William Moo-
July 8, 2026
TheHarvey Awardshave announced its full list of nominees for 2026, which include theBilly Batmanga series andDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castleanime film, among others. Voting for the awards is now open to comic industry professionals from July 7, 2026 through August 28, 2026.
The nominees for Best Manga include:
- • Billy Batby Naoki Urasawa (co-writer/artist) andTakashi Nagasaki(co-writer)— Kana/Abrams ComicArts
- • He Rolled Me Up Like a Grilled SquidbyYoshiharu Tsuge(story and art) — Drawn & Quarterly
- • LandbyKazumi Yamashita(story and art) — Yen Press
- • Miss RukibyFumiko Takano(story and art) — NYR Comics
- • My Gorilla FamilybyIijima Ichiro(story and art) — Living the Line
- • My Life in 24 Frames Per SecondbyRintaro— Kana/Abrams ComicArts
Ten nominees were listed for the Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel category, with the adaptations based on Japanese and Korean media consisting of:
- • Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- • My Hero Academia Final Season
- • One PieceLive-Action Series Season 2
- • Your Letter
Kamome Shirahama‘sWitch Hat Atelierwasvoted as the Best Mangaat the 2025 Harvey Awards. It competed againstThe Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All(Sumiko Arai, translated byAjani Oloyefor Yen Press),The Summer Hikaru Died(Mokumokuren, translated by Ajani Oloye for Yen Press),Tokyo These Days(Taiyo Matsumoto, translated byMichael Ariasfor VIZ Media), andWind Breaker(Satoru Nii, translated byJacqueline Fungfor Kodansha Comics).
