The winners will be announced on 20 August, on the first night of Anime NYC 2026.
The nominees for the 3rd American Manga Awards have finally been revealed! Japan Society and Anime NYC revealed the nominees across several categories. The winners will be announced on the first night of Anime NYC 2026, on 20 August at Japan Society in New York City.
Professionals who are working for North American manga publishers in an editorial capacity will vote to determine the winners across each category. Publishers Weekly and Comics Beat writer Deb Akao, also known for the Mangasplaining podcast, is leading the American Manga Awards planning committee.
Who are the nominees of the 3rd American Manga Awards?
A total of 35 titles have been nominated across seven different categories. They are:
Best New Manga
- Billy Bat by Naoki Urasawa (Kana/Abrams ComicArts)
- Bug Ego by ONE and Kyoto Shitara (Viz Media)
- The Credits Roll into the Sea by John Taranchine (Dark Horse)
- The Horrors of Noroi Michiru by Noroi Michiru (Star Fruit Books and Glacier Bay Books)
- LOVE-BULLET by inee (Yen Press)
Best Continuing Manga Series
- The Climber Volumes 3-6 by Shin'ichi Sakamoto (based on Jirō Nitta's novel) (Viz Media)
- March comes in like a lion Volume 4 by Chica Umino (Denpa)
- Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide Volume 7 by Mone Sorai (Tokyopop)
- Search and Destroy Volume 3 by Atsushi Kaneko (Fantagraphics/MSX)
- The Summer Hikaru Died Volume 6 by mokumokuren (Yen Press)
Best One-Shot Manga
- Akari by Marco Kohinata (Glacier Bay Books)
- Box Garden Beetle by Akino Kondoh (Glacier Bay Books)
- Cocoon by Machiko Kyō (Viz Media)
- My Life in 24 Frames per Second by Rintarō (Kana/Abrams)
- The Strange Tale of Panorama Island by Suehiro Maruo (Last Gasp)
Best New Edition of Classic Manga
- Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Volumes 3-5 by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba (Kodansha)
- The Legend of Kamui Volumes 2-3 by Sanpei Shirato (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Mushishi Collector's Edition Volumes 1-2 by Yuki Urushibara (Kodansha)
- Stop!! Hibari-kun! Volume 1 by Hisashi Eguchi (Peow2)
- Ultra Heaven Volume 2 by Keiichi Koike (Last Gasp)
Best Lettering
- Brendon Hull for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness Volume 1 by Bartosz Sztybor, Asano (Dark Horse)
- Madeleine Jose for Maid to Skate by Suzushiro (Viz Media)
- Vadim K. for Don't Feed the Trolls by Karasu Chan (J18 Publishing)
- Vladyslav L. for Sweet and Spicy by Shimimaru (J18 Publishing)
- Vanessa Satone for One Piece Volume 112 by Eiichiro Oda (Viz Media)
Best Translation
- Jan Mitsuko Cash for Magica Volume 1 by Yuzuko Hoshimi (Kodama Tales)
- Alexa Frank for Miss Ruki by Fumiko Takano (New York Review Books)
- Andres Oliver for Mushishi Collectors Edition Volumes 1-2 by Yuki Urushibara (Kodansha)
- Kiki Piatkowska for A Starlit Darkness Volume 1 by Yū Toyota (Square Enix Manga & Books)
- Asa Yoneda for Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Volumes 3-5 by Asao Takamori, Tetsuya Chiba (Kodansha)
Best Publication Design
- Wendy Chan for Fruits Basket: The Complete Box Set, by Natsuki Takaya (Yen Press)
- chichols for Magica (volume 1) by Yuzuko Hoshimi (Kodama Tales)
- Ti Collier for A Cat Is a Cat in Any Life by Ema Tohyama (Square Enix Manga & Books)
- Patrick Crotty for Stop!! Hibari-kun! (volume 1) by Hisashi Eguchi (Peow2)
- Emuh Ruh for Baku Chan by Masumura Jushichi (Glacier Bay Books)
Advisor and former Executive Director in the Board of Directors for Tuttle-Mori Agency, Chigusa Ogino, will receive the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame award.
The winners of the 2025 American Manga Awards include: The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, The Apothecary Diaries, Tamaki & Amane, Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, The Otaku Love Connection, and Planetes Deluxe Edition.