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Berserk of Gluttony, Dungeon People, Oblivion Battery Manga Win 2nd Rakuten Kobo e-Book Awards 2024
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The Rakuten Books retail site announced the winners of its second Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards on May 10. The retailer established the awards to "empower e-reading" and spread good books to help revitalize the publishing industry. The awards honored manga in seven major categories, and the winners for each category include:

©Ichika Isshiki, Daisuke Takino, Micro Magazine, Seven Seas Entertainment
Isekai Comic
Grand Prize: Daisuke TakinoPrize Winners:
- Ore, Yūsha Janai desu kara by Yururi Kokone
- Anri Sakano
- Ranran
- Shin Arakawa
- Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu by Hiro
- Kotora Kino
- Yōsuke Kokuzawa
- Botsuraku Reijō, Binbō Kishi no Maid ni Narimasu by Tokei Chise
- Akine Itomachi

© Sui Hutami, Futabasha, Seven Seas Entertainment

© Eko Mikawa, Shueisha
I Want to Read it Now! Featured Manga
Grand Prize: Eko MikawaPrize Winners:
- Kishin Kakka no Migawari Hanayome by Rin Hachikumo
- Nekokurage
- Yoshiyuki Miwa
- Yuu Yoshinaga
- Natsumi Inoue
- Ei Ohitsuji
- Norio Sakurai
- Aki Hamaji

© Datarou, Hakusensha
I Want to Deliver It to the World! Top Recommended Manga
Grand Prize: DatarouPrize Winners:
- Midori Tayama
- Sakanakouji
- Mitei Hattori
- Sengoku Komachi Kurōtan by Kyōchikutō, Hajime Sawada
- Sōzai Saishuka no Isekai Ryokōki by Tomozo
- Sui Ishida
- Yura Urushibara
- Toshimasa Komiya
- Machigai de Kyūkonsareta Onna wa Ichinengo Riensareru by Whip Cream

© Parari, Akita Publishing
Next Impact Comic
Grand Prize: ParariPrize Winners:
- Ten Jūnoichi
- E, Shanai System Subete Wanope shiteiru Watashi wo Kaiko desu ka? by Io
- Maro
- Sumiko Arai
- Ryūhei Tamura
- Ryon
- Miko Yasu
- Molico Ross
- Mitsubachi Miyuki

© Chūya Koyama, Kodansha, Kodansha USA Publishing

© Gosho Aoyama, Shogakukan
Long Seller Comic
Grand Prize: Gōshō Aoyama, Prize Winners:
- Mizuho Kusanagi
- Ayame-kun no Nonbiri Nikushoku Nisshi by Mai Machi
- Yū Furusawa
- Yu-Ko Osada
- Kishi Azumi
- Azychika
- Shinobu Takayama
- Chika Tōjō

© Yūho Okita, Libre Publishing
BL Comic
Grand Prize: Senpai, Naka Misete by Yūho OkitaPrize Winners:
- Ranmaru Zariya
- Nikke Taino
- Perfect Addiction by Kaoru Miyama
- BL Manga no Akuyaku Reisoku ni Tensei Shitara Komochi Seikishi e no Mōsō ga Tomarimasen by Haine
- His Little Amber by Kazuki Natsume
- Minami-kun wa Sono Koe ni Jirasaretai by Coco Aino
- Mirare, Odokasare, Furarete by Mai Tsurumine
- Motto Teikō shite kure yo by Chisa Otomi
- Lullaby of the Dawn by Ichiki Yuno

© Regina Yui, Nichiyō, nito, Suiton, Rakuten
Vertical Scroll Comic
Grand Prize: Akuyaku Reijō wa Shinigami Papa ni Fukushū ga Shitai no ni! by Regina Yui, Nichiyō, nito, SuitonPrize Winners:
- Kyō mo Anata ni Taiyō o by Lee Raha
- Kōcha Agasawa
- Kottō Mahōgu wa Reijō Alice ni Sasayaku by Hoko Hinachi, argon, Biru, Kubo
- Zero 0 ~Jikū Mahō de Mirai o Koeru~ by Kazuma Miki, Synapse Heart
- Solo for Two by Caesim, Doryeon, oddloop, ilwoo
- Daraku Seijo ni Tensei Shita Watashi, 3-nin no Jūsha-tachi ni Dakarete Komattemasu (The Fake Saintess Awaits Her Exit in English) by pine, kimpuckpuck, Baek Seolhong
- Reveries of the Moonlight by Realhugin, Ko jinho
- Hashi no Ue no Chacha by YUN PIL, Jessoo
- Messiah Complex by Chanyoung Park
In addition, Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu by Hiro won the Rakuten Kobo Special Award.
Sources: Rakuten Books