# Japan Cartoonists Association Award

The Japan Cartoonists Association Award (日本漫画家協会賞, Nihon Mangaka Kyōkai Shō) is an annual award for manga, sponsored by the Japan Cartoonists Association. The prize was first awarded in 1972.

## Prizes

Recipients of the Grand Prize receive a gold plaque, a medal, and a cash prize of ¥500,000. Recipients of the Excellence Prize receive a silver plaque, a medal, and a cash prize of ¥200,000. Recipients of the Special Award receive the same items as the winner(s) of the Grand Prize.

## Recipients

| Year | Grand Prize | Excellence Award | Special Award | Minister of Education, Science and Technology Award | Effort Award |
| 1972 | Doubutsu Manga Hyakka, Yasuo Yoshitomi | n/a | n/a | n/a | Nippon Genjin Donaishōntoropusu, Hideo Kiso Hito Kui Gyo, Yoshihiro Tatsumi |
| 1973 | Uchusen Noa, Kunio Hatakeda | Mimoza Yashiki de Tsukamaete, Yumiko Ōshima Ichiren no Taburo Sakuhin, Kouji Nakajima Sokkuri, Sunao Hari Doraemon, Fujiko Fujio Watashi no Yosei Tachi, Keiichiro Makino | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 1974 | Genroku Yujoden, Toku Yano | Hibiscus Erotic, Ryū Kumita Manga no Obento Hako, Shinji Nagashima Senzo wo Tazunete Okuman nen, Akio Itō Ano Musume wa dare, Kazuko Makino Hisho no Onna, Miyako Maki | Aru Fuzoku Emaki, Kenro Endo | | |
| 1975 | Hamahiru kao, Taku Kiriko | Sharibari Ten, Takeo Iwata Tsuruhime ja, Yoshiko Tsuchida | Black Jack, Osamu Tezuka | | Nihon no Matsuri, Isao Hirano |
| 1976 | Matagi, Takao Yaguchi | Shuppatsu Shinko Suru, Shōji Izumi Irodori no koro, Mutsumi Tsukumo | | | |
| 1977 | Hoku ni Somou Hibi Areba, Teruo Yamamura | Chiisana Koi no Monogatari, Chikako Mitsuhashi | Notari Matsutarō, Tetsuya Chiba Ganbare Gonbe, Shunji Sonoyama | | |
| 1978 | Dobutsu Shiriizu, Hisako Tamura | Den'en Misuterii, Mitsuru Shima Modotte Kuta Mushi tachi, Kōji Kondō | Leiji Matsumoto for his various science fiction works | | |
| 1979 | Hyakubaka, Ryūchi Yokoyama | Shiki no jo iro Irogami, Takeshi Nakazawa Pikora-pikora, Haruko Tachiiri Yuka ina Futari, Aōni Yamane Hachi Purasu Mugen dai, Uno Kamakiri | | | |
| 1980 | n/a | Moon Nonsense, Minori Tanaka Kimama na ongakka tachi, Hiromi Ōnishi Personal exhibition by Reiko Okuda Orpheus no Mado, Riyoko Ikeda | Fumio Matsuyama's World, Fumio Matsuyama | | |
| 1981 | n/a | Big Comic no Kyoshi, Shūichi Higurashi Mandara Oku no Ryōta, Jun Hatanaka INRI and Domu, Katsuhiro Otomo Maigo, Tokotaro Chiba Aquarium X, Kyohiko Morimoto | | | |
| 1982 | n/a | Zettai Anzen Kamisori, Fumiko Takano Emaki ehon Kawa, Kazuo Maekawa 1 koma 1/2 the Family of Manga, Kenji Morita Pari to Nekoto, Kōichi Namekawa Habu tori, Kenshin Shinzato | Manga Shounen shi, Hiro Terada | | |
| 1983 | Kai de miro Nihon sutorippu shi, Sanichi Onozawa | 1 Chōme no Tora Yoshi, Setsuko Yamada Antaga Nikui, Mikio Igarashi Fuke Batobuyona, Makoto Ayuzawa | Fushizu Manga kan, Shōryō Inomata | | |
| 1984 | Yūmoa Kejime Shōkōgun, Kōichi Nishimura | Gassō, Hinako Sugiura Hayami Sora Manga Shū, Sora Hayami | Nihon Nonbiri Ryokō, Reiji Aki | | |
| 1985 | Kaida Masano no āban sekai, by Masano Kaida | Girishia Shinwa, by Mariko Bamine Enbanusagi, Kishi Adachi | Omokage no Onna, Yukio Sugiura | | |
| 1986 | Ichiro Ninja Kō, Ichirō Tominaga | Miharashiga oka Nite, Yōko Kondō Yūmoa Pasutā Shū, Takashi Akiyama Gyōza Tokuhon, Katsumi Yamasaki | Isao Shimizu, for his work on the research of modern manga | | |
| 1987 | Uramachi Serenāde, Yū Takita | Dagashiya Furi Nigao Katarogu, Yoshihito Sekine Tori Shinwa, Hisanori Iwamoto St. 14 Graffiti, Taeko Watanabe | Ryōsuke Nasu for 50 years as a manga artist | | |
| 1988 | Cartoon Guide to the Japanese Economy, Shotaro Ishinomori | Shokugo no Dokuyaku; Shokunin Momo Zukushi and other illustrated collections, by Hideo Takeda Manga 5-7-5, Okaoni Yamane | Fukushi Manga Minna ii hito, Aki Tatsuyama | | |
| 1989 | n/a | Ago Bāchan, Toshiko Ueda Yake ato no Genki-kun, Kenichi Kitami Ichiren no Komikku Sakuhin, Eiko Hanamura Shōnen no hi, Yūji Andō | Zheng Xin Yao Manga Selection, by Zheng Xin Yao | | |
| 1990 | Anpanman, Takashi Yanase | Okamehachimoku, Nanae Sasaya Hito komawārudo, Masashi Fukano Hat Cat But, Parco Maeda (マエダ パルコ) Namuji, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Osamu Tezuka (posthumously), for helping build modern manga | | |
| 1991 | Cartoon Collection, Feconippon | Arukasaru - Ōjō, Yasuko Aoike Annyamonnya, Shinichirō Nozaki Sangokushi, Mitsuteru Yokoyama East Chou Dynasty Hero Legend, Chen Uen | Kabuki Bunraku ni Yosete, Sono Enoki | Sazae-san, Machiko Hasegawa | |
| 1992 | Gokuraku chō Itchōme, by Masahiro Nikaidō | Shin Naru Mono Dangai, Fumiko Sone Koko dake no Futari!!, Hiromi Morishita Boku to Furio to Kōtei de and I Kai Roku, Daijirō Morohoshi Seiji Manga, Shin Yamada | Boku no Hosomichi, Tsunepei Shimura | Ryūichi Yokoyama for contribution and achievement in manga culture | |
| 1993 | Yō, kai! Kai?, Masaru Morozumi | Office Chair Syndrome, Kazu Kuroiwa Ink, Yoshihisa Hashi Botchan no Jidai, Natsuo Sekikawa and Jiro Taniguchi From the End of Darkness, Mutsumi Tsukumo | Nansensu ni Kakeru, Masayuki Mineshima | Noboru Baba | |
| 1994 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Hayao Miyazaki | Nansensu Supōtsu, Hiroshi Kasamatsu E Nimaruzu, Masaki Katori Hi no Ryōsen, Kayono Saeki | Qman, Commemoration of the 45th Anniversary of the Founding of the Kyushu Cartoonists Association, the Kyushu Cartoonists Association | Doraemon, Fujiko F. Fujio | |
| 1995 | Manga Sunday Concert Expand, Kazuo Ozawa | Round and Round Bye-bye Again, Chikai Tanaka Glass Mask, Suzue Miuchi House of Acorns, Osamu Yamamoto | Katsuichi Nagai, for publishing the monthly manga magazine Garo for over 30 years | Anpanman, Takashi Yanase | |
| 1996 | n/a | Highlights of Ikkyu, Hisashi Sakaguchi Cartoon Corner, Seigō Sakai Man is Manure, Woman is Splendid, Yoshimi Numajiri 366 Days of the 20th Century, Masaru Hashimoto Peppermint Monogatari, Masayuki Mori | Hako e, Yukio Izumi | Shigeru Mizuki for his yōkai manga | |
| 1997 | Atagoal Tamatebako, Hiroshi Masumura | AGON Recording Work and Social Conditions Manga, Hiroshi Kawarasaki Echigo House Gold Coin, Misako Nachi | Nonkina Heitai, Hisatoshi Aoki | Fujio Akatsuka | |
| 1998 | n/a | Weird woodblock-print man, Naoki Karasawa New Town Old Town Tokyo Sketch, Tarō Suzuki Songs of Hydrangea, Kurimaru Mori | Kinko's World, Kinko Ōyama | Shotaro Ishinomori | |
| 1999 | E de yomu Amidakyō, Miyotarō Sagawa | Kobo-chan and Otoboke Kachō, Masashi Ueda Patalliro!, Mineo Maya Oi wa Tanoshi! Rōjin Manga Sengen, Yūji Nishizawa | Meiku no Sekai o Egaku, Mangaka no Ehon no Kai Kuri-chan no Dōbutsuen Sanpo, Susumu Nemoto | Mappira-kun (Mr. No Way), Yoshirō Katō | |
| 2000 | n/a | Mr. Salary, Sō Nishimura Echigo Arakawadō Yama, Kazumichi Ishizaka The 'Henshin' Akiyoshi Sugimoto Manga Collection, Akiyoshi Sugimoto | Norakuro and other various works, Suihou Tagawa Bōken Dankichi, Keizō Shimada | Ko Kojima | |
| 2001 | Asatte-kun, Sadao Shōji KochiKame, Osamu Akimoto | n/a | GoGo Monster, Taiyō Matsumoto | Tetsuya Chiba | |
| 2002 | Golgo 13, Takao Saito Sanwari-kun, Yoshiji Suzuki | n/a | Tadao Kimura | Masako Watanabe | |
| 2003 | Tasogare Ryūseigun, Kenshi Hirokane Hisaichi Ishii | Cartoon 2003, Masafumi Kikuchi | Sono Gyōseki, Takeshi Morikuma | Toshiko Ueda | |
| 2004 | Hanobano-kun (Mr. Faintly), Kimihiko Tsukuda Say Hello to Black Jack, Shūhō Satō | n/a | Inner Lane, Hirokazu Suzuki | Mitsuteru Yokoyama | |
| 2005 | My August 15th, by the My August 15 Association Disappearance Diary, Hideo Azuma | | Manga man reprint edition, Tokiwa Ōsaka Daiji Kazumine, for a half century in the drawing industry with one large peak in two complete works The Japanese Festival is Drawn Using Manga, Isao Hirano | Fujiko Fujio A. | |
| 2008 | 20th Century Boys and 21st Century Boys, Naoki Urasawa Hina-chan no Nichijō, Hiroko Minami | Alfheim no Kishi, Seika Nakayama | Nazo no Manga.k.a. Sakai Shichima Den, Haruyuki Nakano Manpu Hashizume | | |
| 2009 | Kamakura Monogatari, Ryohei Saigan Seiji Manga, Yukiyoshi Tokoro | Children of the Sea, Daisuke Igarashi | | | |
| 2010 | Shinya Shokudō, Yarō Abe Twilight Hospital, Makoto Ayusawa | Takumi Nagayasu | | | |
| 2011 | Help Man!, Riki Kusaka Rakuga, Kamakiri Uno | | Kōchi Prefecture | Moto Hagio | |
| 2012 | One Piece, Eiichiro Oda Nekodarake Nice, Kimuchi Yokoyama | | Kyoto International Manga Museum | Keiko Takemiya | |
| 2013 | Shizukanaru Don, Tatsuo Nitta | | Kyou mo Ii Tenki, Osamu Yamamoto Pendulum, Tekken | Hiroshi Hirata | |
| 2014 | Asari-chan, Mayumi Muroyama | Fuichin Tsaichen!, Motoka Murakami | Manmaru Danchi and Nonki Toori, Shige Oda | Kenji Morita | |
| 2015 | Kōri no Tenohira Siberia Yokuryūki, Yuki Ozawa Ichigo Sensō, Machiko Kyō | Hitokoma Biyori, Seiji Kinami | Makoto Wada | Chiisana Koi no Monogatari, Chikako Mitsuhashi | |
| 2016 | Hanagami Sharaku, Kei Ichinoseki Kariage-kun, Masashi Ueda | Daredo-nai tokoro kara no nagame, Mikio Igarashi | Mikiya Mochizuki | Ryūzan Aki | |
| 2017 | Tsuge yoshiharu: Yume to tabi no sekai, Yoshiharu Tsuge Crazy Manga, Yōji Kuri | Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise, Kazuyoshi Takeda | Sanpei Sato | | |
| 2018 | Morohoshi Daijirō Gekijō, Daijiro Morohoshi Hitokomart, Yukio Shinohara | My Brother's Husband, Gengoroh Tagame | Nihon Manga-ten, Nihon Manga no Kai and Toshiko Nishida | Go Nagai | |
| 2019 | Areyo Hoshikuzu, Sansuke Yamada (Comic Division) Yokota Yoshiaki, Yoshiaki Yokota (Cartoon Division) | Yūgure e, Nazuna Saitō | Momoko Sakura | Baron Yoshimoto | |
| 2020 | Fuun Children, Taro Minamoto (Comic Division) Caricatures / political cartoons by Masaaki Sato (Cartoon Division) | | Comic Market Preparatory Committee | Monkey Punch for Lupin the Third | |
| 2021 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Koyoharu Gotouge (Comic Division) New Normal, Joruju Piroshiki (Cartoon Division) | War's Unwomanly Face, Keito Koume | | Roly-poly Toy Project | |
| 2022 | Golden Kamuy, Satoru Noda (Comic Division) Teinei na Kurashi wo Suru Gaki, Koji Chiriakuta (Cartoon Division) | Takopi's Original Sin, Taizan 5 Wataru Sekai wa Omoshiroi, Seigō Sakai | | Takao Saito and Saitō Production | |
| 2023 | Spy × Family, Tatsuya Endo (Comic Division) Fūshi Manga De Toku Onna Wo Matsu Barrier, Toshiko Nishida (Cartoon Division) Magazine Rondo, Hiromi Matsuo (Manga Division) | Made in Abyss, Akihito Tsukushi Vilange, Osamu Takeuchi | | Locke the Superman, Yuki Hijiri | |
| 2024 | Calorie no Tsuyagoto, Yua Oda (Comic Division) Takupedia, Taku Furukawa (Cartoon Division) Chiikawa, Nagano (Manga Division) | Kyonen no Yuki, Eiichi Muraoka Dragon and Chameleon, Ryō Ishiyama | | Nagayasu Takumi Zensakuhin, Takumi Nagayasu | |