All award-winning works introduced here
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NEXT MANGA AWARDS 2025!
NEXT MANGA AWARDS 2025!
Introducing the award-winning works currently
serialized in MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA!!
About the“NEXT MANGA AWARDS”
The NEXT MANGA AWARDS was established in 2014 by KADOKAWA Group as a Japanese manga award based on fan votes and nominations.
Users submit up-and-coming manga they feel have the potential to become the next big hits, and the most popular titles will be selected as award nominees.Winners are then determined based on votes from manga fans from all over the world.
Web manga category
Titles currently primarily serialized on a Japanese web
platform as of May 8th, 2025.
Strikeout PitchKyu Sumiyoshi
From the author of "Hyperinflation," Kyu Sumiyoshi, comes a baseball story unlike anything you've ever read before!!
CenturiaTohru Kuramori
Stowing himself away on a slave ship, Julian sets sail for the great continent with a hundred slaves, all yearning for freedom, until...?! Embark on a groundbreaking journey through this action-packed dark fantasy saga!!
Print manga category
Titles currently primarily serialized in a Japanese print magazine
as of May 8th, 2025.
Ichi the WitchOsamu Nishi / Shiro Usazaki
In this world, witches must hunt down their magic! Deep in the forest, the terrifying king of magic and the strongest witch are locked in deadly combat. But suddenly, a young boy joins the fray. His name is Ichi and he is just a hunter. But he has the power to flip the magic world upside down in this magic hunting fantasy epic!
Super Psychic
Policeman ChojoShun Numa
Policeman ChojoShun Numa
The creator of Samon the Summoner returns to Jump with a new series about a super-powered policeman! In Chinjuku, the city that never sleeps, there is a psychic senior police officer who has powers beyond human comprehension! His name is Meguru Chojo! Along with his judo expert partner Nao Ippongi, this hilarious duo will keep the streets clean by any means necessary!