Wind Breaker, Spacewalking with You, How I Met My Soulmate, and many other titles have been nominated for three categories.
The 49th Annual Kodansha Manga Award is almost here. According to the official website of the publisher, the final results will be announced on Monday, 12 May, 2025. There are three categories in the award— Best Shonen Manga, Best Shojo Manga, and Best General Manga. A total of 16 manga titles from Kodansha, Shueisha, KADOKAWA, and Shodensha have been nominated.
49th Kodansha Annual Manga Awards nominees
Best Shonen Manga nominees:
- Wind Breaker by Satoru Nii (Kodansha)
- The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity by Mikami Saka (Kodansha) [Was also nominated in 2023 and 2024]
- Kagurabachi by Takeru Hokazono (Shueisha)
- Versus by ONE, Azuma Kyotaro, BOSE (Kodansha)
- Orion on the Board by Naoshi Arakawa
- Fermat no Ryōri by Yugo Kobayashi
Best Shojo Manga nominees
- How I Met My Soulmate by Anashin (Kodansha)
- The Ayakashi Hunter’s Tainted Bride by Midori Yūma, Mamenosuke Fujimaru (Kodansha)
- Fall in Love, You False Angels by Coco Uzuki (Kodansha)
- Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me by Eiko Mutsuhana, Yugiri Aika, Gin Shirakawa (KADOKAWA)
- Gazing at the Star Next Door by Ammitsu (Kodansha)
Best General Manga Nominees
- Under Ninja by Kengo Hanazawa (Kodansha)
- Onna no Sono no Hoshi by Yama Wayama (Shodensha) [Was also nominated in 2023]
- Spacewalking with You by Inuhiko Doronoda (Kodansha)
- Nezumi no Hatsukoi by Riku Ōseto (Kodansha)
- Historie by Hitoshi Iwaaki (Kodansha)
In 2024, Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe’s Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End won the Best Shonen Manga award. Best Shojo Manga award went to I See Your Face, Turned Away by Rumi Ishinose, while Tsurumaikada’s Medalist won in the General category. Other notable titles which have won the award over the year are: Skip and Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu (2023, General), Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura (2021, Shonen), Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui (2020, Shonen), My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara and Aruko (2013, Shojo), Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura (2012, General), and Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama (2011, Shonen).
