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12 Works Including Frieren, Elusive Samurai, Ya Boy Kongming! Nominated for 69th Shogakukan Manga Awards
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The judging committee of the 69th Shogakukan Manga Awards revealed the nominees for this year's awards on Thursday. Each winning title will be honored with a bronze statuette and a prize of 1 million yen (about US$6,900). The winners will be announced on January 18.
For the first time, the nominees are not divided into categories. Previous categories for the awards included: Best Children's Manga, Best Shōnen Manga, Best Shōjo Manga, and Best General Manga. This year's nominees still feature a variety of works from a wide range of genres.
The nominees are:
Author(s): Fūta Kimura
Serialized in Monthly Coro Coro Comics (Shogakukan)
Author(s): Mitsuki Teramoto
Serialized in Ciao (Shogakukan)
Author(s): Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe
Serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan)
Author(s): Yūsei Matsui
Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha)
Author(s): Murako Kinuta
Serialized in Monthly Flowers (Shogakukan)
Author(s): Maki Makino
Serialized in Manga ONE (Shogakukan)
Author(s): Yuu Yoshinaga
Serialized in Betsucomi (Shogakukan)
Author(s): Kōcha Agasawa
Serialized in Margaret (Shueisha)
Author(s): Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata
Serialized in Sunday GX (Shogakukan)
Author(s): Riichirou Inagaki, Ryōichi Ikegami
Serialized in Big Comic Superior (Shogakukan)
Author(s): Akira Ōtani, Mitsuhiro Mizuno, Takeshi Natsuhara
Serialized in Big Comic (Shogakukan)
Author(s): Yuto Yotsuba, Ryō Ogawa
Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine (Kodansha)
Shogakukan has been awarding this prize since 1956 (for works published in 1955). Last year's winners included Ui×Kon; Call of the Night; Blue Orchestra (Ao no Orchestra); Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo; and Medalist.
Source: Shogakukan's website, Comic Natalie
