Kiko Urino's 'Alice, Doko Made mo' Manga Wins 18th Manga Taisho Awards
Kiko Urino's Alice, Doko Made mo won this year's award.The manga centers on Alice Asahida, a junior high school girl who was raised bilingually by her parents, but after their deaths, struggled to continue learning both her mother tongues. As a result, she also struggled to keep up with everyday schoolwork and learning. One day, she meets a so-called genius named Inuboshi, who offers to tutor her. With his help, Alice works closer and closer to her goal of becoming Japan's first femal astronaut mission commander.Urino launched the manga in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine in June 2024. Shogakukan published the manga's second compiled book volume in December 2024, and will publish the third volume on Friday.The nominating committee is composed mainly of bookstore staffers who are in charge of their respective stores' manga. This year's nominating committee consisted of 97 individuals, who selected from 238 titles. Any manga title that was released in 2024 and has eight volumes or less is eligible. The volume cap is intentionally added so that the prize winners would be relatively new works that have not already earned their popularity through sheer longevity.Previous winners include: Source: Comic Natalie
