The winners of the 49th Kodansha Manga Awards (2025 edition) have been announced across three categories: Shonen, Shojo, and General. The selection committee included Natsumi Ando, Tsunami Umino, Etsushi Ogawa, Koji Kumeta, Kaoru Hayamine, Norifusa Mita, and Makoto Yukimura.

Shonen Category

■Award: Certificate, Bronze Statue, and Prize of ¥2,000,000

Winning Title: Versus (JP: バーサス)
Original Story: ONE
Manga: Kyotaro Azuma
Story Composition: bose
Published in: Monthly Shonen Sirius (Kodansha)

Shojo Category

■Award: Certificate, Bronze Statue, and Prize of ¥1,000,000

Winning Title: Fall in Love, You False Angels (JP: 恋せよまやかし天使ども)
Author: Coco Uzuki
Published in: Dessert (Kodansha)

General Category

■Award: Certificate, Bronze Statue, and Prize of ¥1,000,000

Winning Title: Historie (JP: ヒストリエ)
Author: Hitoshi Iwaaki
Published in: Afternoon (Kodansha)

Creator Profiles

■Shonen Category

ONE
Date of Birth: Not disclosed
Birthplace: Not disclosed
Debut Work: Mob Psycho 100 (Ura Sunday)
Notable Works:
One Punch Man (Original Story, Tonari no Young Jump)
Bug Ego (Original Story, Ultra Jump)

Kyotaro Azuma
Date of Birth: Not disclosed
Birthplace: Not disclosed
Debut Work: Sacred Seven (Monthly Shonen Sirius)
Notable Works:
Sakura Brigade (Monthly Shonen Sirius)
THE KING OF FIGHTERS: A NEW BEGINNING (Monthly Shonen Sirius)
THE KING OF FIGHTERS Gaiden - The Origin of Flame: Shingo’s Time Travel Adventure! (Monthly Shonen Sirius)
Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising Sun (Monthly Young Magazine)

bose
Date of Birth: Not disclosed
Birthplace: Not disclosed
Debut Work: Kokumei no Golem (Miracle Jump)
Notable Works:
XEVEC (Original Story, Weekly Shonen Magazine)

■Shojo Category

Coco Uzuki
Date of Birth: Not disclosed
Birthplace: Not disclosed
Debut Work: Koide, Kogarete (Dessert)
Notable Works:
Hoteri Hotette First Kiss (Dessert)

■General Category

Hitoshi Iwaaki
Date of Birth: July 28, 1960
Birthplace: Taito Ward, Tokyo
Debut Work: Gomi no Umi (Morning Open Extra Issue)
Notable Works:
Parasyte (Afternoon)

Source : ORICON NEWS