Each year, the Comic-Con International event hands out Inkpot Awards in recognition of the contributions various creators have made to their respective industries. This year, two of the Inkpots went to manga authors and artists Kenichi Sonoda and Hitoshi Ariga.Both creators were at San Diego Comic-Con already, taking part in an art demonstration panel. Sonoda is known for creating the Gunsmith Cats and Riding Bean manga, and has also provided character designs for the likes of Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force and other anime titles. Ariga is known for designing Pokémon and illustrating for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, and has also worked as manga author on series like Mega Man Megamix, Mega Man Gigamix and the Big O manga.
Last year’s Comic-Con event saw Junji Ito among the 2023 recipients of the Inkpot Award.Source: Anime News Network
