 The 2016 award list for the 9th 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. 91 pts Golden Kamuy [seinen, historical] by Satoru Noda *2. 78 pts Dungeon Meshi [seinen, fantasy] by Ryoko Kui *3. 68 pts Blue Giant [seinen, music] by Shinichi Ishizuka *4. 55 pts Boku dake ga Inai Machi [seinen, supernatural] by Kei Sanbe *5. 49 pts Hyakumanjou Labyrinth [seinen, sci-fi] by Takamichi *6. 43 pts Nami yo Kiitekure [seinen, romance] by Hiroaki Samura *7. 42 pts Koi wa Ameagari no You ni [seinen, romance] by Jun Mayuzuki *8. 38 pts Machida-kun no Sekai [shoujo, school] by Yuki Andou *9. 29 pts Tokyo Tarareba-Jou [josei, romance] by Akiko Higashimura 10. 28 pts Okazaki ni Sasagu [seinen, slice-of-life] by Saho Yamamoto 11. 25 pts Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou [shounen, comedy] by Epyao & Yuujirou Koyama Source: Comic Natalie ← Previous Year |
| Good news. Been reading the manga and so far it's great. Dungeon Meshi and Blue Giant definitely earned their spots as #2 and #3 too. Anime adaptations when? ;o |
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| Only recognise one from this list but congrats to the winners. |
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| Manga Taisho always lets you find those hidden gems doesn't it |
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| Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou [shounen, comedy] by Epyao & Yuujirou Koyama Wasn't going to check out the anime buuut seeing this here, I might. Well, if it gets subbed, that is. I feel like half of the titles up there were also in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2016 rankings since I have them on my PTR. They seem to overlap a lot. Need to find some time to start reading them. I remember seeing BokuMachi nominated for the past two years too. I swear it felt like not too long ago when I saw the 2015 thread...time goes by fast. |
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| I only know two from this list lmao Golden Kamuy sounds interesting so I might check it out |
| Some great manga up there, congratz to all the winners. |
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| 11. 25 pts Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou [shounen, comedy] by Epyao & Yuujirou Koyama deen, pls, don't fuck this up. you are the only way to make it accessible for us. |
 "If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on." |
DateYutaka said: konosuba and showa ganroku give me a little faith. the PV look great too.Kuma said: 11. 25 pts Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou [shounen, comedy] by Epyao & Yuujirou Koyama deen, pls, don't fuck this up. you are the only way to make it accessible for us. its DEEN lol they have never been that good at full tv shows i mean, hear the beat drops man! |
"If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on." |
DateYutaka said: i don't think this kind of shows has wide appealing, so i though it wouldn't work in normal airing time. correct me if i am wrong thou,this manga unaccessible yet outside japan.Kuma said: konosuba and showa ganroku give me a little faith. the PV look great too. i mean, hear the beat drops man! its a more tham good manga and more than likely and late nighth anime fuck me that is irk some |
"If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on." |
| *7. 42 pts Koi wa Ameagari no You ni [seinen, romance] by Jun Mayuzuki It's a really sweet manga, I'd definitely recommend it if you like romance stuff. |
| Sweet I added it to my plan to read list recently. Wasn't going to start it till it got more chapters though. |
| All these series with so little chapters in English :'( Will check out some. |
| Considering all the past Manga Taisho winners have been very well-written imo, I have no problem with this choice. Although, BokuMachi at #4 makes me question the reliability of these booksellers...C'mon, you can at least recognize forced feels, can't you? |
KaoruMatsuoka said: Considering all the past Manga Taisho winners have been very well-written imo, I have no problem with this choice. Although, BokuMachi at #4 makes me question the reliability of these booksellers...C'mon, you can at least recognize forced feels, can't you? Bokumachi was nominated in 2014, 2015 and 2016 didn't win it in any of those years but that alone is an accomplishment |
| I love this award! Like every other year, I don't know the majority of the titles (<3). Also, love all the seinen tags and interesting premises. I read last year's winner, Kakukaku Shikajika, and it definitely deserved it. I hope this year is equally interesting. |
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