Award Winning - Page 3

Within the winding streets of Kyoto\'s geisha district lives a 16 year old girl named Kiyo. After failing to become a Maiko, a traditional dance apprentice, she starts working as caterer for her troupe. This is the story of her daily life. --- - **Won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for Shonen Manga**

He stood at the pinnacle of the world. Surpassing all since birth in the art of the sword. But fate has left him crippled moments before reaching the apex. But the story continues and the legend will rise again… --- - **Note:** 2nd Place in 15th Chinese Golden Dragon Manhua Awards

I can't believe my ojou-sama is so huge! Fujido Oriko is the buxom young head of the Fujido Zaibatsu, a group that has a monopoly on Japan's vending machine industry. And serving at her side is her personal butler, the eccentric Dr. Sebastion. When a monster suddenly attacks the city, Dr. Sebastion slips his ojou-sama an experimental energy drink his team in R&D has been developing. As a result, she quickly finds herself growing into a giantess, matching the attacking kaiju in size! Will she be able to stop his rampage, or at the very least, keep her dignity intact? [i][Winner of Shounen Jump's Dec 2020 Bronze Rookie Award][/i] [*][url=https://twitter.com/nikukaiQ]Author's Twitter[/url]

A ‘fearsome psycho-thriller’ centering on the ‘dark side of adolescence’. Following Ichikawa Kyoutarou, a teenage boy belonging to the very bottom caste of his school, this work details his troubled interactions with a certain classmate, and his attempt to hide murderous impulses that find themselves in the darkest recesses of his soul. In reality, though, it\'s a sweet youth rom-com between a messed up boy and a bright, if somewhat strange, beautiful girl. - Won the Tsugi ni Kuru Web Manga 2020 Award. - Was nominated for the 2020 and 2021 Manga Taisho Award. - Won the top prize of 2021 Tsutaya Comic Awards

Inaba Akira, a second year student at Naruyama High School, is a candidate for the next student council president due to his good manners and excellent grades. He was highly trusted by his teachers, and was loved by his classmates for his bright and friendly personality. However, he also had a serious problem...

Taiwan during the Qing dynasty was deeply patriarchal. Women were disregarded from birth, their only purpose was to find a good marriage. But once married, the pressure was on to provide sons. This gave rise to various folk practices which claimed to ensure male offspring. Chieh-Niang watches as her sister-in-law, obsessed with giving birth to a son, gives in to these superstitions. And she herself is under pressure to marry – can she ever break free? Walking by the river one day, she comes across the body of a woman. A priestess is summoned to ensure the woman\'s spirit passes peacefully and does not haunt the town. The priestess, with her mysterious ways, does seem able to communicate with the spirit world, and Chieh-Niang, seeing a glimmer of hope, enrolls as her apprentice. But soon after, small handprints start appearing on her legs as she sleeps, while more women go missing or are found dead. What will Chieh-Niang do, and will she find the life she wants? Tan-Tsiu-Niu was selected as a recommended book by the former Minister of Culture and was recommended as a must-read book for the 2020 World Book Day by the National Museum of Taiwan Literature.

\"We\'re pretending to be lovers, right...?\" \"Let\'s break up.\" Akira Watase is dating his best friend, Fumiya Watari. But it\'s all a camouflage! In order to keep girls away, Akira is playing the role of Watari\'s lover, who\'s famous among the female students at school. Watari even kissed him to prove it to the girls!? Akira was depressed, saying that his youth is completely over, but for some reason, he keeps pretending they\'re dating...? (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)

Every 1000 years, 100 demon children are sent to Earth to compete in a battle to become king of the Demon World. Each demon is paired with a human partner who is given a spell book of a specific color. The human can cast the demon\'s spells through their book. If a demon\'s book is burned, they disappear and return to the Demon World. The last demon remaining becomes the king. The show is oriented around Gash Bell and his human partner, Takamine Kiyomaro. [*]Won the 48th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category.

My childhood friend who became separated three years ago is dancing on TV as a top idol. And it was the childhood friend who moved to the next to my room to see it!? A gem of romantic comedy that won the Comic Walker Manga Award at the 6th Kakuyomkon is now available as a comic!