The winners will be revealed during Anime NYC in August.
The second American Manga Awards is here! Anime NYC just announced all the nominees gunning for the top spot this year, including older and newer titles. This year, the legendary publishing company Studio Proteus will receive the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame Award. The voting lines are open until 24 July.
The awards will be announced during the Anime NYC. It will take place from 21-24 August, 2025 at the Japan Society in New York City. The voting registrations are open, and everyone who is involved in the process of manga publishing in Japan, the USA, or Canada are eligible to register.
2025 American Manga Awards nominees
A total of 29 titles have been nominated across seven categories. This includes:
Best New Manga
- Hikaru in the Light! by Mai Matsuda
- Dragon and Chameleon by Ryō Ishiyama
- The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai
- Spacewalking With You by Inuhiko Doronoda
- A Witch's Life in Mongol by Tomato Soup
Best Continuing Manga Series
- The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren
- Innocent by Shin'ichi Sakamoto
- Search and Destroy by Atsushi Kaneko
- The Apothecary Diaries by Natsu Hyūga, Nekokurage, and Itsuki Nanao
- Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzō
Best One-Shot Manga
- H.P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space by Gou Tanabe
- A Smart and Courageous Child by Miki Yamamoto
- Brain Damage by Shintaro Kago
- Tamaki & Amane by Fumi Yoshinaga
- Stardust Family by Aki Poroyama
Best New Edition of Classic Manga
- They Were 11! by Moto Hagio
- Short Game by Mitsuru Adachi
- Mansect by Shinichi Koga
- The Legend of Kamui by Shirato Sanpei
- Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow by Asao Takamori, Tetsuya Chiba
Best Lettering
- Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Vol. 1-2 by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba (lettering by Evan Hayden)
- Cat Man by Parari (lettering by Rebecca Sze)
- Love Laid Bare by Ouchi Kaeru (lettering by Robert Harkins)
- My Tiny Senpai by Saisou (lettering by Joven Voon)
- Search and Destroy Vol 2 by Atsushi Kaneko (lettering by Phil Christie)
Best Translation
- The Otaku Love Connection by Chu Amairo (translated by minami)
- Face Meat by Bonten Taro (translated by Ryan Holmberg)
- Search and Destroy Vol 2 by Atsushi Kaneko (translated by Ben Applegate)
- Ultra Heaven volume 1 by Keiichi Koike (translated by Ajani Oloye)
- The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant Vol 1 by Mizugaki Egao (translated by Andreas Kronborg Danielsen)
Best Publication Design
- The Legend of Kamui Vol 1 by Sanpei Shirato (designed by Lucia Gargiulo and Tom Devlin)
- Planetes Deluxe Edition Book 1 by Makoto Yukimura (designed by Riley Vandyke and Carl Gustav Horn)
- Seaside Beta by ohuton (designed by Emuh Ruh)
- Veil by Kotteri Vol 1 (designed by Kohei Nawada Design Office with lettering by Kevin Druelle and Oshino Studio)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run Vol 1 by Hirohiko Araki (designed by Adam Grano)
