The 5th TSUTAYA Comic Awards, chosen by everyone, has selected "My Dangerous Wife" as the top comic of 2021!
2021.06.14
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Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Tsutaya Bookstore Company
- 10 "Next Breakout Films" and 3 New Awards Announced at Awards Ceremony -
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Tsutaya Bookstore Company held an awards ceremony and announcement of the winners of the 5th Annual TSUTAYA Comic Awards, the only manga award decided solely by reader votes, at the Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. headquarters on Monday, June 14th. This time, we are pleased to announce that the Grand Prize winner, out of a record number of over 20,000 votes, has been selected as "My Dangerous Wife" (author: Sakurai Norio/publisher: Akita Shoten).
Everyone's Choice TSUTAYA Comic Award:http://tsutaya.jp/comic-awards2021/
In addition, this year, three new awards have been created after each company conducted a rigorous screening process from the titles that received the most votes. The winner of the "TSUTAYA Premium Award," which selects a work that people would like to see if made into a live-action drama, was "Aoshima-kun is Mean" (author: Yoshii Yu/publisher: Taiseisha); the "comicspace Award," which selects a work with high enthusiasm based on reviews, ratings, and popularity among comicspace users, was "Skip and Loafer" (author: Takamatsu Misaki/publisher: Kodansha); and the "BookLive Award," which selects a work that is particularly popular among BookLive readers, was "Beautiful Evening Moon" (author: Yamamori Mika/publisher: Kodansha).
The winning works will be displayed in the book and rental comic sections of TSUTAYA stores nationwide from Tuesday, June 15th, and a portion of the sales from the winning works will be donated to the Japan Cartoonists Association, a public interest incorporated association, to contribute to the development of the manga industry as a whole.
In addition, to commemorate the awarding of the TSUTAYA Comic Awards, the e-book service "BookLive" will be holding a special event.
From 8:00 PM on Monday, June 14th to Tuesday, July 13th, we will be running a campaign where you can get 20% off the first volume of each of the 10 works that won the Grand Prize through to 10th place, as well as the Comic Space Prize and BookLive Prize. (https://booklive.jp/feature/index/id/t-award2021). We will also be holding a T-Point lottery where you can win up to 55,555 T-Points! (https://lot.tsite.jp/?page=detail&id=tsu_comi_001)
The "TSUTAYA Comic Awards, chosen by everyone" is an award that allows you to find out about upcoming and noteworthy works early on through recommendations from comic fans, such as "Jujutsu Kaisen" (2019 Grand Prize), which has become a social phenomenon, and "SPY×FAMILY" (2020 Grand Prize), which saw sales of the comic increase by 187% and rentals by 282% after winning the award.
This year marks the fifth time the awards have been held, and just like last year, they will be hosted by "comicspace," a manga review information service with one of the largest databases in Japan, with over 200,000 registered works. https://comicspace.jp/), as well as BookLive (https://booklive.jp/) joined in the joint project, making it the largest event ever.
10 winners of the "5th TSUTAYA Comic Awards 2021"
■An original illustration drawn by Norio Sakurai, author of the grand prize-winning work "My Dangerous Wife"
This original illustration will be given as a TSUTAYA exclusive bonus to purchasers of Volume 5 (regular edition or special edition), which goes on sale on Thursday, July 8th.
□ Bonus distribution stores:https://tsutaya.tsite.jp/storelist/feature/bonus/book/20210614/index
*The benefits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and will end when stock runs out.
*Release dates may vary depending on the region.
■Comments from voters of "My Dangerous Wife"
・It's a very polite romantic comedy that looks like it's just lovey-dovey
- The protagonist is clumsy and at the same time is at the mercy of his pure feelings for the other person, which makes him both frustrating and endearing.
・The feeling of the distance between them gradually shrinking is frustrating yet heart-fluttering♡♡
・It's so precious!!
■Comments from guests attending the awards ceremony
・Shimasa Kazuya (Comedian, New York)
There were some works in the top 10 that I hadn't heard of, so I'm going to read them all. Since I'll probably be spending more time at home, I think I'll buy it and read it!
・Ryota Sakai (comedian, Onikoshi Tomahawk)
There were some works I hadn't heard of, so I'll read all of the winning works from 1st to 10th place. I came across a lot of different manga today and I thought maybe I should try drawing a manga called "The Promised Titan's Blade" (laughs).
・Yui P (comedian, Okazu Club)
If you find a manga interesting, please tweet about it on Twitter as a sign of respect to the author! That's how I want to promote manga. Let's all get excited together!
・Ocarina (comedian, Okazu Club)
I buy and read a lot of comics from TSUTAYA! "The manga that changed my life last year" is "My Hero Academia," and I colored my hair to match it.
Reference material: 5th TSUTAYA Comic Awards - 10 winning works - Introduction
□ Grand Prize Winner: "The Dangerous One in My Heart" by Norio Sakurai / Akita Shoten
A smirking youth love comedy about the disparity between an extroverted beautiful girl and an introverted boy! Ichikawa Kyotaro is an introverted boy with severe middle school syndrome who grins to himself as he fantasizes about killing Yamada Anna, a beautiful girl who is at the top of the school's social hierarchy. However, as he observes Yamada, Kyotaro gradually realizes that he is completely different from the "upbeat guy who looks down on the bottom" that Kyotaro thinks he is...!? After coming in 4th place in the 4th TSUTAYA Comic Awards, he finally wins the grand prize!
□ 2nd place: "Kaiju No. 8" by Naoya Matsumoto / Shueisha
Japan has one of the highest monster occurrence rates in the world. Monsters were mercilessly invading everyday life in this country. Hibino Kafka once aspired to become a member of the defense force, but now works in the monster cleaning industry. One day, Kafka's body is transformed into a monster by a mysterious creature, and he becomes what the Japanese Defense Force, responsible for defeating monsters, calls "Monster No. 8" by code.
□ 3rd place: "My Favorite Child" by Akasaka Aka and Yokoyari Mengo / Shueisha
"In the entertainment industry, lies are a weapon." Goro works as an obstetrician-gynecologist in a provincial city. A life unrelated to the entertainment industry. Meanwhile, his favorite idol, Hoshino Ai, is beginning to rise to stardom. The two of them have the worst possible encounter, and their destinies begin to change...!?
□ 4th place: "Shangri-La Frontier: A Crappy Game Hunter Challenges a Godly Game" by Kaorina (original author) and Fuji Ryosuke (manga) / Kodansha
Yomuro Rakuro is a man who loves "crappy games."His next challenge was the "god game" "Shangri-La Frontier," with a total player base of 30 million! Friends gather, the world expands. His encounter with his "nemesis" will change the fate of him and all players! The ultimate game x fantasy adventure begins!
□ 5th place: "Funeral of Freiren" by Yamada Kanehito and Abe Tsukasa / Shogakukan
What happens "after" for the hero and his party after defeating the Demon King. The magician Freiren is an elf, which makes her different from the other three. What will she live and feel in the "after" world? The story begins at the end of the adventure. An after-fantasy that tells the story of the heroes' way of life!
□ 6th place: "Yamada-kun and the Level 999 Love Story" by Mashiro/KADOKAWA
Akane is hunting weak monsters in an online game to get revenge for being dumped, when she is approached by Yamada, a fellow guild member. Later, Akane dresses up and attends a real-life online game event in an attempt to get back at her ex-boyfriend, but there she is told the exact same thing as Yamada, who is in the same guild... My love, which I thought ended with an online game, is about to begin again with an online game!?
□ 7th place: "Undead Unluck" by Yoshifumi Totsuka / Shueisha
Just as Kazeko is preparing to die, a mysterious man with an immortal body appears before her. Andy, an undead man, decides to join forces with Fuko in order to avoid death by Fuko's power, which brings misfortune to anyone she touches, but the two are pursued by a certain organization...!?
□ 8th place: "Mashle" by Hajime Komoto/Shueisha
A magical world where everyone uses magic and superiority or inferiority determines everything. The boy Mash's secret is that he cannot use magic. When others find out about his secret, his daily life changes completely! For some reason, he enrolls in a magic school and aims to become the best...!? This is the start of an abnormal magic fantasy where he uses his honed strength and power to crush all magic!
□ 9th place: "Medalist" by Tsurumai Ikada / Kodansha
There is a dream that they want to make come true, and they are willing to risk their entire lives to achieve it! Tsukasa, a young man whose dreams have been shattered, and Inori, a girl who has been abandoned. But the two of them had a stronger obsession with Link than anyone else. The two, who met on the ice, team up to aim for the world title in figure skating!
□ No. 10 "Miru Tights" by Izumi Tomoki / KADOKAWA
One day, Miko suddenly begins to see strange beings that normal people cannot see. She doesn't run away from them or confront them...she just tries her best to ignore them. A new type of horror comedy that seems scary but isn't!
Comic Space Award "Skip and Loafer" by Misaki Takamatsu / Kodansha
She moved to Tokyo from the countryside to enroll in university, and although she is good at studying, she grew up in a depopulated area and has little experience communicating with people her age. On top of that, she's a bit of an airhead, and finding it difficult to get used to living in an unfamiliar urban high school is quite a challenge! However, Mitsumi's straightforward and pure presence makes her classmates happy, without even realizing it!
□ BookLive Award "Beautiful Evening Moon" by Yamamori Mika / Kodansha
Takiguchi Yoi is a girl who is called "Prince" because of her beautiful appearance and smart behavior. He had mixed feelings about people admiring him and saying he was like a hero in a girls' manga. At that moment, she suddenly met Ichimura-senpai, a boy one year older than her who was also nicknamed "Prince."Yoi thinks that his slightly rude way of speaking makes him seem less prince-like than usual...?! So begins the story of a man and a woman who are both called "princes"!
□TSUTAYA Premium Award "Aoshima-kun is mean" by Yu Yoshii / Taiseisha
Yukino Katsuragi is a 35-year-old office lady with no boyfriend. At a familiar restaurant, I happened to bump into Aoshima-kun, who is known as the prince at work. For some reason, she decides to ask him to play the role of her boyfriend for just one day, but when she arrives at work the next day, rumors have spread that "Yukino and Aoshima are dating!"It was supposed to only be for one day, but it turns out she's starting a love affair with the prince of her company!
■ Reference: Past winners of the "TSUTAYA Comic Awards"
2017 1st "The Promised Neverland" (Shueisha)
2018 2nd "Blue Period" (Kodansha)
3rd Award held in 2019: "Jujutsu Kaisen" (Shueisha) *From this award, the categories were combined and only the next breakout works were selected.
4th "SPY×FAMILY" held in 2020 (Shueisha)
■What is Comicspace?
"Comicspace" is a manga-specialized reading record/reading management service with one of the largest manga databases in Japan. If you keep a record of the manga you have read or want to read in the future, you will receive notifications about new releases of the works you have checked. It also contains genuine reviews and related articles from manga fans, so you can find the perfect work for you. It supports a comfortable manga life with a variety of features, including rankings, recommendations of recommended works, sample reading, creating original bookshelves, and communication between users.
"comicspace" official website:https://comicspace.jp/
■What is the comprehensive e-book store "BookLive"?
TSUTAYA Comic Awards.jpg BookLive is the comprehensive e-book store of the Toppan Printing Group. The service began in 2011 and boasts one of the largest selections of manga, books, light novels, magazines, and more in Japan. We prioritize reader convenience and provide a service that can be easily enjoyed anytime, anywhere. There are always over 10,000 titles available to try for free, mainly manga. In September 2020, in a survey on e-books and e-comics (survey commissioned by ESP Research Institute, survey subjects: 20-29 years old), we were ranked first in the "Easy-to-use e-book store" category.
BookLive general e-book store official website:https://booklive.jp/
■What is TSUTAYA Premium?
"TSUTAYA Premium" is a service that allows you to rent as many old DVDs and Blu-rays as you want (※1). You can rent as many discs as you like for a monthly fee of 1,100 yen, and there is no return deadline (※2). In addition, you can watch approximately 10,000 titles (excluding new releases and recent releases) on video streaming! You can enjoy hit movies, popular nostalgic dramas, and TSUTAYA originals anytime, anywhere. (*1, 2...There is a limit to the number of items that can be rented at the same time, and this varies depending on the store. )
"TSUTAYA Premium" official website:http://tsutaya.jp/cttp/
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