 The 2024 award list for the 17th edition of Manga Taisho, an 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 have fewer than eight volumes and have released at least one volume in the last year. The first round of voting selects the nominees out of 257 titles, while the second round decides the final ranking. *1. 96 pts Kimi to Uchuu wo Aruku Tame ni [Slice of Life, School] by Inuhiko Doronoda *2. 73 pts Yomi no Tsugai [Action, Adventure, Fantasy] by Hiromu Arakawa *3. 72 pts Kanda Gokurachou Shokuninbanashi [Historical] by Akihito Sakaue *4. 59 pts Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e [Action, Drama, Adult Cast] by Takeshi Seshimo and Gouden Hamada *5. 56 pts Diamond no Kouzai [Sports, Team Sports] by Oohashi Hirai *5. 56 pts Tenmaku no Jaadugar [Historical] by Tomato Soup *7. 50 pts Seihantai na Kimi to Boku [Comedy, Romance, School] by Koucha Agasawa *8. 49 pts Tamaki to Amane [Drama, Romance] by Fumi Yoshinaga *8. 49 pts Hirayasumi [Slice of Life] by Keigo Shinzou 10. 28 pts Famiresu Iko. [Comedy] by Yama Wayama Source: Press Release ← Previous Year |
 ‖ Submit News × Guidelines ✦ Part of U × Color Your Night × Limelight × Headline ‖ ˙⊹܀⁺☁︎˚˙⊹⁺.˙⁺ |
| I have a feeling that “bookstore clerks” are very much drifting towards a female audience. Is this the second year in a row that josei's manga has won the competition? |
 |
| Most of the titles are unknown to me. |
 |
| Were all the bookstore clerks a bunch of middle aged box wine women ? |
 |
More topics from this board
» New 'Dragon Ball Super' Anime 'The Galactic Patrol' in ProductionVindstot - 12 hours ago |
27 |
by ProudElitist
»»
3 minutes ago |
|
» 'Saikyou no Shokugyou wa Yuusha demo Kenja demo Naku Kanteishi (Kari) Rashii desu yo?' Unveils Additional Cast, Staff, First Promonirererin - Jan 23 |
7 |
by NewestPersonHere
»»
26 minutes ago |
|
» 'Dragon Ball Super: Beerus' TV Anime Announced for Fall 2026Vindstot - 9 hours ago |
13 |
by RobertBobert
»»
2 hours ago |
|
» New 'Soukou Kihei Votoms' Anime 'Haiiro no Hexe' Announced for 2026Vindstot - Jan 14 |
22 |
by RobertBobert
»»
2 hours ago |
|
» Light Novel 'Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to' Receives Anime Movie in July 2026Syureria - Yesterday |
2 |
by Yubisoft
»»
7 hours ago |