Japan Society and Anime NYC have just revealed the nominees for the inaugural American Manga Awards! This exciting event aims to honor the best manga and creators in North America and Japan. Let’s dive into the categories and nominees.
Best New Manga
In the category of Best New Manga, we have some fresh and thrilling titles:
- The Darwin Incident by Shun Umezawa
- #DRCL midnight children by Shin’ichi Sakamoto
- Just Like Mona Lisa by Tsumuji Yoshimura
- Mothers by Umi Kusahara
- Soara and the House of Monsters by Hidenori Yamaji
Best Continuing Manga Series
For Best Continuing Manga Series, the nominees include:
- Blood on the Tracks by Shūzō Oshimi
- Delicious in Dungeon by Ryōko Kui
- Dinosaur Sanctuary by Itaru Kinoshita
- She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki
- The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren
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Best New Edition of Classic Manga Series
In the category of Best New Edition of Classic Manga Series, the nominees are:
- Minami’s Lover by Shungiku Uchida (published by Fantagraphics Books)
- My Name Is Shingo by Kazuo Umezu (published by Viz Media)
- Neighborhood Story by Ai Yazawa (published by Viz Media)
- Okinawa (Sword of Sand and Mabui) by Susumu Higa (published by Fantagraphics Books)
- UFO Mushroom Invasion by Marina Shirakawa (published by Living the Line/Smudge)
Best Translation
Recognizing the art of translation, the nominees for Best Translation are:
- Stephen Paul’s translation of Yūki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue’s Akane-banashi
- John Neal’s translation of Aki Hamaji’s Bocchi the Rock!
- David Evelyn’s translation of Kazuyoshi Ishii, Hanamura, and Kei Ryuzoji’s Doll-Kara
- Kevin Steinbach’s translation of Shinji Makari and DOUBLE-S’ Issak
- Stephen Kohler’s translation of Kamome Shirahama’s Witch Hat Atelier
Best Lettering
For Best Lettering, the nominees include:
- Tomoko Saitō, lettering and retouch work for Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Edition Volume 10 (Hiroaki Samura, Dark Horse Comics)
- Phil Christie, lettering and retouch work for Search and Destroy Vol. 1 (Atsushi Kaneko, Fantagraphics Books)
- Vadim K., lettering for They’ll Make a Man Out of You (Shiwasu no Okina, J18 Publishing)
- Lys Blakeslee, lettering for Witch Hat Atelier (Kamome Shirahama, Kodansha USA Publishing)
- Rebecca S., lettering for Tokyo Interstellar Immigration vol. 3 (Mado Guchimoto, VAST Visual)
Best Publication Design
In the Best Publication Design category, the nominees are:
- Phil Balsman, design for Initial D Omnibus (Shūichi Shigeno, Kodansha USA Publishing)
- Nicky Lim, cover design and Karis Page, lettering and interior design for My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness: Special Edition (Nagata Kabi, Seven Seas Entertainment)
- Adam Grano, design for My Name Is Shingo (Kazuo Umezu, Viz Media)
- Nicky Lim and Sandy Grayson, box set design for Orange Complete Box Set (Ichigo Takano, Seven Seas Entertainment)
- Andrea Miller, cover design for Tokyo Aliens (NAOE, Square Enix Manga & Books)
Professionals from North American manga publishers will vote to decide the winners. Frederik L. Schodt, a renowned translator and author, will receive the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame award.
The awards ceremony will be held at Japan Society’s Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium in Midtown Manhattan on August 22, just before Anime NYC 2024 kicks off at the Javits Center from August 23 to 25.
Stay tuned as we cover more updates on this exciting event celebrating the best of manga in North America!
