The manga was nominated for the eighth Manga Taisho Awards, and was also nominated for the ninth awards this year.
Starting in the next issue on September 10, Ishizuka will launch a sequel series titled Blue Giant Supreme, which sees protagonist Dai travel overseas.
This year’s 17th issue of Shogakukan’s Big Comic magazine published the final chapter of Shinichi Ishizuka’s Blue Giant manga on Thursday.
Shogakukan published the manga’s eighth compiled book volume on April 28, and will publish the ninth and final volume on September 9.