The 6th Annual TSUTAYA Comic Awards, chosen by everyone, will be live-streamed online (TSUTAYA official Instagram) on Tuesday, June 21st!

2022.05.11 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

--King of Conte 2021's 14th King, "Kuuki Kaidan," and Honda Kosuke of the next-generation boy band "OWV," which is celebrating its second anniversary, will appear as guests--

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as TSUTAYA) has decided to hold a live online broadcast (TSUTAYA official Instagram) of the awards ceremony event for the "6th TSUTAYA Comic Awards, chosen by everyone," from 11:00 to 12:00 on Tuesday, June 21st.

Everyone's Choice TSUTAYA Comic Awards Live Stream (TSUTAYA Official Instagram)

The guests will be the much talked about comedy duo Kuuki Kaidan, winners of the 2021 King of Conte competition, which determines the best comedy act in Japan, and Honda Kosuke, leader of the next generation boy band OWV, formed by four former trainees who appeared on PRODUCE 101 JAPAN, one of Japan's largest audition programs, which became a social phenomenon in 2019. They will liven up the award ceremony by sharing their thoughts on the winning works and talking about the comics they are currently interested in.

■Comments from guests at the awards ceremony
Air Stage Suzuki Mogura
"This is a great event, thank you for the invitation. Manga that adds color to your life. The best entertainment. It looks like I'll be putting another book in my coffin soon. "

Air Stage Mizukawa Katamari
"Manga! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! TSUTAYA Comic Award! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! I'm so excited to come across some interesting works that I can't stop trembling! Trembling! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!"

OWV Honda Kosuke
"I am honored to be able to appear at the TSUTAYA Comic Awards! Comics are my life's textbooks, so I am excited to discover many works through this event that will change the lives of many people! Let's all enjoy the live broadcast together!"

■What is the "TSUTAYA Comic Awards chosen by everyone"?
Continuing since 2016, this is the only manga award in which readers vote to determine the next big hit, or "next breakout," comic. The purpose is to suggest new recommendations from readers to readers. This award allows you to be the first to know about upcoming notable works based on recommendations from comic book fans, including "Jujutsu Kaisen" (2019 Grand Prize), whose animated film was released at the end of last year and is still fresh in our minds, "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.

Voting for the "6th Annual TSUTAYA Comic Awards, chosen by everyone" will be accepted until Sunday, May 15th. Special page on comic space, a manga review information service (https://comicspace.jp/t-award2022/) Please select up to 3 works and vote.

・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.
・Voting period...April 1, 2022 (Friday) - 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 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)
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)
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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The 6th Annual TSUTAYA Comic Awards, chosen by everyone, will be live-streamed online (TSUTAYA official Instagram) on Tuesday, June 21st!

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