65th Shogakukan Manga Awards, year winner 2019

The Shogakukan Manga Award, one of Japan’s major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing.

It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.

External Link: Shokakukan Official Website

The current award has 4 categories:

Children’s
Boy’s
Girl’s
General

The 65th Shogakukan Manga Awards of 4 categories are following.

65th Shogakukan Manga Awards: Best Children's Manga

Neko, Hajimemashita

Konomi Wagata

Serialized in Ciao (Shogakukan)

Story:

The manga’s story centers on Nao Kazushiro, a carefree high school boy who dies in a traffic accident, and suddenly inhabits the body of a nearby cat.

He ends up being picked up off the streets by a girl named Chika. The manga depicts the everyday life of Chika and Nao, now named Nyao.

65th Shogakukan Manga Awards: Best Shonen Manga

Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san

Aiko Koyama

Serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan)

Story:

The story is set in Kyoto’s “hanamachi” geisha quarter. Here, after geisha finish their work late at night, they spend the night resting at a lodge to prepare for the next day.

The story centers on Kiyo, an Aomori native who works as a cook in a geisha lodge in Kyoto. She also has a friend named Sumire who is a maiko, or apprentice geisha.

65th Shogakukan Manga Awards: Best Shojo Manga

Nagi no Oitoma

Misato Konari

Serialized in Champion Tap! (Akita Shoten)

Story:

The story centers on Nagi Ōshima, a girl who is too conscious of everyone’s mood and can’t really get close to anyone.

One day, she collapses from hyperventilation. After talking to her ex-boyfriend, she quits work, moves, and runs away from everything to start anew.

65th Shogakukan Manga Awards: Best General Manga

Aoashi

Yugo Kobayashi, Naohiko Ueno

Serialized in Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan)

Story:

The manga’s story centers on Ashita Aoi, a self-proclaimed soccer genius.

While he is affiliated with a junior team in his native Ehime prefecture, a violent incident on field ends his career in middle school.

In the depths of his sorrow, he meets a man by the beach.

Kaguya-sama: Love is War (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai -Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunosen)

Aka Akasaka

Serialized in Miracle Jump (Shueisha)

Story:

All’s fair when love is war!

Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first…?!

Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane are two geniuses who stand atop their prestigious academy’s student council, making them the elite among elite.

But it’s lonely at the top and each has fallen for the other. There’s just one huge problem standing in the way of lovey-dovey bliss—they’re both too prideful to be the first to confess their romantic feelings and thus become the “loser” in the competition of love! And so begins their daily schemes to force the other to confess first! (Viz Media)

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External Link: Shogakukan Official Website

65th Shogakukan Manga Awards, year winner 2019

65th Shogakukan Manga Awards, year winner 2019

65th Shogakukan Manga Awards: Best Children's Manga