Kodansha has revealed the results of its 48th Kodansha Manga Award.
The Kodansha Manga Award features the Shonen, Shojo, and General categories. The Shonen winner this time is fantasy adventure Frieren: Beyond Journeyβs End, written by Kanehito Yamada and drawn by Tsukasa Abe, which recently had a much-talked-about TV anime adaptation you may have heard of. For Shojo, Rumi Ichinoheβs high school romance Looking At Your Profile (Kimi no Yokogao wo Miteita), which follows two boys and two girls who are first-years, took the crown.
The winner of the General Category is Tsurumaikadaβs Medalist, a figure skating manga thatβs getting an anime next year. Medalist was a runner-up in the 47th Kodansha Manga Award.
Below is the finalist selection for the 48th Kodansha Manga Award. An asterisk means that the title was also a finalist last year
Shonen Category
β’ The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity* β Saka Mikami (Kodansha, Magazine Pocket)
β’ Gachiakuta* β Kei Urana (Kodansha, Weekly Shonen Magazine)
β’ Frieren: Beyond Journeyβs End βΒ written by Kanehito Yamada and drawn by Tsukasa Abe (Shogakukan, Weekly Shonen Sunday)
β’ Tank Chair β Manabu Yashiro (Kodansha, Magazine Pocket)
β’ Daemons of the Shadow Realm β Hiromu Arakawa (Square Enix, Monthly Shonen Gangan)
Shojo category
β’ In the Clear Moonlit Dusk*β Mika Yamamori (Kodansha, Monthly Dessert)
β’ Looking At Your Profile β Rumi Ichinohe (Kodansha, Bessatsu Friend)
β’ Firefly Wedding β Oreco Tachibana (Shogakukan, Ura Sunday)
β’ A Sign of Affection* β Su Morishita (Kodansha, Monthly Dessert)
General category
β’ OSHI NO KO β written by Aka Akasaka, drawn by Mengo Yokoyari (Shueisha, Weekly Young Jump)
β’ The Darwin Incident* β Shun Umezawa (Kodansha Monthly Afternoon)
β’ Chiikawa: Nanka Chiisakute Kawaii Yatsu β Nagano (Kodansha)
β’ Nagatan to Ao to β Ichika no Rourijou (Kodansha, Kiss)
β’ Bokyo Taro β Yoshihiro YamadaΒ (Kodansha, Weekly Morning)
β’ Medalist* β Tsurumaikada (Kodansha, Afternoon)
Source: Kodansha.
