Next Manga Award 2021, ‘Oshi no Ko’ and ‘Kaiju No. 8’ ranked first in the Comics & Web category.

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The “Next Manga Award 2021” jointly run by Da Vinci (KADOKAWA) and Nico Nico was announced today on August 24. The first place in the comics category is the Yokoyari Mengo based on the original by Akasaka Aka. “Child],” Naoya Matsumoto “Kaiju No. 8” was selected as the first place in the Web manga category.

“[Oshi no Ko]” is a story about Goro, a man who works as an obstetrician in the countryside of Miyazaki, who is reborn as a child of Oshi no Ko. It is being serialized in Weekly Young Jump (Shueisha), and up to 5 volumes have been released. In addition, “Uma Musume Cinderella Gray,” which is based on the media mix content “Uma Musume Pretty Derby” by Cygames, ranked second in the comics category. Taiyo Kuzumi writes the manga, the script is written by Masafumi Sugiura, who participated in the TV anime “Uma Musume Pretty Derby” in a series composition, and the producer of the animation, Junnosuke Ito, is in charge of the “manga planning composition.” In the third place, Kanehito Yamada’s original work and Abetsukasa’s drawing “Sousou no Frilen” were selected.

On the other hand, “Kaiju No. 8”, which won first place in the Web manga category, is set in Japan, a “monster powerhouse” that records the world’s highest monster incidence rate. The main character, Kafuka Hibino, dreamed of becoming a defense team member and eradicating the monsters. Still, a mysterious creature turned her body into a beast and became the codename “Kaiju No. 8” from the Japanese Defense Corps. Up to 3 volumes have been released, and the work is being serialized in Shonen Jump +. In addition, Yukinobu Tatsu “Dandadan” was selected as the second place in the Web manga category, and Pomu “Senpai wa Otokoko” was chosen as the third place. Positive comments have been received from the authors of the top three works in each category.

In addition, from August 25, a fair will be held at about 2000 bookstores nationwide, where you can get the goods drawn by purchasing the first-ranked work in each category. In addition to postcards drawn as novelties, some bookstores offer can badge as a set. Furthermore, from the same day, a fair will be held at an electronic bookstore. Purchasers will only receive a newly drawn digital postcard and wallpaper for smartphones or a freshly drawn digital postcard. Check the unique website for details on the target stores.

The “Next Manga Award” was established in 2014 to discover and introduce works expected to break in the future. “Comics section” for jobs with five volumes or less or serialization start date of January 1, 2020, or later, serialized on the Web as the primary medium as of May 7, 2020, 5 series already published There is a “Web manga section” for works within the volume, and the grand prize is decided by voting from general users. This time, 3582 jobs were entered in the comics section and the web manga section, and the total number of votes was 516,460 votes, which is more than 1.5 times that of last year.

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