is an annual award for manga, sponsored by the Japan Cartoonists Association. The prize was first awarded in 1972.
Prizes Recipients of the Grand Prize receive a gold plaque, a medal, and a cash prize of ¥500,000. Recipients of the Excellence Prize receive a silver plaque, a medal, and a cash prize of ¥200,000. Recipients of the Special Award receive the same items as the winner(s) of the Grand Prize.
Recipients YearGrand PrizeExcellence AwardSpecial AwardMinister of Education, Science and Technology AwardEffort Award1972 Doubutsu Manga Hyakka, Yasuo Yoshitomi n/a n/a n/a Nippon Genjin Donaishōntoropusu, Hideo Kiso Hito Kui Gyo, Yoshihiro Tatsumi 1973 Uchusen Noa, Kunio Hatakeda Mimoza Yashiki de Tsukamaete, Yumiko Ōshima Ichiren no Taburo Sakuhin, Kouji Nakajima Sokkuri, Sunao Hari Doraemon, Fujiko Fujio Watashi no Yosei Tachi, Keiichiro Makino n/a n/a n/a 1974Genroku Yujoden, Toku YanoHibiscus Erotic, Ryū Kumita Manga no Obento Hako, Shinji Nagashima
Senzo wo Tazunete Okuman nen, Akio Itō
Ano Musume wa dare, Kazuko Makino Hisho no Onna, Miyako MakiAru Fuzoku Emaki, Kenro Endo1975Hamahiru kao, Taku KirikoSharibari Ten, Takeo Iwata Tsuruhime ja, Yoshiko TsuchidaBlack Jack, Osamu TezukaNihon no Matsuri, Isao Hirano1976Matagi, Takao YaguchiShuppatsu Shinko Suru, Shōji Izumi Irodori no koro, Mutsumi Tsukumo1977Hoku ni Somou Hibi Areba, Teruo Yamamura Chiisana Koi no Monogatari, Chikako MitsuhashiNotari Matsutarō, Tetsuya Chiba Ganbare Gonbe, Shunji Sonoyama1978Dobutsu Shiriizu, Hisako TamuraDen'en Misuterii, Mitsuru Shima Modotte Kuta Mushi tachi, Kōji Kondō Leiji Matsumoto for his various science fiction works1979Hyakubaka, Ryūchi YokoyamaShiki no jo iro Irogami, Takeshi Nakazawa Pikora-pikora, Haruko Tachiiri Yuka ina Futari, Aōni Yamane Hachi Purasu Mugen dai, Uno Kamakiri 1980n/aMoon Nonsense, Minori Tanaka Kimama na ongakka tachi, Hiromi Ōnishi
Personal exhibition by Reiko Okuda
Orpheus no Mado, Riyoko IkedaFumio Matsuyama's World, Fumio Matsuyama1981n/aBig Comic no Kyoshi, Shūichi Higurashi Mandara Oku no Ryōta, Jun Hatanaka
INRI and Domu, Katsuhiro Otomo
Maigo, Tokotaro Chiba
Aquarium X, Kyohiko Morimoto1982n/aZettai Anzen Kamisori, Fumiko Takano Emaki ehon Kawa, Kazuo Maekawa 1 koma 1/2 the Family of Manga, Kenji Morita Pari to Nekoto, Kōichi Namekawa Habu tori, Kenshin ShinzatoManga Shounen shi, Hiro Terada1983Kai de miro Nihon sutorippu shi, Sanichi Onozawa 1 Chōme no Tora Yoshi, Setsuko Yamada Antaga Nikui, Mikio Igarashi Fuke Batobuyona, Makoto AyuzawaFushizu Manga kan, Shōryō Inomata1984Yūmoa Kejime Shōkōgun, Kōichi NishimuraGassō, Hinako Sugiura Hayami Sora Manga Shū, Sora HayamiNihon Nonbiri Ryokō, Reiji Aki 1985Kaida Masano no āban sekai, by Masano KaidaGirishia Shinwa, by Mariko Bamine Enbanusagi, Kishi AdachiOmokage no Onna, Yukio Sugiura1986Ichiro Ninja Kō, Ichirō TominagaMiharashiga oka Nite, Yōko Kondō Yūmoa Pasutā Shū, Takashi Akiyama Gyōza Tokuhon, Katsumi YamasakiIsao Shimizu, for his work on the research of modern manga1987Uramachi Serenāde, Yū TakitaDagashiya Furi Nigao Katarogu, Yoshihito Sekine Tori Shinwa, Hisanori Iwamoto St. 14 Graffiti, Taeko WatanabeRyōsuke Nasu for 50 years as a manga artist1988Cartoon Guide to the Japanese Economy, Shotaro IshinomoriShokugo no Dokuyaku; Shokunin Momo Zukushi and other illustrated collections, by Hideo Takeda Manga 5-7-5, Okaoni Yamane Fukushi Manga Minna ii hito, Aki Tatsuyama1989n/aAgo Bāchan, Toshiko Ueda Yake ato no Genki-kun, Kenichi Kitami
Ichiren no Komikku Sakuhin, Eiko Hanamura
Shōnen no hi, Yūji AndōZheng Xin Yao Manga Selection, by Zheng Xin Yao1990Anpanman, Takashi YanaseOkamehachimoku, Nanae Sasaya Hito komawārudo, Masashi Fukano
Hat Cat But, Parco Maeda (マエダ パルコ)
Namuji, Yoshikazu YasuhikoOsamu Tezuka (posthumously), for helping build modern manga 1991Cartoon Collection, FeconipponArukasaru - Ōjō, Yasuko Aoike Annyamonnya, Shinichirō Nozaki Sangokushi, Mitsuteru Yokoyama
East Chou Dynasty Hero Legend, Chen UenKabuki Bunraku ni Yosete, Sono EnokiSazae-san, Machiko Hasegawa1992Gokuraku chō Itchōme, by Masahiro NikaidōShin Naru Mono Dangai, Fumiko Sone Koko dake no Futari!!, Hiromi Morishita
Boku to Furio to Kōtei de and I Kai Roku, Daijirō Morohoshi Seiji Manga, Shin YamadaBoku no Hosomichi, Tsunepei Shimura Ryūichi Yokoyama for contribution and achievement in manga culture1993Yō, kai! Kai?, Masaru MorozumiOffice Chair Syndrome, Kazu Kuroiwa Ink, Yoshihisa Hashi
Botchan no Jidai, Natsuo Sekikawa and Jiro Taniguchi
From the End of Darkness, Mutsumi TsukumoNansensu ni Kakeru, Masayuki MineshimaNoboru Baba1994Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Hayao MiyazakiNansensu Supōtsu, Hiroshi Kasamatsu E Nimaruzu, Masaki Katori
Hi no Ryōsen, Kayono SaekiQman, Commemoration of the 45th Anniversary of the Founding of the Kyushu Cartoonists Association, the Kyushu Cartoonists AssociationDoraemon, Fujiko F. Fujio1995Manga Sunday Concert Expand, Kazuo OzawaRound and Round Bye-bye Again, Chikai Tanaka Glass Mask, Suzue Miuchi House of Acorns, Osamu YamamotoKatsuichi Nagai, for publishing the monthly manga magazine Garo for over 30 yearsAnpanman, Takashi Yanase1996n/aHighlights of Ikkyu, Hisashi Sakaguchi
Cartoon Corner, Seigō Sakai Man is Manure, Woman is Splendid, Yoshimi Numajiri 366 Days of the 20th Century, Masaru Hashimoto Peppermint Monogatari, Masayuki MoriHako e, Yukio IzumiShigeru Mizuki for his yōkai manga1997Atagoal Tamatebako, Hiroshi MasumuraAGON Recording Work and Social Conditions Manga, Hiroshi Kawarasaki Echigo House Gold Coin, Misako Nachi Nonkina Heitai, Hisatoshi AokiFujio Akatsuka1998n/aWeird woodblock-print man, Naoki Karasawa New Town Old Town Tokyo Sketch, Tarō Suzuki
Songs of Hydrangea, Kurimaru MoriKinko's World, Kinko ŌyamaShotaro Ishinomori1999E de yomu Amidakyō, Miyotarō SagawaKobo-chan and Otoboke Kachō, Masashi Ueda Patalliro!, Mineo Maya
Oi wa Tanoshi! Rōjin Manga Sengen, Yūji NishizawaMeiku no Sekai o Egaku, Mangaka no Ehon no Kai Kuri-chan no Dōbutsuen Sanpo, Susumu NemotoMappira-kun (Mr. No Way), Yoshirō Katō2000n/aMr. Salary, Sō Nishimura Echigo Arakawadō Yama, Kazumichi Ishizaka
The 'Henshin' Akiyoshi Sugimoto Manga Collection, Akiyoshi SugimotoNorakuro and other various works, Suihou Tagawa Bōken Dankichi, Keizō ShimadaKo Kojima2001Asatte-kun, Sadao Shōji
KochiKame, Osamu Akimoton/aGoGo Monster, Taiyō MatsumotoTetsuya Chiba2002Golgo 13, Takao Saito Sanwari-kun, Yoshiji Suzukin/aTadao KimuraMasako Watanabe2003Tasogare Ryūseigun, Kenshi Hirokane Hisaichi IshiiCartoon 2003, Masafumi KikuchiSono Gyōseki, Takeshi MorikumaToshiko Ueda2004Hanobano-kun (Mr. Faintly), Kimihiko Tsukuda Say Hello to Black Jack, Shūhō Satōn/aInner Lane, Hirokazu SuzukiMitsuteru Yokoyama2005My August 15th, by the My August 15 Association Disappearance Diary, Hideo AzumaManga man reprint edition, Tokiwa Ōsaka Daiji Kazumine, for a half century in the drawing industry with one large peak in two complete works
The Japanese Festival is Drawn Using Manga, Isao HiranoFujiko Fujio A.2008 20th Century Boys and 21st Century Boys, Naoki Urasawa Hina-chan no Nichijō, Hiroko Minami Alfheim no Kishi, Seika Nakayama Nazo no Manga.k.a. Sakai Shichima Den, Haruyuki Nakano Manpu Hashizume 2009 Kamakura Monogatari, Ryohei Saigan Seiji Manga, Yukiyoshi Tokoro Children of the Sea, Daisuke Igarashi 2010 Shinya Shokudō, Yarō Abe Twilight Hospital, Makoto Ayusawa Takumi Nagayasu 2011 Help Man!, Riki Kusaka Rakuga, Kamakiri Uno Kōchi Prefecture Moto Hagio 2012 One Piece, Eiichiro Oda Nekodarake Nice, Kimuchi Yokoyama Kyoto International Manga Museum Keiko Takemiya 2013 Shizukanaru Don, Tatsuo Nitta Kyou mo Ii Tenki, Osamu Yamamoto Pendulum, Tekken Hiroshi Hirata 2014 Asari-chan, Mayumi Muroyama Fuichin Tsaichen!, Motoka Murakami Manmaru Danchi and Nonki Toori, Shige Oda Kenji Morita 2015 Kōri no Tenohira Siberia Yokuryūki, Yuki Ozawa Ichigo Sensō, Machiko Kyō Hitokoma Biyori, Seiji Kinami Makoto Wada Chiisana Koi no Monogatari, Chikako Mitsuhashi2016 Hanagami Sharaku, Kei Ichinoseki Kariage-kun, Masashi Ueda Daredo-nai tokoro kara no nagame, Mikio Igarashi Mikiya Mochizuki Ryūzan Aki 2017 Tsuge yoshiharu: Yume to tabi no sekai, Yoshiharu Tsuge Crazy Manga, Yōji Kuri Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise, Kazuyoshi Takeda Sanpei Satō 2018 Morohoshi Daijirō Gekijō, Daijiro Morohoshi Hitokomart, Yukio Shinohara My Brother's Husband, Gengoroh Tagame Nihon Manga-ten, Nihon Manga no Kai and Toshiko NishidaGo Nagai2019 Areyo Hoshikuzu, Sansuke Yamada (Comic Division) Yokota Yoshiaki, Yoshiaki Yokota (Cartoon Division) Yūgure e, Nazuna Saitō Momoko SakuraBaron Yoshimoto2020 Fuun Children, Taro Minamoto (Comic Division) Caricatures / political cartoons by Masaaki Sato (Cartoon Division) Comic Market Preparatory CommitteeMonkey Punch for Lupin the Third2021 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Koyoharu Gotouge (Comic Division) New Normal, Joruju Piroshiki (Cartoon Division) War's Unwomanly Face, Keito Koume Roly-poly Toy Project2022 Golden Kamuy, Satoru Noda (Comic Division)Teinei na Kurashi wo Suru Gaki, Koji Chiriakuta (Cartoon Division) Takopi's Original Sin, Taizan 5Wataru Sekai wa Omoshiroi, Seigō Sakai Takao Saito and Saitō Production2023 Spy × Family, Tatsuya Endo (Comic Division)Fūshi Manga De Toku Onna Wo Matsu Barrier, Toshiko Nishida (Cartoon Division)Rondo: The Ladies' Graphic Magazine, Hiromi Matsuo (Manga Division) Made in Abyss, Akihito TsukushiVilange, Osamu Takeuchi Locke the Superman, Yuki Hijiri2024 Calorie no Tsuyagoto, Yua Oda (Comic Division)Takupedia, Taku Furukawa (Cartoon Division)Chiikawa, Nagano (Manga Division) Kyonen no Yuki, Eiichi MuraokaDragon and Chameleon, Ryō Ishiyama Nagayasu Takumi Zensakuhin, Takumi Nagayasu2025 Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi, Yuri Sonoda (Comic Division)10-nin no Hakase no Hiruyasumi, Masaru Yamaguchi (Cartoon Division)Star Tripper: Planetarium Ghost Travel, Sakana Sakatsuki (Manga Division) Never Say Ugly, Arako ToaruKumauchi no Samurai, Kei Honjō Kazuo Umezu 2026 A Witch's Life in Mongol, Tomato Soup WART CARTOON — 1-koma Manga kara Yomitoku Myanmar no Kurushimi to Negai, WART Manga Ishibumi: Genbaku ga Ochite Kuru Toki, Bokura wa Sora wo Miteita, Machio Same The Kaiju Autopsy, Mado SaitōSukima, Yan Gao Big Joe
See also
List of manga awards
References
External links Japanese official website