Today was the first ever Kobo E-Book awards, which were sponsored by online retailer Rakuten. These awards were intended to "empower e-reading" of comics and novels in order to assist in revitalizing the publishing business in Japan! There was a category for one-shot manga, a category for the "best manga," a category for "featured manga," and a category for the very first special award given out for manga series. Each of these three categories had its own winners.
Take a look at the category winners below!
One Complete Volume! Non-Serialized Manga Award
1. Look Back written by Tatsuki Fujimoto
2. Jinsei Saidai no Shippai written by Hiroko Nohara
3. Kimi no Yoru ni Fureru written by Mori Moyori
We Want to Bring This Series to the World! Best Manga
1. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe
2. Sugaku Goruden written by Tatsuhika Kuramaru
3. Odoru Sennen Kazoku written by Sho Kasugai
You Should Be Reading Now! Featured Manga
1. Daemons of the Shadow Realm written by Hiromu Arakawa
2. Hikaeme ni Itte mo, Kore wa Ai written by Fujimomo
3. Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore wo Hanattekurenai Ken written by Shigeru Sagasaki, illustrated by Kazuki Sato and original character designs by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima
Rakuten Kobo Special Award
Konya Sukiyaki Dayo written by Natsuko Taniguchi
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