The is a semi-annual manga award offered by the Japanese publisher Shueisha since 1971, under the auspices of its Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. It awarded new manga artists in the Story Manga category. Its counterpart award, Akatsuka Award, awards new manga artists in the Comedic Manga category. The award is named after the manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka and is designed to cultivate new artists. The prize for a top Selected Work is two million Japanese yen and for a lesser but still worthy work, a million yen. The award also has third place honorable mentions for contestants deemed worthy, that includes half a million yen. These cash prizes may not be awarded (as is often the case) if the judges decide that none of the candidates are worthy.
Selection committee
Committee chair Osamu Tezuka (1971–1988) Fujio Akatsuka (1989–2008). Due to his failing health, this title was merely a formality during the years leading up to his death on August 2, 2008, with his duties handled by Akira Toriyama in his absence.
Major committee members These are the most prominent members of the committee only. Other adjudicators are also present in the committee.
Former members Akira Toriyama Kazuki Takahashi Masanori Morita Masashi Kishimoto Hiroyuki Asada Takehiko Inoue
Current members Tezuka Productions Eiichiro Oda Kazue Kato Kohei Horikoshi Nobuhiro Watsuki Gege Akutami
Recipients +YearWinnerRunner upHonorable mention11971No award givenNo award givenScrap, Takashi IwashigeShihatsu, Tsuneki SagaraFrozen Youth, Rikuo KasaEasy Rider, Furuya Tsuguharu2No award givenGakisuteyama, Bontarō TakaokaHoly Things, Hisao SaitōGirl Who Sings Blues, Takashi IwashigeDream Kamen, Shigeru Nakamoto31972Garagara Umauma, Shigeru Nakamoto No award givenKūsō Buraku, Masao TakaokaOur Sunset, Pochi NoharaWhat You Dropped, Tadashi Kaga4No award givenRun! Shooting Star, Kazuto KurosakiFather's Flag, Akira MimoriThe Circus Guy Fell in Love, Tetsu KurobaSukiyaki, Hiroshi SaitōTokio's Time Travel, Toshio BanDon't Lose, Kisaburo, Kimio Yanagisawa51973No award givenShoot and Stop, Akira MimoriNight Smothered in Fog, Hiroshi MasumuraMy Alps, Yoshihiro TakahashiClouds and Tank Soldiers, Pochi NoharaCan't Become an Angel, Katsumi SugawaraDad's Safe Passage, Shizuo ShigaThe Remaining One, Toshio Ban6No award givenInquisition, Seiji TanakaOnce Upon a Time in Kobikiyama, Pochi NoharaOra wa Ametarō, Ikki MatsudaKaminarimon Flourishing, Shizuo ShigaThe Last Youth Baseball, Yasuhiro KunitomoThe Wandering Box Is, Mitsuru Miura71974Creature City, Daijirō MorohoshiNo award givenTeacher Gami, Toshio MitaniWandering Yamanba, Pochi NoharaBrowsing Banned, Saburō IshikawaTwin Banzai, Mio Murao8No award givenNo award givenStrange Picture Diary, Yukio OtsukaIdiot, Tadashi FuguVagabond, Kazuo HattoriMy First Love, Yasuhiko Hachino91975Harukanaru Asa, Yukinobu HoshinoNo award givenHey! Newspaper, Yasuyuki KunitomoYamada-kun's Story, Anmei YamadaThe Great Incident of Mt. Ikazuchi, Toshi NomaI Won't Go Crazy, Mitsuru Miura10No award givenAncestors From the Future, Toshi NomaAt the End of the Smoking Pitch..., Ippei MinamiRed Umbrella, Yasuki KitaharaHang in There, Deserter, Sadamu Aiki111976No award givenNo award givenThe Great Duel at the Kanedōkan, Toshi Noma23 Years Later, Kōhei MikuniKaguyahime War, Tomō KimuraTipser Sense Tarō, Toshio BanStanding in the Heavens, Masa KojimaMīnya's Wish, Mitsuo HashimotoMagic Eye, Masayuki KawachiPit Viper, Shuku EishōFrom the Beast Village, Yoshinori Kobayashi12Urashima, Keiichi KoikeInvasion of the Underground People!, Tomō KimuraThe Rebellion of Just Two, Toshi NomaSmash Ken, Salami NakayamaThe Legend of the One-Eyed Bear, Tarō Kamiyoshi131977No award givenMidnight Visitor, Kazuo MiyasakiHowever, the Sun Is Shining, Toshiki MiyazakiAfterglow and Marbles, Matsujirō KawanoSakakibara-kun Land Mine, Yukio ŌtsukaHang in There, Mr. Bear, Hidekazu TanakaKansei Strange Tale, Kunihiko TakayoshiMother Earth, Turn Green Again, Buichi Terasawa14No award givenNo award givenIsland Nine, Sadamu AikiUseless Courage, Tochi UeyamaHiroshi, Shinichirō Mori151978No award givenConsent, Ministry of Recovering Broken Hearts, Masaki SanbokuMarathon Hacchan, Takeshi MiyaSatisfaction, Ryō ŌasaSilent Testimony, Akiko HashimaJockey, Shōgo KurosawaContaminated Safe, Umezō Hiramatsu16No award givenOh, Ichirō, Kōji KosekiBig Surfer, Motoki MonmaThe Age of Love, Yōichi IzumiInsect Clearing, Akira IshiyamaLegend of Rain, Masaki SanbokuWild Mark, Little TakeshiMelody of the Reincarnated, Isamu Mikuni171979No award givenLast Waltz, Kazuhisa HottaJunichi-kun and OB, Yukio OtsukaCedar Pole, Hiroshi TakahashiTears, Rokusuke Band of Tears, Katsuyuki EdamatsuYou Smell Like a Punk, Big Brother, Seiichi IshiiDrifting Legend, Hitoshi TanimuraStop Nami-chan, Kabutomushi TarōFlying Thunder Map, Ryūji Tsugihara18No award givenSpace Angel, Tsukasa HojoTriple One, Masami OkadaElegy for a Beloved Dog, Mosaku AnnakaOn an Ordinary Morning, Ryōichi FujiwaraFlowers and Storms Go!, Toshio Nobe191980No award givenStar, Katsumi ShinboIdaten Hawk, Umezō HiramatsuTsubasa, Masakazu KatsuraRain Car Wash, Chinatsu TomisawaGo! Bantman, Keiji TanakaYarō Keeps Smiling!!, Tatsuto Uchida20No award givenPoker Under Arms, Hirohiko ArakiYouth 120%, Mitsuo SuzukiDosukoi Tank, Uryū MinōMaria, Isao EnomotoFighting Spirit, Keiji TanakaCosmo Frontier, Eita Kuri211981No award givenRun Away to the Lucky Route, Shūhō Itahashi and ArgonautsDevil's Temptation and Targeted Idol, Shinji WatanabeShot!, Tetsuya TanawatariTenkōsei wa Hensōsei!?, Masakazu KatsuraBattlenoid, Eita KuriToast with Queen Mary..., Yukihiko Nozuki (writer) and Ryō Watanabe (illustrator)22Last Spurt, Shigehiro NomuraSamson, Masatoshi UsuneGuidepost to the Blue Sky, Iroen PitsuMy Landing, Akio AdachiWoman in the Bijin-ga, Tarō SumitomoPanicked Time Travel, Yoshihiro Takaiwa231982No award givenSpacetime Scoundrel, Imuro YumuraBd to, TakedakenOutsider No. 1, Masaru TanahashiSpace Treasure Island, Eita KuriSilver Queen, Hiroko SuzukiDear Tomica, Shishin ŌnishiCharge! One Soldier, Makoto TamuraNatural Disaster Next Door, Yūji ShinnyūHundred Eyes Banquet, Shingo HirasawaBreak a Rodo, Iku Sakaguchi24No award givenShadow of a Distant Day, Ryūsei DoiProgram, Hisataka MiyoshiKohaku Biyori, Toshimitsu TamadaBurning Purity, Shōichi Yagihashi251983No award givenNo award givenPsychic Sayo, Tadashi SatōSpace-Time Police-2009, Hiroko SuzukiOn the Stage of Men and Women..., Shūichi TakanoMoonlight Stone, Seiju NatsuyamaBattle of V, Shōichi Yagihashi26No award given21st Century Shooting Star, Daimurō KishiHeian Yin-Yang Emaki, Hiroshi SuzukiMaji?, Takehiko YamadaBeauty Beast, Yoshihiro Kuroiwa271984No award givenOctopus Teacher, Naoko SekineGallery Key, Yoshiharu IkedaS.O. Love Boiling!, Naohiro NakataniCan Still Run, Takehiko YamadaIt's Late!, Masanori MoritaSchool Trouble!!, Hiroyuki Kawashima28No award givenDevil's Sword, Shōichi YagihashiBiography of Dr. Momohiko Sakurada, Jirō UdaTeku no Rojii, Takahashi KurisuHirosi..., Ryūsei DoiTorio, Ryōji Satō291985Until I Reach the Horizon, Daimurō KishiLittle Shooter, Kaoru SatōTōshō Private High School Soccer Club, Yūichi OshiyamaHōjo, Yū TomizawaAs Long as There Is Spirit, WatabōshiMysterious Kid, Shinpō Morita30No award givenThe Myth of 500 Light Years, Takeshi ObataEquation of Extinction, Takashi KurisuWin! Don Quixote, Junji MizunoCoral Flowing..., TsukkoStar Thief, Kōichi KagiyaIron Ingot and Music, Tadamichi KawamuraEnormous Boy, Makuru Nitaku311986No award givenWeekend Adventure, Noriko Ishihara900 Years Great Battle, Hiromitsu ItōGoki Gaburi, Ryōji SatōBoy's Universe From "Star Person", Takumi ShimouraSpirit, Kazuto RaōHurricane General, Hideo HiroiFaraway Runaway, Kōji Ōki32No award givenTo the North: Your Case, Kei HonjōPrivate Lesson Is 1:00 AM, Haruki MatsunagaMarionette of Time, Shū HoshikawaFly of Shō, Harumi MatsuzakiMai Never Give Up, Ami KyōmotoChance, Shin Itō 33 1987 No award given Anrou Ryusei "Legend of the Wild Eagle" Kenbu & Shimakko "Tornado Legend" Yasuo Kojima "To the Depths of Consciousness" Nobuhiro Watsuki "Teacher Pon" Yukinori Kitajima "Everyone's WINNER!!" Kanemon Chikugoya "I Watch Clouds and Such" 34 No award given Yuko Asami "Journey into the Dream of 2001" Toshiaki Shiro "Night View" Yoshihiro Togashi "Straight Shoot" Masakazu Higuchi & Teruo Utsuki "Message from Ancient Times" Kosuke Takano "BELIEVE IN LOVE" Noriko Ishihara "I Want to Go to Africa!" 35 1988 Takehiko Inoue "Maple Purple" Yuko Asami "Jump Run" Toshifumi Akayama "G (General Exceed) X" Anrou Ryusei "Sword of Exorcism" Iwamaro "Country Side – An Incident in the Countryside" Masakazu Ishida "CHANGE OF THE TIMES" Katsuo Ouchi "Mountain Hut" 36 No award given No award given Shiranuki Nakazora "Gongoro Fox" Katsuhiko Konno "White Gift – WHITE PRESENT -" Yoshimi Nakamura "CANNONS!" Homare Koriyama "J Fighter Yoni" Kaoru Ichijo "HERO!?" 37 1989 No award given Katsuhiko Konno "Okaben" Koji Hayato "YAKSA -Yasha-" Mitsuhiro Hataoka "Carroty Heart! ―CARROTY HEART!" Toshimasa Okawara "Lonely Army" Yoshihiro Yanagawa "Zigzag Syncopation" Masakatsu Suzuki "Beware the Grinning Face" 38 John M. Rikaku "RUSH BALL・REMIX" Ken Yuasa "Demon Messenger" Iwamaro "Witch Town" Susumu Higa "Class" Senko Hoshi "DIVENATOR" Ryoko Kitahara "Mark of Judas" 39 1990 No award given Hidetomo Sugine "Light of Arshane" Pao Makino "Day the Bomb Fell" Yasutomo Iwata "To the Sunny Place – NO TIME TO CRY" Nobuyuki Sakaki "Two Shon" Ryu Fujisaki "Pied Piper of Hamelin" Tom Zack "Man from Fort Worth" 40 No award given Ryu Fujisaki "WORLDS" Tenya Yabuno "Clipper of Passion" Yoichi Inagaki "NON-STOPPER" Kei Sanbe "Bird's Perspective" 41 1991 No award given Kunikazu Toda "ROUND" Kyoichi Takahashi "BELIEVE" Takashi Sanbe "Memory of the Shore" Sato "Moon Viewing" Masaki Kasu "DINO SAUR" Noriyuki Saito "Busybody Swordsman" 42 No award given Tatsuya Kaneda "Monologue of a Heartbroken Man" Shinobu Kaitani "Another Me" Oda Hagane "GARR!!" Kaoru Yamaguchi "Evolution Theory of a Superstar" 43 1992 Mandala "On the Day I Was Born" Ryota Furusawa "Justice Strikes" Koichiro Matsuda "Gangster Oni Tile Business" Kazumitsu Banju "YOSHIO-15 GROWING UP" Muneki Dogen "Zombie Man" Daisuke Higuchi "Singing Flame" Koji Kimura "Hot-blooded Flying Romance Fly! Tobimaru" 44 No award given Hiroyuki Hirose "Ashura" Seiichi Sakamoto "Tenshin Again" Eiichiro Oda "WANTED!" Masaaki Kurihara "Stranger" Yoshiaki Hyogo "RUNNER" Koji Kondo "Hurry UP!!" Mamugar "PRIVATE EYE" 45 1993 No award given Naohide Toda "Hunter of Immortality" Yasuyuki Shishima "Position One" Eita Kagoshima "LOST PARADISE" Masaaki Kurihara "Map World" Akiko Takahashi "Blade" 46 No award given CRM "Falcon" Kazutoshi Sakuramori "Info The Blue" Naoki Ito "ARTIST" Koji Yamagami "Alias Lloyd" Kayoko Matsuzaki "Parrot Message" Hori Hidehito "Tsukada Man" 47 1994 No award given Senko Hoshi "Dark Holy Mother – Dark Maria -" Takashi Sato "TROUBLE GAME" Hiroyuki Sakurazawa "FLYING DICE" Yoichi Suzuki "RUMBLE" Shin Aso "Ikari Ebito" Ao Kuuga "Be'Blank" Yuki Kawashima "D'RIDERS" 48 No award given Kuroko Yabuguchi "NO BRAKE" Rikisaku "Backstreet Romance" Hiroyuki Takei "ITAKO's ANNA" Hiroyuki Sakurazawa "ODD EYED" Tatsuya Ando "VETETABLE BOXER MAN" Jinsei Kataoka "MONSTER?" 49 1995 No award given Fukagawa Takeda "Song of Love" Yuki Kawashima "Hastur!" Pearl Riser Taji "- Koren -" Hiroyuki Oshima "CHICKEN" Kenji Masatomi "Pinocchio's Nose" 50 Kaori Yamakawa "Maple House no Watashitachi" Kisara Shunka "Limit – Limit" Akio Jōzaki "Tomii's Heart" Naoto Miyoshi "RUNE・QUEST" Eita Kagoshima "TAKUYA2 – Takuya no Jijō" Akitsugu Mizumoto "KIDS" 511996 Kanako Tanaka "Ryūsu Tiger Painting" Kenyū So "Fukutei Senmannen" Yūki Uno "Guzenya" 52 No award given Takurō Kajikawa "Bear and Wings" Makoto Nakatsuka "Zekkei Ichidai Otoko" Kanata Miyase "Sakushiro Monogatari"