45 - Manga Taishō Winners of the Decade so Far

The Manga Taishō is one of the most prestigious awards a series can win, with plenty of future big-hitters gracing the shortlists every year. We decided to read all the winners of the decade so far (2020-2025) and give our takes on each and why we think they did win each year. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction - Discussion Manga Taishō in the context of other manga awards 2:10 Rules of the Manga Taishō Awards 5:00 Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi 13:50 Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe 21:39 The Darwin Incident by Shun Umezawa 30:38 Draw This, Then Die! (Kore Kaite Shine) by Minoru Toyoda 38:48 Spacewalking With You by Inuhiko Doronoda 47:47 Alice, All the Way to the Stars (Alice, Doko Made mo) by Kiko Urino 59:55 Who do we think should have won each year?