The 2025 American Manga Awards nominees are here!
Maybe you’re eligible to vote for the winners, or maybe you’re just curious about the nominated manga? Either way, if you want to judge for yourself based on the actual books, you’re likely curious how and where to find them! We’ve put together this guide to make it easy to locate the nominee, and choose the reading experience, format, and price best for you.
Obviously, ebooks are always going to be cheaper than print, and that’s the case with these books as well (prices are largely consistent across the platforms). A few of the nominees, especially in publication design where the print edition is the focus, are only available in print, and that’s been noted in the chart below. A few nominees are still on preorder, with most releasing before the July 24, 2025 voting deadline. Suppose time and/or money doesn’t allow you to dive into every nominee yourself.
In that case, you can also read the judges’ commentary and view sample pages at the official American Manga Awards nomination page (scroll down to cover images).
Update: More Review Links to be added later in July as they get published!
Happy reading!
2025 AMA Nominees – Best New Manga
| Best New Manga: | Kobo ebook | Print & Digital) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Witch’s Life in Mongol, vol. 1 | $6.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | |
| The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All, vol. 1 | $6.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | |
| Dragon and Chameleon, vol. 1 | $7.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | Also available on Manga Up! |
| Hikaru in the Light!, vol. 1 | $7.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | Also available free on Azuki |
| Spacewalking With You, vol. 1 | $8.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | Also available from Kodansha |
2025 AMA Nominees – Best One-Shot Manga
| Best One-shot Manga: | Kobo ebook | Print (/Digital) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamaki & Amane | $6.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | |
| A Smart and Courageous Child, vol. 1 | $9.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | |
| Stardust Family | $12.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | |
| H.P. Lovecraft’s The Colour Out of Space | $8.99 on July 1 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | |
| Brain Damage | none; $21.99 on July 15 on Amazon | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop |
2025 AMA Nominees – Best Translation
| Best Translation: | Kobo ebook | Print (/Digital) | Japanese edition: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Otaku Love Connection, vol. 1 | $7.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | BookWalker |
| The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant, vol. 1 | $9.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | Included with English edition |
| Search and Destroy, vol. 2 | none; $10.99 on Amazon | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | BookWalker |
| Face Meat | print only | B&N, Amazon | n/a | none (collected as English edition) |
| Ultra Heaven, vol. 1 | print only | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | BookWalker |
2025 AMA Nominees – Best Lettering
| Best Lettering: | Kobo ebook | Print (/Digital) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Tiny Senpai, vol. 1 | $8.99 | n/a | n/a | no print edition; also available on J-Novel Club |
| Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, vol. 1-2 | $14.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | A two-volume omnibus; also available from Kodansha |
| Cat Man | none(?); $9.99 on Amazon | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | |
| Love Laid Bare | none; $12.95 on Fakku | n/a | n/a | $24.95 print edition in Nov. ’25 from Fakku |
| Search and Destroy, vol. 2 | none; $10.99 on Amazon | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | BookWalker |
2025 AMA Nominees – Best New Edition Of Classic Manga
| Best New Edition of Classic Manga: | Kobo ebook | Print (/Digital) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Game | $7.99 on June 24 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | Also available DRM-free at Denpa |
| They Were 11! | $8.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | Also available DRM-free at Denpa |
| Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, vol. 1-2 | $14.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | A two-volume omnibus; also available from Kodansha |
| Mansect | print only | B&N, Amazon | n/a | |
| The Legend of Kamui, vol. 1 | print only | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | Also available from Drawn & Quarterly |
2025 AMA Nominees – Best Continuing Manga Series
| Best Continuing Manga Series: | Kobo ebook | Print (/Digital) | Cost to read all so far: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Summer Hikaru Died, vol. 5 | $6.99 each | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | $34.95 |
| The Apothecary Diaries (Manga), vol. 12-13 | $7.99 each | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | $103.87 |
| Innocent, Omnibus Edition, vol. 3 | $8.99 each | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | $26.97 |
| Hirayasumi, vol. 3-5 | $9.99 each | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | $49.95 |
| Search and Destroy, vol. 2 | none; $10.99 on Amazon | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | $21.98 |
2025 AMA Nominees – Best Publication Design
| Best Publication Design: | Kobo ebook | Print (/Digital) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part 7: Steel Ball Run, vol. 1 | $13.99 | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | Volumes also available on Viz Manga app |
| The Legend of Kamui, vol. 1 | print only | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | Also available from Drawn & Quarterly |
| Planetes Deluxe Edition, Book 1 | print only | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | |
| Seaside Beta | print only | n/a | n/a | Glacier Bay Books (shipping temporarily on hold) |
| Veil, vol. 1 – Temperature of Orange | print only | B&N, Amazon | Bookshop | Also available from Udon Entertainment |
That’s about $184 for all the nominees available as ebooks, not counting continuing series and publication design.
We compiled the books into a lovely Bookshop collection!
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