| #
|
Year
|
Children
|
Shōnen
|
Shōjo
|
General
|
| 1 |
1977 |
N/A |
Black Jack, Osamu Tezuka
The Three-Eyed One, Osamu Tezuka (tie) |
Haikara-san ga Tōru, Waki Yamato
Candy Candy, Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi (tie) |
N/A
|
| 2 |
1978 |
N/A |
, Noboru Kawasaki |
Seito Shokun!, Yōko Shōji |
N/A
|
| 3 |
1979 |
N/A |
Tonda Couple, Kimio Yanagisawa |
The Star of Cottonland, Yumiko Ōshima |
N/A
|
| 4 |
1980 |
N/A |
Susano Oh, Gō Nagai |
, |
N/A
|
| 5 |
1981 |
N/A |
, Makoto Kobayashi |
Ohayō! Spank, Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi |
N/A
|
| 6 |
1982 |
N/A |
, Motoka Murakami |
, Suzue Miuchi |
, Machiko Satonaka
|
| 7 |
1983 |
N/A |
The Kabocha Wine, Mitsuru Miura |
Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi, Ryoko Yamagishi |
, Fumi Saimon
|
| 8 |
1984 |
N/A |
Bats & Terry, Yasuichi Ōshima |
Lady Love, Hiromu Ono |
Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo
|
| 9 |
1985 |
N/A |
Bari Bari Densetsu, Shuichi Shigeno |
, |
, Jūzō Yamasaki and
|
| 10 |
1986 |
N/A |
Kotaro Makaritoru, Tatsuya Hiruta |
Yūkan Club, Yukari Ichijō |
Adolf, Osamu Tezuka
What's Michael?, Makoto Kobayashi (tie)
|
| 11 |
1987 |
N/A |
Ironfist Chinmi, Takeshi Maekawa |
, Yū Asagiri |
, Kaiji Kawaguchi
|
| 12 |
1988 |
N/A |
Mister Ajikko, Daisuke Terasawa |
, Akemi Matsunae |
Bonobono, Mikio Igarashi
Be-Bop High School, Kazuhiro Kiuchi
|
| 13 |
1989 |
N/A |
, |
Chibi Maruko-chan, Momoko Sakura
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!, (tie) |
Komikku Shōwa-Shi, Shigeru Mizuki
|
| 14 |
1990 |
N/A |
Shura no Mon, Masatoshi Kawahara |
Pride, Naka Marimura |
The Silent Service, Kaiji Kawaguchi
, Harold Sakuishi (tie)
|
| 15 |
1991 |
N/A |
Hajime no Ippo, George Morikawa |
Eien no Nohara, |
Kachō Kōsaku Shima, Kenshi Hirokane
Waru, (tie)
|
| 16 |
1992 |
N/A |
Kaze Hikaru: Koshien, Sanbachi Kawa and |
Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa, Mariko Iwadate |
Naniwa Kin'yūdō, Yūji Aoki
|
| 17 |
1993 |
N/A |
3×3 Eyes, Yuzo Takada |
Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi |
Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki
|
| 18 |
1994 |
N/A |
Aoki Densetsu Shoot!, |
, Junko Karube |
, Yasuhito Yamamoto
|
| 19 |
1995 |
N/A |
The Kindaichi Case Files, and Fumiya Sato |
Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku, Mari Ozawa |
Hanada Shōnen-shi, Makoto Isshiki
|
| 20 |
1996 |
N/A |
Shōta no Sushi, Daisuke Terasawa |
Tennen Kokekkō, Fusako Kuramochi |
The Ping Pong Club, Minoru Furuya
|
| 21 |
1997 |
N/A |
Ryūrōden, Yoshito Yamahara |
Eight Clouds Rising, Natsumi Itsuki |
Dragon Head, Minetaro Mochizuki
|
| 22 |
1998 |
N/A |
Great Teacher Onizuka, Tooru Fujisawa |
Kodocha, Miho Obana |
Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji, Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Sōten Kōro, (tie)
|
| 23 |
1999 |
N/A |
Chameleon, |
Peach Girl, Miwa Ueda |
Wangan Midnight, Michiharu Kusunoki
|
| 24 |
2000 |
N/A |
Legendary Gambler Tetsuya, and |
Guru Guru Pon-chan, Satomi Ikezawa |
Vagabond, Takehiko Inoue
|
| 25 |
2001 |
N/A |
Love Hina, Ken Akamatsu |
Fruits Basket, Natsuki Takaya |
20th Century Boys, Naoki Urasawa
|
| 26 |
2002 |
N/A |
Cromartie High School, Eiji Nonaka
Beck, Harold Sakuishi (tie) |
Antique Bakery, Fumi Yoshinaga |
Zipang, Kaiji Kawaguchi
|
| 27 |
2003 |
Mirmo!, Hiromu Shinozuka |
, Yūma Andō and Masashi Asaki |
Honey and Clover, Chika Umino
Tramps Like Us, (tie) |
Tensai Yanagisawa Kyōju no Seikatsu, Kazumi Yamashita
|
| 28 |
2004 |
, |
, |
Nodame Cantabile, Tomoko Ninomiya |
Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls,
|
| 29 |
2005 |
Sugar Sugar Rune, Moyoco Anno |
Capeta, Masahito Soda |
Oi Pītan!!, Risa Itō
A Perfect Day for Love Letters, George Asakura (tie) |
Dragon Zakura, Mita Norifusa
|
| 30 |
2006 |
Kitchen Princess, Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Andō |
Air Gear, Oh! Great |
Life, Keiko Suenobu |
Mushishi, Yuki Urushibara
|
| 31 |
2007 |
Tenshi no Frypan, Etsushi Ogawa |
Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei, Kōji Kumeta
Dear Boys: Act 2, Hiroki Yagami (tie) |
I.S., |
Ōkiku Furikabutte, Asa Higuchi
|
| 32 |
2008 |
Shugo Chara!, Peach-Pit |
Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu, |
Kimi ni Todoke, Karuho Shiina |
Moyashimon, Masayuki Ishikawa
|
| 33 |
2009 |
, and Kei Enue |
Q.E.D., Motohiro Katou
Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima (tie) |
Kiyoku Yawaku, Ryo Ikuemi |
Ah! My Goddess, Kōsuke Fujishima
|
| 34 |
2010 |
Inazuma Eleven, |
Ace of Diamond, |
Kuragehime, Akiko Higashimura |
Giant Killing,
|
| 35 |
2011 |
, |
Attack on Titan, Hajime Isayama |
Chihayafuru, Yuki Suetsugu |
March Comes in Like a Lion, Chika Umino
Space Brothers, Chūya Koyama (tie)
|
| 36 |
2012 |
Watashi ni xx Shinasai!, Ema Toyama |
Those Snow White Notes, Marimo Ragawa |
Shitsuren Chocolatier, Setona Mizushiro |
Vinland Saga, Makoto Yukimura
|
| 37 |
2013 |
Animal Land, Makoto Raiku |
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Naoshi Arakawa |
Ore Monogatari!!, Kazune Kawahara and |
Gurazeni, and
Prison School, Akira Hiramoto (tie)
|
| 38 |
2014 |
Yo-kai Watch, Noriyuki Konishi |
Baby Steps, |
Taiyō no Ie, |
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju,
|
| 39 |
2015 |
N/A |
The Seven Deadly Sins, Nakaba Suzuki
Yowamushi Pedal, Wataru Watanabe (tie) |
Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, |
Knights of Sidonia, Tsutomu Nihei
|
| 40 |
2016 |
N/A |
Days, Tsuyoshi Yasuda |
Kiss Him, Not Me, Junko |
Kōnodori, Yū Suzunoki
|
| 41 |
2017 |
N/A |
Altair: A Record of Battles, Kotono Katō |
P and JK, Maki Miyoshi |
The Fable, Katsuhisa Minami
|
| 42 |
2018 |
N/A |
BEASTARS, Paru Itagaki |
, Bakka Okita |
, Yuki Ozawa
Fragile, Saburō Megumi and Bin Kusamizu (tie)
|
| 43 |
2019 |
N/A |
The Quintessential Quintuplets, Negi Haruba
To Your Eternity, Yoshitoki Ōima (tie) |
Perfect World, Rie Aruga |
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Fumi Yoshinaga
|
| 44 |
2020 |
N/A |
Tokyo Revengers, Ken Wakui |
Our Precious Conversations, Robico |
Blue Period, Tsubasa Yamaguchi
|
| 45 |
2021 |
N/A |
Blue Lock, Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura |
A Condition Called Love, Megumi Morino |
, Kiwa Irie
|