is one of Japan's major manga awards. The event is sponsored by publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga in its third iteration since 1977.
Categories The award was originally called the until 1968. In 1970, it was named . The second version lasted until 1976. The company decided to create multiple categories thereafter.
The award once was given out in four categories: , , children, and general. The award was formalized into the present ceremony with initially offering categories only for and in 1977. The first award for the general category was in 1982, and the first children's category award was in 2003. The children's category was merged into the and categories starting in 2015.
Each winning work will be honored with a certificate, a bronze statuette, and a monetary prize.
Recipients # Year Children (boys) (girls) General 1 1977 No specific award given Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka The Three-Eyed One by Osamu Tezuka (tie) Haikara-san ga Tōru by Waki Yamato Candy Candy by Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi (tie) No specific award given 2 1978 Football Hawk by Noboru Kawasaki Seito Shokun! by Yōko Shōji3 1979 Tonda Couple by Kimio Yanagisawa The Star of Cottonland by Yumiko Ōshima4 1980 Susano Oh by Gō Nagai Lemon Report by Mayumi Yoshida5 1981 Sanshirō of 1, 2 by Makoto Kobayashi Ohayō! Spank by Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi6 1982 Gakuto Retsuden by Motoka Murakami Yōkihi-den by Suzue Miuchi Karyūdo no Seiza by Machiko Satonaka7 1983 The Kabocha Wine by Mitsuru Miura Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi by Ryoko Yamagishi P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei by Fumi Saimon8 1984 Bats & Terry by Yasuichi Ōshima Lady Love by Hiromu Ono Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo9 1985 Bari Bari Densetsu by Shuichi Shigeno Mahiro Taiken by Naomi Nishi Okashina Futari by Jūzō Yamasaki and Kei Sadayasu10 1986 Kotaro Makaritoru by Tatsuya Hiruta Yūkan Club by Yukari Ichijō Adolf by Osamu Tezuka What's Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi (tie)11 1987 Ironfist Chinmi by Takeshi Maekawa Nana Iro Majikku by Yū Asagiri Actor by Kaiji Kawaguchi12 1988 Mister Ajikko by Daisuke Terasawa Junjō Crazy Fruits by Akemi Matsunae Bonobono by Mikio IgarashiBe-Bop High School by Kazuhiro Kiuchi (tie)13 1989 Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu by Toshiyuki Mutsu Chibi Maruko-chan by Momoko SakuraShiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! by Yumiko Suzuki (tie) Komikku Shōwa-Shi by Shigeru Mizuki 14 1990 Shura no Mon by Masatoshi Kawahara Pride, Naka Marimura The Silent Service by Kaiji KawaguchiGorillaman by Harold Sakuishi (tie)15 1991 Hajime no Ippo by George Morikawa Eien no Nohara, Mieko Ōsaka Kachō Kōsaku Shima by Kenshi HirokaneWaru by 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 by Yūji Aoki17 1993 3×3 Eyes by Yuzo Takada Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki18 1994 Aoki Densetsu Shoot! by Tsukasa Ōshima Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite iru by Junko Karube Tetsujin Ganma by Yasuhito Yamamoto19 1995 The Kindaichi Case Files by Yōsaburō Kanari and Fumiya Sato Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku by Mari Ozawa Hanada Shōnen-shi by Makoto Isshiki20 1996 Shōta no Sushi by Daisuke Terasawa Tennen Kokekkō by Fusako Kuramochi The Ping Pong Club by Minoru Furuya21 1997 Ryūrōden by Yoshito Yamahara Eight Clouds Rising by Natsumi Itsuki Dragon Head by Minetaro Mochizuki22 1998 Great Teacher Onizuka by Tōru Fujisawa Kodocha by Miho Obana Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji by Nobuyuki FukumotoSōten Kōro by King Gonta (tie)23 1999 Chameleon by Atsushi Kase Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda Wangan Midnight by Michiharu Kusunoki24 2000 Legendary Gambler Tetsuya by Fūmei Sai and Yasushi Hoshino Guru Guru Pon-chan by Satomi Ikezawa Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue25 2001 Love Hina by Ken Akamatsu Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa26 2002 Cromartie High School by Eiji NonakaBeck by Harold Sakuishi (tie) Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga Zipang by Kaiji Kawaguchi27 2003 Mirmo! by Hiromu Shinozuka Kunimitsu no Matsuri by Yūma Andō and Masashi Asaki Honey and Clover by Chika Umino Tramps Like Us by Yayoi Ogawa (tie) Tensai Yanagisawa Kyōju no Seikatsu by Kazumi Yamashita28 2004 Ultra Ninja Scrolls by Kazuhiko Midō Shana ou Yoshitsune by Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Masaki Segawa29 2005 Sugar Sugar Rune by Moyoco Anno Capeta by Masahito Soda Oi Pītan!! by Risa ItōA Perfect Day for Love Letters by George Asakura (tie) Dragon Zakura by Norifusa Mita30 2006 Kitchen Princess by Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Andō Air Gear by Oh! Great Life by Keiko Suenobu Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara 31 2007 Tenshi no Frypan by Etsushi Ogawa Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei by Kōji KumetaDear Boys Act II by Hiroki Yagami (tie) I.S. by Chiyo Rokuhana Big Windup! by Asa Higuchi32 2008 Shugo Chara! by Peach-Pit Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu by Motoyuki Tanaka Kimi ni Todoke by Karuho Shiina Moyashimon by Masayuki Ishikawa33 2009 Meitantei Yumemizu Kiyoshirō Jiken Note by Kaoru Hayamine and Kei Enue Q.E.D. by Motohiro KatouFairy Tail by Hiro Mashima (tie) Kiyoku Yawaku by Ryo Ikuemi Oh My Goddess! by Kōsuke Fujishima34 2010 Inazuma Eleven by Ten'ya Yabuno Ace of Diamond by Yūji Terajima Kuragehime by Akiko Higashimura Giant Killing by Masaya Tsunamoto35 2011 Honto Ni Atta! Reibai Sensei by Hidekichi Matsumoto Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu March Comes In like a Lion by Chika UminoSpace Brothers by Chūya Koyama (tie)36 2012 Watashi ni xx Shinasai! by Ema Toyama Those Snow White Notes by Marimo Ragawa Shitsuren Chocolatier by Setona Mizushiro Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura37 2013 Animal Land by Makoto Raiku Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara and Aruko Gurazeni by Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi Prison School by Akira Hiramoto (tie) 38 2014 Yo-kai Watch by Noriyuki Konishi Baby Steps by Hikaru Katsuki Taiyō no Ie by Ta'amo Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju by Haruko Kumota 39 2015 No award given The Seven Deadly Sins by Nakaba SuzukiYowamushi Pedal by Wataru Watanabe (tie) Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu by Tsunami Umino Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei 40 2016 Days by Tsuyoshi Yasuda Kiss Him, Not Me by Junko Kōnodori by Yū Suzunoki 41 2017 Altair: A Record of Battles by Kotono Katō P and JK by Maki Miyoshi The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami 42 2018 Beastars by Paru Itagaki Tōmei na Yurikago by Bakka Okita Sanju Mariko by Yuki OzawaFragile by Saburō Megumi and Bin Kusamizu (tie) 43 2019 The Quintessential Quintuplets by Negi HarubaTo Your Eternity by Yoshitoki Ōima (tie) Perfect World by Rie Aruga What Did You Eat Yesterday? by Fumi Yoshinaga 44 2020 Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui Our Precious Conversations by Robico Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi 45 2021 Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura A Condition Called Love by Megumi Morino Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito by Kiwa Irie 46 2022 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime by Fuse and Taiki Kawakami Nina the Starry Bride by Rikachi Police in a Pod by Miko Yasu 47 2023 Shangri-La Frontier by Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji My Girlfriend's Child by Mamoru Aoi Skip and Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu 48 2024 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe I See Your Face, Turned Away by Rumi Ichinohe Medalist by Tsurumaikada 49 2025 Versus by One, bose, and Fall in Love, You False Angels by Coco Uzuki Historié by Hitoshi Iwaaki 50 2026 Gachiakuta by Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me by Eiko Mutsuhana, Yugiri Aika, and Gin Shirakawa The Darwin Incident by
See also List of manga awards
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