On the 23rd, the digital manga and novel service 'Piccoma' announced the nine winners of the 'Piccoma AWARD 2024.' In the manga category, 'The Apothecary Diaries' and 'Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End' were among the winners. In the SMARTOON(R) category, 'Solo Leveling: Arise' was awarded, and in the novel category, 'I'll Be the Matriarch in This Life (Novel)' received recognition.

The 'Piccoma AWARD' honors works and creators who have brought enjoyment to users, under the philosophy of recognizing "absolutely entertaining works." This year's award, the seventh of its kind, featured user votes for the first time to better reflect the voices of Piccoma users.

From the 27 nominated works across the manga, SMARTOON, and novel categories, the three with the most votes in each category were selected as winners. The award-winning works are as follows:

Piccoma AWARD 2024 Winners (in no particular order):

Manga Category:

'The Apothecary Diaries' (Square Enix)
'Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End' (Shogakukan)
'Loving Yamada at Lv999!' (KADOKAWA / Serialized in GANMA!)

SMARTOON(R) Category:

'Solo Leveling: Arise' (D&C Media)
'I'm Only a Stepmother, but My Daughter Is Just So Cute!' (A tempo Media)
'A Way to Protect the Lovable You' (Daoncreative)

Novel Category:

'I'll Be the Matriarch in This Life (Novel)' (D&C Media)
'The Apothecary Diaries' (Shufu to Seikatsu Sha)
'Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill' (Overlap)

Source : ORICON NEWS