'Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou' Wins Manga Taisho Award for 2017

The 2017 award list for the 10th 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.　67 pts　Hibiki: Shousetsuka ni Naru Houhou [slice of life, seinen]　by Mitsuharu Yanamoto
*2.　64 pts　Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni [shoujo]　by Nao Iwamoto
*3.　63 pts　Dungeon Meshi [comedy, fantasy, seinen]　by Ryoko Kui
*4.　60 pts　Ao Ashi [sports, seinen]　by Yuugo Kobayashi and Naohiko Ueno
*5.　48 pts　Nami yo Kiitekure [comedy, drama, romance, seinen]　by Hiroaki Samura
*6.　43 pts　Yakusoku no Neverland [mystery, horror, sci-fi, shounen]　by Posuka Demizu and Kaiu Shirai
*7.　42 pts　Golden Gold [supernatural, seinen]　by Seita Horie
*8.　37 pts　Fire Punch [action, mystery, shounen, supernatural]　by Tatsuki Fujimoto
*9.　33 pts　High Score Girl [comedy, romance, seinen]　by Rensuke Oshikiri
10.　30 pts　Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san [comedy, school, shounen]　by Souichirou Yamamoto
11.　20 pts　Watashi no Shounen [drama]　by Hitomi Takano
12.　18 pts　Tokyo Tarareba Musume [comedy, romance, josei]　by Akiko Higashimura
13.　9 pts　Kuutei Dragons [adventure, fantasy, seinen]　by Taku Kuwabara

Source: Comic Natalie

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