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The official website of Kodansha unveiled the winners of its 49th annual manga award on May 12, 2024.

The selection committee, comprised of notable figures from the manga industry, including Natsumi Ando (Something’s Wrong With Us), Tsunami Umino (The Full-Time Wife Escapist), Etsushi Ogawa (Cooking Master Boy), Koji Kumeta (Kakushigoto: My Dad’s Secret Ambition), Kaoru Hayamine (Mirage Queen), Norifusa Mita (Dragon Zakura), and Makoto Yukimura (Vinland Saga).

Each winner will receive a certificate and a bronze statue. The Shonen category winner will receive 2 million yen, while the Shojo and General category winners will each receive 1 million yen.

Check out the winners in all three categories, namely Shonen, Shojo, and general category, below:

Best Shonen Manga

Winner: Versus by One, Kyotaro Azuma, Bose

The nominees under this category were:

Wind Breaker The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Kagurabachi Orion’s Board Fermat no Ryori Best Shojo Manga

Winner: Fall in Love, You...

The 48th Kodansha Manga Awards ceremony, which was held on July 31, 2024, sparked significant controversy and debate among the judges for the nomination of Chiikawa in the General category

The General category featured a wide range of nominees, including Oshi no Ko, Darwin’s Incident, Nagatan to Ao to: Ichika no Ryoricho, Bokyou Tarou, Medalist.

However, it was the inclusion of Chiikawa, known for its simple, often minimalist style, that raised eyebrows.

Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei mangaka Koji Kumeta voiced his bewilderment, questioning, “Who included ‘Chiikawa’ in the General category…?“.

Kumeta elaborated on the challenges in evaluating Chiikawa alongside other nominees like Darwin’s Incident, stating, “I want someone to tell me how to compare ‘Chiikawa’ and ‘Darwin’s Incident.’ Humanity does not possess such a ‘measuring stick.’ It’s not about good or bad; it’s like comparing ‘spaghetti’ and ‘bicycles,’ which left some judges perplexed.“

The judges even questioned whether Chiikawa...

The official website of Kodansha unveiled the winners of its 48th annual manga award on May 14, 2024.

The selection committee, comprised of notable figures from the manga industry, including Natsumi Ando, Tsunami Umino, Etsuji Ogawa, Koji Kumeta, Kaoru Hayamine, Norifusa Mita, and Makoto Yukimura.

Each winner will receive a certificate, a bronze statue, and a cash prize of one million yen.

Check out the winners in all the 3 categories, namely Shonen, Shojo and general category, below:

Best Shonen Manga

Winner: Kanehito Yamada & Tsukasa Abe’s Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

The nominees under this category were:

The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Gachiakuta Tank Chair Daemons of the Shadow Realm Best Shojo Manga

Winner: Rumi Ichinohe’s I See Your Face, Turned Away

The nominees under this category were:

In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Firefly Wedding A Sign of Affection General Category

Winner: Tsurumaikada’s Medalist

The nominees under this category were:...

Kodansha's official social media accounts have announced the winners for the 48th Kodansha Manga Awards, and the results are as follows: Shonen Division: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End written by Kanehito Yamada, illustrated by Tsukasa Abe, and published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday Shojo Division: I See Your Face, Turned Away written and illustrated by Rumi Ichinohe, published in Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend General Division: Medalist written and illustrated by Tsurumaikada, published in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon Related: 10 Anime Moments That Will Totall Make You Cry The winners of the 48th Kodansha Manga Awards receive a certificate, a bronze statue, and cash prize of 1 million yen (about $6392 US). The jury for the awards was made up of manga authors Natsumi Ando, Tsunami Umino, Etsushi Ogawa, Koji Kumeta, Norifusa Mita, Makoto Yukimura and novelist Kaoru Hayamine. Crunchyroll streams the anime adaptation of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End , and describes the story as follows:...