Kodansha announced the winners of The 48th Kodansha Manga Awards. The manga awards were given in 3 Categories: Boys Category, Girls Category, and Overall Category. Each winner will receive a Certificate, a Bronze Statue, and a cash prize of 1 Million Yen.
The selection committee for this 48th Kodansha Manga Awards was Natsumi Ando, Tsunami Umino, Etsushi Ogawa, Norifusa Mita, Koji Kumeta, Kaoru Hayamine, and Makoto Yukimura.
Winner Of 48th Kodansha Manga Awards For The Boys Category
Sousou No Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End) by Yamada Kanehito and Abe Tsukasa.
Winner Of 48th Kodansha Manga Awards For The Girls Category
Kimi no Yokogao wo Miteita (I See Your Face, Turned Away, Synonym: I Was Looking at You in Profile) by Ichinohe Rumi.
Winner Of 48th Kodansha Manga Awards For The Overall Category
Medalist by Tsurumaikada.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Japanese Name: Sousou no Frieren) is a Japanese manga written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. It was serialized in April 2020 in Shogakukan’s Shounen manga magazine Weekly Shounen Sunday and is ongoing. There are a total of 13 volumes in this manga as of April 2024. The series is licensed in the English language by Viz Media. This manga received an anime adaptation produced by Madhouse, released on September 2023. This manga also won the 14th Manga Taishou, the New Creator Prize of the 25th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021, and the 69th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2023.
I See Your Face, Turned Away (Japanese Name: Kimi no Yokogao wo Miteita, Synonym: I Was Looking at You in Profile) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Rumi Ichinohe. It was serialized in April 2022 in Kodansha’s Shoujo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend. As of February 2024, There are a total of 3 Volumes of this manga. Kodansha USA licensed this manga in English.
Medalist is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Tsurumaikada. It was serialized in May 2020 in Kodansha’s Seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon. As of March 2024, There are a total of 10 Volumes of this manga. Kodansha USA licensed this manga for English release. This manga also won the Next Manga Award in the print category in 2022 and the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2023. This manga is also getting an anime adaptation produced by ENGI and is set to premiere in January 2025.
Source: Kodansha
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