'Hon nara Uru hodo' Wins Manga Taisho Award for 2026

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Mar 26, 10:56 PM | 5 Comments

The award list for the 19th edition of Manga Taisho, an annual Japanese manga award, has been announced. The award is voted on by a panel of bookstore clerks throughout Japan, who select the best series from a list of titles that have less than eight compiled volumes released and at least one volume released in the previous year.

*1.　77 pts　Hon nara Uru hodo [Drama] by Ao Kojima
*2.　59 pts　"Danmitsu" [Slice of Life] by Tooru Seino
*3.　58 pts　Jashin no Bentouya-san [Fantasy] by Ishiko
*4.　54 pts　Okaeri Suiheisen [Drama] by Taiyou Watabe
*5.　53 pts　Tomodachi Datta Hito [Drama] by Miya Kinuta
*6.　50 pts　Kaijuu wo Kaibou suru [Sci-Fi] by Mado Saitou
*7.　48 pts　Robou no Fujii [Slice of Life] by Kurao Nabe
*8.　39 pts　San-kyuu Pitch [Sports] by Kyuu Sumiyoshi
*9.　36 pts　Riot [Slice of Life] by Yuuta Tsukada
10.　33 pts　Madan no Ichi [Fantasy] by Osamu Nishi and Shiro Usazaki
11.　30 pts　Hitokui Mansion to Ooya no Maison [Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi] by Kuu Tanaka and Akima
12.　27 pts　Imouto wa Shitteiru [Comedy] by Mari Gangi

The first round of voting selects the final nominees out of 249 titles that were eligible for this year's award, while the second round decides the final ranking.

Source: Press Release

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Mar 27, 6:44 AM by Fluffygreygrass

Anyways, it's always fun to see these manga awards; often, many of these series remain untranslated because they're not the type of manga that everyone will necessarily appreciate. In other words, it's the perfect way to find slower-paced manga that fly under most peoples' radars despite being just as good as other series.

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Mar 27, 5:18 AM by detarameMAL

Interesting.

These works are authentical for Japan and not so famous for other countries.

Congrats to the winners!

Mar 27, 4:13 AM by Memore

I've heard about this manga and how good the story is; I'm looking forward to reading it.

Mar 26, 11:27 PM by OMAR2-12-2005

I will admit I always look forward to these, even if I'm not familiar with many. 😅

Mar 26, 11:03 PM by Retro8bit

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Manga:	Hon nara Uru hodo, "Danmitsu", Jashin no Bentouya-san, Okaeri Suiheisen, Robou no Fujii, San-kyuu Pitch, Riot, Madan no Ichi, Hitokui Mansion to Ooya no Maison, Imouto wa Shitteiru