The Winners of the 3rd American Manga Awards Announced

The American Manga Awards ceremony was held today during the opening of Anime NYC 2026.

The 31 manga nominated for the 2026 American Manga Awards were selected by judges who are experts in their respective fields. Eligible professionals then voted, choosing the winners.

Congrats to everyone… and the winners are….

Winners are noted by being in bold.

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)

Hall of Fame Inductee

• Chigusa Ogino