Erica Friedman: There dozens of awards for those already in Japan, France and the Eisners here. It's good to have one just for NA. Much-needed in fact, as the Eisners barely have space for manga

Very proud to work with Anime NYC & The Japan Society to launch the first awards just for manga and manga publishing professionals for manga in English! Here’s the announcement fr Publishers Weekly: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Anime NYC, Japan Society to Launch American Manga Awardswww.publishersweekly.com Set to take place at the Japan Society on August 22, the eve of this year’s Anime NYC convention, the awards will celebrate the outstanding achievements of professionals in the world of Japanese comic...

Is the Mangaka Hall of Fame really limited only to those who had an impact "in North America"? If so, that feels immensely limiting & disappointing, as there are tons of HoF-worthy mangaka with no American presence, or historically haven't sold well here. That is my only nitpick, though.

There dozens of awards for those already in Japan, France and the Eisners here. It's good to have one just for NA. Much-needed in fact, as the Eisners barely have space for manga

I don't wholly agree with that, but I can tell that I'm an outlier in this regard, so I'll drop it.

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