The fulllist of winnershave been announced for thethird annualAmerican Manga Awards, which took place on August 20, 2026 at the Japan Society in New York City, ahead of the Anime NYC 2026 weekend.
Here are this year’s winners at the 2026American Manga Awards:
Best New Manga
Billy BatVol. 1, byNaoki Urasawa(Kana / Abrams ComicArts)
Best Continuing Manga Series
The Summer Hikaru DiedVol. 6, bymokumokuren(Yen Press)
Best One-Shot Manga
cocoonbyMachiko Kyo(VIZ Media)
Best New Edition of Classic Manga
Mushishi Collector’s EditionVol. 1-2, byYuki Urushibara(Kodansha)
Best Lettering
Madeleine Jose—Maid to Skate, bySuzushiro(VIZ Media)
*** The visual above has mistakenly been labeled for Best Publication Design Winner on the American Manga Awards’ Facebook and Instagram pages.
Best Translation
Jan Mitsuko Cash—Magica, Vol. 1, byYuzuko Hoshimi(Kodama Tales)
Best Publication Design
Wendy Chan—Fruits Basket: The Complete Box Set, byNatsuki Takaya(Yen Press)
In addition, the 2026 recipients for the American Manga Awards’ Manga Publishing Hall of Fame Award includedChigusa Ogino— an advisor and former Executive Director for the Board of Directors at Tuttle-Mori Agency — and the lateIoannis Mentzas, who was co-founder of the Vertical imprint at Kodansha USA and an editorial director.
The 2026 American Manga Awards also honored manga artistAkiko Higashimura(Princess Jellyfish, Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journeycreator) with the “American Manga Award of Distinction.” She was also a guest of honor at Anime NYC 2026.
MANGA Plus editorial directorShuhei Hosonowas also awarded the “Shueisha Centennial Award.”
