Kodansha Manga Award
Japanese manga awards
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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 |
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 |
The Fable
Anime television series adaptation concludes airing.
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| September 17 2024 | Final volume of 'Naoko Takeuchi Collection' published |
| 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 |
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 | 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 | 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. |
| 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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| July 2023 |
The Fable
The Fable: The Second Contact manga series concludes serialization.
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| July 10 2023 |
The Fable
Sequel manga completes serialization in Weekly Young Magazine
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| June 2023 |
Tokyo Revengers
Second part of live-action film sequel is released.
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| June 30 2023 | Sailor Moon Cosmos -Part 2- film was released, concluding the latest film series |
| June 9 2023 | Sailor Moon Cosmos -Part 1- film was released, directed by Tomoya Takahashi |
| May 18 2023 |
Medalist
Anime television series adaptation of Medalist was officially announced.
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| April 2023 |
Tokyo Revengers
First part of live-action film sequel is released.
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| April 2023 |
Tokyo Revengers
Third season, adapting the 'Tenjiku' arc, was announced.
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| April 2 2023 |
Tokyo Revengers
Second season of Tokyo Revengers anime concluded.
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| March 2023 | First of two final specials for the Attack on Titan anime premieres. |
| March 1 2023 | SG5 releases their debut single 'Firetruck' on streaming platforms, accompanied by a music video with manga references. |
| February 23 2023 | The Sailor Moon 'Prism on Ice' ice skating show was ultimately cancelled due to an 'unstable world situation', following the Russo-Ukrainian war. |
| January 2023 |
Tokyo Revengers
Second anime television series season begins airing.
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| January 14 2023 | Attack on Titan musical continued at the Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo. |
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