Les Daruma 2024: Best in Manga and Anime at Japan Expo 2024

Les Daruma celebrates outstanding manga and anime releases from the past year. The nomination process, conducted by a panel of experts and industry professionals, precedes a public voting phase. Fans had the opportunity to cast their votes for favorites on the MangaCollec website until June 23, 2024. Here are the different categories along with their nominees:

Les Daruma 2024 Best Manga

• Holyland by Mori Koji (Vega Dupuis)
• Skip & Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu (Noeve Grafx)
• Trillion Game by Ryoichi Ikegami and Riichiro Inagaki (Glenat)
• Of the Movement of the Earth by UOTO (Ki-oon)
• Farewell Eri by Fujimoto Tatsuki (Crunchyroll)
• The Original Sin of Takopi by Taizan 5 (Pika)
• Hoshi in Girls Garden by Yama Wayama (The Black Lizard)
• Sakamoto Days by Suzuki Yuto (Glenat)

Best New Manga

• Farewell Eri by Fujimoto Tatsuki (Crunchyroll)
• The Original Sin of Takopi by Taizan 5 (Pika)
• Of the Movement of the Earth by UOTO (Ki-oon)
• Hoshi in Girls Garden by Yama Wayama (The Black Lizard)
• Skip & Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu (Noeve Grafx)
• How I Married an Amagami Sister by Marcey Naito (Pika)
• Trap Hole by Yoko Nemu (Kana)
• Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzo (Black Lizard)

Best Action Manga

• Undead Unluck by Yoshifumi Tozuka (Kana)
• Black-Box by Tsutomu Takahashi (Pika)
• MMA by Hiroki Endo (Pika)
• Witches’ War by Kawamoto Homura and Makoto Shiozuka (Pika)
• Holyland by Mori Koji (Vega Dupuis)
• Gachiakuta by Kei Urana (Pika)
• Kengan Omega by Yabako Sandrovich and Daromeon (Meian)
• Zom 100 – Bucket List of the Dead by Aso Haro and Takata Kotaro (Kana)

Best Romance Manga

• Komi Can’t Communicate by Tomohito Oda (Pika)
• Insomniacs After School by Makoto Ojiro (Sun Manga)
• Blue Box by Miura Kouji (Tonkam)
• Skip & Loafer by Misaki Takamatsu (Noeve Grafx)
• How I Married an Amagami Sister by Marcey Naito (Pika)
• The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You by Rikito Nakamura and Yukiko Nozawa (Mana Books)
• Bicycle Rider Takahashi-kun by Arare Matsumushi (Le Lizard Noir)
• Sakura Saku by Sakisaka Lo (kana)

Best Suspense Manga

• Jumbo Max by Tsutomu Takahashi (Pika)
• The Original Sin of Takopi by Taizan 5 (Pika)
• Kujo the Implacable by Shohei Manabe (Kana)
• New Normal by Akito Aihara (Kana)
• Of the Movement of the Earth by UOTO (Ki-oon)
• Trillion Game by Ryoichi Ikegami and Riichiro Inagaki (Glenat)
• We Made It by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Hikaru Araki (Noeve Grafx)
• The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokomokuren (Pika)

Best Slice of Life Manga

• Touring After The Apocalypse by Sakae Saitoh (Doki Doki)
• Witch Watch by Kenta Shinohara (Sun Manga)
• Farewell Eri by Fujimoto Tatsuki (Crunchyroll)
• Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzo (Black Lizard)
• Hoshi in Girls Garden by Yama Wayama (The Black Lizard)
• Show-Ha Shoten! by Takeshi Obata and Akinari Asakura (Kana)
• Nichijou by Keiichi Arawi (Noeve Grafx)
• Trap Hole by Yoko Nemu (Kana)

Best Production

• Karakuri Circus by Kazuhiro Fujita (Meian)
• 2001 Nights Stories by Hoshino Yokinobu (Glénat)
• Soul Eater (Perfect Edition) by Atsushi Ohkubo (Kurokawa)
• Leviathan by Kuroi Shiro (Ki-oon)
• Five Star Stories by Mamoru Nagano (Noeve Grafx)
• Abyss Azure by Akihito Tomi (Vega Dupuis)
• Dementia 21 by Kago Shintaro (Huber Éditions)
• Welcome to the Ballroom by Tomo Takeuchi (Noeve Grafx)

Best One-Shot

• Terukan Boys by Yuu Nakahara (Doki Doki)
• Farewell Eri by Fujimoto Tatsuki (Crunchyroll)
• Bibliomania by Orval and Macchiro (Mangetsu)
• The Sound of The Dead by Daruma Matsuura (Tonkam)
• Nude Model by Tsubasa Yamaguchi (Pika)
• Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki (Sarbacane)
• When Night Falls by Rie Aruga (Akata)
• Boken Shonen by Adachi Mitsuru (Nobi Nobi)

French Touch Award

• Ripper by Jeronimo Cejudo (Ankama)
• DreaMaker by Zilo (Ki-oon)
• Silence by Yoann Vorniere (Kana)
• RedFlower by LOUI (Glenat)
• Theory of K.O. by Mathieu Reynes (Vega Dupuis)
• Sleepy Boy by Marika Herzog (Ankama)
• Oneira by CAB and Federica Di Meio (Kana)
• Zaofan by Benoit Bourget and Issa Boun (Des Bulles dans l’Ocean)

Heritage Award

• Crying Freeman by Ryoichi Ikegami and Kazuo Koike (Glenat)
• The Poe Clan by Moto Hagio (Akata)
• 2001 Nights Stories by Hoshino Yokinobu (Glenat)
• Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka (Isan Manga)
• Rokudenashi Blues by Masanori Morita (Pika)
• La Dame de la Chambre Close by Minetaro Mochizuki (Glenat)
• Lone Wolf and Cub by Goseki Kojima and Kazuo Koike (Panini)
• Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki (Sarbacane)

Best Artwork

• Designs by Igarashi Daisuke (Noeve Grafx)
• Farewell Eri by Fujimoto Tatsuki (Crunchyroll)
• Gachiakuta by Kei Urana (Pika)
• Sakamoto Days by Yuto Suzuki (Glenat)
• DanDaDan by Yukinobu Tatsu (Crunchyroll)
• Bibliomania by Orval and Macchiro (Mangetsu)
• Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki (Sarbacane)
• Kengan Omega by Yabako Sandrovich and Daromeon (Meian)

Best Storyline

• Farewell Eri by Fujimoto Tatsuki (Crunchyroll)
• The Original Sin of Takopi by Taizan 5 (Pika)
• We Made It by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Hikaru Araki (Noeve Grafx)
• Of the Movement of the Earth by UOTO (Ki-oon)
• Trillion Game by Ryoichi Ikegami and Riichiro Inagaki (Glenat)
• Undead Unluck by Yoshifumi Tozuka (Kana)
• New Normal by Akito Aihara (Kana)
• Kujo the Implacable by Shohei Manabe (Kana)

Best Action Anime

• Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Science Saru)
• The First Slam Dunk (Toei Animation)
• Tengoku Daimakyou (I.G Production)
• JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 (MAPPA)
• Undead Unluck (David Production)
• Black Clover: The Emperor’s Swimming Sword (Pierrot Studio)
• HIGH CARD (Studio Hibari)
• Shangri-La Frontier (C2C)

Best Romance Anime

• Kaguya-sama: Love is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends (A-1 Pictures)
• Skip & Loafer (P.A. Works)
• Insomniacs After School (LIDENFILMS)
• The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Bibury Animation Studio)
• Horimiya: The Missing Pieces (CloverWorks)
• My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 (MADHOUSE)
• The Dangers in My Heart (Shin-Ei Animation)
• My Happy Marriage (Kinema Citrus)

Best Suspense Anime

• Oshi no Ko (Doga Kobo)
• Pluto (M2 Studio)
• Tengoku Daimakyou (I.G Production)
• The Apothecary Diaries (TOHO Animation Studio & OLM)
• Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 (Bones)
• Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine (TMS)
• Migi & Dali (GEEKTOYS)
• Dr. STONE: NEW WORLD (TMS Entertainment)

Best Slice of Life Anime

• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (MADHOUSE)
• Oshi no Ko (Doga Kobo)
• Skip & Loafer (P.A. Works)
• Insomniacs After School (LIDENFILMS)
• Pokémon Concierge (Dwarf Studio)
• Buddy Daddies (P.A. Works)
• The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons (Shuka)
• Tsurune: The Linking Shot (Kyoto Animation)

Best Feature Film

• The First Slam Dunk (Toei Animation)
• The Boy and the Heron (Studio Ghibli)
• Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (Pierrot Studio)
• Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine (TMS)
• The Concierge (I.G Production)
• Suzume (CoMix Wave Films Inc. & STORY Inc.)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island (SUNRISE)
• Kaguya-sama: Love is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends (A-1 Pictures)

Best Soundtrack

• The First Slam Dunk (Toei Animation)
• Oshi no Ko (Doga Kobo)
• Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Science Saru)
• Suzume (CoMix Wave Films Inc. & STORY Inc.)
• BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2 (Pierrot Studio)
• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 (Studio Bind)
• Tengoku Daimakyou (I.G Production)
• Attack on Titan Final Season – The Final Chapters (MAPPA)

Best Opening Theme

• “Saikō Tōsōten” – One Piece (SEKAI NO OWARI)
• “Innocent Arrogance” – Tengoku Daimakyou (BiSH)
• “Paradox” – Vinland Saga Season 2 (Survive Said The Prophet)
• “WORK” – Hell’s Paradise (millennium parade × Ringo Sheena)
• “Ao no Sumika” – Jujutsu Kaisen (Tatsuya Kitani)
• “01” – Undead Unluck (Queen Bee)
• “IDOL” – Oshi no Ko (YOASOBI)
• “MAGICAL DESTROYER” – Magical Destroyer (Aimi)

Best Ending Theme

• “Mephisto” – Oshi no Ko (Queen Bee)
• “Anytime Anywhere” – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (milet)
• “Where Our Blue Is” – Dr. STONE (OKAMOTO’S)
• “Reraise” – Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress Season 3 (ARGONAVIS feat. Jin Ogasawara)
• “Shamblez” – Kengan Ashura (BAND-MAID)
• “Todome no Setsuna” – SPY×FAMILY Season 2 (Vaundy feat. Cory Wong)
• “UNDER THE TREE” – Attack on Titan (SiM)
• “Akari” – Jujutsu Kaisen (Soshi Sakiyama)

Best Anime

• The First Slam Dunk (Toei Animation)
• Oshi no Ko (Doga Kobo)
• Tengoku Daimakyou (I.G Production)
• Pluto (M2 Studio)
• Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Science Saru)
• Skip & Loafer (P.A. Works)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (MADHOUSE)
• The Apothecary Diaries (TOHO Animation Studio & OLM)

Les Daruma will be presented during the Japan Expo, which will be held from July 11 to 14, 2024, at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre.

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Source: Mangacollec, and Japan Expo 2024