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Manga stories in this exhibition are meant to be read in Japanese style – from right to left and from top to bottom. Start by reading from the top right panel to the bottom left panel of the page or spread. You can train your eyes by following this diagram.

Title: Invisible
Creator: João Eddie 
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Country: Brazil
Awards: Grand Prix Runner-Up & UNESCO Award for Education

Invisible narrates the story of a young child who has a strong will to study but is denied access to education. Out-of-school children are deprived of their fundamental rights to education and are at the heart of UNESCO’s mission to achieve Education for All. 

Title: In Your Shoes
Creators: Priscilla Miranda and Lucas Marques
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Country: Brazil
Award: Excellence Award Runner-Up

In Your Shoes is the story of a shy little child who has the chance to learn at a local school with the help of a caring teacher. This heart-warming manga reflects the importance of kindness and empathy to better understand the feelings of others.

Title: Mr Roux’s Math Class
Creator: Akimichi
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Country: Russian Federation

Mr Roux’s Math Class tells the story of an old man whose enthusiasm to learn never ages. He is surrounded by sweet children and supported by an encouraging teacher. Education leads to new opportunities and increases our quality of life. This manga beautifully illustrates that no one is too old to learn.

Title: Chrysalis
Creator: Carriere Alexandre
Country: France
Awards: Excellence Award Runner-Up and Sponsor Award

Breaking free from a ‘wall’ visible only to the heart takes courage and determination. Chrysalis, with effective use of metaphor, narrates the story of a girl’s character development as she decides to reach out with a small gesture of peace at her school. 

Title: A Melody of Peace
Creator: Kenkyostudio
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Country: Spain
Award: Excellence Award Runner-Up

A Melody of Peace illustrates the story of a bullying victim. Bullying is a problem that exists all over the world and can take different forms. This manga reflects UNESCO’s work to fight bullying and promote education for health and well-being of learners.

Title: A Wordless Apology
Creator: Marika Mangaka DZ
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Country: Algeria
Award: Excellence Award

A Wordless Apology addresses several issues in one single manga from bullying, poverty, and life as a refugee. The manga shows a boy’s character development after bullying a refugee classmate as he expresses his wordless apology with the help of his teacher and friends. 

Title: The Lost Boy
Creator: gawinsat
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Country: Thailand
Award: Excellence Award

The Lost Boy almost resembles a short film. It tells the story of a special connection between a foreign hostage and a child soldier in a conflict-affected environment. With powerful and dramatic scenes, this manga shows how the life of one young person can transform.

Title: Tabletop Warfare
Creator: Joe Warat
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Country: Thailand
Award: SMAC! Award

Tabletop Warfare narrates the story of two conflicts that happen simultaneously in the kitchen. It tells us that while the scale of the conflicts can be different, all it takes to put an end to the tabletop warfare is a, literally, tiny help.

Title: Neither Bright Nor Dark
Creator: Laica Chrose
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Country: Brazil
Awards: Excellence Award and UNESCO Award for Empathy

Neither Bright Nor Dark is set in a fictional world that allows everyone to appreciate the story of a conflict and misunderstanding between two clans. This beautiful manga shows us how empathy and kindness can resolve problems and lead to reconciliation and peaceful coexistence in the end.

Title: My Weird Roommate
Creator: Heitor Amatsu
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Country: Brazil
Award: Excellence Award Runner-Up

My Weird Roommate is the story of two people with very different personalities and interests that share the same room. Through incidents and misunderstanding, can they learn to understand one another and live together in peace?

Title: Homeless
Creator: Simone Sanseverino
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Country: Italy
Award: Grand Prix Runner-Up

Homeless dramatically narrates the story of how birds of different species can learn to coexist respectfully and peacefully despite conflicts in the beginning. While stressing the importance of kindness, the plot embodies UNESCO’s concepts of Global Citizenship and Learning to Live Together.

Title: Controversy of Sky
Creator: Thuntopia
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Country: Thailand
Award: SMAC! Award

Controversy of Sky uses metaphors to illustrate conflicts that happen both up in the sky and on the ground. Eventually, everyone realizes that conflicts cannot take them anywhere. Only the spirit of empathy and collaboration can move life forward.

Title: Legacy
Creator: YUKIRA
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Country: Malaysia
Award: SMAC! Award

Legacy makes use of time travel to explore the history of South-East Asia and diversity in the port city of Malacca where different cultures coexist. This manga also narrates the acts of kindness that are imprinted in our memory and hold true over time.

Title: Over the Barriers
Creator: AntiGA
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Country: Italy

Over the Barriers does just what the title says. This entry creatively makes use of manga borderlines to construct a very short manga story that will leave you impressed. It also touches upon the concepts of peace, war as well as the life of migrants and refugees.

Title: Prototype
Creators: Bakti Abdul Jabar & Jabbar Wardana
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Country: Indonesia
Awards: Excellence Award Runner-Up & Sponsor Award Runner-Up

Prototype narrates the story of a robot that seeks to change its war-mongering peers into ‘peaceful mode’. The manga, which brilliantly illustrates the emotions of robots, also shares the idea that peace and friendship can exist even among artificial beings.