Il è un premio annuale sponsorizzato dalla Kōdansha per le serie manga di proprietà di Kōdansha o di altre aziende pubblicate durante l'anno. Nonostante il premio sia gestito da una casa editrice, vengono premiati anche titoli di proprietà di altri editori.
Attualmente ci sono quattro categorie premiabili: kodomo, shōnen, shōjo, e generale. Il premio venne istituito nel 1977, inizialmente per le categorie shōnen e shōjo. Il primo premio per la categoria generale venne istituito nel 1982, e per la categoria bambini nel 2003.
Vincitori EdizioneAnnoKodomoShōnenShōjoGeneraleI 1977 n/a Black Jack, Osamu TezukaIl terzo occhio, Osamu Tezuka (pari merito) Mademoiselle Anne, Waki YamatoCandy Candy, Kyoko Mizuki e Yumiko Igarashi (p.m.) n/aII 1978 n/a Football Hawk, Noboru Kawasaki Seito Shokun!, Yōko Shōji n/aIII 1979 n/a Tonda Couple, Kimio Yanagisawa Wata no Kuni Hoshi, Yumiko Ōshima n/a IV 1980 n/a Susa-no-O, Gō Nagai Lemon Report, Mayumi Yoshida n/a V 1981 n/a Sanshirō of 1, 2, Makoto Kobayashi Hello Spank, Shun'ichi Yukimuro e Shizue Takanashi n/a VI 1982 n/a Gakuto Retsuden, Motoka Murakami Yōkihi-den, Suzue Miuchi Karyūdo no Seiza, Machiko SatonakaVII 1983 n/a Vino di zucca, Mitsuru Miura Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi, Ryoko Yamagishi P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei, Fumi SaimonVIII 1984 n/a Batsu & Terī, Yasuichi Ōshima Lady Love, Hiromu Ono Akira, Katsuhiro Ōtomo IX 1985 n/a Bari Bari Densetsu, Shuichi Shigeno n/a Okashina Futari, Jūzō Yamasaki e Kei SadayasuMahiro Taiken, Naomi Nishi (p.m.)X 1986 n/a Kotaro Makaritoru, Tatsuya Hiruta Yukan Club, Yukari Ichijō La storia dei tre Adolf, Osamu TezukaWhat's Michael?, Makoto Kobayashi (p.m.)XI 1987 n/a Ironfist Chinmi, Takeshi Maekawa Nana Iro Majikku, Yū Asagiri Actor, Kaiji KawaguchiXII 1988 n/a Mister Ajikko, Daisuke Terasawa Junjō Crazy Fruits, Akemi Matsunae Bonobono, Mikio IgarashiBe-Bop High School, Kazuhiro KiuchiXIII 1989 n/a Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu, Toshiyuki Mutsu Chibi Maruko-chan, Momoko SakuraShiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!, Yumiko Suzuki (p.m.) Shōwa-shi, Shigeru MizukiXIV 1990 n/a Shura no Mon, Masatoshi Kawahara Pride, Naka Marimura The Silent Service, Kaiji KawaguchiGorillaman, Harold Sakuishi (p.m.)XV 1991 n/a Hajime no Ippo, George Murakawa Eien no Nohara, Mieko Ōsaka Kachō Kōsaku Shima, Kenshi HirokaneWaru, Jun Fukami (p.m.)XVI 1992 n/a Kaze Hikaru: Koshien, Sanbachi Kawa e Tarō Nami Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa, Mariko Iwadate Naniwa Kin'yūdō, Yūji AokiXVII 1993 n/a 3x3 occhi, Yuzo Takada Sailor Moon, la combattente che veste alla marinaretta, Naoko Takeuchi Kiseiju - L'ospite indesiderato, Hitoshi IwaakiXVIII 1994 n/a Alé alé alé o-o, Tsukasa Ōshima Kimi no te ga Sasayaite iru, Junko Karube Tetsujin Ganma, Yasuhito YamamotoXIX 1995 n/a Kindaichi shōnen no jikenbo, Yōsaburō Kanari e Fumiya Sato Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku, Mari Ozawa Hanada Shonen-shi, Makoto IsshikiXX 1996 n/a Shōta no Sushi, Daisuke Terasawa Tennen Kokekkō, Fusako Kuramochi Ping-Pong Club, Minoru FuruyaXXI 1997 n/a Ryūrōden, Yoshito Yamahara Yakumo tatsu, Natsumi Itsuki Dragon Head, Minetarō MochizukiXXII 1998 n/a GTO, Tohru Fujisawa Il giocattolo dei bambini, Miho Obana Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji, Nobuyuki FukumotoSōten Kōro, King GontaXXIII 1999 n/a Chameleon, Atsushi Kase Peach Girl, Miwa Ueda Wangan Midnight, Michiharu KusunokiXXIV 2000 n/a Legendary Gambler Tetsuya, Fūmei Sai e Yasushi Hoshino Guru Guru Pon-chan, Satomi Ikezawa Vagabond, Eiji Yoshikawa e Takehiko InoueXXV 2001 n/a Love Hina, Ken Akamatsu Fruits Basket, Natsuki Takaya 20th Century Boys, Naoki UrasawaXXVI 2002 n/a Cromartie High School, Eiji NonakaBeck, Harold Sakuishi (p.m.) Antique Bakery, Fumi Yoshinaga Zipang, Kaiji KawaguchiXXVII 2003 Mirmo, Hiromu Shinozuka Kunimitsu no Matsuri, Yūma Andō e Masashi Asaki Honey and Clover, Chika UminoSei il mio cucciolo, Yayoi Ogawa (p.m.) The Life of the Genius Professor Yanagizawa, Kazumi YamashitaXXVIII 2004 Ultra Ninja Scrolls, Kazuhiko Shana Ō Yoshitsune, Hirofumi Sawada Nodame Cantabile, Tomoko Ninomiya Basilisk: I segreti mortali dei ninja , Fūtarō Yamada e Masaki SegawaXXIX 2005 Sugar Sugar Rune, Moyoco Anno Capeta, Masahito Soda Oi Pītan!!, Risa ItōA Perfect Day for Love Letters, George Asakura (p.m.) Dragon Zakura, Mita NorifusaXXX 2006 Kitchen Princess, Miyuki Kobayashi e Natsumi Andō Air Gear, Oh! Great Life, Keiko Suenobu Mushishi, Yuki UrushibaraXXXI 2007 Tenshi no Frypan, Etsushi Ogawa Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei, Kōji KumetaDear Boys: Act 2, Hiroki Yagami (p.m.) IS - Otoko demo onna demo nai sei, Chiyo Rokuhana Ōkiku Furikabutte, Asa HiguchiXXXII 2008 Shugo Chara!, PEACH-PIT Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu, Motoyuki Tanaka Arrivare a te, Karuho Shiina Moyashimon, Masayuki IshikawaXXXIII 2009 Meitantei yumemizu kiyoshiro jiken Note, Kaoru Hayamine e Kei Enue Q.E.D., Motohiro KatōFairy Tail, Hiro Mashima Kiyoku yawaku, Ryo Ikuemi Oh, mia dea!, Kōsuke FujishimaXXXIV 2010 Inazuma Eleven, Ten'ya Yabuno Ace of Diamond, Yūji Terajima Kuragehime, Akiko Higashimura Giant Killing, Masaya TsunamotoXXXV 2011 Honto ni atta! Reibai sensei, Hidekichi Matsumoto L'attacco dei giganti, Hajime Isayama Chihayafuru, Yuki Suetsugu Uchu kyodai - Fratelli nello spazio, Chuuya KoyamaUn marzo da leoni, Chika UminoXXXVI 2012 Watashi ni xx Shinasai!, Ema Toyama Mashiro no Oto, Marimo Ragawa Shitsuren Chocolatier, Setona Mizushiro Vinland Saga, Makoto YukimuraXXXVII 2013 Dōbutsu no kuni, Makoto Raiku Bugie d'aprile, Naoshi Arakawa My Love Story!!, Kazune Kawahara e Aruko Gurazeni, Yūji Moritaka e Keiji AdachiPrison School, Akira Hiramoto (p.m.)XXXVIII 2014 Yo-kai Watch, Noriyuki Konishi Baby Steps, Hikaru Katsuki Taiyō no Ie, Ta'amo Shōwa Genroku rakugo shinjū, Haruko Kumota XXXIX 2015 n/a The Seven Deadly Sins - Nanatsu no taizai, Nakaba SuzukiYowamushi Pedal, Wataru Watanabe (p.m.) Nigeru wa haji da ga yaku ni tatsu, Tsunami Umino Knights of Sidonia, Tsutomu NiheiCooking Papa, Tochi Ueyama (Premio Speciale)XL 2016 n/a DAYS, Tsuyoshi Yasuda Kiss Him, Not Me!, Junko Kōnodori, Yū SuzunokiXLI 2017 n/a Shōkoku no Altair, Kotono Katō P&ME, Maki Miyoshi The Fable, Katsuhisa MinamiXLII 2018 n/a Beastars, Paru Itagaki Tōmei na Yurikago, Bakka Okita Sanju Mariko, Yuki OzawaFragile - Byōrii Kishi Keiichirō no Shoken, Saburō Megumi e Bin Kusamizu (p.m.)XLIII 2019 n/a To Your Eternity, Yoshitoki ŌimaThe Quintessential Quintuplets, Negi Haruba (p.m.) Perfect World, Rie Aruga Kinō Nani Tabeta?, Fumi YoshinagaXLIV 2020 n/a Tokyo Revengers, Ken Wakui Boku no kimi no taitetsu na hanashi, Robico Blue Period, Tsubasa YamaguchiXLV 2021 n/a Blue Lock, Muneyuki Kaneshiro e Yūsuke Nomura Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai, Megumi Morino Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito, Kiwa IrieXLVI 2022 n/a Vita da slime, Fuse e Taiki Kawakami Hoshifuru Ōkoku no Nina, Rikachi Hakozume: Kōban Joshi no Gyakushū, Miko YasuXLVII 2023 n/a Shangri-La Frontier, Katarina e Ryosuke Fuji Ano Ko no Kodomo, Mamoru Aoi Skip & Loafer, Misaki TakamatsuXLVIII 2024 n/a Frieren - Oltre la fine del viaggio, Kanehito Yamada e Tsukasa Abe Kimi no Yokogao Miteita, Rumi Ichinohe Medalist, TsurumaikadaXLIX 2025 n/a Bāsasu, One Koiseyo Mayakashi Tenshi-domo, Coco Uzuki Historie, Hitoshi IwaakiL 2026 n/a Gachiakuta, Kei Urana Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me, Eiko Mutsuhana, Gin Shirakawa Darwin's Incident, Shun Umezawa
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