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24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The Black Jack) by recognizing the manga that best follow his tradition.
Tatsuya Endō
Shueisha
Kan Takahama
LEED Publishing
A Brief History of Robo sapiens (Robo sapiens no Zenshi)
Shimada Toranosuke
Kodansha
This year's committee – consisting of actress Machiko Satonaka, and Tarō Minamoto; professor and scholar Shōhei Chūjō; manga critic Nobunaga Minami; and author and manga researcher Tomoko Yamada – selected the nominees from titles recommended by specialists and bookstore employees. To be eligible, the manga had to have had a compiled volume published in 2019.
Asahi Shimbun will announce the winners in late April, and will host an awards ceremony in Tokyo on June 4.
Last year, 11 titles were Little Miss P (Seiri-chan) won the Short Work Prize.
Sources: PR Times, Comic Natalie
