Kodansha Manga Award
Awarded for	Manga
Country	Japan
First awarded	1977
Website	Official website

The Kodansha Manga Award (講談社漫画賞, Kōdansha Manga Shō) is one of Japan's major manga awards, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1977.

Recipients

#	Year	Children	Shōnen	Shōjo	General
1	1977	—	Black Jack, Osamu Tezuka The Three-Eyed One, Osamu Tezuka (tie)	Haikara-san ga Tōru, Waki Yamato Candy Candy, Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi (tie)	—
2	1978	—	Football Hawk, Noboru Kawasaki	Seito Shokun!, Yōko Shōji	—
3	1979	—	Tonda Couple, Kimio Yanagisawa	The Star of Cottonland, Yumiko Ōshima	—
4	1980	—	Susano Oh, Gō Nagai	Lemon Report, Mayumi Yoshida	—
5	1981	—	Sanshirō of 1, 2, Makoto Kobayashi	Ohayō! Spank, Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi	—
6	1982	—	Gakuto Retsuden, Motoka Murakami	Yōkihi-den, Suzue Miuchi	Karyūdo no Seiza, Machiko Satonaka
7	1983	—	The Kabocha Wine, Mitsuru Miura	Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi, Ryoko Yamagishi	P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei, Fumi Saimon
8	1984	—	Bats & Terry, Yasuichi Ōshima	Lady Love, Hiromu Ono	Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo
9	1985	—	Bari Bari Densetsu, Shuichi Shigeno	Mahiro Taiken, Naomi Nishi	Okashina Futari, Jūzō Yamasaki and Kei Sadayasu
10	1986	—	Kotaro Makaritoru, Tatsuya Hiruta	Yūkan Club, Yukari Ichijō	Adolf, Osamu Tezuka What's Michael?, Makoto Kobayashi (tie)
11	1987	—	Ironfist Chinmi, Takeshi Maekawa	Nana Iro Majikku, Yū Asagiri	Actor, Kaiji Kawaguchi
12	1988	—	Mister Ajikko, Daisuke Terasawa	Junjō Crazy Fruits, Akemi Matsunae	Bonobono, Mikio Igarashi Be-Bop High School, Kazuhiro Kiuchi
13	1989	—	Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu, Toshiyuki Mutsu	Chibi Maruko-chan, Momoko Sakura Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!, Yumiko Suzuki (tie)	Komikku Shōwa-Shi, Shigeru Mizuki
14	1990	—	Shura no Mon, Masatoshi Kawahara	Pride, Naka Marimura	The Silent Service, Kaiji Kawaguchi Gorillaman, Harold Sakuishi (tie)
15	1991	—	Hajime no Ippo, George Morikawa	Eien no Nohara, Mieko Ōsaka	Kachō Kōsaku Shima, Kenshi Hirokane Waru, Jun Fukami (tie)
16	1992	—	Kaze Hikaru: Koshien, Sanbachi Kawa and Tarō Nami	Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa, Mariko Iwadate	Naniwa Kin'yūdō, Yūji Aoki
17	1993	—	3×3 Eyes, Yuzo Takada	Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi	Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki
18	1994	—	Aoki Densetsu Shoot!, Tsukasa Ōshima	Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite iru, Junko Karube	Tetsujin Ganma, Yasuhito Yamamoto
19	1995	—	The Kindaichi Case Files, Yōsaburō Kanari and Fumiya Sato	Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku, Mari Ozawa	Hanada Shōnen-shi, Makoto Isshiki
20	1996	—	Shōta no Sushi, Daisuke Terasawa	Tennen Kokekkō, Fusako Kuramochi	The Ping Pong Club, Minoru Furuya
21	1997	—	Ryūrōden, Yoshito Yamahara	Eight Clouds Rising, Natsumi Itsuki	Dragon Head, Minetaro Mochizuki
22	1998	—	Great Teacher Onizuka, Tooru Fujisawa	Kodocha, Miho Obana	Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji, Nobuyuki Fukumoto Sōten Kōro, King Gonta (tie)
23	1999	—	Chameleon, Atsushi Kase	Peach Girl, Miwa Ueda	Wangan Midnight, Michiharu Kusunoki
24	2000	—	Legendary Gambler Tetsuya, Fūmei Sai and Yasushi Hoshino	Guru Guru Pon-chan, Satomi Ikezawa	Vagabond, Takehiko Inoue
25	2001	—	Love Hina, Ken Akamatsu	Fruits Basket, Natsuki Takaya	20th Century Boys, Naoki Urasawa
26	2002	—	Cromartie High School, Eiji Nonaka Beck, Harold Sakuishi (tie)	Antique Bakery, Fumi Yoshinaga	Zipang, Kaiji Kawaguchi
27	2003	Mirmo!, Hiromu Shinozuka	Kunimitsu no Matsuri, Yūma Andō and Masashi Asaki	Honey and Clover, Chika Umino Tramps Like Us, Yayoi Ogawa (tie)	Tensai Yanagisawa Kyōju no Seikatsu, Kazumi Yamashita
28	2004	Ultra Ninja Scrolls, Kazuhiko Midō	Shana Ō Yoshitsune, Hirofumi Sawada	Nodame Cantabile, Tomoko Ninomiya	Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls, Masaki Segawa
29	2005	Sugar Sugar Rune, Moyoco Anno	Capeta, Masahito Soda	Oi Pītan!!, Risa Itō A Perfect Day for Love Letters, George Asakura (tie)	Dragon Zakura, Mita Norifusa
30	2006	Kitchen Princess, Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Andō	Air Gear, Oh! Great	Life, Keiko Suenobu	Mushishi, Yuki Urushibara
31	2007	Tenshi no Frypan, Etsushi Ogawa	Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei, Kōji Kumeta Dear Boys Act II, Hiroki Yagami (tie)	I.S., Chiyo Rokuhana	Ōkiku Furikabutte, Asa Higuchi
32	2008	Shugo Chara!, Peach-Pit	Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu, Motoyuki Tanaka	Kimi ni Todoke, Karuho Shiina	Moyashimon, Masayuki Ishikawa
33	2009	Meitantei Yumemizu Kiyoshirō Jiken Note, Kaoru Hayamine and Kei Enue	Q.E.D., Motohiro Katou Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima (tie)	Kiyoku Yawaku, Ryo Ikuemi	Ah! My Goddess, Kōsuke Fujishima
34	2010	Inazuma Eleven, Ten'ya Yabuno	Ace of Diamond, Yūji Terajima	Kuragehime, Akiko Higashimura	Giant Killing, Masaya Tsunamoto
35	2011	Honto Ni Atta! Reibai Sensei, Hidekichi Matsumoto	Attack on Titan, Hajime Isayama	Chihayafuru, Yuki Suetsugu	March Comes in Like a Lion, Chika Umino Space Brothers, Chūya Koyama (tie)
36	2012	Watashi ni xx Shinasai!, Ema Toyama	Those Snow White Notes, Marimo Ragawa	Shitsuren Chocolatier, Setona Mizushiro	Vinland Saga, Makoto Yukimura
37	2013	Animal Land, Makoto Raiku	Your Lie in April, Naoshi Arakawa	My Love Story!!, Kazune Kawahara and Aruko	Gurazeni, Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi Prison School, Akira Hiramoto (tie)
38	2014	Yo-kai Watch, Noriyuki Konishi	Baby Steps, Hikaru Katsuki	Taiyō no Ie, Ta'amo	Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, Haruko Kumota
39	2015	—	The Seven Deadly Sins, Nakaba Suzuki Yowamushi Pedal, Wataru Watanabe (tie)	Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, Tsunami Umino	Knights of Sidonia, Tsutomu Nihei
40	2016	—	Days, Tsuyoshi Yasuda	Kiss Him, Not Me, Junko	Kōnodori, Yū Suzunoki
41	2017	—	Altair: A Record of Battles, Kotono Katō	P and JK, Maki Miyoshi	The Fable, Katsuhisa Minami
42	2018	—	Beastars, Paru Itagaki	Tōmei na Yurikago, Bakka Okita	Sanju Mariko, Yuki Ozawa Fragile, Saburō Megumi and Bin Kusamizu (tie)
43	2019	—	The Quintessential Quintuplets, Negi Haruba To Your Eternity, Yoshitoki Ōima (tie)	Perfect World, Rie Aruga	What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Fumi Yoshinaga
44	2020	—	Tokyo Revengers, Ken Wakui	Our Precious Conversations, Robico	Blue Period, Tsubasa Yamaguchi
45	2021	—	Blue Lock, Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura	A Condition Called Love, Megumi Morino	Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito, Kiwa Irie
46	2022	—	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Fuse and Taiki Kawakami	Nina the Starry Bride, Rikachi	Police in a Pod, Miko Yasu
47	2023	—	Shangri-La Frontier, Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji	My Girlfriend's Child, Mamoru Aoi	Skip and Loafer, Misaki Takamatsu

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Kodansha Manga Award categories

v t e Kodansha Manga Award – Children
2000s	Mirmo! by Hiromu Shinozuka (2003) Ultra Ninja Scrolls by Kazuhiko Midō (2004) Sugar Sugar Rune by Moyoco Anno (2005) Kitchen Princess by Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Ando (2006) Angel's Frypan by Etsushi Ogawa (2007) Shugo Chara! by Peach-Pit (2008) Meitantei Yumemizu Kiyoshirō Jiken Note by Kaoru Hayamine and Kei Enue (2009)
2010s	Inazuma Eleven by Tenya Yabuno (2010) Honto Ni Atta! Reibai Sensei by Hidekichi Matsumoto (2011) Missions of Love by Ema Tōyama (2012) Animal Land by Makoto Raiku (2013) Yo-kai Watch by Noriyuki Konishi (2014)

v t e Kodansha Manga Award – Shōnen
1970s	Black Jack and The Three-Eyed One by Osamu Tezuka (1977) Football Hawk by Noboru Kawasaki (1978) Tonda Couple by Kimio Yanagisawa (1979)
1980s	Susano Oh by Gō Nagai (1980) Sanshirō of 1, 2 by Makoto Kobayashi (1981) Gakuto Retsuden by Motoka Murakami (1982) The Kabocha Wine by Mitsuru Miura (1983) Bats & Terry by Yasuichi Ōshima (1984) Bari Bari Densetsu by Shuichi Shigeno (1985) Kōtarō Makaritōru! by Tatsuya Hiruta (1986) Ironfist Chinmi by Takeshi Maekawa (1987) Mister Ajikko by Daisuke Terasawa (1988) Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu by Toshiyuki Mutsu (1989)
1990s	Shura no Mon by Masatoshi Kawahara (1990) Hajime no Ippo by George Morikawa (1991) Kaze Hikaru: Koshien by Sanbachi Kawa and Tarō Nami (1992) 3×3 Eyes by Yuzo Takada (1993) Shoot! by Tsukasa Ōshima (1994) The Kindaichi Case Files by Yōzaburō Kanari and Fumiya Satō (1995) Shōta no Sushi by Daisuke Terasawa (1996) Ryūrōden by Yoshito Yamahara (1997) Great Teacher Onizuka by Tooru Fujisawa (1998) Chameleon by Toshiyuki Mutsu (1999)
2000s	Shōbushi Densetsu Tetsuya by Fūmei Sai and Yasushi Hoshino (2000) Love Hina by Ken Akamatsu (2001) Cromartie High School by Eiji Nonaka and Beck by Harold Sakuishi (2002) Kunimitsu no Matsuri, by Yūma Andō and Masashi Asaki (2003) Shana Ō Yoshitsune by Hirofumi Sawada (2004) Capeta by Masahito Soda (2005) Air Gear by Oh! great (2006) Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei by Kōji Kumeta and Dear Boys Act II by Hiroki Yagami (2007) Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu by Motoyuki Tanaka (2008) Q.E.D. by Motohiro Katou and Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima (2009)
2010s	Ace of Diamond by Yuji Terajima (2010) Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama (2011) Those Snow White Notes by Marimo Ragawa (2012) Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa (2013) Baby Steps by Hikaru Katsuki (2014) The Seven Deadly Sins by Nakaba Suzuki and Yowamushi Pedal by Wataru Watanabe (2015) Days by Tsuyoshi Yasuda (2016) Altair: A Record of Battles by Kotono Katō (2017) Beastars by Paru Itagaki (2018) The Quintessential Quintuplets by Negi Haruba and To Your Eternity by Yoshitoki Ōima (2019)
2020s	Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui (2020) Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura (2021) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime by Fuse and Taiki Kawakami (2022) Shangri-La Frontier by Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji (2023)

v t e Kodansha Manga Award – Shōjo
1970s	Haikara-san ga Tōru by Waki Yamato and Candy Candy by Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi (1977) Seito Shokun! by Yōko Shōji (1978) Wata no Kunihoshi by Yumiko Ōshima (1979)
1980s	Lemon Report by Mayumi Yoshida (1980) Ohayō! Spank by Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi (1981) Yōkihi-den by Suzue Miuchi (1982) Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi by Ryoko Yamagishi (1983) Lady Love by Hiromu Ono (1984) Mahiro Taiken by Naomi Nishi (1985) Yūkan Club by Yukari Ichijō (1986) Nana Iro Majikku by Yū Asagiri (1987) Junjō Crazy Fruits by Akemi Matsunae (1988) Chibi Maruko-chan by Momoko Sakura and Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! by Yumiko Suzuki (1989)
1990s	Pride by Naka Marimura (1990) Eien no Nohara by Mieko Ōsaka (1991) Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa by Mariko Iwadate (1992) Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi (1993) Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite iru by Junko Karube (1994) Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku by Mari Ozawa (1995) A Gentle Breeze in the Village by Fusako Kuramochi (1996) Eight Clouds Rising by Natsumi Itsuki (1997) Kodocha by Miho Obana (1998) Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda (1999)
2000s	Guru Guru Pon-chan by Satomi Ikezawa (2000) Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya (2001) Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga (2002) Honey and Clover by Chica Umino and Tramps Like Us by Yayoi Ogawa (2003) Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya (2004) Hey Pitan! by Risa Itō and A Perfect Day for Love Letters by George Asakura (2005) Life by Keiko Suenobu (2006) IS by Chiyo Rokuhana (2007) Kimi ni Todoke by Karuho Shiina (2008) Kiyoku Yawaku by Ryo Ikuemi (2009)
2010s	Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura (2010) Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu (2011) Shitsuren Chocolatier by Setona Mizushiro (2012) My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara and Aruko (2013) House of the Sun by Ta'amo (2014) The Full-Time Wife Escapist by Tsunami Umino (2015) Kiss Him, Not Me by Junko (2016) My Boy in Blue by Maki Miyoshi (2017) Tōmei na Yurikago by Bakka Okita (2018) Perfect World by Rie Aruga (2019)
2020s	Our Precious Conversations by Robico (2020) A Condition Called Love by Megumi Morino (2021) Nina the Starry Bride by Rikachi (2022) My Girlfriend's Child by Mamoru Aoi (2023)

v t e Kodansha Manga Award – General
1980s	Karyūdo no Seiza by Machiko Satonaka (1982) P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei by Fumi Saimon (1983) Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (1984) Okashi na Futari by Jūzō Yamasaki (1985) Adolf by Osamu Tezuka and What's Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi (1986) Actor by Kaiji Kawaguchi (1987) Bonobono by Mikio Igarashi and Be-Bop High School by Kazuhiro Kiuchi (1988) Showa: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki (1989)
1990s	The Silent Service by Kaiji Kawaguchi and Gorillaman by Harold Sakuishi (1990) Kachō Shima Kōsaku by Kenshi Hirokane and Waru by Jun Fukami (1991) Naniwa Kin'yūdō by Yūji Aoki (1992) Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki (1993) Tetsujin Ganma by Yasuhito Yamamoto (1994) Hanada Shōnen Shi by Makoto Isshiki (1995) The Ping Pong Club by Minoru Furuya (1996) Dragon Head by Minetarō Mochizuki (1997) Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto and Sōten Kōro by Hagin Yi and King Gonta (1998) Wangan Midnight by Michiharu Kusunoki (1999)
2000s	Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue (2000) 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2001) Zipang by Kaiji Kawaguchi (2002) Tensai Yanagisawa Kyōju no Seikatsu by Kazumi Yamashita (2003) Basilisk by Masaki Segawa (2004) Dragon Zakura by Norifusa Mita (2005) Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara (2006) Big Windup! by Asa Higuchi (2007) Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture by Masayuki Ishikawa (2008) Oh My Goddess! by Kōsuke Fujishima (2009)
2010s	Giant Killing by Masaya Tsunamoto (2010) March Comes In like a Lion by Chica Umino and Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2011) Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura (2012) Gurazeni by Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi and Prison School by Akira Hiramoto (2013) Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū by Haruko Kumota (2014) Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei (2015) Kōnodori by Yū Suzunoki (2016) The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami (2017) Sanju Mariko by Yuki Ozawa and Fragile by Saburō Megumi and Bin Kusamizu (2018) What Did You Eat Yesterday? by Fumi Yoshinaga (2019)
2020s	Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi (2020) Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito by Kiwa Irie (2021) Police in a Pod by Miko Yasu (2022) Skip and Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu (2023)

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