CATDOLL: The list of 14 finalists for the "Comic Awards 2015" has been announced and the awards will be given in late March

The annual manga selection is coming again. 2014 has come to an end. So what manga has emerged in 2014 that is worth appreciating? As we all know, there are many awards for manga and light novels in Japan, some of which are voted by the public and some are selected by editors. This time, we will introduce the "Manga Awards 2015", which is the 2014 manga awards selected by bookstore staff.

The selection criteria are single-volume comics published between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014, with a maximum of 8 volumes. This year, a total of 234 works participated in the selection, and 14 works were finally selected for the final award. The list of these works is announced as follows:

・Sakamoto Shinichi——"イノサン"
・さだやす/Fukami Shin——"王様达のヴァイキング"
・Ako Higashimura——《かくかくしかじか》
・Misaki Matsuura——"Tired"
・Tsubaki Tsubaki——"Monthly Girl Nozaki"
・The good times of the present - "Sound of the Shape"
・Tajima Islands - "Sub-Government"
・Takano Fumiko——"ドミトリーともきんす"
・Shinichi Ishizuka - "BLUE GIANT"
・Ichikawa Haruko - "Gem Country"
・Takeuchi Yu——"ボールルームへようこそ"
・Sanbu Nana - "Servant Nakajima Street"
・Kōhei Horikoshi——"Servant of the Servant"
・ヤマザキコレ——"Magician Marriage"

Yes, there are two well-known works among them, "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun" and "A Silent Voice". One is a hilarious dark horse work, and the other is a topic work that has caused a strong social response. It seems that the competition in the "Manga Awards 2015" will be fierce.

In addition, as of 16:20 on January 19, 2015, a Japanese website launched a vote on these 14 works, and the results are as follows: (BTW, one of the 90 votes for Monthly Girls was mine...)

Of course, this vote was just a spontaneous one on the website and cannot influence the official results. At best, it is a place for everyone to vent their grievances.