Manga Taishō

Manga Taishō
Awarded for	Manga awards
Country	Japan
First awarded	2008
Currently held by	Chika Umino, for March Comes in Like a Lion
Official website	http://www.mangataisho.com/

The Manga Taishō (マンガ大賞^?) is an annual Japanese manga award.

First iteration

In the inaugural edition of the award in 2008, twelve manga were nominated^[1] and the winner was Gaku, by Shinichi Ishizuka.^[2]

• Winner: Gaku, by Shinichi Ishizuka
• Nominees:
  • Umimachi Diary 1: Semishigure no Yamugoro, by Akimi Yoshida (3rd place)
  • Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, by Fumi Yoshinaga
  • Kinō Nani Tabeta?, by Fumi Yoshinaga
  • Kimi ni Todoke, by Karuho Shiina
  • Imperial Guards, by Daisuke Satō and Yu Ito
  • Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu, by Katsutoshi Kawai
  • Natsume's Book of Friends, by Yuki Midorikawa
  • Himawari - Kenichi Legend, by Akiko Higashimura
  • Flower of Life, by Fumi Yoshinaga
  • Moyashimon, by Masayuki Ishikawa
  • Yotsuba&!, by Kiyohiko Azuma (2nd place)

2nd iteration

In the second edition in 2009 there were ten manga nominated^[3] and the winner was Chihayafuru, by Yuki Suetsugu.^[4]

• Winner: Chihayafuru, by Yuki Suetsugu
• Nominees:
  • Uchū Kyōdai, by Chūya Koyama
  • March Comes in Like a Lion, by Chika Umino
  • Shinya Shokudō, by Yarō Abe
  • Seishun Shōnen Magazine 1978-1983, by Makoto Kobayashi
  • Saint Young Men, by Hikaru Nakamura
  • Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu, by Katsutoshi Kawai
  • Toriko, by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
  • Mama ha Tenparist, by Akiko Higashimura
  • Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san., by Kubo Yasuhisa

3rd iteration

In the third edition in 2010 there were ten manga nominated^[5] and the winner was Thermae Romae, by Mari Yamazaki.^[6]

• Winner: Thermae Romae, by Mari Yamazaki
• Nominees:
  • I Am a Hero, by Kengo Hanazawa
  • Aoi Honoo, by Kazuhiko Shimamoto
  • Uchū Kyōdai, by Chūya Koyama
  • Otoko no Isshō, by Keiko Nishi
  • Kuragehime, by Akiko Higashimura
  • Kōkō Kyūji Zawa-san, by Eriko Mishima
  • Bakuman, by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
  • Mushi to Uta: Ichikawa Haruko Sakuhin-Shū, by Haruko Ichikawa
  • Moteki, by Mitsurou Kubo

4th iteration

In the fourth edition in 2011 there were thirteen manga nominated^[7] and the winner was March Comes in Like a Lion, by Chika Umino.^[8]

• Winner: March Comes in Like a Lion, by Chika Umino
• Nominees:
  • I Am a Hero, by Kengo Hanazawa
  • The Bride's Stories, by Kaoru Mori
  • Omo ni Naitemasu, by Akiko Higashimura
  • Kokkoku, by Seita Horio
  • Sayonara mo Iwazu ni, by Kentarō Ueno
  • Saru, by Daisuke Igarashi
  • Shitsuren Shokoratie, by Setona Mizushiro
  • Shingeki no Kyojin, by Hajime Isayama
  • Drifters, by Kouta Hirano
  • Don't Cry Girl, by Tomoko Yamashita
  • Hana no Zubora-Meshi, by Masayuki Kusumi and Etsuko Mizusawa
  • Mashiro no Oto, by Marimo Ragawa

References

1. ^ "12 Titles Nominated for 1st Ever Manga Taisho Awards (Updated)". Anime News Network. January 23, 2008. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-23/12-titles-nominated-for-1st-ever-manga-taisho-award. Retrieved 2009-06-12. 
2. ^ "Shinichi Ishizuka Wins First Ever Manga Taisho for Gaku". Anime News Network. March 31, 2008. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-31/shinichi-ishizuka-wins-first-ever-manga-taisho-for-gaku. Retrieved 2009-06-12. 
3. ^ "10 Titles Nominated for 2nd Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 18, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-18/10-titles-nominated-for-2nd-manga-taisho-awards. Retrieved 2009-06-12. 
4. ^ "Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru Wins 2nd Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. March 26, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-26/yuki-suetsugu-chihayafuru-wins-2nd-manga-taisho-award. Retrieved 2009-06-12. 
5. ^ "10 Titles Nominated for 3rd Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 18, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-18/10-titles-nominated-for-3rd-manga-taisho-awards. Retrieved 2010-02-13. 
6. ^ "Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae Wins Manga Taisho Award (Updated)". Anime News Network. March 17, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-17/mari-yamazaki-thermae-romae-wins-manga-taisho-award. Retrieved 2010-9-30. 
7. ^ "13 Titles Nominated for 4th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. January 16, 2011. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-16/13-titles-nominated-for-4th-manga-taisho-awards. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
8. ^ "Umino's March comes in like a lion Wins Manga Taisho". Anime News Network. March 17, 2011. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-17/umino-march-comes-in-like-a-lion-wins-manga-taisho. Retrieved 2011-03-17. 

External links

• Official website (Japanese)