| Kodansha Manga Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Manga |
| Country | Japan |
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Website | Official website  |
The Kodansha Manga Award (講談社漫画賞, Kōdansha Manga Shō) is one of Japan's major manga awards, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1977.
Categories
The award is currently awarded in three categories: shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the general category was in 1982, and the first children's category's award was in 2003. The children's category was merged into the shōnen and shōjo categories starting in 2015.[1]
Each winning work will be honored with a bronze statuette, a certificate, and a prize of 1 million yen (about US$7,500).[2]
Recipients
See also
References
- ↑ Nelkin, Sarah (May 12, 2015). "Yowamushi Pedal, The Seven Deadly Sins Win 39th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (May 10, 2018). "42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
- 過去の受賞者一覧 : 講談社漫画賞 : 講談社「おもしろくて、ためになる」出版を (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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