Shogakukan Manga Award (小学館漫画賞, Shōgakukan Mangashō) is the oldest (been given since 1955) and the most recognized award in Japan within the same degree as the Academy Awards.
The current award categories are:
The current award categories are:
- Children's (児童向け部門, Jidō muke bumon)
- Boy's (少年向け部門, Shōnen muke bumon)
- Girl's (少女向け部門, Shōjo muke bumon)
- General (一般向け部門, Ippan muke bumon)
Each winning work will be honoured with a bronze statuette, a certificate and a prize of 1 million yen (about US$7,500). Special awards are also occasionally given out for outstanding work, lifetime achievement, and so forth.
Chronological awarded order, by year.
Chronological awarded order, by year.