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Winners of the 2026 50th Kodansha Manga Awards

Winners of the 2026 50th Kodansha Manga Awards
Winners of the 2026 50th Kodansha Manga Awards

Japanese manga publisher Kodansha has announced the winners for their 50th Manga Awards on Monday.

This event has been running annually since 1977, with its earliest iteration dating back to 1960. The award is given out in three categories: shounen, shoujo, and general. The winners of each category are as follows:

Best Shounen Manga

© Kei Urana, Kodansha

Gachiakuta
by Kei UranaHideyoshi Ando

Other nominees: Utsura nain desu, The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, and Ichi the Witch.

 

Best Shoujo Manga

© Eiko Mutsuhana, Yugiri Aika, Gin Shirakawa, Kadokawa

Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me
by Eiko MutsuhanaYugiri AikaGin Shirakawa

Other nominees: In the Clear Moonlit DuskA Star Brighter Than the Sun, and Gazing at the Star Next Door.

 

Best General Manga

© Shun Umezawa, Kodansha

by Shun Umezawa

Other nominees: Spacewalking With YouNezumi’s First LoveHeisei Haizan-hei Sumire-chan, and Mii-chan and Yamada-san.

As is tradition, winners of each category will receive a certificate, a bronze statuette, and a monetary prize. The shounen and shoujo category winners receive 2 million yen (about US$12,730) each, and winner of the General Manga category will receive 1 million yen (about US$6,365). 

Congratulations to all the winners! And if you’ve been looking for mangas to bury yourself in, you can’t go wrong with any of these selections!


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