The manga beat Robo no Fuji and Girl Meets Rock!
The results for the 18th Manga Taisho awards were finally announced on 27 March, 2025. The official website of the award announced that Kiko Urino’s manga Alice, Doko Made mo is taking home the prestigious title this year. Out of the top 10 participants, this manga was voted by the nominating committee consisting mostly of bookstore staff across Japan. Any manga which began in 2024 and had less than eight volumes was eligible for the award. You can read more about the 2025 nominees in our previous article.
Alice, Doko Made mo defeated 237 titles
A total of 238 manga were selected at first, out of which the top 10 made it to the finale. According to the results, Alice, Doko Made mo received 102 points. The other top 10 titles points are:
- Robou no Fujii by Kurao Nabe - 79 points
- Girl meets Rock! by Kuwahali, Tetsuo Ideuchi - 75 points
- Magus of the Library by Mitsu Izumi - 69 point
- Dokudami no Hana Saku Koro by Shiho Kido - 51 points
- Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me by Eiko Mutsuhana, Gin Shirakawa, Yugiri Aika - 45 points
- Onna no Sono no Hoshi by Yama Wayama - 44 points
- COSMOS by Ryuhei Tamura - 38 points
- Kono Yo wa Tatakau Kachi ga Aru by Hatsumi Kodama - 37 points
- Dokakui Daisuki! Mochizuki-san by Kamome Maruyono - 24 points
Kiko Urino released a brand new illustration on her X (formerly Twitter) account to celebrate the monumental occasion. The story of Alice, Doko Made mo revolves around a junior high student Alice Asahida. She was raised bilingual by her parents, but struggles to learn both languages and keep up with schoolwork after their untimely death. One day, she meets Inuboshi, a genius who agrees to tutor her. With his guidance, Alice reignites her dream to become Japan’s first female astronaut mission commander. The manga has been serialised on Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits since June 2024.
The prestigious Manga Taisho award has previously been won by Spacewalking with You (2024), Kore Kaite Shine (2023), The Darwin Incident (2022), Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (2021), and Blue Period (2020). Other notable winners include Beastars (2018), Golden Kamuy (2016), and March Comes In like a Lion (2011).
