 The 2015 award list for the 8th edition of Manga Taisho, the annual Japanese Manga Award, has been announced. The award is decided by a panel of bookstore clerks who select the best title from manga series which are relatively new (have published less than 8 volumes) and have released at least one volume in the last year. The first voting round decides the nominees and the second decides the final ranking.*1. 80 pts Kakukaku Shikajika [josei, slice of life] by Akiko Higashimura (Kuragahime) *2. 66 pts Kodomo wa Wakatte Agenai [seinen, slice of life] by Rettou Tajima *3. 65 pts Koe no Katachi [shounen, romance] by Yoshitoki Ooima *4. 57 pts Boku dake ga Inai Machi [seinen, supernatural] by Kei Sanbe (Mouryou no Yurikago) *5. 49 pts Blue Giant [seinen, music] by Shinichi Ishizuka *6. 40 pts Ballroom e Youkuso [shounen, sports] by Tomo Takeuchi *7. 38 pts Innocent [seinen, historical] by Shinichi Sakamoto (Kokou no Hito) *8. 36 pts Boku no Hero Academia [shounen, action] by Kouhei Horikoshi *9. 35 pts Ousama-tachi no Viking [seinen, thriller] by Makoto Fukami (Psycho-Pass) 10. 30 pts Kasane [seinen, drama] by Daruma Matsuura 11. 28 pts Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun [shounen, comedy] by Izumi Tsubaki (Oresama Teacher) 12. 20 pts Mahoutsukai no Yome [shounen, fantasy] by Kore Yamazaki 13. 18 pts Houseki no Kuni [seinen, sci-fi] by Haruko Ichikawa 14. *8 pts Dormitory Tomkins [slice of life] by Fumiko Takano Source: Comic Natalie ← Previous Year |
Sakana-sanSep 15, 2017 9:00 AM
| Time to read the manga! Too lazy. |
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Sakana-san said: *1. 80 pts [josei, slice of life] *2. 66 pts [seinen, slice of life] *3. 65 pts [shounen, romance] *4. 57 pts [seinen, supernatural] *5. 49 pts [seinen, music] *6. 40 pts [shounen, sports] *7. 38 pts [seinen, historical] *8. 36 pts [shounen, action] *9. 35 pts [seinen, thriller] 10. 30 pts [seinen, drama] 11. 28 pts [shounen, comedy] 12. 20 pts [shounen, fantasy] 13. 18 pts [seinen, sci-fi] 14. *8 pts [slice of life] I have a hard time to stop smiling at this. |
| Kakukaku Shikajika is great. Glad to see it winning the Manga Taisho Award. Well deserved. |
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| The same Akiko from Kuragahime? I need to give it a try. |
 » Escapism. |
| What do the star markings from 1st to 9th place, as well as 8 pts for the 14th place represent? |
Lenums said: 4th is a good position if you ask me.Boku dake ga Inai Machi is such an underrated manga. |
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| *3. 65 pts Koe no Katachi [shounen, romance] by Yoshitoki Ooima *8. 36 pts Boku no Hero Academia [shounen, action] by Kouhei Horikoshi Good, these getting some attention. |
Subpyro said: It's so that everything will be in proportion.What do the star markings from 1st to 9th place, as well as 8 pts for the 14th place represent? |
Sakana-sanMar 27, 2015 9:43 AM
| Kasane should have won, smh :( http://myanimelist.net/manga/55377/[seinen, drama] |
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| kakukaku is such a good read but i never expected it to win such a prize not bad |
*1. 80 pts Kakukaku Shikajika [josei, slice of life] by Akiko Higashimura (Kuragahime) Another manga to the PTR list, the cover looks great. *3. 65 pts Koe no Katachi [shounen, romance] by Yoshitoki Ooima *8. 36 pts Boku no Hero Academia [shounen, action] by Kouhei Horikoshi Nice, nice. |
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| Love the fact that the judging panel are people who work with books. ^^ I love also that I haven't heard about half of these. Some really interesting works that I'd like to read. :D |
| Not surprised since Shikajika is pretty awesome. |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money. |
| Good to see some love for Houseki no Kuni. It's such a unique and beautiful manga, but with so little recognition |
| In 9/10 cases, the worst thing about an anime is its fandom. |
Sakana-san said: My favorites as well. *1. 80 pts Kakukaku Shikajika [josei, slice of life] by Akiko Higashimura (Kuragahime) *6. 40 pts Ballroom e Youkuso [shounen, sports] by Tomo Takeuchi 11. 28 pts Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun [shounen, comedy] by Izumi Tsubaki (Oresama Teacher) KakuKaku is amazing, I really admire Higashimura's homage to her teacher, it has something unique in the manga format, something refreshing. |
| kukakakaka WAIT A MINUTE HOLY SHIT THESE MANGA LOOK GREAT I WANT BLUE GIANT BY MAPPA BALLROOM E YOUKOSO BY MADHOUSE, after that dancing sequence in Flyers, MAAAAN Godfuckindamnit man Not just them, but almost EVERYTHING looks great and WAY more interesting than the shit anime these days. |
| Kakukaku Shikajika, Kasane, and Gekkan? Yay and congrats for them! Adding Mahoutsukai no Yome, Boku Dake ga Inai Machi, and Ballroom e Youkoso to my PTR. |
| Yay for Mahoutsukai no Yome and Boku no Hero Academia. Gotta check Kakukaku Shikajika right now. |
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| Kakukaku Shikajika obviously wins by a large margin when it comes to pure sophistication and artistic value. I mean seriously, this series is almost like a visualized poem. The air of sentimentalism and touching mood that the series is able to consistently build up on each chapters is also huge plus. It also helps that the characters are so human. With all their minor errors and failures. One can easily relate to that. But when it comes to pure entertainment value, it's Boku no Hero Academia for me. Why? Because it's a shounen with highly relatable protag, well-timed humor, lots of asskicking and explosions, and endless stock of hot blooded characters. |
AmiluhurApr 8, 2015 5:42 AM
| Almost every manga here are worth reading. And yes, Kakukaku Shikajika is amazing. |
| Mahoutsukai no Yome looks so artistic. I need to read more of the gems. |
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