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The 2025 American Manga Awards Nominees Have Been Announced

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Anime NYC and Japan Society have announced the nominees for the second annual American Manga Awards. 2025 features 35 nominees and the award ceremony is set to take place August 21, 2025 at the Japan Society in New York City in conjunction with Anime NYC which takes place August 21-24.

The 2025 recipients of the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame Award have also been announced. Studio Proteus, the San Francisco–based manga translation and publishing team that helped introduce such manga series as Blade of the Immortal, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and Ghost in the Shell to English-language readers, will be inducted into the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame. Comprising the Studio Proteus team are founder and editor Toren Smith; translators Dana Lewis, Alan Gleason, and Frederik Schodt; along with manga artist and letterer Tomoko Saito, comics creator Adam Warren, and comics letterers Tom Orzechowski and L. Lois Buhalis.

The winners of the American Manga Awards is determined by votes from professionals working in an editorial capacity with North American manga publishers. Voter registration for the American Manga Awards is open through July 21 and is voting open until July 24.

Congrats and good luck to all of the nominees. This year’s nominees are:

BEST NEW MANGA

  • Hikaru in the Light! Volume 1 by Mai Matsuda (Scholastic Graphix/Azuki)
  • Dragon and Chameleon Volume 1 by Ryo Ishiyama (Square/Enix Manga & Books)
  • The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All Volume 1 by Sumiko Arai (Yen Press)
  • Spacewalking With You Volume 1 by Inuhiko Doronoda (Kodansha USA)
  • A Witch’s Life in Mongol Volume 1 by Tomato Soup (Yen Press)

BEST CONTINUING SERIES

  • The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren (Yen Press)
  • Innocent Omnibus Volume 3 by Shin’ichi Sakamoto (Dark Horse)
  • Search and Destroy Volume 2 by Atsushi Kaneko (Fantagraphics / MSX)
  • The Apothecary Diaries by author Natsu Hyuuga, illustrator Nekokurage, and compiler Itsuki Nanao (Square Enix Manga & Books)
  • Hirayasumi, Volumes 3–5 by Keigo Shinzo (VIZ Media)

BEST ONE-SHOT MANGA

  • H.P. Lovecraft’s The Colour Out of Space by Gou Tanabe (Dark Horse)
  • Brain Damage by Shintaro Kago (Fantagraphics)
  • A Smart and Courageous Child by Miki Yamamoto (TokyoPop)
  • Tamaki and Amane by Fumi Yoshinaga (Yen Press)
  • Stardust Family by Aki Poroyama (Yen Press)

BEST NEW EDITION OF CLASSIC MANGA

  • They Were 11! By Moto Hagio (Denpa Books)
  • Short Game by Mitsuru Adachi (Denpa Books)
  • Mansect by Koga Shinichi (Living the Line/Smudge)
  • The Legend of Kamui, Volume 1 by Sanpei Shirato (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, Volumes 1–2 by Asao Takamori, Tetsuya Chiba (Kodansha USA)

BEST LETTERING

  • Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, Volumes 1–2 by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba; lettering by Evan Hayden (Kodansha USA)
  • Cat Man by Parari, lettering by Rebecca Sze (Seven Seas Entertainment)
  • Love Laid Bare by Ouchi Kaeru, lettering by Robert Harkins (FAKKU)
  • My Tiny Senpai by Saisou, lettering by Joven Voon (J-Novel Club)
  • Search and Destroy Volume 2 by Atsushi Kaneko, lettering by Phil Christie (Fantagraphics/MSX)

BEST TRANSLATION

  • Otaku Love Connection by Chu Amairo, translated by minami (Square Enix Manga & Books)
  • Face Meat by Bonten Taro translated by Ryan Holmberg (Living the Line/Smudge)
  • Search and Destroy, Volume 2 by Atsushi Kaneko, translated by Ben Applegate (Fantagraphics/MSX)
  • Ultra Heaven, Volume 1 by Keiichi Koike, translated by Ajani Oloye (Last Gasp)
  • The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant: Volume 1 by Mizugaki Egao, et al; translated by Andreas Kronborg Danielsen (Blue Feathered Quill Publishing)

BEST PUBLICATION DESIGN

  • The Legend of Kamui, Volume 1 by Sanpei Shirato, designed by Lucia Gargiulo and Tom Devlin (Drawn & Quarterly)
  • Planetes Deluxe Edition Book 1 by Makoto Yukimura, designed by Riley VanDyke and Carl Gustav Horn (Dark Horse)
  • Seaside Beta by ohuton, designed by emuh ruh (Glacier Bay Books)
  • Veil, Volume 1 by Kotteri, designed by Kohei Nawada Design Office with lettering by Kevin Druelle and Oshino Studio (Udon Entertainment/MSXJoJo’s)
  • Bizarre Adventure—Part 7: Steel Ball Run, Volume 1 by Hirohiko Araki, designed by Adam Grano (VIZ Media)

Anime NYC and Japan Society Announce Official Partnership

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Anime NYC and Japan Society have announced a significant partnership, underscoring a dynamic relationship between Japan’s popular and traditional arts, and fostering an ongoing collaboration with the goal of enriching the cultural fabric of the vibrant communities they both serve.

Since its founding in 2017, Anime NYC has rapidly become a major force in anime, manga, and Japan’s popular arts across the US. The event attracts over 60,000 attendees each year, world premieres, major anime and manga brands, and some of the biggest creators in the Japanese popular arts world. Anime NYC’s mission is to bring anime fans together with the content and creators they love – and to help guide them into greater discovery of Japan.

Furthering this mission as never before, Anime NYC has named Japan Society its “official non-profit partner” and will work with Japan Society year-round in celebrating and promoting Japanese culture in the heart of New York City.

From its start in 1907, Japan Society has been a pioneering organization fostering mutual understanding and cultural exchange between the US and Japan, and it is renowned for this dedication spanning Japan’s performing arts, lectures, language instruction, exhibitions, business and policy sessions, education, and film. The organization presents hundreds of events all year and has welcomed Japanese Prime Ministers, US Presidents, and Nobel Prize winners to its landmarked headquarters in Midtown Manhattan.

While both Anime NYC and Japan Society serve different audiences, both provide immersive and authentic experiences – and through this new relationship – both organizations will offer audiences an even greatly variety of programming.

In the near-term, Anime NYC will provide all attendees an opportunity to donate to Japan Society as part of the ticket purchase process for the convention’s 2024 event. Ticket sales will launch on January 17th for the convention’s upcoming edition – August 23-25, 2024. This will be Anime NYC’s largest festival to date, with the event adding over 200,000 new square feet of exhibition and programming space.

Japan Society will help program this new space, and fans can anticipate an even wider array of engaging and culturally enriching activities as well as other cultivated events year-round at Japan Society. Joining Japan Society as one of the key supporters of its 2024 film season, Anime NYC will help bring new popular arts audiences and events into the organization. While already presenting over 60 screenings a year, ranging from the silent era through to today, Japan Society will now become a home to leading classic and premiere anime events.