The French comic festival Quai des Bulles awarded the Prix Ouest-France to the French-language edition of Akari, a manga by Marco Kohinata. According to reports from the festival and Comic Natalie, a committee consisting of festival organizers and journalists from the newspaper Ouest-France selected the title, marking the first time a Japanese work has secured the honor. The festival was held in Saint-Malo, France, from October 9-11. This recognition follows the manga's win at the ABCD Asia Award 2026 this past July. Originally released in Japan by Hero's Inc. in 2022, the one-volume story is published in English by Glacier Bay Books, which describes the work as a standalone narrative centered on themes of mistaken identity and the influence of art.