This year’s Eisner Honor elections have actually been disclosed.
In the “Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia” group, the just one dedicated totally to manga, the candidates are:
- Power Saw Male, by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translation by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
- Kaiju No. 8, by Naoya Matsumoto, translation by David Evelyn (VIZ Media)
- Lovesickness: Junji Ito Tale Collection, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
- Robo Sapiens: Stories of Tomorrow (Omnibus), by Toranosuke Shimada, translation by Adrienne Beck (7 Seas)
- Spy x Family Members, by Tatsuya Endo, translation by Casey Loe (VIZ Media)
- Zom 100: Container Listing of the Dead, by Haro Aso as well as Kotaro Takata, translation by Nova Captain (VIZ Media)
In Other Places, Zom 100 is likewise chosen for “Best Humor Publication”, Junji Ito is likewise up for “Best Writer/Artist” for both Lovesickness, Deserter as well as Sensing Unit Ito was chosen in these classifications in 2015, winning both of them.
Hachi Ishie’s Disney Cruella (VIZ Media) is up for “Best Adaptation from Another Medium”, while Hiroshi Noda as well as Takahiro Wakamatsu’s Love After Globe Supremacy Vol. 1-3 is chosen for“Best Digital Comic” Manga is likewise covered in the “Best Academic/Scholarly Work” group, with Eike Exner up for his publication Comic Books as well as the Beginnings of Manga: A Deconstructionist Background Moto Hagio is likewise a candidate for the Eisner Hall of Popularity.
The victors will certainly be introduced on 22nd July.
