The is one of Japan's major
manga
Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is ...
awards, and is sponsored by
Shogakukan Publishing
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitot ...
. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being given since 1955.
Categories
The current award categories are:
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Each winning work will be honored with a bronze statuette, a certificate and a prize of 1 million yen (about US$7,500). Special awards are also occasionally given out for outstanding work, lifetime achievement, and so forth.
Recipients
The laureates were awarded for comics published during the years listed in the table. However, the laureates were not presented and the prizes were not given out until the beginning of the following year. The prizes are often referred to by the numbers listed below instead of the years.
See also
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List of manga awards
This list of manga awards is an index to articles about notable awards for manga, comics or graphic novels created in Japan or using the Japanese language
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References
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External links
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List of winners1956–2021
{{Manga Industry Awards
Awards established in 1956
Comics awards
Manga awards
1956 establishments in Japan