The Manga Taisho, one of the manga world’s most prestigious awards, is back. The annual event has just listed the 12 nominees for this year’s award—and for us, that means a list of manga worth checking out. The nominees are as follows (Japanese followed by …Read more »
The Manga Taishō, also known as the Cartoon Grand Prize, is a yearly award given to the author of a relatively new manga (eight volumes or less). The 2016 edition is on its way, and 11 titles have been announced nominees for the prize. The …Read more »
It’s December, and that means end-of-year lists are starting to crop up everywhere. Japan’s no exception, and leading the pack is Kono Manga ga Sugoi! ("This Manga is Great!"), a yearly mook (not a magazine, not yet a book) that polls Japanese writers, illustrators, manga …Read more »
Matt Schley
