An animation series by a Korean American director has won multiple awards at the LAweb Fest, the world's largest all-web series festival.

Kang Young-man won three awards for his martial arts comedy animation "Kimchi Warrior" in his debut at the event.

The LAweb Fest Facebook page says Kimchi Warrior was named "outstanding animated-series" at the award ceremony on Saturday.

Kang was also honored for Best Cinematography and Best Score.

Kimchi Warrior is about a hero who rides a robot made out of pottery and fights off malaria and swine flu through the power of kimchi, a popular Korean side dish of spiced fermented cabbage. 

Around 500 entries were made to this year's festival. Three-hundred of them were showcased at the festival that ran from Wednesday through Sunday.