Manga Awards

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In this thread we will gather information about series that have won an award. This might help readers interested in checking out other series.

Awards

Eisner Award:

Best U.S. Edition of International Material

2000 - Blade of the Immortal

Japan Media Arts Festival:

Excellence Prize

1997 - Blade of the Immortal

2001 - REAL
- Citing the reason for the award: "Takehiko Inoue is well-known for Slam Dunk, a serial comic on the subject of basketball. "Real" is another sports comic, but one whose story revolves around the novel theme of tough guys and wheelchair basketball. All of the Adjudication Committee members could hardly wait to read the next installments and had to content themselves with awarding Real the Excellence Prize. It would have been no surprise if Inoue had followed his success with Vagabond by winning the Grand Prize for the second year in a row with this terrific manga."
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2002 - 20th Century Boys
- It was licensed by VIZ Media in 2005; however, at Urasawa's request, it has been rescheduled for release after Monster finishes its English serialization due to a change in art style over time.
- 20th Century Boys makes many references to rock and roll. Its title is based on T. Rex's famous song, "20th Century Boy".
- The last two volumes of the story were serialized under the name 21st Century Boys.

2003 - Mushishi
- At the 10th Japan Media Arts Festival, both the anime and manga series were placed among the top 10 in their respective categories for best manga and anime.
- The anime series won grand prizes in the categories of television series and best art direction (for Takashi Waki) at the 5th Tokyo Anime Award competition held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair in 2006.

2005 - Emma
- The English translation was listed by Library Journal as one of the best graphic novels of 2007 and was named by the Young Adult Library Services Association as among the 10 best graphic novels for teens for 2007.
- The manga has a cult following in Japan, even going as far as opening an Emma-inspired and themed maid café in Shinjuku. Its popularity has sparked an interest in English maid cosplay, even going as far as having the official Emma anime website selling Emma's "costume" for ¥45 000.

Kodansha:

Children's Manga

2006 - Kitchen Princess

General

2001 - 20th Century Boys

2006 - Mushishi

Seiun:

1978 - Terra e . . . (Toward the Terra/To Terra)

2001 - Cardcaptor Sakura (Best Manga)
- The manga is well-known for its emphasis on the shoujo genre of the series; nearly every page has detailed flowers, bubbles, or sparkles around the main characters.
- The second season of TV series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1999.

2004 - From Far Away (35th Award for Science Fiction)

Shoujo

1998 - Kodomo no Omocha (Kodocha)
- In the year 2007, At the American Anime Awards the anime was nominated for best comedy anime.
- Sometimes called "Marmalade Boy on crack", Zac Bertschy, of the Anime News Network, has called it "the best anime/manga in the world."
- Kodocha was generally well received by critics and readers. It received a 3.5/4-star rating in Jason Thompson's Manga: The Complete Guide.

1999 - Peach Girl

2002 - Antique Bakery

2008 - Kimi ni Todoke
- Was nominated for the first ever Manga Taisho Awards last January (2008).

Shogakukan:

General

1975 - The Drifting Classroom

2003 - 20th Century Boys

Shoujo

1980 - Terra e . . . (Toward the Terra/To Terra)

1992 - Basara
- Basara has been described (including by its English-translation editor) as a highly Shakespearean story.

1996 - Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers)
- The manga has been remade into 3 drama productions in Taiwan, Japan, and Korea (with a 4th rumored for China), along with one spin-off, 2 live action movies, 1 anime movie and also an anime series.
- Is the best-selling shoujo manga in Japan of all time (54 million copies in 2005).

1998 - Ayashi no Ceres (Ceres Celestial Legend)
- The characters in Ceres are not based on real people, however Watase notes that each one reflects some part of herself, as does the story as a whole. For example, Watase incorporated her thoughts on genetic engineering and other new technologies through the character of Kagami. While she feels such tecnologies can be useful to society, she feels that they should not be abused. Kagami is Watase's reflection of her view of how people should not be, in his cruel disregard for the lives of the celestial beings he creates.
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2001 - Red River (Anatolia Story)
- Many of the people and events in the story are drawn from actual history, from Princes Kail Mursili, Sari Arnuwanda, and Zannanza, to battles with the neighboring Mitanni kingdom around the town of Kizzuwatna.

2004 - Lovely Complex (Love*Com)
- The French edition was named the second best new manga of 2007 by the magazine AnimeLand.
- The English edition of Love*Com has been favorably reviewed, with praise especially for Nakahara's comedic timing, sympathetic characters, and deft depictions of emotions. A reviewer at Anime News Network praised it as "the standard by which all other modern romantic comedies should be measured" for its handling of the range of its characters' emotions.
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2005 - Sand Chronicles (Sunadokei)

2006 - NANA
- The first twelve volumes of the manga series have cumulatively sold over 22 million copies.
- As in 2005, it has sold over 34,500,000 making it the fourth best selling shōjo manga worldwide.
- Volumes 19 and 20 were the third and fifth highest selling (respectively) tankobon manga books of 2008.
- Nana has been made into a film which was released on September 3, 2005. The film stars Mika Nakashima as the punk star Nana Osaki, and Aoi Miyazaki as Hachi (Nana Komatsu). The DVD edition was released on March 3, 2006. The film did quite well at the Japanese box office, grossing more than 4 billion yen, staying in the top 10 for several weeks.

2007 - 7Seeds
- The series is among the best-selling manga in Japan, having sold more than 10 million copies as of September 2008; Volume 12 reached number 7 on the Tohan best-seller list and volume 13 reached number 10.
- In an author's note, Tamura says that 7 Seeds was inspired by news reports that near-Earth object (89959) 2002 NT7 might potentially collide with Earth.
- It began serialization in the November 2001 issue of the monthly shōjo (aimed at teenaged women) manga magazine Betsucomi; in March 2002, it moved to the monthly josei (aimed at younger adult women) manga magazine Flowers.

Shounen

1980 - Terra e . . . (Toward the Terra/To Terra)

1993 - Ghost Sweeper Mikami

1994 - Yu Yu Hakusho
- As of June 2007, YuYu Hakusho had sold more than 44,000,000 copies in Japan alone.
- The anime series won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1994 and the second best in 1993 (after Sailor Moon). Additionally, the magazine declared the series number 53 on its top 100 anime listing in 2001.
- In a 2006 web poll conducted in Japan by the network TV Asahi, YuYu Hakusho was voted as the 15th best anime of all time.

1995 - Slam Dunk
- Slam Dunk has sold over 100 million copies in Japan.
- The success of Slam Dunk is cited as an influence in the increased popularity of basketball among the Japanese youth during 1990s.
- In a poll of over 79,000 Japanese fans for the 10th Japan Media Arts Festival, Slam Dunk was voted the #1 manga of all time.
- The English translation of Slam Dunk was listed one of the best comics of 2008 by Publishers Weekly.

1997 - Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M

2000 - Hikaru no Go
- The manga has sold more than 22,000,000 copies in Japan.
- The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa (5-dan).
- The manga is largely responsible for popularizing Go amongst the youth of Japan since its debut, and in other areas such as mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea.
- The manga also spread Go throughout the United States. As a result, many high school and middle school Go clubs were started by students influenced by the manga.

2005 - Bleach
- Compilation volumes of the manga have sold over 50 million copies in Japan and reached the top of manga sales charts in the United States. The anime adaptation has been similarly received, rating as the 7th most popular anime television series in Japan in 2006, and in the top ten anime for America from 2006 to 2008.
- The series is among the best-selling manga properties in both Japan and America.
- The first volume of the manga has sold over 1.25 million copies in Japan.
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- During 2008, volume 34 of the manga sold 874,153 copies in Japan, becoming the 12th best-seller comics from the year. Volumes 33 and 35 have also ranked 17 and 18, respectively.
- In total the manga has sold 3,161,825 copies in Japan during 2008, becoming 5th best seller series.
- North American sales of the manga have been high, with Volume 16 placing in the top 10 graphic novel sales in December 2006 and Volume 17 being the best-selling manga volume for the month of February 2007.
- The English version of Bleach was nominated for the "best manga" and "best theme" awards at the 2006 American Anime Awards, but did not win either category. It was nominated again in 2007 in the fields of "best manga", "best actor", "best DVD package design", and "best theme", but failed to win any awards.
- In a 2006 Internet poll by TV Asahi, Bleach was ranked as Japan's seventh-favorite anime program. The previous year, it was ranked as the twenty-seventh favorite program.
- Deb Aoki from About.com considered the series as the Best Continuing Shonen Manga of 2007, along with Eyeshield 21, praising the "compelling stories, dazzling action sequences and great character development". She also placed the title on her list of "Top 10 Shonen Manga Must-Reads".
- Mania.com reviewer Jarred Pine criticized the series as being plagued with stereotypes from the genre. He felt it was a rough start for the series with unimpressive battles, overused gags, and a bad introduction for central character Ichigo that causes him to come across "as a frowning punk" whose one good trait is his desire to protect. Despite this, Pine notes that he loves the series, particularly its quirky, lovable characters.
- The original story concept was submitted to Weekly Shōnen Jump shortly after the cancellation of Tite Kubo's previous manga Zombie Powder, but was rejected. Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, saw the story and wrote a letter of encouragement to Kubo.
- Tite Kubo has cited influences for elements of Bleach ranging from other manga series to music, foreign language, architecture, and film. He attributes his interest in drawing the supernatural and monsters to Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe no Kitaro and Bleach's focus on interesting weaponry and battle scenes to Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya, both manga Kubo enjoyed as a boy.
- The action style and storytelling found in Bleach is inspired by cinema, though Kubo has not revealed any specific movie as being an influence for fight scenes. When pressed, he told interviewers that he liked Snatch but did not use it as a model.
- The terminology used in Bleach has a variety of inspirations, with each category of character bearing a different linguistic theme. Many of the names for swords and spells used by Soul Reapers were inspired by ancient Japanese literature. Hollows and arrancar use Spanish terms. Kubo became interested in Spanish because, to him, the language sounded "bewitching" and "mellow".

2007 - Kekkaishi
- The series is among the best-selling manga in Japan; for example, volumes 19, 20, and 21 all reached number 3 or 4 on the Tohan best-seller list.
- The English edition of Kekkaishi was named by the Young Adult Library Services Association as among the best graphic novels for teens for 2007.
- During its initial broadcast, episodes of the anime series were frequently among the top ten rated anime television shows, sometimes as the only original (non-sequel) show to do so.

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize:

Creative Award

2003
Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata for Hikaru no Go

Reception

Hunter X Hunter
- One of Togashi's two most famous titles (the other being YuYu Hakusho). As of June 2007, the first 20 volumes of the manga have sold over 36,958,000 copies combined in Japan alone. The latest volume release of the manga (Volume 26) was the best selling manga in the first two weeks of its release, and has sold over 800,000 copies as of November 3, 2008. The manga has also been translated to different languages in many countries around the world.
- In a 2006 web poll conducted in Japan by the network TV Asahi, the Hunter × Hunter television anime series was voted as the 28th best anime of all time.

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo
- In continuous publication since 1976 with over 1400 chapters, Kochikame is the longest-running manga series in history (Golgo 13 and Doraemon have been around longer, but neither has been in continuous publication).
- As of volume 158 the series has sold over 135 million copies
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- On the 30th anniversary of Kochikame's serialization in September, 2006, Ryo-san made a cameo in every serialized manga currently in Weekly Jump; most notably, he had a full appearance as a marine in One Piece (chapter 427), as a spectator of the Taiyo/Hakushuu football game in Eyeshield 21, as a crazed citizen in Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro, as a zombie in Gintama (also emphasized in the animated version of the chapter) and drinking alongside Don Patch in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. At the same time, a special manga known as Super Kochikame (超こち亀, ,Chō Kochikame?) was published featuring the Kochikame characters in special chapters of series such as Golgo 13, Lupin III, Kinnikuman and Dragon Ball, as well as congratulatory pics from over 80 mangaka, many from Weekly Jump authors past and present, but also from other Shueisha mangaka and even from manga artists not associated with Shueisha such as Hiromu Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist) and Jyoji Morikawa (Hajime no Ippo). Notable congratulatory drawings include a Bankai challenge with Ichigo in Bleach (saying his pistol is his Bankai because of the "BANG!!" sound of his pistol), having his face on the Hokage Mountain of Leaf Village in Naruto and even solving the "Kira" crisis in Death Note.

Special Chapters

* 1. Golgo 13 (The Holiday Runner) - Ryo-san and Nakagawa are on vacation in France when Ryo-san's luggage gets mixed up with Golgo 13's. So they chase after him in order to retrieve it.
* 2. Lupin III (Kankichi Ryotsu vs. Lupin III) - Ryo-san, Nakagawa, Reiko, and Bucho must prevent Lupin and the gang from stealing a diamond from a museum.
* 3. Kinnikuman (Seigi Choujin's Great Rendezvous in Kameari) - Kinnikuman and the Idol Choujins head to Kameari in order to fight Akuma Choujins, but each end up getting arrested for various reason.
* 4. Dragon Ball (Kochira Namek-Sei Dragon Kōen-mae Hashutsujo) - Ryo-san, having been reassigned to Planet Namek, runs across Freeza and tries to arrest him for parking his UFO illegally. Vegeta and Goku make appearances as well.
* 5. Shinsetsu Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Pyuu to Fuku! Jaguar, Taizo Mote King Saga, Maison de Penguin (Ryo-san vs. Don Patch!! Jump Gag All Stars' Great Panic in Katsushika) - Don Patch, jealous of the attention Ryo-san is getting during the 30th Anniversary Celebration, tries to steal Ryo-san's statue. So Bo-bobo, Jaguar, and Taizo help Ryo-san stop him.

Please Save My Earth
- As of 2006, over 15 million copies of Please Save My Earth volumes had sold in Japan, making it one of the best-selling shōjo manga ever.
- Starting in volume 8 of the manga, a disclaimer appeared at the bottom of the first page of every compilation volume, stating that the story was entirely fictional. This was due to disturbing letters to Hiwatari received from people who were convinced that they had been part of the moon scientist's society (or even one of the moon scientists themselves) and had been reborn on Earth. These disclaimers have since appeared in her others works, most notably on the first pages of each volume of Global Garden.
- Several manga artists have cited Please Save My Earth as an influence on them, including Naoko Takeuchi and Bisco Hatori.

Pumpkin Scissors
- The English edition of the first volume of Pumpkin Scissors was named by the Young Adult Library Services Association as among the best graphic novels for teens for 2007.

Telepathic Wanderers
- The manga is based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel, Nanase Futatabi.
- Anime News Network's Theorin Martin commends the manga for "solid storytelling and goodly amounts of fan services." and commends the manga for its artwork but criticises the manga for bring "overly dramatic in normal speech."
- IGN commends the manga for it's art and Japan's Isaac Asimov, Yasutaka Tsutsui, for his storytelling.
- Mania.com's Jarred Pine commends the manga for its "good entry into the mystery, psychological thriller genre".

Ubel Blatt
- In France, Übel Blatt has been awarded the Japan Expo Award 2008 in the seinen category.
- Übel Blatt was also translated into French, getting into the top 15 list for manga in France at number 11.

Vinland Saga
- The series was nominated for the 2008 Manga Taisho award.
- Vinland Saga has been commercially successful in Japan, with combined sales of 1.2 million copies for the first five volumes as of June 2008, and several volumes appeared on the Taiyosha top ten best-selling manga list.
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- The series is published by Kodansha, and was first serialized in the youth-targeted Weekly Shōnen Magazine before moving to the monthly manga magazine Afternoon, aimed at younger adult men.
- The presentation and style of the series has been compared by reviewers to the more realistically grounded segments of Kentarō Miura's classic dark fantasy manga Berserk.
- In a January 2008 interview, Yukimura revealed that he was inspired to enter the manga industry by reading the manga Fist of the North Star as a boy. In the same interview, he said he had always wanted to produce a series which reflected the same themes of "strength and justice".
- In English, because the manga is not licensed for publication, it is available only by unofficial scanlations (fan translations), a fact lamented by The Comics Journal in a 2006 article highlighting worthy unlicensed manga and scanlation groups. Despite this, the series has attracted attention in the international manga community.
- The first volume was glowingly reviewed by MangaCast in 2005. This review praised Vinland Saga for its fluid action sequences, remarking how well author Yukimura made the transition to the action genre from his previous work Planetes. The panel composition, realistically barbaric violence, and attention to detail in constructing the setting were praised and compared with those found in Kentarō Miura's long-running series Berserk. The reviewer's primary criticism was that he found he had to suspend his disbelief more often than he would have liked to in a historical fiction series. In addition, he worried that the then-upcoming switch to monthly serialization would slow series production "to a crawl".
- A review by Japanator in 2007 again compared Vinland Saga to Berserk, this time in narrative style, as well as mentioning similarities to Norihiro Yagi's monthly shōnen title Claymore. This review lauded the improvements to the art detail that followed Vinland Saga's serialization switch to Afternoon, but claimed the "over-the-top" combat scenes detracted from the historical feel.

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Feb 3, 2009 10:23 AM

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Antique Bakery won the 2002 Kodansha Award for shoujo ^___^

Feb 4, 2009 9:39 AM

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Akaike said:
Antique Bakery won the 2002 Kodansha Award for shoujo ^___^

Oh, thanks for the addition! I saw that you rated Antique Bakery an 8. I will add this to our Members' Submitted Recommendations thread as the first shounen- ai title there, haha.

Feb 12, 2009 9:38 AM

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^Bump. Added info for Kodocha.

Mar 20, 2009 8:42 PM

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Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo

The best selling manga of all time

Mar 20, 2009 8:44 PM

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Slam Dunk

Slam Dunk has sold over 100 million copies in Japan. In 1995, it received the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen. The success of Slam Dunk is cited as an influence in the increased popularity of basketball among the Japanese youth during 1990s. In a poll of over 79,000 Japanese fans for the 10th Japan Media Arts Festival, Slam Dunk was voted the #1 manga of all time.

The English translation of Slam Dunk was listed one of the best comics of 2008 by Publishers Weekly.

Source: wikipedia

Mar 20, 2009 8:46 PM

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Kekkaishi

In 2007, Kekkaishi received the Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen manga The series is among the best-selling manga in Japan; for example, volumes 19, 20, and 21 all reached number 3 or 4 on the Tohan best-seller list.

The English edition of Kekkaishi was named by the Young Adult Library Services Association as among the best graphic novels for teens for 2007.

During its initial broadcast, episodes of the anime series were frequently among the top ten rated anime television shows, sometimes as the only original (non-sequel) show to do so.

Mar 20, 2009 8:53 PM

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Oh thank you so much kuglefang! *big hug*

You have saved me some time from looking up some of these great manga series. There are obviously too many manga out there that have won some kind of award or recognition (I can't keep up with this list).

Mar 22, 2009 5:22 AM

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Vinland Saga

Vinland Saga has been commercially successful in Japan, with combined sales of 1.2 million copies for the first five volumes as of June 2008, and several volumes appeared on the Taiyosha top ten best-selling manga list. The series was nominated for the 2008 Manga Taisho award.

In English, because the manga is not licensed for publication, it is available only by unofficial scanlations (fan translations), a fact lamented by The Comics Journal in a 2006 article highlighting worthy unlicensed manga and scanlation groups. Despite this, the series has attracted attention in the international manga community. The first volume was glowingly reviewed by MangaCast in 2005. This review praised Vinland Saga for its fluid action sequences, remarking how well author Yukimura made the transition to the action genre from his previous work Planetes. The panel composition, realistically barbaric violence, and attention to detail in constructing the setting were praised and compared with those found in Kentarō Miura's long-running series Berserk. The reviewer's primary criticism was that he found he had to suspend his disbelief more often than he would have liked to in a historical fiction series. In addition, he worried that the then-upcoming switch to monthly serialization would slow series production "to a crawl". A review by Japanator in 2007 again compared Vinland Saga to Berserk, this time in narrative style, as well as mentioning similarities to Norihiro Yagi's monthly shōnen title Claymore. This review lauded the improvements to the art detail that followed Vinland Saga's serialization switch to Afternoon, but claimed the "over-the-top" combat scenes detracted from the historical feel.

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Pumpkin Scissors

The English edition of the first volume of Pumpkin Scissors was named by the Young Adult Library Services Association as among the best graphic novels for teens for 2007.

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In France, Übel Blatt has been awarded the Japan Expo Award 2008 in the seinen category.

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Are we doing shonen awards? If so, then in 2005, Bleach was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category.

20th Century Boys won the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award in the General category & the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category.

The Drifting Classroom won the Shogakukan Manga Award for 1975.

Yu Yu Hakusho won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1994.

Toward the Terra/Terra e... won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen/shōjo manga in 1980.

Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1997.

Hikaru no Go won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 2000.

Sand Chronicles won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga in 2005.

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Ok, I finally had time to update this list. I've added in Kochira, Slam Dunk, Kekkaishi, Vinland Saga and Pumpkin Scissors.

Thanks again kuglefang - sorry it's taken me so long to add this, LOL.

jack4s said:
In France, Übel Blatt has been awarded the Japan Expo Award 2008 in the seinen category.

the_seventh_l said:
Are we doing shonen awards? If so, then in 2005, Bleach was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category.

20th Century Boys won the 2001 Kodansha Manga Award in the General category & the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category.

The Drifting Classroom won the Shogakukan Manga Award for 1975.

Yu Yu Hakusho won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1994.

Toward the Terra/Terra e... won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen/shōjo manga in 1980.

Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1997.

Hikaru no Go won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 2000.

Sand Chronicles won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga in 2005.

Added all of the above as well. Of course shounen counts! Thanks again = )

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Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Great Paradise Battle!!

It was published by the weekly manga magazine Shōnen Sunday from 1991 to 1999. In 1993, it won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen.

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kuglefang said:
Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Great Paradise Battle!!

It was published by the weekly manga magazine Shōnen Sunday from 1991 to 1999. In 1993, it won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen.

Added. Thank you!

May 15, 2009 7:25 PM

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Added Blade of the Immortal.

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What about the Angoulême International Comics Festival? More manga is translated into French then English.

"In the Beginning, the creative energy radiates from within."
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No, no. That's Lame. Sounds like something out of a Jodorowsky comic.

The Tokusyu Manga Club - Features alternative comics/avant-garde comics/outsider comics/psychdelic comics/surrealistic comics/underground comics + La Nouvelle Manga (part of Alternative).

If I'm here, its because I have nothing better to do.

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Pierre_Bezukhov said:
What about the Angoulême International Comics Festival? More manga is translated into French then English.

Oh that is a good one Pierre! I'm too lazy at this point to update the list but I'll definitely look into it in the future. I don't see why all of the awards only have to be from a particular country or whatever.

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For the Reception category, it might be worth it to put Banana Fish on there, it achieved #1 rank for "favorite manga of all time" back in the 90s over Black Jack (and it has sold a ton of copies over seas)

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Sket Dance won the 55th annual Shogakukan Manga Award in 2009 for best shounen manga.

Zankoku na Kami ga Shigai Suru Winner of the first Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize Award for Excellence ( 1997)

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"Kuragehime" is the winner of the Kodansha Award for best shoujo in 2010.

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