2012 Readers" Choice Awards: Best New Shonen Manga
In 2011, several new action-packed manga series filled with fantastic adventures and supernatural drama hit the shelves at your local comics/book shop.All of these new shonen manga series are great reads, but which new series got added to your must-read list in 2011?
Voting was held in March 2012. And the winner is...
Author and Artist: Kazue Kato
Publisher: Shonen Jump / VIZ Media
for Blue Exorcist Vol. 1
Blue Exorcist is also available online at VIZManga.com.
Scrappy Rin Okumura and his studious twin brother Yukio both grew up under the care of Father Fujimoto. But at age 15, Rin discovers a secret: he’s the half-human/half-demon son of Satan. After a brush with his father, Rin vows to fight evil by becoming an exorcist.More »
Author and Artist: Hiroshi Shiibashi
Publisher:
for Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Vol. 1
Rikuo Nura looks like your average, shy teen. But he's 1/4 yokai, and his yokai grandfather wants him to become the leader of their family's clan of demons. But Rikuo will need more than his bloodline to gain the respect of his grandfather's supernatural minions, much less his clan's enemies.More »
Author and Artist: CLAMP
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
for Gate 7 Vol. 1
While on a sightseeing visit to Kyoto, Chikahito Takamoto accidentally slips into a parallel supernatural space, where he encounters three mystical warriors battling elemental beasts. He's shaken by the encounter, but Chikahito also finds himself feeling an attraction to Hana, the youngest and cutest of the three warriors, who may or may not be who or what he/she seems.More »
Author and Artist: Yoshinobu Yamada
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
for Cage of Eden Vol. 1
A group of teens on a school trip end up stranded on a remote island after their airplane crashes. Dealing with trying to survive the elements and fighting with each other is hard enough to endure, but the island is also inhabited by vicious creatures long thought to be extinct.More »
Author and Artist: Kemuri Karakara
Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing
for Countdown: 7 Days Vol. 1
Hanasuke Onigawara is an ordinary teen boy... until he discovers that he's actually dead. As fate would have it, he's given a chance to come back to life. All he has to do is help another guy (who's also dead) find a girl -- and they've only got 7 days to accomplish their mission.More »
The nominees for each category were selected from the titles nominated by About.com readers in January - February 2012. The qualifying titles that received the most nominations were selected as finalists. Remember, only titles that made their North American debut in 2011 were eligible to be nominated for the 2012 Manga Readers' Choice Awards.
VOTE for the Best New Shonen Manga today!
Check out last year's winners in the 2011 Manga Readers' Choice Awards.
Also, don't forget to vote in the other About.com Readers' Choice Awards polls, including the About.com Anime Readers' Choice Awards.
Voting was held in March 2012. And the winner is...
WINNER: Blue Exorcist
Author and Artist: Kazue Kato
Publisher: Shonen Jump / VIZ Media
for Blue Exorcist Vol. 1
Blue Exorcist is also available online at VIZManga.com.
Scrappy Rin Okumura and his studious twin brother Yukio both grew up under the care of Father Fujimoto. But at age 15, Rin discovers a secret: he’s the half-human/half-demon son of Satan. After a brush with his father, Rin vows to fight evil by becoming an exorcist.More »
RUNNER-UP: Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
Author and Artist: Hiroshi Shiibashi
Publisher:
for Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Vol. 1
Rikuo Nura looks like your average, shy teen. But he's 1/4 yokai, and his yokai grandfather wants him to become the leader of their family's clan of demons. But Rikuo will need more than his bloodline to gain the respect of his grandfather's supernatural minions, much less his clan's enemies.More »
Gate 7
Author and Artist: CLAMP
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
for Gate 7 Vol. 1
While on a sightseeing visit to Kyoto, Chikahito Takamoto accidentally slips into a parallel supernatural space, where he encounters three mystical warriors battling elemental beasts. He's shaken by the encounter, but Chikahito also finds himself feeling an attraction to Hana, the youngest and cutest of the three warriors, who may or may not be who or what he/she seems.More »
Cage of Eden
Author and Artist: Yoshinobu Yamada
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
for Cage of Eden Vol. 1
A group of teens on a school trip end up stranded on a remote island after their airplane crashes. Dealing with trying to survive the elements and fighting with each other is hard enough to endure, but the island is also inhabited by vicious creatures long thought to be extinct.More »
Countdown: 7 Days
Author and Artist: Kemuri Karakara
Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing
for Countdown: 7 Days Vol. 1
Hanasuke Onigawara is an ordinary teen boy... until he discovers that he's actually dead. As fate would have it, he's given a chance to come back to life. All he has to do is help another guy (who's also dead) find a girl -- and they've only got 7 days to accomplish their mission.More »
About the 2012 About.com Manga Readers' Choice Awards
The nominees for each category were selected from the titles nominated by About.com readers in January - February 2012. The qualifying titles that received the most nominations were selected as finalists. Remember, only titles that made their North American debut in 2011 were eligible to be nominated for the 2012 Manga Readers' Choice Awards.
VOTE for the Best New Shonen Manga today!
Check out last year's winners in the 2011 Manga Readers' Choice Awards.
Also, don't forget to vote in the other About.com Readers' Choice Awards polls, including the About.com Anime Readers' Choice Awards.
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