Voting begins for the 6th TSUTAYA Comic Awards, where everyone's tweets will determine the best comics of 2022!
2022.04.04
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Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
-The only manga award that determines the next big hit, the "next breakout" comic, solely through reader votes-
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. began voting for the 6th annual "TSUTAYA Comic Awards, chosen by everyone" on Friday, April 1st.
■Everyone's Choice TSUTAYA Comic Award:http://tsutaya.jp/comic-awards2022/
This award is the only manga award that determines the next big hit, the "next breakout," comic work, solely through reader votes. The purpose is to suggest new recommendations from readers to readers.
The "TSUTAYA Comic Awards Chosen by Everyone" is an award that allows you to find out about upcoming and notable works early on through recommendations from comic book lovers, including "Jujutsu Kaisen" (2019 Grand Prize), whose animated film was recently released at the end of last year, "SPY×FAMILY" (2020 Grand Prize), whose TV anime will start airing in April, and "My Dangerous Wife" (2021 Grand Prize), which was selected from a record 20,000 votes last year.
(*) TSUTAYA Limited T Points: T Points that can only be used at TSUTAYA stores (cannot be used for TSUTAYA online services)https://tsutaya.tsite.jp/news/store/41576083/
Following on from last year, this will be the sixth time the awards have been held, and the awards 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/ ), and "BookLive" (), the largest e-book distribution service with a cumulative total of over 560,000 titles distributed. https://booklive.jp/ ) and the event has been decided to be held as a joint project with these two companies.
This year, each company will once again conduct a rigorous screening of the titles that received the most votes, and will announce the winners in two categories: the Comicspace Award, which selects works with the most enthusiasm based on Comicspace users' reviews, ratings, and attention, and the BookLive Award, which selects works that are particularly popular among BookLive readers.
The Grand Prize winner and winners of each category will be announced at an awards ceremony scheduled to be held in mid-June and will be prominently displayed in the book sales and rental comic sales areas of TSUTAYA stores nationwide. Voting comments from readers expressing their thoughts on the works will also be displayed in sales areas nationwide. In addition, we will be running a campaign in which 10 readers who vote will be entered into a lottery to win 3,000 TSUTAYA-exclusive T points (※).
(*) TSUTAYA Limited T Points: T Points that can only be used at TSUTAYA stores (cannot be used for TSUTAYA online services)https://tsutaya.tsite.jp/news/store/41576083/
Overview of the 6th Annual TSUTAYA Comic Awards
・Voting conditions for works: Unfinished manga works with up to 5 volumes published as of March 31, 2022
・How to vote... Choose up to three works from the special page on the manga review information service "comicspace" and vote.
*Everyone's review scores are samples
・Voting period...April 1, 2022 (Friday) to May 15, 2022 (Sunday)
・Counting method: The number of votes from users will be added to the number of votes from TSUTAYA bookstore staff nationwide, and the results will be tallied.
The work with the most votes will be awarded the Grand Prize, followed by 2nd place to 10th place.
・Results will be announced at the awards ceremony in late June 2022
-TSUTAYA Limited T-Point Giveaway Campaign: After voting on the special page within "comicspace," 10 people will be randomly selected from those who post the displayed image on Twitter with the hashtag "#TSUTAYAComicAward" to receive 3,000 TSUTAYA Limited T-Points. Winners will be notified via direct message to their Twitter account after the voting period ends.
*Winners will be announced in lieu of being awarded T Points.
・Voting URL: https://comicspace.jp/t-award2022/
■ Reference: Past winners of the "TSUTAYA Comic Awards"
2017 1st "The Promised Neverland" (Shueisha)
2018 2nd "Blue Period" (Kodansha)
2019 3rd "Jujutsu Kaisen" (Shueisha)
*From this edition onwards, the categories will be combined to select only the next breakout works.
4th "SPY×FAMILY" held in 2020 (Shueisha)
2021 5th "My Dangerous Heart" (Akita Publishing)
■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"?
BookLive is the Toppan Printing Group's comprehensive e-book store. 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/
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Voting begins for the 6th TSUTAYA Comic Awards, where everyone's tweets will determine the best comics of 2022!
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