Katsuhiro Otomo
In manga, the winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award were "Hidamari no Ki" by Osamu Tezuka (general), "Musashi no Ken" by Motoka Murakami (shōnen), "Kisshō Tennyo" by Akimi Yoshida (shōjo) and "Panku Ponk" by Haruko Tachiiri (children). "" by Katsuhiro Otomo won the Seiun Award for Best Comic of the Year. For a list of manga released in 1983 see .