The winners of the 2025 American Manga Awards, organized by AnimeNYC owner LeftField Media and Japan Society, were announced in a ceremony at AnimeNYC in New York on August 21. The winners and other nominees for each of the seven awards:
BEST NEW MANGA
Winner: The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Dragon and Chameleon, Vol. 1
Hikaru in the Light!, Vol. 1
Spacewalking With You, Vol. 1
A Witch's Life in Mongol, Vol. 1
BEST CONTINUING MANGA SERIES
Winner: The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 12 – 13 (Square Enix)
Hirayasumi Vol. 3 – 5
Innocent, Omnibus Edition Vol. 3
Search and Destroy Vol. 2
The Summer Hikaru Died Vol. 5
BEST ONE-SHOT MANGA
Winner: Tamaki & Amane (Yen Press)
Brain Damage
H.P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space
A Smart and Courageous Child
Stardust Family
BEST NEW EDITION OF CLASSIC MANGA
Winner: Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Vol. 1 – 2 (Kodansha)
The Legend of Kamui Vol. 1
Mansect
Short Game
They Were 11!
BEST TRANSLATION
Winner: minami – The Otaku Love Connection Vol. 1 (Square Enix)
Ryan Holmberg – Face Meat
Ben Applegate – Search and Destroy Vol. 2
Andreas Kronberg Danielsen – The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant Vol. 1
Ajani Oloye – Ultra Heaven Vol. 1
BEST LETTERING
Winner: Evan Hayden – Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow Vol. 1 – 2 (Kodansha)
Rebecca Sze – Cat Man
Robert Harkins – Love Laid Bare
Joven Voon – My Tiny Senpai Vol. 1
Phil Christie – Search and Destroy Vol. 2
BEST PUBLICATION DESIGN
Winner: Riley VanDyke & Carl Gustav Horn – Planetes Deluxe Edition Book 1 (Dark Horse)
Adam Grano – JoJo's Bizarre Adventure – Part 7: Steel Ball Run Vol. 1
Lucia Gargiulo & Tom Devlin – The Legend of Kamui Vol. 1
emuh ruh – Seaside Beta
Kohei Nawata Design Office – Veil Vol. 1 – Temperature of Orange