Kodansha Manga Award
Japanese manga awards
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| May 26 2025 |
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
The manga adaptation of Toaru Kyūka no Sigoshi-kata is set to end serialization.
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| 2025 |
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Third season nominated for 'Best Isekai Anime' at the ninth edition of an awards event.
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| March 2025 | Kodansha USA announces a new black-and-white paperback edition of Parasyte for Q4, featuring updated translation and design. |
| 2025 |
Osamu Tezuka
Astro Boy was sold to Walt Disney Animation Studios by Osamu Tezuka Enterprises.
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| 2025 | Hajime Isayama publishes a one-shot manga titled 'The Theory of Ill-Natured Men and AI' through Kodansha, with art by Kai Noshigami and featuring a character created by Yuki Kaji. |
| March 17 2025 |
The Fable
Third series in The Fable manga begins serialization in Weekly Young Magazine
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| January 2025 |
Medalist
Anime television series adaptation of 'Medalist', produced by ENGI, premieres.
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| January 2025 |
Medalist
English dub of Medalist premiered on Hulu.
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| January 5 2025 |
Medalist
Medalist anime series premiered on ANN affiliates, including TV Asahi.
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| 2024 | Go Nagai Wonderland Museum burned down during the Sea of Japan earthquake. |
| 2024 |
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Rimuru Tempest's voice actor Rosie Yaziji was nominated for 'Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic)' at the eighth edition of an awards event.
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| 2024 |
Medalist
Won the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.
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| 2024 |
Medalist
Ranked 16th on the Da Vinci magazine 'Book of the Year' list.
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| 2024 |
Medalist
Manga wins the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.
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| December 5 2024 |
Beastars
First part of the third and final season of Beastars anime premieres worldwide
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| October 8 2024 | First volume of spin-off manga released digitally by Kodansha USA. |
| September 2024 |
Beastars
Stage reading musical adaptation held
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| September 2024 |
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
The third season of the anime series concluded.
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| September 2024 |
The Fable
Anime television series adaptation concludes airing.
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| September 17 2024 | Final volume of 'Naoko Takeuchi Collection' published |
| August 2024 |
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Another game in the franchise, 'That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI CHRONICLES', was released.
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| July 2024 | Released follow-up single 'Underground' through Three Six Zero Recordings. |
| June 2024 |
Tokyo Revengers
Fourth season of Tokyo Revengers anime was announced, to be produced by Liden Films and directed by Maki Kodaira. A mini-series adapting fairy tales was also announced.
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| June 2024 |
Tokyo Revengers
Manga reaches over 80 million copies in circulation.
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| June 2024 |
The Fable
The manga reached over 25 million copies in circulation, becoming one of the best-selling manga series.
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| May 2024 | The group debuts under the name F5ve with the single 'Lettuce', also releasing a Pride Month special message on TikTok for an international audience. |
| April 2024 |
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
The third season of the anime series began airing.
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| April 2024 |
The Fable
An anime television series adaptation by Tezuka Productions started airing.
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| April 9 2024 |
The Fable
First print volume of the manga released in English
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| April 5 2024 |
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Third season begins airing, running until September 27, 2024.
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| April 5 2024 | The six-episode South Korean live-action series 'Parasyte: The Grey' premiered worldwide on Netflix, starring Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Lee Jung-hyun. |
| March 5 2024 |
Medalist
First print volume of Medalist manga is released by Kodansha USA.
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| 2023 |
The Seven Deadly Sins
Second part of the Grudge of Edinburgh film is released, completing the Netflix film series.
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| 2023 | Honored with the Fauve Spécial award at the 50th Angoulême International Comics Festival, a prestigious international recognition in the comics world. |
| 2023 |
Medalist
Ranked 27th on the Da Vinci magazine 'Book of the Year' list.
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| 2023 |
Medalist
Manga receives the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.
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| 2023 |
Medalist
At Anime Expo, Kodansha USA announces plans to publish the Medalist manga in print.
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| 2023 |
Medalist
Won the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.
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| 2023 |
Medalist
Nominated for the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.
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| December 27 2023 |
Tokyo Revengers
Third season of Tokyo Revengers anime concluded.
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| November 2023 | Attack on Titan surpassed 140 million copies in circulation worldwide. |
| November 2023 | Second final special of the Attack on Titan anime premieres. |
| November 1 2023 |
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
'Visions of Coleus' ONA series premieres.
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| October 2023 |
Tokyo Revengers
Third anime television series season begins airing.
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| October 2023 |
The Fable
Announcement of print publication for the manga in English
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| October 4 2023 |
Tokyo Revengers
Third season of Tokyo Revengers anime premiered, with Hey-Smith performing the ending theme 'Say My Name'.
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| September 2023 |
The Seven Deadly Sins
Manga series reached over 55 million copies in circulation.
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| July 2023 |
The Fable
The Fable: The Second Contact manga series concludes serialization.
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