{"id":464,"date":"2011-01-17T10:56:58","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T02:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.punkednoodle.com\/champloo\/?p=464"},"modified":"2011-01-17T14:03:47","modified_gmt":"2011-01-17T06:03:47","slug":"sneak-peek-at-2011-manga-taishou-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.punkednoodle.com\/champloo\/2011\/01\/17\/sneak-peek-at-2011-manga-taishou-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Sneak Peek at 2011 Manga Taishou List"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Manga Taishou season again and I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even started reading Therma Romae (once\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I find my copy somewhere). Out of all the award ceremonies, I tend to enjoy the selection in Manga Taishou because these manga do not disappoint at all. Some awards tend to let some title win awards in order to boost its popularity. I honestly don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how some of these awards go behind the scenes, but yeah, so far, some winners are rather questionable. I cannot say the same for Manga Taisho though. When I look at their list, it all boils down to which manga were most amazing in the past year. <\/p>\n

The list of the nominees is out<\/a> and here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my two cents on who have a shot of bringing home the Manga Taisho\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 well, at least those that I have read\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <\/p>\n

Otoyomegatari. The Bride Stories by Kaoru Mori.<\/em> A very strong contender and quite popular to both critics and fans. I have full faith that there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a high chance that Mori-san might bag this one. Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say much about the committee but if they gave it to Therma Romae last year, they might give this eclectic beautiful title a chance. I mean for chrissakes, she’s holding a kind of antelope on her shoulders. I’m quite sure the expectations will be high on this one. <\/p>\n

Sangatsu no Lion. March Comes in Like a Lion by Chica Umino. <\/em>This is quite an interesting tale and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one of those heartwarming stories that you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop reading. The shougi is a nice extra but it ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t anything like Hikaru no Go. This might have a good chance and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m trying to think if there was something amazing that happened since its last nomination. This is Chica Umino and if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve read Honey and Clover, you can imagine the pace of this story. Between this and Otoyomegatari\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 my bet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s on the latter. <\/p>\n

Omo ni Naitemasu by Akiko Higashimura.<\/em> Filling in the loss of the amusing Himawari in Morning is her new work Omo ni Naitemasu. My friend and I have been fans of Himawari and we were hoping that this title would follow. While the humor is there, the plot in itself is a little difficult to swallow. The female lead is a mistress\/muse to an artist and sometimes you just want to whack her head for longing such a horrible man. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a cohesive story but not exactly the best of the lot. <\/p>\n

I think what I love more about looking at the list is the number of titles I have yet to read. So far, these are the ones that caught my eye. <\/p>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Cry Girl by Tomoko Yamashita.<\/em> This girl\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a BL artist and I enjoy her work immensely. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not exactly sure what this title is \u00e2\u20ac\u201c if it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a seinen or a josei. Either way, it looks interesting. <\/p>\n

I am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa<\/em>. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been trying to find this comic but it often escapes my mind. Maybe I should give it a shot next time. <\/p>\n

Un chocolatier de l’amour perdu by Setona Mizushiro.<\/em> It has macarons on the cover. While it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s quite josei-ish in art\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 it looks yummy. <\/p>\n

Hana no Zubora Meshi by Masayuki Kusumi & Etsuko Mizusawa.<\/em> I doubt this manga is about food but that girl on the cover looks like she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s enjoying what she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s doing (with those morsels of rice all over her face.) It looks yummier and maybe\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 just maybe\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I might get to enjoy this one. <\/p>\n

I wish all of the nominees good luck and I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait to hear the results of this one! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Manga Taishou season again and I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even started reading Therma Romae (once\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I find my copy somewhere). 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