The 2022 ComicBook.com Golden Issue Awards Nominees for Anime
Best Anime Series
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Looking back on the year, it's really wild to see just how many great anime series actually came out. This includes not only some of the most anticipated manga adaptations, ever really (including one fans waiting over a decade to see in action), but some original series and new adaptations that took fans by surprise as well. It's a pretty competitive category this year with a wide variety of potential winners, so it will definitely be tough to find out which one of these will win!
The nominees are:
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
- Chainsaw Man
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Lycoris Recoil
- Ranking of Kings
Best Anime Movie
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While the TV anime series definitely offered some of the biggest new releases of the year overall, movie theaters were packed with some of the heaviest hitters too. Not only did we get to see some unique originals hit streaming platforms, but Makoto Shinkai's newest original hit theaters in Japan, Fruits Basket was officially brought to its end with a special feature, and Toei Animation sort of dominated the action market with two films touting their biggest franchises! It was a lot to head to the theater for.
The nominees are:
- Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
- Drifting Home
- Fruits Basket: Prelude
- One Piece Film: Red
- Suzume
Best Manga Series
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Anime TV and movies might have been dominating our attention on screens throughout the years, but of course, manga was absolutely no slacker in that department. This year especially included some of the biggest new releases of the year that were actually outside of many of the franchises fans expected to see dominate. This included some new series that really hit their stride over the past year, a new manga debut that quickly hit with Shonen Jump fans, a Shonen Jump series kicking off its final arc, and a special one-shot from a prominent creator.
The nominees are:
- Akane-banashi
- Dandadan
- Goodbye, Eri
- Mashle: Magic and Muscles
- Sakamoto Days