Back in January, the nominees for the Manga Taisho, one of the manga world’s most prestigious awards, were announced. Now that list of 13 titles has been whittled down to just one: Astra Lost in Space by Kenta Shinohara. The manga, known in Japanese as …Read more »
Another year, another Manga Taisho. This award, one of the most prestigious out there, is for up-and-coming manga titles with eight or fewer collected volumes. Each year, folks employed at bookstores around Japan get together (in spirit, at least) to select the nominees. This year, …Read more »
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 »
Looking for some fresh new manga to sink your eyeballs into? You could do worse than checking out the just-announced list of manga up for 2017’s Manga Taisho . Nominees for the award, which was established in 2008, are selected by bookstore staff members who …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 »
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