The 12 finalists for the 44th Kodansha Manga Award announced, the grand prize will be decided in May

Although not as famous as Shueisha's comics, Kodansha, one of Japan's three major publishing groups, also has many classic comics. Today, on April 2, the top 12 nominees for the 44th Kodansha Manga Award were announced. See which comics your favorites were selected. The finals will be announced on May 12, so stay tuned.

The 44th Kodansha Manga Award is organized by Kodansha to select the most popular and well-received new manga works in the past year. This year is the 44th edition, and the competition is divided into three categories: Boys' Division, Girls' Division, and General Division.

· The top 12 nominees each have 4 seats in 3 major departments: