Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki Nominated for the 2023 Eisner Awards
The 2023 Eisner Award nominees were officially revealed today, with this year including a breadth of manga titles and artists among the list. The nominee list features manga publishers including VIZ Media, Kodansha and Dark Horse, with Hayao Miyazaki, Tatsuki Fujimoto and Junji Ito work among those nominated. Voting is open to qualified and registered industry professionals until June 9, with the awards ceremony held during San Diego Comic Con 2023 on July 21. The nominees that include manga creators follows:
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
- Black Paradox, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
- The Hellbound vols. 1-2, by Yeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok, translation by Danny Lim (Dark Horse)
- Look Back, by Tatsuki Fujimoto, translation by Amanda Haley (VIZ Media)
- PTSD Radio vol. 1, by Masaaki Nakayama, translation by Adam Hirsch (Kodansha)
- Shuna’s Journey, by Hayao Miyazaki; translation by Alex Dudok de Wit (First Second/Macmillan)
- Talk to My Back, by Yamada Murasaki, translation by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Writer/Artist
- Sarah Andersen, Cryptid Club (Andrews McMeel)
- Kate Beaton, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Espé, The Pass (Graphic Mundi/Penn State University)
- Junji Ito, Black Paradox, The Liminal Zone (VIZ Media)
- Zoe Thorogood, It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth (Image)
Source: Comic-Con Official Site
