| # |
Year |
Children |
Shōnen (boys) |
Shōjo (girls) |
General |
Ref. |
|---|
| 1 | 1977 | No specific award given | Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka
The Three-Eyed One by Osamu Tezuka (tie) | Haikara-san ga Tōru by Waki Yamato
Candy Candy by Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi (tie) | No specific award given | [1] |
| 2 | 1978 | Football Hawk by Noboru Kawasaki | Seito Shokun! by Yōko Shōji |
| 3 | 1979 | Tonda Couple by Kimio Yanagisawa | The Star of Cottonland by Yumiko Ōshima |
| 4 | 1980 | Susano Oh by Gō Nagai | Lemon Report by Mayumi Yoshida |
| 5 | 1981 | Sanshirō of 1, 2 by Makoto Kobayashi | Ohayō! Spank by Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi |
| 6 | 1982 | Gakuto Retsuden by Motoka Murakami | Yōkihi-den by Suzue Miuchi | Karyūdo no Seiza by Machiko Satonaka |
| 7 | 1983 | The Kabocha Wine by Mitsuru Miura | Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi by Ryoko Yamagishi | P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei by Fumi Saimon |
| 8 | 1984 | Bats & Terry by Yasuichi Ōshima | Lady Love by Hiromu Ono | Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo |
| 9 | 1985 | Bari Bari Densetsu by Shuichi Shigeno | Mahiro Taiken by Naomi Nishi | Okashina Futari by Jūzō Yamasaki and Kei Sadayasu |
| 10 | 1986 | Kotaro Makaritoru by Tatsuya Hiruta | Yūkan Club by Yukari Ichijō | Adolf by Osamu Tezuka
What's Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi (tie) |
| 11 | 1987 | Ironfist Chinmi by Takeshi Maekawa | Nana Iro Majikku by Yū Asagiri | Actor by Kaiji Kawaguchi |
| 12 | 1988 | Mister Ajikko by Daisuke Terasawa | Junjō Crazy Fruits by Akemi Matsunae | Bonobono by Mikio Igarashi
Be-Bop High School by Kazuhiro Kiuchi (tie) |
| 13 | 1989 | Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu by Toshiyuki Mutsu | Chibi Maruko-chan by Momoko Sakura
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! by Yumiko Suzuki (tie) | Komikku Shōwa-Shi by Shigeru Mizuki |
| 14 | 1990 | Shura no Mon by Masatoshi Kawahara | Pride, Naka Marimura | The Silent Service by Kaiji Kawaguchi
Gorillaman by Harold Sakuishi (tie) |
| 15 | 1991 | Hajime no Ippo by George Morikawa | Eien no Nohara, Mieko Ōsaka | Kachō Kōsaku Shima by Kenshi Hirokane
Waru by Jun Fukami (tie) |
| 16 | 1992 | Kaze Hikaru: Koshien, Sanbachi Kawa and Tarō Nami | Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa, Mariko Iwadate | Naniwa Kin'yūdō by Yūji Aoki |
| 17 | 1993 | 3×3 Eyes by Yuzo Takada | Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi | Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki |
| 18 | 1994 | Aoki Densetsu Shoot! by Tsukasa Ōshima | Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite iru by Junko Karube | Tetsujin Ganma by Yasuhito Yamamoto |
| 19 | 1995 | The Kindaichi Case Files by Yōsaburō Kanari and Fumiya Sato | Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku by Mari Ozawa | Hanada Shōnen-shi by Makoto Isshiki |
| 20 | 1996 | Shōta no Sushi by Daisuke Terasawa | Tennen Kokekkō by Fusako Kuramochi | The Ping Pong Club by Minoru Furuya |
| 21 | 1997 | Ryūrōden by Yoshito Yamahara | Eight Clouds Rising by Natsumi Itsuki | Dragon Head by Minetaro Mochizuki |
| 22 | 1998 | Great Teacher Onizuka by Tōru Fujisawa | Kodocha by Miho Obana | Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Sōten Kōro by King Gonta (tie) |
| 23 | 1999 | Chameleon by Atsushi Kase | Peach Girl by Miwa Ueda | Wangan Midnight by Michiharu Kusunoki |
| 24 | 2000 | Legendary Gambler Tetsuya by Fūmei Sai and Yasushi Hoshino | Guru Guru Pon-chan by Satomi Ikezawa | Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue |
| 25 | 2001 | Love Hina by Ken Akamatsu | Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya | 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa |
| 26 | 2002 | Cromartie High School by Eiji Nonaka
Beck by Harold Sakuishi (tie) | Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga | Zipang by Kaiji Kawaguchi |
| 27 | 2003 | Mirmo! by Hiromu Shinozuka | Kunimitsu no Matsuri by Yūma Andō and Masashi Asaki | Honey and Clover by Chika Umino
Tramps Like Us by Yayoi Ogawa (tie) | Tensai Yanagisawa Kyōju no Seikatsu by Kazumi Yamashita |
| 28 | 2004 | Ultra Ninja Scrolls by Kazuhiko Midō | Shana ou Yoshitsune by Hirofumi Sawada [ja] | Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya | Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls by Masaki Segawa |
| 29 | 2005 | Sugar Sugar Rune by Moyoco Anno | Capeta by Masahito Soda | Oi Pītan!! by Risa Itō
A Perfect Day for Love Letters by George Asakura (tie) | Dragon Zakura by Norifusa Mita |
| 30 | 2006 | Kitchen Princess by Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Andō | Air Gear by Oh! Great | Life by Keiko Suenobu | Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara | [4] |
| 31 | 2007 | Tenshi no Frypan by Etsushi Ogawa | Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei by Kōji Kumeta
Dear Boys Act II by Hiroki Yagami (tie) | I.S. by Chiyo Rokuhana | Big Windup! by Asa Higuchi |
| 32 | 2008 | Shugo Chara! by Peach-Pit | Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu by Motoyuki Tanaka | Kimi ni Todoke by Karuho Shiina | Moyashimon by Masayuki Ishikawa |
| 33 | 2009 | Meitantei Yumemizu Kiyoshirō Jiken Note by Kaoru Hayamine and Kei Enue | Q.E.D. by Motohiro Katou
Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima (tie) | Kiyoku Yawaku by Ryo Ikuemi | Oh My Goddess! by Kōsuke Fujishima |
| 34 | 2010 | Inazuma Eleven by Ten'ya Yabuno | Ace of Diamond by Yūji Terajima | Kuragehime by Akiko Higashimura | Giant Killing by Masaya Tsunamoto |
| 35 | 2011 | Honto Ni Atta! Reibai Sensei by Hidekichi Matsumoto | Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama | Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu | March Comes In like a Lion by Chika Umino
Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (tie) |
| 36 | 2012 | Watashi ni xx Shinasai! by Ema Toyama | Those Snow White Notes by Marimo Ragawa | Shitsuren Chocolatier by Setona Mizushiro | Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura |
| 37 | 2013 | Animal Land by Makoto Raiku | Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa | My Love Story!! by Kazune Kawahara and Aruko | Gurazeni by Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi
Prison School by Akira Hiramoto (tie) | [5] |
| 38 | 2014 | Yo-kai Watch by Noriyuki Konishi | Baby Steps by Hikaru Katsuki | Taiyō no Ie by Ta'amo | Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju by Haruko Kumota | [6] |
| 39 | 2015 | No award given | The Seven Deadly Sins by Nakaba Suzuki
Yowamushi Pedal by Wataru Watanabe (tie) | Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu by Tsunami Umino | Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei | [2] |
| 40 | 2016 | Days by Tsuyoshi Yasuda | Kiss Him, Not Me by Junko | Kōnodori by Yū Suzunoki | [7] |
| 41 | 2017 | Altair: A Record of Battles by Kotono Katō | P and JK by Maki Miyoshi | The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami | [8] |
| 42 | 2018 | Beastars by Paru Itagaki | Tōmei na Yurikago by Bakka Okita | Sanju Mariko by Yuki Ozawa
Fragile by Saburō Megumi and Bin Kusamizu (tie) | [9] |
| 43 | 2019 | The Quintessential Quintuplets by Negi Haruba
To Your Eternity by Yoshitoki Ōima (tie) | Perfect World by Rie Aruga | What Did You Eat Yesterday? by Fumi Yoshinaga | [10] |
| 44 | 2020 | Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui | Our Precious Conversations by Robico | Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi | [11] |
| 45 | 2021 | Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura | A Condition Called Love by Megumi Morino | Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito by Kiwa Irie | [12] |
| 46 | 2022 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime by Fuse and Taiki Kawakami | Nina the Starry Bride by Rikachi | Police in a Pod by Miko Yasu | [13] |
| 47 | 2023 | Shangri-La Frontier by Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji | My Girlfriend's Child by Mamoru Aoi | Skip and Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu | [14] |
| 48 | 2024 | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe | I See Your Face, Turned Away by Rumi Ichinohe | Medalist by Tsurumaikada | [15] |
| 49 | 2025 | Versus by One, bose, and Kyōtarō Azuma [ja] | Fall in Love, You False Angels by Coco Uzuki | Historie by Hitoshi Iwaaki | [16] |
| 50 | 2026 | Gachiakuta by Kei Urana [ja] | Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me by Eiko Mutsuhana, Yugiri Aika, and Gin Shirakawa | The Darwin Incident by Shun Umezawa [ja] | [3] |
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