The official website of Shogakukan has announced the nomination list for the 69th Shogakukan Manga Awards on December 7, 2023. A total of 12 manga have been nominated in various genres for this year’s awards and for the first time there is no category wise division.
The winning entries will be announced on January 18, 2024.
Below is the list of nominated manga:
first. Unmei no Makimodo Shi – Every great achievement takes time by Futa Kimura
2. Kyo kara Papa wa Kami Desu. by Mitsuki Teramoto
3. Sousou No Frieren by Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe
4. The elusive samurai by Yusei Matsui
5. Suji de Asobo. by Murako Kinuta
6. Black girls Talk by Maki Makino
7. Shujinkou Nikki by Yuu Yoshinaga
8. Ice castle wall by Kocha Agasawa
9. Zom 100: List of dead people by Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata
ten. Trillion Games by Riichirou Inagaki, Ryoichi Ikegami
11. Shojiki Fudosan by Akira Otani, Mitsuhiro Mizuno, Takeshi Narutohara
twelfth. Ya Boy Kongming! by Yuto Yotsuba, Ryo Ogawa
Titles selected for the 69th round of awards will be based on titles published in magazines, tankobon (collectibles), web media and other platforms as of January 1, 2023 .
The selection process involves gathering suggestions from judges, cartoonists, critics, magazine/newspaper editors, relevant cultural organizations, bookstore staff, and general readers. After synthesizing these proposals, collective evaluations and discussions will take place to select the nominated works for each category.
The Shogakukan Manga Award is one of Japan’s major manga awards and is sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing House. It was awarded annually for serialized manga and featured nominees from several publishers. This is the oldest manga award in Japan, awarded since 1955.
Source: Official website