| Year |
Children |
Shōnen |
Shōjo |
General |
| 1977 |
N/A |
Black Jack, Osamu Tezuka
The Three-Eyed One, Osamu Tezuka (tie) |
Haikara-san ga Tōru, Waki Yamato
Candy Candy, Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi (tie) |
N/A |
| 1978 |
N/A |
Football Hawk, Noboru Kawasaki |
Seito Shokun!, Yōko Shōji |
N/A |
| 1979 |
N/A |
Tonda Couple, Kimio Yanagisawa |
The Star of Cottonland, Yumiko Ōshima |
N/A |
| 1980 |
N/A |
Susa-no-O, Gō Nagai |
Lemon Report, Mayumi Yoshida |
N/A |
| 1981 |
N/A |
Sanshirō of 1, 2, Makoto Kobayashi |
Ohayō! Spank, Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi |
N/A |
| 1982 |
N/A |
Gakuto Retsuden, Motoka Murakami |
Yōkihi-den, Suzue Miuchi |
Karyūdo no Seiza, Machiko Satonaka |
| 1983 |
N/A |
The Kabocha Wine, Mitsuru Miura |
Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi, Ryoko Yamagishi |
P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei, Fumi Saimon |
| 1984 |
N/A |
Bats & Terry, Yasuichi Ōshima |
Lady Love, Hiromu Ono |
Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo |
| 1985 |
N/A |
Bari Bari Densetsu, Shuichi Shigeno |
N/A |
Okashina Futari, Jūzō Yamasaki and Kei Sadayasu
Mahiro Taiken, Naomi Nishi (tie) |
| 1986 |
N/A |
Kotaro Makaritoru, Tatsuya Hiruta |
Yūkan Club, Yukari Ichijō |
Adolf, Osamu Tezuka
What's Michael?, Makoto Kobayashi (tie) |
| 1987 |
N/A |
Ironfist Chinmi, Takeshi Maekawa |
Nana Iro Majikku, Yū Asagiri |
Actor, Kaiji Kawaguchi |
| 1988 |
N/A |
Mister Ajikko, Daisuke Terasawa |
Junjō Crazy Fruits, Akemi Matsunae |
Bonobono, Mikio Igarashi
Be-Bop High School, Kazuhiro Kiuchi |
| 1989 |
N/A |
Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu, Toshiyuki Mutsu |
Chibi Maruko-chan, Momoko Sakura
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!, Yumiko Suzuki (tie) |
Komikku Shōwa-Shi, Shigeru Mizuki |
| 1990 |
N/A |
Shura no Mon, Masatoshi Kawahara |
Pride, Naka Marimura |
The Silent Service, Kaiji Kawaguchi
Gorillaman, Harold Sakuishi (tie) |
| 1991 |
N/A |
Fighting Spirit, George Morikawa |
Eien no Nohara, Mieko Ōsaka |
Kachō Kōsaku Shima, Kenshi Hirokane
Waru, Jun Fukami (tie) |
| 1992 |
N/A |
Kaze Hikaru: Koshien, Sanbachi Kawa and Tarō Nami |
Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa, Mariko Iwadate |
Naniwa Kin'yūdō, Yūji Aoki |
| 1993 |
N/A |
3x3 Eyes, Yuzo Takada |
Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi |
Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki |
| 1994 |
N/A |
Shoot!, Tsukasa Ōshima |
Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite iru, Junko Karube |
Tetsujin Ganma, Yasuhito Yamamoto |
| 1995 |
N/A |
Kinda'ichi Case Files, Yōsaburō Kanari and Fumiya Sato |
Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku, Mari Ozawa |
Hanada Shōnen-shi, Makoto Isshiki |
| 1996 |
N/A |
Shōta no Sushi, Daisuke Terasawa |
Tennen Kokekkō, Fusako Kuramochi |
Ping-Pong Club, Minoru Furuya |
| 1997 |
N/A |
Ryūrōden, Yoshito Yamahara |
Eight Clouds Rising, Natsumi Itsuki |
Dragon Head, Minetaro Mochizuki |
| 1998 |
N/A |
GTO, Tooru Fujisawa |
Kodocha, Miho Obana |
Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji, Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Sōten Kōro, King Gonta |
| 1999 |
N/A |
Chameleon, Atsushi Kase |
Peach Girl, Miwa Ueda |
Wangan Midnight, Michiharu Kusunoki |
| 2000 |
N/A |
Legendary Gambler Tetsuya, Fūmei Sai and Yasushi Hoshino |
Guru Guru Pon-chan, Satomi Ikezawa |
Vagabond, Eiji Yoshikawa and Takehiko Inoue |
| 2001 |
N/A |
Love Hina, Ken Akamatsu |
Fruits Basket, Natsuki Takaya |
20th Century Boys, Naoki Urasawa |
| 2002 |
N/A |
Cromartie High School, Eiji Nonaka
Beck, Harold Sakuishi (tie) |
Antique Bakery, Fumi Yoshinaga |
Zipang, Kaiji Kawaguchi |
| 2003 |
Mirmo!, Hiromu Shinozuka |
Kunimitsu no Matsuri, Yūma Andō and Masashi Asaki |
Honey and Clover, Chika Umino
Tramps Like Us, Yayoi Ogawa (tie) |
The Life of the Genius Professor Yanagizawa, Kazumi Yamashita |
| 2004 |
Ultra Ninja Scrolls, Kazuhiko |
Shana Ō Yoshitsune, Hirofumi Sawada |
Nodame Cantabile, Tomoko Ninomiya |
Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls, Fūtarō Yamada and Masaki Segawa |
| 2005 |
Sugar Sugar Rune, Moyoco Anno |
Capeta, Masahito Soda |
Oi Pītan!!, Risa Itō
A Perfect Day for Love Letters, George Asakura (tie) |
Dragon Zakura, Mita Norifusa |
| 2006 |
Kitchen Princess, Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Andō |
Air Gear, Oh! Great |
Life, Keiko Suenobu |
Mushishi, Yuki Urushibara |
| 2007 |
Tenshi no Frypan, Etsushi Ogawa |
Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei, Kōji Kumeta
Dear Boys: Act 2, Hiroki Yagami (tie) |
I.S., Chiyo Rokuhana |
Ōkiku Furikabutte, Asa Higuchi |
| 2008 |
Shugo Chara!, Peach-Pit |
Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu, Motoyuki Tanaka |
Kimi ni Todoke, Karuho Shiina |
Moyashimon, Masayuki Ishikawa |
| 2009 |
Meitantei Yumemizu Kiyoshirō Jiken Note, Kaoru Hayamine and Kei Enue |
Q.E.D., Motohiro Katou
Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima |
Kiyoku Yawaku, Ryo Ikuemi |
Ah! My Goddess, Kōsuke Fujishima |
| 2010 |
Inazuma Eleven, Ten'ya Yabuno |
Ace of Diamond, Yūji Terajima |
Kuragehime, Akiko Higashimura |
Giant Killing, Masaya Tsunamoto |
| 2011 |
Honto Ni Atta! Reibai Sensei, Hidekichi Matsumoto |
Shingeki no Kyojin, Hajime Isayama |
Chihayafuru, Yuki Suetsugu |
March comes in like a lion, Chika Umino
Chūya Koyama, George Asakura (tie) |
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