of International Affairs of Japan to honor maga artists all over the world who contribute to the event of manga tradition.
It’s among the many most prestigious worldwide comedian awards since all works are meticulously chosen by the MoFA and famend manga artists equivalent to Machiko Satonaka.
Together with Nachi’s award, Vietnam has received a complete of 5 prizes, with a bronze for “Dat Rong” (Dragon Land) in 2012, a silver for “Lengthy Than Tuong” (Holy Dragon Imperator) in 2015 and “Dia Nguc Mon” (Gateway to Underworld) in 2016, and a bronze for “Bam thay Tuong, co thay Vu de tim!” (Rain in a Moon Night time) in 2022.