Nominees for the 12th Tezuka Cultural Awards were announced in the latest edition of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. Ten manga in all:

• [url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=13135]Umimachi Diary (1) Semishigure no Yamugoro[/url] by Akimi Yoshida
• [url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=6741]Ooku[/url] by Fumi Yoshinaga
• [url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7511]Kaijuu no Kodomo[/url] by Daisuke Igarashi
• [url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=655]Nana[/url] by Ai Yazawa
• [url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=10516]81diver[/url] by Yokusaru Shibata
• [url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=15619]Moyashimon[/url] by Masayuki Ishikawa
• [url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5708]Yamikin Ushijima-kun[/url] by Shohei Manabe
• [url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=5]Yotsuba&![/url] by Kiyohiko Azuma
• [url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=1969]Lucu Lucu[/url] by Yoshitoo Asari
• [url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7254]Red[/url] by Naoki Yamamoto

Inside Scanlation - TYPE-MOON

why are almost all of them josei ?

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Biggest Inoue Takehiko fan

@magnum..what? 3 Josei titles, that's almost a 1/3rd of the list, oh no..>.> (btw i'm using sarcasm..) and what is wrong with Josei? And it's mostly seinen not josei..

Anyways, I'm happy with the series listed, mostly Seinen x Josei, thank god..hmm..Umimachi Diary and ooku is on my wishlist

I'm rooting for moyashimon, though i wouldn't be surprised if nana won, look at all the fanservice + 50 ep anime series.. even though it has become dry.

There will be bloodshed

I'll cheer for Yotsubato personally.

ooh, I'm rooting for Moyashimon too. Funny and very creative and different

Motomi Kyousuke is DA (WO)MAN ;D
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=14467&post=382161

im with curium. go yotsubato! :]

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long live Kaijuu no Kodomo!
and Naoki Yamamoto!

Going for Yotsubato too!

I'm curious since Nana has been around for awhile but it probably finished this year. And Yotsuba has been around too, though not complete.

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Josei ftw. You are right, nana has gotten tedious.

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