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AMBot | 08/28/2024 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
Today, the winners of the "Next Manga Award 2024" were announced. In the Comic category, "Kagurabachi" by Take Hazono won, while in the Web Manga category, "Futsuu no K-On Bu," written by Kuwahari and illustrated by Dete Tetsuo, took the prize.
"Kagurabachi" is serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha) and is a sword-fighting action series. It follows Chihiro, a boy who aspires to become a master swordsman under the guidance of his father, the country's most renowned swordsmith. After an incident occurs, Chihiro takes up one of his father's cursed swords and plunges into a world of combat. The second place in the Comic category went to "Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun if Episode of Mafia" by Osamu Nishi, illustrated by Hiro, and third place went to "Omori Tsumiki to Kijitsujo" by Miyu Morishita.
"Futsuu no K-On Bu," a series on Shonen Jump+, is a youth and music drama about Chihiro Hatono, a high school girl who is passionate about bands like Andymori, Number Girl, and Ging Nang Boyz. The second place in the Web Manga category went to "RuriDragon" by Masaki Shindo, and third place went to "VTuber Kusamura Shigemi: The Story of an Oshi Who Seemed to Have Gone Far but Really Didn't Go Anywhere" by Sakamegane.
The "Next Manga Award," established in 2014, aims to discover and promote works expected to make a mark in the future. There are two categories: the "Comic category" for works with five or fewer published volumes and the "Web Manga category" for original series primarily published online, also with five or fewer volumes. The winners are determined by votes from the general readership.
"Kagurabachi" is serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha) and is a sword-fighting action series. It follows Chihiro, a boy who aspires to become a master swordsman under the guidance of his father, the country's most renowned swordsmith. After an incident occurs, Chihiro takes up one of his father's cursed swords and plunges into a world of combat. The second place in the Comic category went to "Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun if Episode of Mafia" by Osamu Nishi, illustrated by Hiro, and third place went to "Omori Tsumiki to Kijitsujo" by Miyu Morishita.
"Futsuu no K-On Bu," a series on Shonen Jump+, is a youth and music drama about Chihiro Hatono, a high school girl who is passionate about bands like Andymori, Number Girl, and Ging Nang Boyz. The second place in the Web Manga category went to "RuriDragon" by Masaki Shindo, and third place went to "VTuber Kusamura Shigemi: The Story of an Oshi Who Seemed to Have Gone Far but Really Didn't Go Anywhere" by Sakamegane.
The "Next Manga Award," established in 2014, aims to discover and promote works expected to make a mark in the future. There are two categories: the "Comic category" for works with five or fewer published volumes and the "Web Manga category" for original series primarily published online, also with five or fewer volumes. The winners are determined by votes from the general readership.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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