Viz Media is having a great year… having opened up a new website and generating new titles, Viz can now add 2010 Will Eisner Comics Industry nominations to their resume.
To be exact, Viz Media was nominated for three of its manga titles and one creator was also nominated for the 2010 Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards. The noms total up to 6 nominations.
The nominated titles from VIZ Media are:
OISHINBO by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
* Best U.S. Edition of International Material–Asia
PLUTO: URASAWA × TEZUKA, by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki
* Best Limited Series or Story Arc
* Best U.S. Edition of International Material–Asia
NAOKI URASAWA’S 20TH CENTURY BOYS, by Naoki Urasawa
* Best Continuing Series
* Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
In addition, Naoki Urasawa is nominated for Best Writer/Artist, for his work on NAOKI URASAWA’S 20TH CENTURY BOYS and PLUTO: URASAWA × TEZUKA. According to the nomination list, Urasawa-sensei is also the creator with the most nominations.
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OISHINBO · by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki · VIZ Signature · Rated “T” for Teens
OISHINBO (or “The Gourmet”) depicts the adventures of journalist Shiro Yamaoka, who writes for the fictional newspaper Tozai News. When the paper’s top executives decide to create “The Ultimate Menu” to celebrate the paper’s 100th anniversary, Yamaoka, known for his reputation as a foodie with culinary skills to match, is given the daunting assignment. With the help of his coworker Kurita, Yamaoka begins an epic saga to find unique and tasty dishes that will compose this ultimate bill of fare. The subject of the debut volume is classical Japanese cuisine, and features delicious stories on subjects like how to prepare a proper dashi (the broth that is one of the building blocks of Japanese cooking), green tea, and red snapper sashimi. Each subsequent volume of OISHINBO focuses on specific foods and culinary trends such as sake, sushi, vegetables, rice dishes, ramen, and izakaya (pub) food.
OISHINBO: JAPANESE CUISINE on Amazon
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PLUTO: URASAWA × TEZUKA, by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki · VIZ Signature · Rated “T+” for Older Teens (NOMINATED IN THREE CATEGORIES)
Pluto: Urasawa × Tezuka is a modern reinterpretation of the work by the master of manga, Osamu Tezuka. In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something is after the seven great robots of the world. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case – and he eventually discovers that he is one of the targets!
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 1 on Amazon
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NAOKI URASAWA’S 20th century boys · by Naoki Urasawa · VIZ Signature · Rated “T+” for Older Teens (NOMINATED IN THREE CATEGORIES)
Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren’t for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world.
Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, Vol. 1: Friends – on Amazon
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