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Congratulations to Ishikawa Masayuki for winning for Moyashimon<\/a>!! Finally, they notice the genius of processed foods and the power that bacteria has in our favorite foods!<\/p>\n The 32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards<\/a> has just been announced and Moyashimon <\/strong>got an award for Best General Manga. It also won the grand prize for the Tezuka<\/a>!! Yay! I’m not so sure if the anime played in its popularity or at least exposure, but a lot of interesting things did happen to the manga last year so it’s quite amazing that way. :3<\/p>\n Another personal favorite of mine won. It’s called Kimi ni Todoke<\/strong> and it won for Best Shoujo. I’m not so sure if it’s licensed yet, but yeah, this is another great shoujo story and I hope it gets translated in english too. Its story is similar to The Wallflower without being too repetitive and stubborn. 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