Manga Taishō
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The is an annual Japan
ese manga award.
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, by Chika Umino.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese manga award.
First iteration
In the inaugural edition of the award in 2008, twelve manga were nominated and the winner was Gaku, by Shinichi Ishizuka.- Winner: Gaku, by Shinichi Ishizuka
- Nominees:
- Umimachi DiaryUmimachi Diaryis a Japanese josei manga by Akimi Yoshida serialized in Monthly Flowers magazine. It won the Excellence Prize for manga at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. It was also nominated for the 1st Manga Taisho, where it came in 3rd place, for the 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, where it came...
1: Semishigure no Yamugoro, by Akimi YoshidaAkimi Yoshidais a Japanese manga artist.Yoshida is best known for the series Banana Fish. She twice won the Shogakukan Manga Awards for shōjo, for Kisshō Tennyo in 1984 and for Yasha in 2002...
(3rd place) - Ōoku: The Inner ChambersŌoku: The Inner Chambersis an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga. The plot follows an alternate history of medieval Japan in which an unknown disease kills most of the male population, leading to a matriarchal society in which the Ōoku becomes a harem of men serving the now female...
, by Fumi YoshinagaFumi Yoshinagais a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and shōnen-ai works.-Personal:Fumi Yoshinaga was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. She attended the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo.... - Kinō Nani Tabeta?Kinō Nani Tabeta?is a Japanese manga series by Fumi Yoshinaga and serialized on Weekly Morning. Its title roughly translates as "What Did You Eat Yesterday?". It was nominated for the 1st Manga Taisho....
, by Fumi YoshinagaFumi Yoshinagais a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and shōnen-ai works.-Personal:Fumi Yoshinaga was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. She attended the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo.... - Kimi ni TodokeKimi ni Todokeis a romance shōjo manga by . It has been published by Shueisha in Bessatsu Margaret since 2005 and collected in 14 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011. In 2008, it won the Best Shōjo Manga award in the 32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Award. The series was also nominated for the first Manga Taisho...
, by Karuho Shiina - Imperial Guards, by Daisuke SatōDaisuke Satois a Japanese board game designer, novelist, and manga writer. He is known for the publication of the alternate history novels Seito , Red Sun Black Cross and so on, and the manga series Imperial Guards and Highschool of the Dead .- Game : Red Sun Black Cross**...
and Yu Ito - Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō ShodōbuTomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbuis a Japanese seinen manga series by Katsutoshi Kawai. It began serialization in Weekly Young Sunday, later moving to Big Comic Spirits due to the cancellation of the former. It was nominated for best manga at the first two Manga Taisho. A live action television series adaptation is being broadcast...
, by Katsutoshi Kawai - Natsume's Book of Friends, by Yuki MidorikawaYuki Midorikawais a Japanese manga artist.She is primarily known for her shōjo manga works on the magazines LaLa and LaLa DX, published by Hakusensha.She began to seriously pursue her manga career starting in middle school....
- Himawari - Kenichi Legend, by Akiko HigashimuraAkiko Higashimurais a Japanese manga artist from Miyazaki, Japan. Higashimura debuted in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Weekly Morning. Higashimura later became more notable for her work on Kisekae Yuka-chan which debuted in YOU magazine...
- Flower of LifeFlower of Life (manga)is a manga by Fumi Yoshinaga revolving around a group of friends in a high school. The manga is serialised in Shinshokan's Wings. It was nominated for the first annual Manga Taishō award in 2008 and one of the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2008 Great Graphic Novels...
, by Fumi YoshinagaFumi Yoshinagais a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and shōnen-ai works.-Personal:Fumi Yoshinaga was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. She attended the prestigious Keio University in Tokyo.... - MoyashimonMoyashimonMoyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, known in Japan as , is a manga series created by Masayuki Ishikawa. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen magazine Evening since August 2004. It won the 2008 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Grand Prize and the 2008 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga...
, by Masayuki Ishikawa - Yotsuba&!Yotsuba&!is an ongoing Japanese comedy manga series by Kiyohiko Azuma, the creator of Azumanga Daioh. It is published in Japan by ASCII Media Works, formerly MediaWorks, in the monthly magazine Dengeki Daioh and collected in ten tankōbon volumes...
, by Kiyohiko AzumaKiyohiko Azumais a Japanese manga author and artist. In his manga he writes under the hiragana form of his name, which has led some non-Japanese-speakers to confuse him for a woman . He used to use the pen name ' in his H manga...
(2nd place)
- Umimachi Diary
2nd iteration
In the second edition in 2009 there were ten manga nominated and the winner was Chihayafuru, by Yuki SuetsuguYuki Suetsugu
is a Japanese manga artist. Her career was put on hiatus after she was discovered of being accountable for plagiarism, including tracing. She later resumed her work on March 2007.She debuted in 1992 in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine with Taiyō no Romance...
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- Winner: ChihayafuruChihayafuruis a manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu, serialised in Be Love and published by Kodansha. It is about a school girl, Chihaya Ayase, who after seeing her sister become a fashion model, is inspired by a new classmate to take up Hyakunin Isshu karuta competitively...
, by Yuki SuetsuguYuki Suetsuguis a Japanese manga artist. Her career was put on hiatus after she was discovered of being accountable for plagiarism, including tracing. She later resumed her work on March 2007.She debuted in 1992 in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine with Taiyō no Romance... - Nominees:
- Uchū KyōdaiUchū Kyōdaiis a Japanese manga series by Chūya Koyama serialized in Weekly Morning. It has been nominated twice for the Manga Taishō, in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, it won the award for best general manga at the 56th Shogakukan Manga Awards and at the...
, by Chūya Koyama - March Comes in Like a LionMarch Comes in Like a Lionis an ongoing manga series by Chica Umino, best known for Honey and Clover. It began serialization in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from its fourteenth issue in 2007 . A television commercial announcing the series was also aired by Hakusensha on numerous Japanese television...
, by Chika Umino - Shinya ShokudōShinya Shokudōis a Japanese manga series by Yarō Abe. It won the 55th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga and it was nominated for the 2nd Manga Taishō. It was adapted into a 10-episode live-action television drama in 2009....
, by Yarō Abe - Seishun Shōnen Magazine 1978-1983, by Makoto Kobayashi
- Saint Young MenSaint Young Menis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the monthly seinen manga magazine Morning 2 since 2007, with chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes .-Plot:...
, by Hikaru NakamuraHikaru NakamuraHikaru Nakamura is an American chess Grandmaster . He has been ranked among the top six players in the world by FIDE.... - Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō ShodōbuTomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbuis a Japanese seinen manga series by Katsutoshi Kawai. It began serialization in Weekly Young Sunday, later moving to Big Comic Spirits due to the cancellation of the former. It was nominated for best manga at the first two Manga Taisho. A live action television series adaptation is being broadcast...
, by Katsutoshi Kawai - TorikoTorikois a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since 2008, and the individual chapters are being collected in 15 tankōbon volumes published by Shueisha. It follows the adventure of Toriko, a Gourmet Hunter, as he searches...
, by Mitsutoshi ShimabukuroMitsutoshi Shimabukurois a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in 1996 in Weekly Shōnen Jump and received a Akatsuka Award for best new comic manga writer. He is best known for , for which he won the 2001 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga... - Mama ha Tenparist, by Akiko HigashimuraAkiko Higashimurais a Japanese manga artist from Miyazaki, Japan. Higashimura debuted in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Weekly Morning. Higashimura later became more notable for her work on Kisekae Yuka-chan which debuted in YOU magazine...
- Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san., by Kubo Yasuhisa
- Uchū Kyōdai
3rd iteration
In the third edition in 2010 there were ten manga nominated and the winner was Thermae Romae, by Mari Yamazaki.- Winner: Thermae RomaeThermae Romaeis a Japanese manga series by Mari Yamazaki. It won the 3rd Manga Taishō and the Short Story Award at the 14th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Fuji TV has announced it is producing a live-action film adaptation of the manga. It will be released in 2012....
, by Mari Yamazaki - Nominees:
- I Am a HeroI Am a Herois a Japanese manga series by Kengo Hanazawa. It was nominated for the 3rd and the 4th Manga Taishō....
, by Kengo Hanazawa - Aoi Honoo, by Kazuhiko ShimamotoKazuhiko Shimamotois a Japanese manga artist. He attended college at the Osaka University of Arts in the fine arts department. While in college in 1982, he debuted in the February special issue of Shōnen Sunday with Hissatsu no Denkousei. At this point he dropped out of college and devoted his energies to becoming a...
- Uchū KyōdaiUchū Kyōdaiis a Japanese manga series by Chūya Koyama serialized in Weekly Morning. It has been nominated twice for the Manga Taishō, in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, it won the award for best general manga at the 56th Shogakukan Manga Awards and at the...
, by Chūya Koyama - Otoko no Isshō, by Keiko Nishi
- KuragehimeKuragehimeis a Japanese josei manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura. It began serialization in the Kodansha manga magazine Kiss on November 10, 2008. An 11-episode anime television series based on the manga was produced by Brain's Base and aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block...
, by Akiko HigashimuraAkiko Higashimurais a Japanese manga artist from Miyazaki, Japan. Higashimura debuted in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Weekly Morning. Higashimura later became more notable for her work on Kisekae Yuka-chan which debuted in YOU magazine... - Kōkō Kyūji Zawa-san, by Eriko Mishima
- BakumanBakumanBakuman, stylized as , is a shōnen manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for Death Note...
, by Tsugumi OhbaTsugumi Ohbais a writer best known for the manga Death Note. His real identity is a closely guarded secret. As stated by the profile placed at the beginning of each Death Note manga, Ohba collects teacups and develops manga plots while holding his knees on a chair, similar to a habit of L, one of the main...
and Takeshi ObataTakeshi Obatais a Japanese manga artist. He works as the artist in collaboration with a writer. He has also mentored several manga artists, including Kentaro Yabuki of Black Cat fame, Nobuhiro Watsuki of Rurouni Kenshin and Busou Renkin, and Yusuke Murata of Eyeshield 21.He originally became noticed in 1985... - Mushi to Uta: Ichikawa Haruko Sakuhin-Shū, by Haruko Ichikawa
- MotekiMotekiis a Japanese manga series by Mitsurō Kubo. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2010 and a live action film in 2011.-Cast:*Mirai Moriyama as Yukiyo Fujimoto *Maho Nonami *Hikari Mitsushima...
, by Mitsurou Kubo
- I Am a Hero
4th iteration
In the fourth edition in 2011 there were thirteen manga nominated and the winner was March Comes in Like a LionMarch Comes in Like a Lion
is an ongoing manga series by Chica Umino, best known for Honey and Clover. It began serialization in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from its fourteenth issue in 2007 . A television commercial announcing the series was also aired by Hakusensha on numerous Japanese television...
, by Chika Umino.
- Winner: March Comes in Like a LionMarch Comes in Like a Lionis an ongoing manga series by Chica Umino, best known for Honey and Clover. It began serialization in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from its fourteenth issue in 2007 . A television commercial announcing the series was also aired by Hakusensha on numerous Japanese television...
, by Chika Umino - Nominees:
- I Am a HeroI Am a Herois a Japanese manga series by Kengo Hanazawa. It was nominated for the 3rd and the 4th Manga Taishō....
, by Kengo Hanazawa - The Bride's StoriesOtoyomegatari (manga)is a historical romance manga by Kaoru Mori. It was published by Enterbrain in the magazine fellows! and is so far collected in 2 tankōbon volumes. The manga is licensed in English in North America by YenPress...
, by Kaoru MoriKaoru Moriis a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo. She is the creator of popular manga such as Shirley and Emma. Many of her works are set in Britain, centering on characters who are maids... - Omo ni Naitemasu, by Akiko HigashimuraAkiko Higashimurais a Japanese manga artist from Miyazaki, Japan. Higashimura debuted in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Weekly Morning. Higashimura later became more notable for her work on Kisekae Yuka-chan which debuted in YOU magazine...
- Kokkoku, by Seita Horio
- Sayonara mo Iwazu ni, by Kentarō Ueno
- Saru, by Daisuke IgarashiDaisuke Igarashiis a critically acclaimed manga artist born in Saitama , Japan. He began his professional career in 1993. Igarashi is known among manga fans for his bold, detailed art style and innovative storytelling...
- Shitsuren Shokoratie, by Setona MizushiroSetona Mizushirois a Japanese comic artist. In 1985 she participated in the publication of a dōjinshi. She remained active in that world until her debut in 1993 with the short story Fuyu ga Owarou Toshiteita that ran in Shogakukan's magazine, Puchi Comic.While she is highly regarded in Japan and among the Chinese...
- Shingeki no KyojinShingeki no Kyojinis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama, which is set in a world where the remains of the human population live inside cities surrounded by enormous walls due to the sudden appearance of the Titans, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour humans seemingly without reason...
, by Hajime Isayama - DriftersDrifters (manga)is a fantasy, alternate history Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. The manga started serialization in Shōnen Gahosha's magazine, Young King Ours on April 30, 2009...
, by Kouta HiranoKouta Hiranois a Japanese manga artist born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, most famous for his manga Hellsing.- History :Starting his career first as a manga artist's assistant , and later an H manga artist, he went on to enjoy somewhat limited success with other relatively unknown manga titles such as Angel Dust,... - Don't Cry Girl, by Tomoko Yamashita
- Hana no Zubora-Meshi, by Masayuki Kusumi and Etsuko Mizusawa
- Mashiro no Oto, by Marimo RagawaMarimo Ragawawas born on September 21 in Hachinohe, Aomori, but her age is not disclosed.Marimo Ragawa first started submitting manga to comic magazines when she was only 12 years old, which is when she was in 6th grade of elementary school. She continued to send her manga to the same magazine for four years,...
- I Am a Hero