Previous categories for the awards included: Best Children’s Manga, Best Shōnen Manga, Best Shōjo Manga, and Best General Manga.
The judging committee of the 69th Shogakukan Manga Awards revealed the nominees for this year’s awards on Thursday.
Title: Ya Boy Kongming! Serialized in Weekly Young Magazine (Kodansha)Shogakukan has been awarding this prize since 1956 (for works published in 1955).
Last year’s winners included Ui×Kon; Call of the Night; Blue Orchestra (Ao no Orchestra); Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo; and Medalist.