Published: Feb 3, 2025
Updated: Feb 3, 2025
Annual manga lists, such as the "Kono Manga ga Sugoi!" rankings and Manga Taisho Award, are a great way to find new manga to read. There is only one problem: many of the titles which appear in these lists have yet to be licensed overseas (and aren't guaranteed to ever be).
"You Should Read This Manga" aims to create an annual manga discovery list for the international fan. Passionate manga readers can nominate any title that has recently been licensed and released outside Japan. While this doesn't guarantee all finalist manga will be available in every region, it greatly increases the probability for it to be licensed (now or later).
Are you passionate about manga? Send us your nominations!
Deadline: February 27, 2025 7:00 pm (PST)
You can nominate up to 10 titles and select one or multiple categories you want to nominate each title for.
Since our goal is to spotlight relatively new and unknown manga available to the international fan, there are few conditions for nominations:
Series with <9 volumes released overseas which were not featured in the previous years will take priority for the main and unique lists.
This page is for MAL member nominations, so you must be logged into your MAL account to access the form.
Once you're logged in, you can easily cross-check your completed manga list with the eligible titles here:
After you've chosen your nominations, send them our way using this form:
Was a manga published in your region during 2024, but you don't see it in the eligible manga list? Please use the form below to let us know and we'll have it added ASAP. You can still send in your nomination without waiting for it to appear!
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