Daruma 2024 winners

The Daruma awards are the annual rendez-vous for the best in manga and anime! They reward a selection of manga and anime released during the previous year, as voted by a jury of professionals and the public, offering a veritable reading guide for those wishing to discover the best of recent releases. The awards ceremony has just concluded at Japan Expo.

Daruma for best action manga: Gachiakuta by Kei Urana from Pika

Daruma for best romance manga: Blue Box by Kouji Miura (Delcourt-Tonkam)

Daruma for best suspense manga: The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokomokuren, Pika

Daruma for best slice-of-life manga: Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzo, published by Le Lézard Noir

Daruma for best new manga: Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzo published by Le Lézard Noir

Daruma for best production: Soul Eater by Atsushi Ohkubo published by Kurokawa

Daruma for best one shot: Adieu Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Crunchyroll 

Daruma for the French Touch: Ripper by Jeronimo Cejudo (Ankama)

Daruma for heritage: Le Voyage de Shuna by Hayao Miyazaki, Sarbacane

Daruma for best drawing: Sakamoto Days by Yuto Suzuki, Glénat

Daruma for best script: Adieu Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Crunchyroll

Daruma for best manga: Sakamoto Days by Yuto Suzuki, Glénat

Daruma for best action anime: JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 by MAPPA directed by Shota Goshozono

Daruma for best romance anime: My Happy Marriage by Kinema Citrus and directed by Takehiro Kubota

Daruma for best suspense anime: The Apothecary's Notebooks by TOHO animation STUDIO & OLM and directed by Norihiro Naganuma

Daruma for best slice of life anime: Frieren by MADHOUSE and directed by Keiichiro Saito

Daruma for best feature movie: The First Slam Dunk by Toei Animation and directed by Takehiko Inoue

Daruma for best original score: Suzume by CoMix Wave Films Inc. & STORY inc. by Kazuma Jinnouchi and RADWIMPS

Daruma for best opening: Idol by YOASOBI in Oshi no Ko

Daruma for best ending: Anytime Anywhere by milet in Frieren

Daruma for best anime: Frieren by MADHOUSE and directed by Keiichiro Saito