Kodansha Manga Award

Kodansha Manga Award
Awarded forManga
CountryJapan
First awarded1977
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

The Kodansha Manga Award (講談社漫画賞, Kōdansha Manga Shō) is one of Japan's major manga awards. The event is sponsored by publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1977.

Categories

The award is currently awarded in three categories: shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the general category was in 1982, and the first children's category's award was in 2003. The children's category was merged into the shōnen and shōjo categories starting in 2015.[1]

Each winning work will be honored with a bronze statuette, a certificate, and a prize of 1 million yen (about US$7,500).[2]

Recipients

# Year Children Shōnen Shōjo General
1 1977 — Black Jack, Osamu Tezuka
The Three-Eyed One, Osamu Tezuka (tie)		 Haikara-san ga Tōru, Waki Yamato
Candy Candy, Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi (tie)		 —
2 1978 — Football Hawk, Noboru Kawasaki Seito Shokun!, Yōko Shōji —
3 1979 — Tonda Couple, Kimio Yanagisawa The Star of Cottonland, Yumiko Ōshima —
4 1980 — Susano Oh, Gō Nagai Lemon Report, Mayumi Yoshida —
5 1981 — Sanshirō of 1, 2, Makoto Kobayashi Ohayō! Spank, Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi —
6 1982 — Gakuto Retsuden, Motoka Murakami Yōkihi-den, Suzue Miuchi Karyūdo no Seiza, Machiko Satonaka
7 1983 — The Kabocha Wine, Mitsuru Miura Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi, Ryoko Yamagishi P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei, Fumi Saimon
8 1984 — Bats & Terry, Yasuichi Ōshima Lady Love, Hiromu Ono Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo
9 1985 — Bari Bari Densetsu, Shuichi Shigeno Mahiro Taiken, Naomi Nishi Okashina Futari, Jūzō Yamasaki and Kei Sadayasu
10 1986 — Kotaro Makaritoru, Tatsuya Hiruta Yūkan Club, Yukari Ichijō Adolf, Osamu Tezuka
What's Michael?, Makoto Kobayashi (tie)
11 1987 — Ironfist Chinmi, Takeshi Maekawa Nana Iro Majikku, Yū Asagiri Actor, Kaiji Kawaguchi
12 1988 — Mister Ajikko, Daisuke Terasawa Junjō Crazy Fruits, Akemi Matsunae Bonobono, Mikio Igarashi
Be-Bop High School, Kazuhiro Kiuchi (tie)
13 1989 — Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu, Toshiyuki Mutsu Chibi Maruko-chan, Momoko Sakura
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!, Yumiko Suzuki (tie)		 Komikku Shōwa-Shi, Shigeru Mizuki
14 1990 — Shura no Mon, Masatoshi Kawahara Pride, Naka Marimura The Silent Service, Kaiji Kawaguchi
Gorillaman, Harold Sakuishi (tie)
15 1991 — Hajime no Ippo, George Morikawa Eien no Nohara, Mieko Ōsaka Kachō Kōsaku Shima, Kenshi Hirokane
Waru, Jun Fukami (tie)
16 1992 — Kaze Hikaru: Koshien, Sanbachi Kawa and Tarō Nami Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa, Mariko Iwadate Naniwa Kin'yūdō, Yūji Aoki
17 1993 — 3×3 Eyes, Yuzo Takada Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki
18 1994 — Aoki Densetsu Shoot!, Tsukasa Ōshima Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite iru, Junko Karube Tetsujin Ganma, Yasuhito Yamamoto
19 1995 — The Kindaichi Case Files, Yōsaburō Kanari and Fumiya Sato Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku, Mari Ozawa Hanada Shōnen-shi, Makoto Isshiki
20 1996 — Shōta no Sushi, Daisuke Terasawa Tennen Kokekkō, Fusako Kuramochi The Ping Pong Club, Minoru Furuya
21 1997 — Ryūrōden, Yoshito Yamahara Eight Clouds Rising, Natsumi Itsuki Dragon Head, Minetaro Mochizuki
22 1998 — Great Teacher Onizuka, Tooru Fujisawa Kodocha, Miho Obana Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji, Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Sōten Kōro, King Gonta (tie)
23 1999 — Chameleon, Atsushi Kase Peach Girl, Miwa Ueda Wangan Midnight, Michiharu Kusunoki
24 2000 — Legendary Gambler Tetsuya, Fūmei Sai and Yasushi Hoshino Guru Guru Pon-chan, Satomi Ikezawa Vagabond, Takehiko Inoue
25 2001 — Love Hina, Ken Akamatsu Fruits Basket, Natsuki Takaya 20th Century Boys, Naoki Urasawa
26 2002 — Cromartie High School, Eiji Nonaka
Beck, Harold Sakuishi (tie)		 Antique Bakery, Fumi Yoshinaga Zipang, Kaiji Kawaguchi
27 2003 Mirmo!, Hiromu Shinozuka Kunimitsu no Matsuri, Yūma Andō and Masashi Asaki Honey and Clover, Chika Umino
Tramps Like Us, Yayoi Ogawa (tie)		 Tensai Yanagisawa Kyōju no Seikatsu, Kazumi Yamashita
28 2004 Ultra Ninja Scrolls, Kazuhiko Midō Shana ou Yoshitsune, Hirofumi Sawada [ja] Nodame Cantabile, Tomoko Ninomiya Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls, Masaki Segawa
29 2005 Sugar Sugar Rune, Moyoco Anno Capeta, Masahito Soda Oi Pītan!!, Risa Itō
A Perfect Day for Love Letters, George Asakura (tie)		 Dragon Zakura, Mita Norifusa
30 2006 Kitchen Princess, Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Andō Air Gear, Oh! Great Life, Keiko Suenobu Mushishi, Yuki Urushibara
31 2007 Tenshi no Frypan, Etsushi Ogawa Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei, Kōji Kumeta
Dear Boys Act II, Hiroki Yagami (tie)		 I.S., Chiyo Rokuhana Ōkiku Furikabutte, Asa Higuchi
32 2008 Shugo Chara!, Peach-Pit Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu, Motoyuki Tanaka Kimi ni Todoke, Karuho Shiina Moyashimon, Masayuki Ishikawa
33 2009 Meitantei Yumemizu Kiyoshirō Jiken Note, Kaoru Hayamine and Kei Enue Q.E.D., Motohiro Katou
Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima (tie)		 Kiyoku Yawaku, Ryo Ikuemi Ah! My Goddess, Kōsuke Fujishima
34 2010 Inazuma Eleven, Ten'ya Yabuno Ace of Diamond, Yūji Terajima Kuragehime, Akiko Higashimura Giant Killing, Masaya Tsunamoto
35 2011 Honto Ni Atta! Reibai Sensei, Hidekichi Matsumoto Attack on Titan, Hajime Isayama Chihayafuru, Yuki Suetsugu March Comes in Like a Lion, Chika Umino
Space Brothers, Chūya Koyama (tie)
36 2012 Watashi ni xx Shinasai!, Ema Toyama Those Snow White Notes, Marimo Ragawa Shitsuren Chocolatier, Setona Mizushiro Vinland Saga, Makoto Yukimura
37 2013 Animal Land, Makoto Raiku Your Lie in April, Naoshi Arakawa My Love Story!!, Kazune Kawahara and Aruko Gurazeni, Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi
Prison School, Akira Hiramoto (tie)
38 2014 Yo-kai Watch, Noriyuki Konishi Baby Steps, Hikaru Katsuki Taiyō no Ie, Ta'amo Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, Haruko Kumota
39 2015 — The Seven Deadly Sins, Nakaba Suzuki
Yowamushi Pedal, Wataru Watanabe (tie)		 Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, Tsunami Umino Knights of Sidonia, Tsutomu Nihei
40 2016 — Days, Tsuyoshi Yasuda Kiss Him, Not Me, Junko Kōnodori, Yū Suzunoki
41 2017 — Altair: A Record of Battles, Kotono Katō P and JK, Maki Miyoshi The Fable, Katsuhisa Minami
42 2018 — Beastars, Paru Itagaki Tōmei na Yurikago, Bakka Okita Sanju Mariko, Yuki Ozawa
Fragile, Saburō Megumi and Bin Kusamizu (tie)
43 2019 — The Quintessential Quintuplets, Negi Haruba
To Your Eternity, Yoshitoki Ōima (tie)		 Perfect World, Rie Aruga What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Fumi Yoshinaga
44 2020 — Tokyo Revengers, Ken Wakui Our Precious Conversations, Robico Blue Period, Tsubasa Yamaguchi
45 2021 — Blue Lock, Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura A Condition Called Love, Megumi Morino Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito, Kiwa Irie
46 2022 — That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Fuse and Taiki Kawakami Nina the Starry Bride, Rikachi Police in a Pod, Miko Yasu
47 2023 — Shangri-La Frontier, Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji My Girlfriend's Child, Mamoru Aoi Skip and Loafer, Misaki Takamatsu
48 2024 — Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe I See Your Face, Turned Away, Rumi Ichinohe Medalist, Tsurumaikada

See also

References

  1. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (May 12, 2015). "Yowamushi Pedal, The Seven Deadly Sins Win 39th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 10, 2018). "42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.