Shogakukan Manga Award

The Shogakukan Manga Award (小学館漫画賞, Shōgakukan Mangashō) is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. 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.

Shogakukan Manga Award
Awarded for	Manga
Country	Japan
First awarded	1955
Website	Official website

Categories

Until 2022, the award categories were:

• Children's (児童向け部門, Jidō muke bumon)
• Boy's (少年向け部門, Shōnen muke bumon)
• Girl's (少女向け部門, Shōjo muke bumon)
• General (一般向け部門, Ippan muke bumon)

Each winning work will be honored with a bronze statuette called "Minori", designed by Shigeru Nakano; 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.^[1][2]

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. Since the 69th edition, the nominees have not been divided into categories.^[3]

1955–2022

#	Year	General	Shōnen (boys)	Shōjo (girls)	Children
1	1955	Būtan, Noboru Baba	No specific award given	No specific award given	No specific award given
2	1956	Oyama no Kaba-chan, Eijo Ishida
3	1957	Manga Seminar on Biology and Biiko-chan, Osamu Tezuka
4	1958	Little Black Sambo and Shiawase no Ōji, Tarō Senba
5	1959	Korisu no Pokko, Jirō Ōta Bonko-chan and Fuichin-san, Toshiko Ueda (tie)
6	1960	No award given
7	1961	Science-kun no Sekai Ryokō, Reiji Aki
8	1962	Susume Roboketto and Tebukuro Tecchan, Fujio Fujiko
9	1963	Fight Sensei and Stop! Nii-chan, Hisashi Sekitani
10	1964	Osomatsu-kun, Fujio Akatsuka
11	1965	Paki-chan to Ganta, Kazuo Maekawa
12	1966	No award given
13	1967	Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae, Shotaro Ishinomori
14	1968	Animal 1 and Inakappe Taishō, Noboru Kawasaki
15	1969	Fire!, Hideko Mizuno
16	1970	Glass no Shiro, Masako Watanabe Gag Ojisan and Oya Baka Tengoku, Ryuzan Aki (tie)
17	1971	Hana Ichimonme, Shinji Nagashima Minashigo Hutch, Tatsuo Yoshida (tie)
18	1972	Tōchan no Kawaii Oyome-san and Hashire! Boro, Hiroshi Asuna
19	1973	Otoko Doahō Kōshien and Deba to Batto, Shinji Mizushima
20	1974	The Drifting Classroom, Kazuo Umezu
21	1975	Golgo 13, Takao Saito	Poe no Ichizoku and They Were Eleven, Moto Hagio
22	1976	Abu-san, Shinji Mizushima	Captain and Play Ball, Akio Chiba Ganbare Genki, Yū Koyama (tie)
23	1977	Notari Matsutaro, Tetsuya Chiba	Galaxy Express 999 and Senjo Manga Series, Leiji Matsumoto
24	1978	Haguregumo, George Akiyama	Dame Oyaji, Mitsutoshi Furuya
25	1979	Tosa no Ippon Tsuri, Yūsuke Aoyagi	To Terra... and Kaze to Ki no Uta, Keiko Takemiya
26	1980	Hakatakko Junjō and Gangaragan, Hōsei Hasegawa Jarinko Chie, Etsumi Haruki (tie)	Urusei Yatsura, Rumiko Takahashi
27	1981	Sanchōme no Yūhi, Ryōhei Saigan	Dr. Slump, Akira Toriyama		Doraemon, Fujio Fujiko
28	1982	Tsuribaka Nisshi, Jūzō Yamasaki and Ken'ichi Kitami	Miyuki and Touch, Mitsuru Adachi		Game Center Arashi and Kon'nichiwa! Mi-com, Mitsuru Sugaya
29	1983	Hidamari no Ki, Osamu Tezuka	Musashi no Ken, Motoka Murakami	Kisshō Tennyo, Akimi Yoshida	Panku Ponk, Haruko Tachiiri
30	1984	Human Crossing, Masao Yajima and Kenshi Hirokane	Futari Daka and Area 88, Kaoru Shintani	Yume no Ishibumi, Toshie Kihara	Kinnikuman, Yudetamago
31	1985	Bokkemon, Takashi Iwashige	Hatsukoi Scandal and Tobe! Jinrui II, Akira Oze	Zenryaku Milk House, Yumiko Kawahara	Asari-chan, Mayumi Muroyama
32	1986	Oishinbo, Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki	Silver Fang, Yoshihiro Takahashi	Purple Eyes in the Dark, Chie Shinohara	Ganbare, Kickers!, Noriaki Nagai
33	1987	Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon, Shotaro Ishinomori	Just Meet and Fuyu Monogatari, Hidenori Hara	Boyfriend, Fuyumi Soryo	Tsurupika Hagemaru, Shinbo Nomura
34	1988	Genji Monogatari, Miyako Maki	B.B., Osamu Ishiwata	Fancy Dance, Reiko Okano	Obocchama-kun, Yoshinori Kobayashi
35	1989	Yawara!, Naoki Urasawa	Ucchare Goshogawara, Tsuyoshi Nakaima	Papa Told Me, Nanae Haruno	Lovely Mari-chan, Kimiko Uehara
36	1990	F, Noboru Rokuda	Mobile Police Patlabor, Masami Yūki	Crest of the Royal Family, Chieko Hosokawa Hajime-chan ga Ichiban!, Taeko Watanabe (tie)	Amaizo! Dango, Moo. Nenpei
37	1991	Kazoku no Shokutaku and Asunaro Hakusho, Fumi Saimon	Ushio & Tora, Kazuhiro Fujita	Makoto Call!, Kazuko Fujita	Dojji Danpei, Tetsuhiro Koshita
38	1992	Okami-san, Ichimaru Miyamoto kara Kimi e, Hideki Arai (tie)	Ghost Sweeper Mikami, Takashi Shiina Yaiba, Gosho Aoyama (tie)	Basara, Yumi Tamura	No award given
39	1993	Kaze no Daichi, Nobuhiro Sakata and Eiji Kazama	YuYu Hakusho, Yoshihiro Togashi	Bara no Tame ni, Akemi Yoshimura	One More Jump, Michiyo Akaishi
40	1994	Bokkō, Hideki Mori	Slam Dunk, Takehiko Inoue	Baby and Me, Marimo Ragawa	Ore wa Otoko Da! Kunio-kun, Kōsaku Anakubo
41	1995	Ron, Motoka Murakami Gallery Fake and Tarō, Fujihiko Hosono (tie)	Major, Takuya Mitsuda	Boys Over Flowers, Yoko Kamio	Kocchi Muite! Miiko, Eriko Ono
42	1996	Gekka no Kishi, Junichi Nōjō	Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M, Masahito Soda	Kanon, Chiho Saito	Midori no Makibaō, Tsunomaru
43	1997	Azumi, Yū Koyama	Ganba! Fly High, Shinji Morisue and Hiroyuki Kikuta	Ceres, Celestial Legend, Yuu Watase	Ninpen Manmaru, Mikio Igarashi
44	1998	Aji Ichi Monme, Zenta Abe and Yoshimi Kurata	Project ARMS, Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Ryōji Minagawa	Angel Lip, Kiyoko Arai	No award given
45	1999	No award given	Monkey Turn, Katsutoshi Kawai Hikaru no Go, Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata (tie)	Bara-Iro no Ashita, Ryo Ikuemi	Taro the Space Alien, Yasunari Nagatoshi
46	2000	Monster, Naoki Urasawa	Case Closed, Gosho Aoyama Cheeky Angel, Hiroyuki Nishimori (tie)	Red River, Chie Shinohara	Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi!, Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
47	2001	Heat, Buronson and Ryoichi Ikegami	Inuyasha, Rumiko Takahashi	Kaguyahime, Reiko Shimizu Yasha, Akimi Yoshida (tie)	Pukupuku Natural Circular Notice, Sayuri Tatsuyama
48	2002	20th Century Boys, Naoki Urasawa	Zatch Bell!, Makoto Raiku	Nana, Ai Yazawa Kaze Hikaru, Taeko Watanabe (tie)	Croket!, Manavu Kashimoto
49	2003	Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo, Takatoshi Yamada	Yakitate!! Japan, Takashi Hashiguchi Fullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa (tie)	Love★Com, Aya Nakahara	Mirmo!, Hiromu Shinozuka
50	2004	Team Medical Dragon, Tarō Nogizaka and Akira Nagai	Bleach, Tite Kubo	Sand Chronicles, Hinako Ashihara We Were There, Yūki Obata (tie)	Sgt. Frog, Mine Yoshizaki Grandpa Danger, Kazutoshi Soyama (tie)
51	2005	A Spirit of the Sun, Kaiji Kawaguchi Rainbow - Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin, George Abe and Masasumi Kakizaki (tie)	Wild Life, Masato Fujisaki	Sonnanja neyo, Kaneyoshi Izumi	Animal Alley, Ryō Maekawa
52	2006	Bengoshi no Kuzu, Hideo Iura	Kekkaishi, Yellow Tanabe	7 Seeds, Yumi Tamura	Kirarin Revolution, An Nakahara
53	2007	Bambino!, Tetsuji Sekiya Kurosagi, Takeshi Natsuhara and Kuromaru (tie)	Ace of Diamond, Yuji Terajima	Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu, Kotomi Aoki	Keshikasu-kun, Noriyuki Murase[4]
54	2008	Gaku: Minna no Yama, Shinichi Ishizuka	Cross Game, Mitsuru Adachi	Black Bird, Kanoko Sakurakoji	Naisho no Tsubomi, Yuu Yabuuchi[5]
55	2009	Shin'ya Shokudō, Yarō Abe	Sket Dance, Kenta Shinohara	Machi de Uwasa no Tengu no Ko, Nao Iwamoto	A Penguin's Troubles, Yūji Nagai[6]
56	2010	Ushijima the Loan Shark, Shohei Manabe Space Brothers, Chūya Koyama	King Golf, Ken Sasaki and Masaki Tani	Ōoku, Fumi Yoshinaga	Yumeiro Patissiere, Natsumi Matsumoto[7]
57	2011	Kids on the Slope, Yūki Kodama	Nobunaga Concerto, Ayumi Ishii	Pin to Kona, Ako Shimaki	Inazuma Eleven, Ten'ya Yabuno[8]
58	2012	I Am a Hero, Kengo Hanazawa	Silver Spoon, Hiromu Arakawa	Piece, Hinako Ashihara	Mysterious Joker, Hideyasu Takahashi[9]
59	2013	Mogura no Uta, Noboru Takahashi	Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Shinobu Ohtaka	Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru, Kotomi Aoki	Zekkyō Gakkyū, Emi Ishikawa[10]
60	2014	Asahinagu, Ai Kozaki Aoi Honō, Kazuhiko Shimamoto (tie)	Be Blues! ~Ao ni Nare~, Motoyuki Tanaka	Joō no Hana, Kaneyoshi Izumi	Yo-kai Watch, Noriyuki Konishi[11]
61	2015	Umimachi Diary, Akimi Yoshida Sunny, Taiyo Matsumoto	Haikyū!!, Haruichi Furudate	My Love Story!!, Kazune Kawahara and Aruko	Usotsuki! Gokuō-kun, Makoto Yoshimoto[12]
62	2016	Blue Giant, Shinichi Ishizuka Jūhan Shuttai!, Naoko Matsuda (tie)	Mob Psycho 100, ONE	37.5°C no Namida, Chika Shiina	Ijime, Kaoru Igarashi[13]
63	2017	Kūbo Ibuki, Kaiji Kawaguchi After the Rain, Jun Mayuzuki (tie)	The Promised Neverland, Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu	Love Me, Love Me Not, Io Sakisaka	PriPri Chi-chan!!, Hiromu Shinozuka[2]
64	2018	Hibiki: Shōsetsuka ni Naru Hōhō, Mitsuharu Yanamoto Kenkō de Bunkateki na Saitei Gendo no Seikatsu, Haruko Kashiwagi	Dr. Stone, Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi	Suteki na Kareshi, Kazune Kawahara	Age 12, Nao Maita[14]
65	2019	Aoashi, Yūgo Kobayashi and Naohiko Ueno Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Aka Akasaka (tie)	Kiyo in Kyoto, Aiko Koyama	Nagi no Oitoma, Misato Konari	My New Life as a Cat, Konomi Wagata[15]
66	2020	Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, Inio Asano Police in a Pod, Miko Yasu (tie)	Teasing Master Takagi-san, Sōichirō Yamamoto Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto (tie)	Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyōdai, Shizuki Fujisawa	Duel Masters, Shigenobu Matsumoto The Magic of Chocolate, Rino Mizuho (tie)[16]
67	2021	Nigatsu no Shōsha, Shiho Takase Don't Call It Mystery, Yumi Tamura (tie)	Komi Can't Communicate, Tomohito Oda	My Love Mix-Up!, Wataru Hinekure and Aruko	No award given[17]
68	2022	Medalist, Tsurumaikada	Call of the Night, Kotoyama Ao no Orchestra, Makoto Akui (tie)	Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo, Hinao Wono	Ui × Kon, Minori Kurosaki[18]

2023–

#	Year	Recipients	References
69	2023	The Elusive Samurai Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Sūji de Asobo Trillion Game	[19]

See also

• List of manga awards

References

General

• 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者（第１回–第59回） (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015.

Specific

1. "第63回小学館漫画賞に「空母いぶき」「恋雨」「ふりふら」など5作品". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 23, 2018. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
2. Ressler, Karen (January 22, 2018). "The Promised Neverland, After the Rain, More Win 63rd Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
3. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 7, 2023). "12 Works Including Frieren, Elusive Samurai, Ya Boy Kongming! Nominated for 69th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
4. Koulikov, Mikhail (January 30, 2008). "53rd Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
5. Loo, Egan (January 20, 2009). "54th Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
6. Loo, Egan (January 21, 2010). "55th Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
7. Loo, Egan (January 21, 2011). "56th Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
8. Loo, Egan (January 23, 2012). "Inazuma Eleven, Apollon Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
9. Loo, Egan (January 24, 2013). "Silver Spoon, I Am a Hero Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
10. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 21, 2014). "Magi, Kano-Uso, Zekkyō Gakkyū Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
11. Nelkin, Sarah (January 21, 2015). "Yo-kai Watch, Be Blues Win 60th Shogakukan Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
12. Loo, Egan (January 21, 2016). "Haikyu!!, My Love Story!!, Sunny Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
13. Ressler, Karen (January 23, 2017). "Mob Psycho 100, More Win 62nd Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
14. Sherman, Jennifer (January 21, 2019). "Dr. Stone, Age 12, More Win 64th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
15. Sherman, Jennifer (January 22, 2020). "Aoashi, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, More Win 65th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
16. Mateo, Alex (January 19, 2021). "Chainsaw Man, Teasing Master Takagi-san, Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, More Win 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
17. Mateo, Alex (January 18, 2022). "Komi Can't Communicate, My Love Mix-Up!, Do not say mystery Manga Win 67th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
18. Mateo, Alex (January 18, 2023). "Call of the Night, Blue Orchestra, Medalist, Ui×Kon Manga Win 68th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
19. Mateo, Alex (January 18, 2024). "Frieren, Elusive Samurai, Trillion Game, Sūji de Asobo. Win 69th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Archived list of winners 1956–2023 (in Japanese)