| #
|
Year
|
Children
|
Shōnen
|
Shōjo
|
General
|
| 1 |
1977 |
— |
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) |
—
|
| 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 Tooru 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 Mita Norifusa
|
| 30 |
2006 |
Kitchen Princess by Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Andō |
Air Gear by Oh! Great |
Life by Keiko Suenobu |
Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
|
| 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 |
Ōkiku Furikabutte 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 |
Ah! 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)
|
| 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
|
| 39 |
2015 |
— |
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
|
| 40 |
2016 |
— |
Days by Tsuyoshi Yasuda |
Kiss Him, Not Me by Junko |
Kōnodori by Yū Suzunoki
|
| 41 |
2017 |
— |
Altair: A Record of Battles by Kotono Katō |
P and JK by Maki Miyoshi |
The Fable by Katsuhisa Minami
|
| 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)
|
| 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
|
| 44 |
2020 |
— |
Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui |
Our Precious Conversations by Robico |
Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 47 |
2023 |
— |
Shangri-La Frontier by Katarina and Ryosuke Fuji |
My Girlfriend's Child by Mamoru Aoi |
Skip and Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu
|
| 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
|
| 49 |
2025 |
— |
Versus by One, bose, and Kyōtarō Azuma [ja] |
Fall in Love, You False Angels by Coco Uzuki |
Historie by Hitoshi Iwaaki
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