The contest no longer has categories
The jury of the 69th Shogakukan Manga Awards announced the nominations for this year’s awards on Thursday. Each winning title will be honored with a bronze statue and a prize worth 1 million yen (about 6,900 USD). The winners will be announced on January 18.
For the first time, nominees are not divided into categories. Previous categories of the award include: Best Children’s Manga, Best Shōnen Manga, Best Shōjo Manga and Best General Manga. This year’s nominations still include many works in many different genres.
The nominees are:
© Fūta Kimura, Shogakukan
Title: Unmei no Makimodo Shi-Every great achievement takes time
Author(s): Fūta Kimura
Serialized in Coro Coro Comics (Shogakukan) monthly
© Mitsuki Teramoto, Shogakukan
Title: Kyō kara Papa wa Kami Desu.
Author(s): Mitsuki Teramoto
Serialized in Ciao (Shogakukan)
© Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe, Shogakukan
Title: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Author: Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe
Serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan)
© Yusei Matsui, Shueisha
Title: The Elusive Samurai
Author(s): Yusei Matsui
Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha)
© Murako Kinuta, Shogakukan
Title: Sūji de Asobo.
Author(s): Murako Kinuta
Serialized in Monthly Flower magazine (Shogakukan)
© Maki Makino, Shogakukan
Title: Black Girls Talk
Author: Maki Makino
Serialized in Manga ONE (Shogakukan)
© Yuu Yoshinaga, Shogakukan
Title: Shujinkou Nikki
Author: Yuu Yoshinaga
Serialized on Betsucomi (Shogakukan)
© Kōcha Agasawa, Shueisha
Title: Ice castle wall
Author(s): Kōcha Agasawa
Serialized in Margaret (Shueisha)
© Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata, Shogakukan
Title: Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Author: Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata
Serialized on Sunday GX (Shogakukan)
© Riichirou Inagaki, Ryoichi Ikegami, Shogakukan
Title: Trillion Game
Author(s): Riichirou Inagaki, Ryoichi Ikegami
Serialized in Big Comic Superior (Shogakukan)
© Akira Ōtani, Mitsuhiro Mizuno, Takeshi Narutohara, Shogakukan
Title: Shōjiki Fudōsan
Author: Akira Ōtani, Mitsuhiro Mizuno, Takeshi Narutohara
Serialized on Big Comic (Shogakukan)
© Yuto Yotsuba, Ryō Ogawa, Kodansha
Title: Ya Boy Kongming!
Author ): Yuto Yotsuba, Ryō Ogawa
Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine (Kodansha)
Shogakukan has awarded this award since 1956 (for works published in 1955). Last year’s winners included Ui×Kon; The Call of the Night; Blue Orchestra (Ao no Orchestra); Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo; and Medalist.
Source: Shogakukan website, Natalie Comics