International Manga Competition

A Malaysian, 17 year old Kathryn Chong, has won the second prize in the 2008 2nd Morning International Manga Competition organized by the Japanese Manga publisher, Kodansha. The grand prize winner is Yu Meng Lin from Taiwan who won for her entry Fairy Tale while Chong won for her entry, Puppet Eyes.

Puppets normally exist on stage solely to entertain their human audience. However, THESE puppets have neither strings nor puppeteers, and what enables their movement is magic in their eyes. Audiences, fascinated by these eyes made of precious stones, are entranced first by their charm, then by the puppets’ performance.

To view her entry and mor info, you can visit MIMC.