The 2024 Eisner Award nominations are officially in, and a bunch of manga titles and creators made the cut. Beyond the expected inclusion in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia category—which includes a nomination for Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Goodbye, Eri one-shot, among others—manga popped up in quite a few categories this year.Here’s an overview of the manga titles, authors, translators and publishers who could potentially take home the coveted award this year:
Best Publication for Teens
My Girlfriend’s Child by Mamoru Aoi (translation: Hana Allen / publisher: Seven Seas)
Best Humor Publication
The Yakuza’s Bias by Teki Yatsuda (translation: Max Greenway / publisher: Kodansha)
Best Graphic Album – Reprint
Orange Complete Series Box Set by Ichigo Takano (translation: Amber Tamosaitis / publisher: Seven Seas)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
#DRCL midnight children by Shin’ichi Sakamoto (translation: Caleb Cook / publisher: VIZ Media)
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow Over Innsmouth by Gou Tanabe (translation: Zack Davisson / publisher: Dark Horse)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia
#DRCL midnight children by Shin’ichi Sakamoto (translation: Caleb Cook / publisher: VIZ Media)
Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto (translation: Amanda Haley / publisher: VIZ Media)
My Picture Diary by Fujiwara Maki (translation: Ryan Holmberg / publisher: Drawn & Quarterly)
River’s Edge by Kyoko Okazaki (translation: Alexa Frank / publisher: Kodansha)
The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren (translation: Ajani Oloye / publisher: Yen Press)
Best Writer/Artist
Mokumokuren – The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Publication Design
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun First Stall Box Set (designer: Wendy Chan / publisher: Yen Press)
We’ll find out who won over Comic-Con weekend on July 26. The Eisner Award trophies will be presented during a ceremony held at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel. Last year’s big manga winner was Hayao Miyazaki’s Shuna’s Journey, which took home the award in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia category.Source: Comic-Con
