The was an annual award established in 1955 and given out by

Bungeishunjū is a Japanese publishing company known for its leading monthly magazine '' Bungeishunjū''. The company was founded by Kan Kikuchi in 1923. It grants the annual Akutagawa Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan, as well as ...

in Japan for

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, , one-panel, and satirical manga. The award was also given out for works considered the

magnum opus A masterpiece, ''magnum opus'' (), or ''chef-d’œuvre'' (; ; ) in modern use is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, ...

of manga creators. Past winners of the award include Jōji Yamafuji,

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, illustrations by Taku Furukawa, a

picture book A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. With the narrative told primarily through text, they are distinct from comics, which do so primarily through sequential images. The images ...

by Shinto Chō, and

parodies A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its sub ...

by Mad Amano. While the award was given out for illustration, picture books, parodies, and other similar works, the proliferation of the modern manga culture led to more manga artists receiving the awards in recent years. Bungeishunjū stopped giving out the award in 2002.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bungeishunju Manga Award Manga awards Awards established in 1955 Japanese awards Comics awards 1955 establishments in Japan

Award winners

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