The ceremony even included a gyoza cooking battle between models, because of course it did.
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Find out this year’s trendiest slang for Japanese female teenagers and you’ll be grouped in the cool crowd while strutting the streets of Shibuya.
The artistic commercial secured a Grand Prix win as well as a gold award for the film category.
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The Tenth International Manga Award submission period is open now. Gold and Silver Award winners will get a chance to visit Japan!
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