<i>Crouching Lion in a Bookstore</i> (獅子藏匿的書屋) by artist Xiao Dao (小島) won the grand prize at Taiwan’s 12th Golden Comic Awards at a ceremony in Taipei on Thursday.
The comic, based on the strategy board game go, was selected from among six Comic of the Year award winners.
Xiao Dao’s work showed diverse and multiple styles, said the Ministry of Culture, which organizes the awards.
<i>Crouching Lion in a Bookstore</i> is about a former go champion and manager of a book rental shop who meets a mysterious 16-year-old with a “wish coupon.”
The teenager is a talented go player. The pair get to know