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American Manga Awards… and the winners are?

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American Manga Awards

During Anime NYC, the inaugural American Manga Awards ceremony was held at the Japan Society in New York City. The awards were launched this year and the focus is to celebrate the best manga published in North America over the past year.

VIZ Media walked away with 3 awards, Kodansha received 2, and Yen Press won 1.

Below is the full list of winners. Congrats to all.

  • Best New Manga: #DRCL midnight children by Shin’ichi Sakamoto (VIZ Media)
  • Best Continuing Manga Series: Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui (Yen Press)
  • Best New Edition of Classic Manga: Neighborhood Story by Ai Yazawa (VIZ Media)
  • Best Translation: Stephen Kohler for Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama, (Kodansha)
  • Best Lettering: Lys Blakeslee for Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama (Kodansha)
  • Best Publication Design: Adam Grano for My Name Is Shingo by Kazuo Umezz (VIZ Media)

My Name is Shingo Vol. 1 is an interesting concept that doesn’t quite work… yet

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When an industrial robot named Monroe begins to work at his father’s factory, Satoru is fascinated. As he and his friend Marin spend more time with Monroe, they start to suspect there’s much more to the machine than anyone else realizes. But neither children nor adults are prepared for Monroe’s violent awakening into consciousness.

Story: Kazuo Umezz
Art: Kazuo Umezz
Translator: Joceelyne Allen
English adaptation: Molly Tanzer
Letterer: Evan Waldinger

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