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Gene

Gene is a comic artist and illustrator from Tainan, Taiwan. She won the Grand Prize in the Manga Category at the 2020 Kyoto International Manga Awards for her comic The Guardian of the Scarecrow, and also received the Grand Prize in the Illustration Category the same year for her work “On the Way to the Festival,” achieving a rare double win and earning wide recognition as well as international acclaim. Her published works include The Wanted Magic Girl!, I Want to Be with You Even at the End of the World, and The Shimmering Summoner, among others. Her work The Wanted Magic Girl! earned a nomination for Best New Talent at the 2019 Golden Comic Awards. That same year, she also served as the illustrator for IP character designs for the Patriotic Women’s Association. Gene has been actively involved in doujin activities, and her work spans a wide range of styles. She enjoys weaving playful, humorous elements into her stories, often drawing laughter from otherwise serious situations.