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Cartoonist Rumiko Takahashi wins top prize at French comics festival

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Cartoonist Rumiko Takahashi wins top prize at French comics festival

Takahashi is the second Japanese to win the lifetime achievement award after Katsuhiro Otomo, the creator of the “Akira” manga series, in 2015.

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