Same-sex romance comic wins big at Golden Comic Awards

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/25
By: William Yen

Taipei, Sept. 25 (CNA) A comic book about same-sex romance emerged as the biggest winner

Wednesday in Taipei at the 10th Golden Comic Awards ceremony, Taiwan's highest national award for comics.

"Pink Ribbon" (粉紅緞帶) by Taiwanese comic artist Monday Recover (星期一回收日) grabbed the top prize — the Comic of the Year — and the Best Comic for Teenage Girls award, at the annual comic awards, organized by the Ministry of Culture (MOC).

The comic book, which was the author's first ever nomination in the awards, is about a same-sex romance between two teenage girls who meet at a carnival, she told reporters after the ceremony.

"The initial inspiration for the storyline is based on a personal experience where I met someone who left a deep impression on me and made me want to search and find that person again," she said.
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