Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia

Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
Awarded forBest U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
CountryUnited States
Presented bySan Diego Comic-Con Edit this on Wikidata
First awarded2007
Most recent winnerMy Picture Diary by Maki Fujiwara, translation by Ryan Holmberg (2024)
Websitewww.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info

The Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia is an award for given to a comic book originally published in Asia and reprinted for sale in the United States of America. Comics by creators from Japan, South Korea, China, and Singapore have been nominated.

History and name change

Material from Asia was eligible for the Eisner award for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material from that award's inception in 1998 to 2006, winning it every year except 2003 and 2006. In 2007 that award was split into Best U.S. Edition of International Material and Best U.S. Edition of International Material–Japan. Starting in 2010 the current name of Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia was adopted.[1]

Winners and nominees

Year Title Authors Translators[note 1] Ref.
2000s
2007 Old Boy (Dark Horse Manga) Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi [2]
After School Nightmare (Go! Comi) Setona Mizushiro
Antique Bakery (Digital Manga) Fumi Yoshinaga
Naoki Urasawa's Monster (Viz Media) Naoki Urasawa
The Walking Man (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) Jiro Taniguchi
2008 Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White (Viz Media) Taiyō Matsumoto [3]
The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) Jiro Taniguchi
MW (Vertical) Osamu Tezuka
Naoki Urasawa's Monster (Viz Media) Naoki Urasawa
New Engineering (PictureBox) Yuichi Yokoyama
Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (Last Gasp) Fumiyo Kōno
2009 Dororo (Vertical) Osamu Tezuka [4][5]
Cat Eyed Boy (Viz Media) Kazuo Umezu
Naoki Urasawa's Monster (Viz Media) Naoki Urasawa
The Quest for the Missing Girl (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) Jiro Taniguchi
Solanin (Viz Media) Inio Asano
2010s
2010 A Drifting Life (Drawn & Quarterly) Yoshihiro Tatsumi [1][6]
The Color Trilogy (First Second Books) Kim Dong Hwa
A Distant Neighborhood (2 vols.) (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) Jiro Taniguchi
Oishinbo a la Carte (Viz Media) Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
Pluto: Urasawa X Tezuka (Viz Media) Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki Jared Cook and Frederik L. Schodt
Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys (Viz Media) Naoki Urasawa
2011 Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys (Viz Media) Naoki Urasawa [7][8]
Ayako (Vertical) Osamu Tezuka
Bunny Drop (Yen Press) Yumi Unita
A Drunken Dream and Other Stories (Fantagraphics) Moto Hagio Rachel Thorn
House of Five Leaves (Viz Media) Natsume Ono
2012 Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths (Drawn & Quarterly) Shigeru Mizuki [9][8]
A Bride's Story (Yen Press) Kaoru Mori
Drops of God (Vertical) Tadashi Agi (Shin Kibayashi and Yuko Kibayashi)
Saturn Apartments, vols. 3-4 (Viz Media) Hisae Iwaoka
Stargazing Dog (NBM Publishing) Takashi Murakami
Wandering Son, vol. 1 (Fantagraphics) Takako Shimura Rachel Thorn
2013 Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys (Viz Media) Naoki Urasawa [10][8]
Barbara (Digital Manga) Osamu Tezuka
A Chinese Life (SelfMadeHero) Li Kunwu and Philippe Ôtié Edward Gauvin
Nonnonba (Drawn & Quarterly) Shigeru Mizuki
Thermae Romae (Yen Press/Hachette) Mari Yamazaki
2014 The Mysterious Underground Men (PictureBox) Osamu Tezuka [11][8]
The Heart of Thomas (Fantagraphics) Moto Hagio Rachel Thorn
Showa: A History of Japan, 1926–1939 (Drawn & Quarterly) Shigeru Mizuki
The Summit of the Gods, vol. 4 (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) Baku Yumemakura and Jiro Taniguchi
Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist (Vertical) Asumiko Nakamura
2015 Showa: A History of Japan, 1939–1944 and Showa: A History of Japan, 1944–1953 (Drawn & Quarterly) Shigeru Mizuki [12][8]
All You Need Is Kill (Viz Media) Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Ryosuke Takeuchi, Takeshi Obata, and yoshitoshi ABe
In Clothes Called Fat (Vertical) Moyoco Anno
Master Keaton, vol. 1 (Viz Media) Naoki Urasawa, Hokusei Katsushika, and Takashi Nagasaki Pookie Rolf
One-Punch Man (Viz Media) ONE and Yusuke Murata
Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki (Yen Press) Mamoru Hosoda and Yū
2016 Showa: A History of Japan, 1953–1989 (Drawn & Quarterly) Shigeru Mizuki [13][8]
Assassination Classroom, vols. 2–7 (Viz Media) Yūsei Matsui
A Bride's Story (Yen Press) Kaoru Mori
Master Keaton, vols. 2–4 (Viz Media) Naoki Urasawa, Hokusei Katsushika, and Takashi Nagasaki John Werry
A Silent Voice (Kodansha USA) Yoshitoki Ōima
Sunny (Viz Media) Taiyō Matsumoto
2017 The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (Pantheon Books) Sonny Liew [note 2] [14][8]
Goodnight Punpun, vols. 1–4 (Viz Media) Inio Asano JN Productions
orange: The Complete Collection, vols. 1–2 (Seven Seas Entertainment) Ichigo Takano Amber Tamosaitis, adaptation by Shannon Fay
The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime (Stone Bridge Press) Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions Frederik L. Schodt
Princess Jellyfish, vols. 1–3 (Kodansha USA) Akiko Higashimura Sarah Alys Lindholm
Wandering Island, vol. 1 (Dark Horse Comics) Kenji Tsuruta Dana Lewis
2018 My Brother's Husband, vol. 1 (Pantheon Books) Gengoroh Tagame Anne Ishii [15][8]
Furari (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) Jiro Taniguchi Kumar Sivasubramanian
Golden Kamuy (Viz Media) Satoru Noda Eiji Yasuda
Otherworld Barbara, vol. 2 (Fantagraphics) Moto Hagio Rachel Thorn
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories (Viz Media) Junji Ito Jocelyne Allen
2019 Tokyo Tarareba Girls (Kodansha USA) Akiko Higashimura Steven LeCroy [16][17]
Abara: Complete Deluxe Edition (Viz Media) Tsutomu Nihei Sheldon Drzka
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction (Viz Media) Inio Asano John Werry
Laid-Back Camp (Yen Press) Afro Amber Tamosaitis
My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder (Graphic Universe/Lerner Publishing Group) Nie Jun Edward Gauvin
2020s
2020 Cats of the Louvre (Viz Media) [note 3] Taiyō Matsumoto Michael Arias [18][19]
Witch Hat Atelier (Kodansha USA) [note 3] Kamome Shirahama Stephen Kohler
Beastars (Viz Media) Paru Itagaki Tomo Kimura
Grass (Drawn & Quarterly) Keum Suk Gendry-Kim Janet Hong
Magic Knight Rayearth 25th Anniversary Edition (Kodansha USA) Clamp Melissa Tanaka
The Poe Clan (Fantagraphics) Moto Hagio Rachel Thorn
2021 Remina (Viz Media) Junji Ito Jocelyne Allen [20]
I Had That Same Dream Again (Seven Seas Entertainment) Idumi Kirihara and Yoru Sumino Beni Axia Conrad
I Wish I Could Say "Thank You" (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) Yukari Takinami Yukari Takeuchi
A Journal of My Father (Fanfare/Ponent Mon) Jiro Taniguchi Kumar Sivasubramanian
Ping Pong (Viz Media) Taiyō Matsumoto Michael Arias
Spy × Family (Viz Media) Tatsuya Endo Casey Loe
2022 Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) Junji Ito Jocelyne Allen [21]
Chainsaw Man (Viz Media) Tatsuki Fujimoto Amanda Haley
Kaiju No. 8 (Viz Media) Naoya Matsumoto David Evelyn
Robo Sapiens (Seven Seas Entertainment) Toranosuke Shimada Adrienne Beck
Spy × Family (Viz Media) Tatsuya Endo Casey Loe
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Viz Media) Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata Nova Skipper
2023 Shuna's Journey (First Second Books) Hayao Miyazaki Alex Dudok de Wit [22]
Black Paradox (Viz Media) Junji Ito Jocelyne Allen
The Hellbound, vols. 1-2 (Dark Horse Comics) Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok Danny Lim
Look Back (Viz Media) Tatsuki Fujimoto Amanda Haley
PTSD Radio, vol. 1 (Kodansha USA) Masaaki Nakayama Adam Hirsch
Talk to My Back (Drawn & Quarterly) Murasaki Yamada Ryan Holmberg
2024 My Picture Diary (Drawn & Quarterly) Maki Fujiwara Ryan Holmberg [23]
#DRCL midnight children (Viz Media) Shin-ichi Sakamoto Caleb Cook
Goodbye, Eri (Viz Media) Tatsuki Fujimoto Amanda Haley
The Horizon (Yen Press) JH Ultramedia Co. Ltd.
River's Edge (Kodansha USA) Kyoko Okazaki Alexa Frank
The Summer Hikaru Died (Yen Press) Mokumokuren Ajani Oloye

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Translator was not officially listed until 2017.
  2. ^ Originally published in English.
  3. ^ a b There was a tie between Cats of the Louvre and Witch Hat Atelier in 2020.

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