'Beastars' Wins Manga Taisho Award for 2018

The 2018 award list for the 11th edition of Manga Taisho, an annual Japanese manga award, has been announced. The award is decided by a panel of bookstore clerks who select the best title from manga series which have fewer than 8 volumes and have released at least one volume in the last year. The first voting round decides the nominees, and the second decides the final ranking.

*1.　78 pts　Beastars [drama, shounen, slice of life, psychological] by Paru Itagaki
*2.　68 pts　Warera Contactee [Seinen] by Rui Morita
*3.　56 pts　Nagi no Oitoma comedy, josei, romance, slice of life by Misato Konari
*4.　52 pts　Dungeon Meshi [comedy, fantasy, seinen] by Ryoko Kui
*5.　47 pts　Fumetsu no Anata e [drama, shounen, supernatural] by Yoshitoki Ooima
*6.　46 pts　Runway de Waratte [drama, shounen] by Kotoba Inoya
*7.　42 pts　Tongari Boushi no Atelier [fantasy, magic, seinen] by Kamome Shirahama
*8.　40 pts　Made in Abyss [adventure, drama, fantasy, sci-Fi] by Akihito Tsukushi
*9.　38 pts　Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! [adventure, school life, seinen] by Sumito Oowara
10.　28 pts　Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san [comedy, drama] by Ningen Plamo
11.　26 pts　Yakusoku no Neverland [mystery, horror, sci-fi, shounen] by Posuka Demizu and Kaiu Shirai
12.　13 pts　Golden Gold [supernatural, seinen] by Seita Horie

Source: Comic Natalie

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