Tezuka-Shō
Founded in 1971 and tied to Weekly Shonen Jump as an award for story manga, it was officially headed by Osamu Tezuka until his death in 1989 (and then Fujio Akatsuka of the sister award until his own death decades later). Like the Akatsuka-Shō, very few people actually win the first-tier prize but many authors who went on to great success have won in the second and third tiers.
Name:
Tezuka-Shō
Aliases:
- 手塚賞
- Tezuka Award
Start year:
1974
First issue:
Weekly Shonen Jump (1968) #281 No. 31, 1974
Note: This page represents the comic industry award and can list all its winners and history in the description. However, it can only be credited to original printings of award-winning publications (including only the first issue in the case of serialized works), issues compiling multiple works that received the award or issues where winners are officially announced.
