Previously, it was announced that the first annual American Manga Awards would be taking place. Now, the nominees have been revealed!
They are as follows:
Best New Manga
- The Darwin Incident
by Shun Umezawa
Publisher: Kodansha
Editor: Daniel Joseph
Translator: Cat Anderson - #DRCL midnight children
by Shin’ichi Sakamoto, based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Publisher: VIZ Media
Editor: Andrew Kuhre Bartosh
Translator: Caleb Cook - Just Like Mona Lisa
by Tsumuji Yoshimura
Publisher: Square Enix Manga & Books
Editor: Jennifer Sherman
Translator: Leo McDonagh - Mothers
by Kusahara Umi
Publisher: Glacier Bay Books
Editor: emuh ruh
Translator: Jocelyne Allen
Lettering: Tim Sun - Soara and the House of Monsters
by Hidenori Yamaji
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Editor: Shanti Whitesides
Translator: Ben Trethewey
Lettering: Mercedes McGarry
Best Continuing Manga Series
- Blood on the Tracks
by Shuzo Oshimi
Publisher: Kodansha / Vertical
Editor: Daniel Joseph
Translator: Daniel Komen - Delicious in Dungeon
by Ryoko Kui
Publisher: Yen Press
Editors: Abigail Blackman, Thomas McAlister
Translator: Taylor Engel - Dinosaur Sanctuary
by Itaru Kinoshita
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Editor: Linda Lombardi
Translation: John Neal
Lettering: JM Iitomi Crandall - She Loves to Cook, She Loves to Eat
by Sakomi Yuzaki
Publisher: Yen Press
Editors: Won Young Seo, Carl Li
Translator: Caleb Cook - The Summer Hikaru Died
by mokumokuren
Publisher: Yen Press
Editors: Fortune Soleil, JuYoun Lee, Abigail Blackman
Translator: Ajani Oloye
Best New Edition of Classic Manga Series
- Minami’s Lover
by Shungiku Uchida
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Editor: Kristy Valenti
Translator: H. Paige - My Name is Shingo
by Kazuo Umezz
Publisher: VIZ Media
Editor: Joel Enos
Translator: Jocelyne Allen
Adaptation: Molly Tanzer - Neighborhood Story
by Ai Yazawa
Publisher: VIZ Media
Editor: Karla Clark
Translator: Andria McKnight - Okinawa
by Susumu Higa
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Editor: Andrew Woodrow-Butcher
Translator: Jocelyne Allen - UFO Mushroom Invasion
by Marina Shirakawa
Publisher: Living the Line / Smudge
Editor: Ryan Holmberg
Translator: Ryan Holmberg
Best Translation
- Stephen Paul
translation for Akane-banashi
by Yuki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue
Publisher: VIZ Media
Editor: Rae First - John Neal
translation for Bocchi the Rock!
by Aki Hamaji
Publisher: Yen Press
Editor: Thomas McAlister - David Evelyn
translation for Doll-Kara
by Kazuyoshi Ishii, Hanamura, and Kei Ryuzoji
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Editor: Zubonjin - Kevin Steinbach
translation for Issak
by Shinji Makari and DOUBLE–S and Shinji Makari
Publisher: Kodansha
Editor: Sage Einarsen - Stephen Kohler
translation for Witch Hat Atelier
by Kamome Shirahama
Publisher: Kodansha
Editor: Haruko Hashimoto
Best Lettering
- Tomoko Saito
lettering and retouch for Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Edition Volume 10
by Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: Dark Horse
Editor: Philip R. Simon Deluxe Edition Associate Editor: Judy Khuu - Phil Christie
lettering and retouch for Search & Destroy Vol. 1
by Atsushi Kaneko, based on Dororo by Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Editors: Christopher Woodrow-Butcher, Eric Reynolds - Vadim K.
lettering for They’ll Make a Man Out of You
by Shiwasu no Okina
Publisher: J18 Publishing
Editors: Dave Adams, David Goldberg - Lys Blakeslee
lettering for Witch Hat Atelier
by Kamome Shirahama
Publisher: Kodansha
Editor: Haruko Hashimoto - Rebecca S.
lettering for Tokyo Interstellar Immigration vol. 3
by Mado Guchimoto
Publisher: VAST Visual
Editors: Dave Adams, David Goldberg
Best Publication Design
- Phil Balsman
design for Initial D Omnibus
by Shuichi Shigeno
Publisher: Kodansha
Editor: Maggie Le - Nicky Lim, cover design and Karis Page, lettering and interior design
My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness: Special Edition
by Nagata Kabi
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Editor: Jenn Grunigen
Translation: Jocelyn Allen - Adam Grano
design for My Name Is Shingo
by Kazuo Umezz
Publisher: VIZ Media
Editor: Joel Enos - Nicky Lim and Sandy Grayson
box set design for Orange Complete Box Set
by Ichigo Takano
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Editor: Shannon Fay
Lettering: Lys Blakeslee - Andrea Miller
cover design for Tokyo Aliens
by NAOE
Publisher: Square Enix Manga & Books
Editor: Sarah Tangney
Lettering: Bianca Pistillo
Source: Crunchyroll
