My Charms Are Not Working for Medaka Kuroiwa Nominated for DARUMA Award

The nomination signals the series' growing recognition in the European market, where the DARUMA Awards are a major industry event.

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My Charms Are Not Working for Medaka Kuroiwa Nominated for DARUMA Award

The TV anime My Charms Are Not Working for Medaka Kuroiwa has been nominated in the Best Romance Anime category at the Japan Expo DARUMA Awards 2026. Public voting is open until July 1. The awards are decided by a jury and fan vote through the Mangacollec app or website.

The romantic comedy about a popular girl chasing an indifferent transfer student has been nominated for Best Romance Anime at the Japan Expo DARUMA Awards 2026. The awards, held annually in Paris, are among the most influential in the French anime and manga industry. Winners are determined by a combination of a professional jury and public fan voting, which runs through July 1 on the Mangacollec platform. The series, based on Ran Kuse's manga with over 2.8 million copies in circulation, is produced by SynergySP and directed by Yoshiaki Okumura.

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