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'Darwin Jihen' Wins Manga Taisho Award for 2022

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Mar 28, 2022 9:11 AM
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The 2022 award list for the 15th edition of Manga Taisho, an annual Japanese manga award, has been announced. The award is decided by a panel of bookstore clerks who select the best title from manga series which have fewer than eight volumes and have released at least one volume in the last year. The first voting round decides the nominees, and the second decides the final ranking.

*1. 74 pts Darwin Jihen [Sci-Fi] by Shun Umezawa
*2. 68 pts Look Back [Drama, Slice of Life] by Tatsuki Fujimoto
*3. 66 pts Hirayasumi [Slice of Life] by Keigo Shinzou
*4. 63 pts Onna no Sono no Hoshi [Comedy, Slice of Life] by Yama Wayama
*5. 59 pts Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite [Historical] by Uoto
*6. 55 pts Trillion Game [Drama] by Riichiro Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami
*7. 53 pts Dandadan [Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Supernatural] by Yukinobu Tatsu
*8. 49 pts "Oshi no Ko" [Drama, Supernatural] by Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari
*9. 45 pts Umi ga Hashiru End Roll [Slice of Life] by John Tarachine
10. 32 pts Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun [Romance, Slice of Life] by Arare Matsumushi

Source: Comic Natalie

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Mar 28, 2022 9:14 AM
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Japan turly loves their pretentious/allegory/symbolism manga works dont they.
Mar 28, 2022 9:19 AM
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Should have been Oshi no Ko
Mar 28, 2022 9:35 AM
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Look Back only got like one chapter translated T-T

edit: nvm it's a one shot
Mar 28, 2022 9:39 AM
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Was this somehow meant to be a satire on the idea that humanity is the highest animal?

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Japan turly loves their pretentious/allegory/symbolism manga works dont they.


There is little that surprises me after LN about how the guy was isekai-ed in the women's bath.
Mar 28, 2022 9:51 AM
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Should have been Oshi no Ko
yep definitely, oshi no ko 🛐🛐
Mar 28, 2022 10:16 AM
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Actually, these sound extremely interesting manga, especially the winner Darwin Jihen, Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite and Umi ga Hashiru End Roll

Nice to see Inagaki's trillion game in there
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Mar 28, 2022 10:32 AM
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Adampk said:
Actually, these sound extremely interesting manga, especially the winner Darwin Jihen, Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite and Umi ga Hashiru End Roll

Nice to see Inagaki's trillion game in there


Well, apart from the competition, the art of this manga is so detailed and western-ish that the pilot chapter looks like something out of American comics.
Mar 28, 2022 10:38 AM
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Adampk said:
Actually, these sound extremely interesting manga, especially the winner Darwin Jihen, Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite and Umi ga Hashiru End Roll

Nice to see Inagaki's trillion game in there


Well, apart from the competition, the art of this manga is so detailed and western-ish that the pilot chapter looks like something out of American comics.

Yes, just checked it. Art definitely look great. they have those money heist mask too lol

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Mar 28, 2022 10:41 AM

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Adampk said:
RobertBobert said:


Well, apart from the competition, the art of this manga is so detailed and western-ish that the pilot chapter looks like something out of American comics.

Yes, just checked it. Art definitely look great. they have those money heist mask too lol



This is the second time I've seen an Anonymous mask in a manga, after that satire of the console war from imageboards.
Mar 28, 2022 10:41 AM

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Darwin Jihen looks cool "return to monke" themes or who is really wild is it humans or animals kinda vibe
Mar 28, 2022 10:48 AM

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RobertBobert said:
Adampk said:

Yes, just checked it. Art definitely look great. they have those money heist mask too lol



This is the second time I've seen an Anonymous mask in a manga, after that satire of the console war from imageboards.

Oh, yeah now that I closely look at it v for vendetta one rather than money heist one
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Mar 28, 2022 12:09 PM

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Great to see Look Back at no. 2, especially considering the presence of some big names like Oshi no Ko and Dandadan.
Mar 28, 2022 2:44 PM
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people better start scanlating darwin jihen, its a goddamn monke manga how can you not love that
i fucking hate manga (keeps reading manga

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