American Manga Awards Name Billy Bat and The Summer Hikaru Died Winners
The third American Manga Awards spread its wins across seven categories and six publishers, while inducting Vertical co-founder Ioannis Mentzas posthumously and Tuttle-Mori's Chigusa Ogino into the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame.
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The third American Manga Awards, announced Thursday by Anime NYC and the Japan Society, honored creators and publishers across seven categories. Billy Bat took Best New Manga, The Summer Hikaru Died won Best Continuing Manga Series, and Cocoon won Best One-Shot Manga. The ceremony also inducted two figures into the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame and gave Akiko Higashimura an Award of Distinction. Editorial professionals voted on the winners.
The third American Manga Awards were announced Thursday by Anime NYC and the Japan Society, with editorial professionals at North American manga publishers casting the deciding votes. Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat opened the winners list with Best New Manga, while Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died took Best Continuing Manga Series.
The ceremony went beyond the seven competitive categories. Ioannis Mentzas, co-founder of Vertical and editorial director of Kodansha USA, was inducted into the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame posthumously, alongside Chigusa Ogino of Tuttle-Mori Agency's manga team. Manga creator Akiko Higashimura received the American Manga Award of Distinction.
- Billy Bat: Best New Manga, by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki, published by Kana/Abrams ComicArts
- The Summer Hikaru Died: Best Continuing Manga Series, by Mokumokuren, published by Yen Press
- Cocoon: Best One-Shot Manga, by Machiko Kyo, published by Viz Media
- Mushishi Collector's Edition: Best New Edition of Classic Manga, by Yuki Urushibara, published by Kodansha
- Madeleine Jose: Best Lettering for Maid to Skate by Suzushiro, published by Viz Media
- Jan Mitsuko Cash: Best Translation for MAGICA by Yuzuko Hoshimi, published by Kodama Tales
- Wendy Chan: Best Publication Design for Fruits Basket: The Complete Box Set, published by Yen Press
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