Spacewalking with you, half more,

the Asahi Shimbun The newspaper announced the 10 nominees for the 30th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize on Saturday. The awards commemorate the manga pioneer’s contributions Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy/The mighty corn, Kimba the white lion/Jungle Emperor, Phoenix, Blackjack) by getting to know the manga that best follows its traditions.

Emory Kitan
Kaho Nashiki, Yoko Kondo
Chinchusha

Spacewalk with you
Inohiko Doronoda
Kodansha

Draw this, then die!
Minoru Toyoda
Shogakukan

Shoto!!
Akira Yamaguchi
Kodansha

Sukima
Yan Gao
Kadokawa

Solaris
Stanislaw Lem, Takehito Morizumi
Hayakawa Publishing

Half is more
Yuiko Fujimi
Lead Publishing

Ball and chain
Kyo ta minami
Magazine House

Hazrat Nara Oro Hodo
Oh Kojima
Kadokawa

Roca whole
Hisaichi Ishii
Tokuma Shoten

Asahi Shimbun It will announce the winners in late April, and will host an awards ceremony in Tokyo on June 11. The grand prize winner will receive a bronze statuette and 2 million yen (about 13,300 US dollars), while each other winner will receive a bronze statuette and 1 million yen (about 6,600 US dollars).

Last year, seven titles were nominated for the awards. RintaroManga biography 1-byō 24-koma no Boku no Jinsei He won the grand prize. Shiho Kido‘s When chameleon flowers bloom Won the New Content Creator Award, and Shunji Enomoto‘s Kinks Won the short work award.

Sources: Asahi Shimbun, Comic Natalie

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