Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga
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The Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga is a prestigious annual Japanese manga prize recognizing outstanding serialized works aimed primarily at young male readers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga Context triple: [Your Lie in April, notableAward, Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga]
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A.
Japan Picture Book Award
The Japan Picture Book Award is a literary prize that honors outstanding picture books and their creators, recognizing excellence in illustration and storytelling.
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B.
Yomiuri Prize for Literature
The Yomiuri Prize for Literature is a prestigious Japanese literary award established by the Yomiuri Shimbun to honor outstanding works of fiction, drama, poetry, criticism, and scholarship.
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C.
Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic
The Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy award recognizing excellence in graphic novels and comic works.
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D.
Asahi Prize
The Asahi Prize is a prestigious Japanese award recognizing outstanding achievements in fields such as academics, arts, and culture.
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E.
Tanizaki Prize
The Tanizaki Prize is a prestigious Japanese literary award given annually for outstanding works of fiction or drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga Target entity description: The Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga is a prestigious annual Japanese manga prize recognizing outstanding serialized works aimed primarily at young male readers.
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A.
Japan Picture Book Award
The Japan Picture Book Award is a literary prize that honors outstanding picture books and their creators, recognizing excellence in illustration and storytelling.
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B.
Yomiuri Prize for Literature
The Yomiuri Prize for Literature is a prestigious Japanese literary award established by the Yomiuri Shimbun to honor outstanding works of fiction, drama, poetry, criticism, and scholarship.
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C.
Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic
The Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy award recognizing excellence in graphic novels and comic works.
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D.
Asahi Prize
The Asahi Prize is a prestigious Japanese award recognizing outstanding achievements in fields such as academics, arts, and culture.
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E.
Tanizaki Prize
The Tanizaki Prize is a prestigious Japanese literary award given annually for outstanding works of fiction or drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
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manga award ⓘ |
| awardFor |
best shōnen manga series
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outstanding serialized shōnen manga ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Kodansha ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| demographicCategory | shōnen ⓘ |
| eligibility |
serialized manga
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works primarily targeting shōnen demographic ⓘ works published by various Japanese publishers ⓘ |
| field |
comics
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manga ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | shōnen manga ⓘ |
| hasCategory | Best Shōnen Manga ⓘ |
| inception | 1982 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| medium | manga ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kodansha Manga Award ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Attack on Titan
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Fairy Tail ⓘ
linked to:
Fairy Tail (manga)
Great Teacher Onizuka ⓘ
linked to:
Great Teacher Onizuka (TV drama)
Hajime no Ippo ⓘ Shaman King ⓘ The Seven Deadly Sins ⓘ Yowamushi Pedal ⓘ |
| organizer | Kodansha ⓘ |
| parentAward | Kodansha Manga Award ⓘ |
| partOf | Kodansha Manga Award ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Kodansha ⓘ |
| prestige | one of the major manga awards in Japan ⓘ |
| publisher | Kodansha ⓘ |
| region | Japan ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Kodansha Manga Award for Best Children’s Manga
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linked to:
Kodansha Manga Award
Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga ⓘ
linked to:
Kodansha Manga Award
Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōjo Manga ⓘ
linked to:
Kodansha Manga Award
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| scope | national ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | editorial committee selection ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young male readers ⓘ |
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Subject: Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga Description of subject: The Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga is a prestigious annual Japanese manga prize recognizing outstanding serialized works aimed primarily at young male readers.
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