The Asahi Shimbun paper announced the winners for the 23rd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards on Sunday.
The committee also awarded the Special Prize to Takao Saito for his contributions to manga culture over the years.
The awards commemorate the contributions of the manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy/Mighty Atom, Kimba the White Lion/Jungle Emperor, Phoenix, Black Jack) by recognizing the manga that best follow his tradition.
Paru Itagaki’s BEASTARS won the New Creator prize, and Tarō Yabe’s Oya-san to Boku won the Short Work Prize.