49th Kodansha Manga Award Results Announced

Kodansha Manga Awards 2025: Shonen, Shojo, And General Category Winners Unveiled - Animehunch

The official website of Kodansha unveiled the winners of its 49th annual manga award on May 12, 2024. The selection committee, comprised of notable figures from the manga industry, including Natsumi Ando (Something’s Wrong With Us), Tsunami Umino (The Full-Time Wife Escapist), Etsushi Ogawa (Cooking Master Boy), Koji Kumeta (Kakushigoto: My Dad’s Secret Ambition), Kaoru Hayamine (Mirage Queen), Norifusa Mita (Dragon Zakura), and Makoto Yukimura …

49th Kodansha Manga Award Results Announced

After almost 50 years, the annual Kodansha Manga Award is one of Japan’s most prestigious, well, manga awards. The winner of this year in all three categories were just announced, so let’s check ‘em out. The award for shōnen manga went to Versus, the manga written by One, illustrated by Kyotaro Azuma and featuring story composition by bose. In print since 2023, the manga runs in Monthly Shōnen Sirius. Here’s how Kodansha USA describes it: The co…