TheComic Compass

Manga books for adults

124 award-winning books for adults. Award-winning comics from Japan and the rest of Asia.

Early readers4–7Kids8–12Teens13+Adults18+
Fantasy and magic86Science fiction69Superheroes28Memoir and real lives139History98Funny109Manga124Horror and spooky48Crime and mystery57Adventure30Friendship and school25Family81Animals35Science and the real world130LGBTQ+ stories19

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Cover of My Picture DiaryWinner2024My Picture DiaryMaki Fujiwara2024 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story CollectionWinner2022Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story CollectionJunji Ito2022 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of ReminaWinner2021ReminaJunji Ito2021 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of Cats of the LouvreWinner2020Cats of the LouvreTaiyō Matsumoto2020 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of They Called Us EnemyWinner2020They Called Us EnemyGeorge Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker2020 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work winnerCover of The Art of Charlie Chan Hock ChyeWinner2017The Art of Charlie Chan Hock ChyeSonny Liew2017 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of Showa: A History of Japan, 1926–1939Winner2016Showa: A History of Japan, 1926–1939Shigeru Mizuki2016 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of Two BrothersWinner2016Two BrothersFábio Moon and Gabriel Bá2016 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium winnerCover of The Mysterious Underground MenWinner2014The Mysterious Underground MenOsamu Tezuka2014 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century BoysWinner2013Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century BoysNaoki Urasawa2013 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of Onward Towards Our Noble DeathsWinner2012Onward Towards Our Noble DeathsShigeru Mizuki2012 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of DororoWinner2009DororoOsamu Tezuka2009 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of Old BoyWinner2007Old BoyGaron Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi2007 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of BuddhaWinner2005BuddhaOsamu Tezuka2005 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material winnerCover of AkiraWinner2002AkiraKatsuhiro Otomo2002 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material winnerCover of Blade of the ImmortalWinner2000Blade of the ImmortalHiroaki Samura2000 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material winnerCover of Gon Swimmin'Winner1998Gon Swimmin'Masashi Tanaka1998 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material winnerPurgatory Funeral CakesSanhoWinner2026Purgatory Funeral CakesSanho2026 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerTokyo These DaysTaiyō MatsumotoWinner2025Tokyo These DaysTaiyō Matsumoto2025 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerShuna's JourneyHayao MiyazakiWinner2023Shuna's JourneyHayao Miyazaki2023 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerWitch Hat AtelierKamome ShirahamaWinner2020Witch Hat AtelierKamome Shirahama2020 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerTokyo Tarareba GirlsAkiko HigashimuraWinner2019Tokyo Tarareba GirlsAkiko Higashimura2019 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerMy Brother's HusbandGengoroh TagameWinner2018My Brother's HusbandGengoroh Tagame2018 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerShowa: A History of Japan, 1939–1944 and Showa: A History of Japan, 1944–1953Shigeru MizukiWinner2015Showa: A History of Japan, 1939–1944 and Showa: A History of Japan, 1944–1953Shigeru Mizuki2015 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerA Drifting LifeYoshihiro TatsumiWinner2010A Drifting LifeYoshihiro Tatsumi2010 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work winnerTekkonkinkreet: Black & WhiteTaiyō MatsumotoWinner2008Tekkonkinkreet: Black & WhiteTaiyō Matsumoto2008 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerStar Wars: A New Hope--MangaHisao TamakiWinner1999Star Wars: A New Hope--MangaHisao Tamaki1999 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material winnerCover of Ashita no Joe: Fighting for TomorrowNominee2025Ashita no Joe: Fighting for TomorrowTetsuya Chiba, Asao Takamori2025 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Last QuarterNominee2025Last QuarterAi Yazawa2025 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Search and DestroyNominee2025Search and DestroyAtsushi Kaneko2025 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American ExperienceNominee2025Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American ExperienceKelly Goto and Sam Goto2025 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: Reprint nomineeCover of #DRCL midnight childrenNominee2024#DRCL midnight childrenShin-ichi Sakamoto2024 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of #DRCL midnight children, vol. 1Nominee2024#DRCL midnight children, vol. 1Shin-ichi Sakamoto2024 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nomineeCover of Goodbye, EriNominee2024Goodbye, EriTatsuki Fujimoto2024 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of River's EdgeNominee2024River's EdgeKyoko Okazaki2024 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Black ParadoxNominee2023Black ParadoxJunji Ito2023 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Look BackNominee2023Look BackTatsuki Fujimoto2023 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of PTSD RadioNominee2023PTSD RadioMasaaki Nakayama2023 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Talk to My BackNominee2023Talk to My BackMurasaki Yamada2023 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Disney Cruella: Black, White, and RedNominee2022Disney Cruella: Black, White, and RedHachi Ishie2022 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nomineeCover of Robo SapiensNominee2022Robo SapiensToranosuke Shimada2022 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of The Secret to Superhuman StrengthNominee2022The Secret to Superhuman StrengthAlison Bechdel2022 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Memoir nomineeCover of I Wish I Could Say "Thank You"Nominee2021I Wish I Could Say "Thank You"Yukari Takinami2021 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Ping PongNominee2021Ping PongTaiyō Matsumoto2021 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of BeastarsNominee2020BeastarsParu Itagaki2020 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of GrassNominee2020GrassKeum Suk Gendry-Kim, translation by Janet Hong2020 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work nomineeCover of Monstress, Volume 4: The ChosenNominee2020Monstress, Volume 4: The ChosenMarjorie Liu2020 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic nomineeCover of Rusty BrownNominee2020Rusty BrownChris Ware2020 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: Reprint nomineeCover of The Poe ClanNominee2020The Poe ClanMoto Hagio2020 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Abara: Complete Deluxe EditionNominee2019Abara: Complete Deluxe EditionTsutomu Nihei2019 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Laid-Back CampNominee2019Laid-Back CampAfro2019 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of FurariNominee2018FurariJiro Taniguchi2018 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Golden KamuyNominee2018Golden KamuySatoru Noda2018 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other StoriesNominee2018H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other StoriesGou Tanabe2018 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nomineeCover of Otherworld BarbaraNominee2018Otherworld BarbaraMoto Hagio2018 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Shiver: Junji Ito Selected StoriesNominee2018Shiver: Junji Ito Selected StoriesJunji Ito2018 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Princess JellyfishNominee2017Princess JellyfishAkiko Higashimura2017 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and AnimeNominee2017The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and AnimeToshio Ban and Tezuka Productions2017 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Wandering IslandNominee2017Wandering IslandKenji Tsuruta2017 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of orange: The Complete CollectionNominee2017orange: The Complete CollectionIchigo Takano2017 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of A Bride's StoryNominee2016A Bride's StoryKaoru Mori2016 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Assassination ClassroomNominee2016Assassination ClassroomYūsei Matsui2016 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Master KeatonNominee2016Master KeatonNaoki Urasawa, Hokusei Katsushika, and Takashi Nagasaki2016 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of SunnyNominee2016SunnyTaiyō Matsumoto2016 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of All You Need Is KillNominee2015All You Need Is KillHiroshi Sakurazaka, Ryosuke Takeuchi, Takeshi Obata, and yoshitoshi ABe2015 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of In Clothes Called FatNominee2015In Clothes Called FatMoyoco Anno2015 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of One-Punch ManNominee2015One-Punch ManONE and Yusuke Murata2015 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Adventures of a Japanese BusinessmanNominee2014Adventures of a Japanese BusinessmanJosé Domingo2014 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material nomineeCover of The Heart of ThomasNominee2014The Heart of ThomasMoto Hagio2014 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of The Strange Tale of Panorama IslandNominee2014The Strange Tale of Panorama IslandSuehiro Maruo2014 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nomineeCover of The Summit of the GodsNominee2014The Summit of the GodsBaku Yumemakura and Jiro Taniguchi2014 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Utsubora: The Story of a NovelistNominee2014Utsubora: The Story of a NovelistAsumiko Nakamura2014 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of A Chinese LifeNominee2013A Chinese LifeLi Kunwu and Philippe Ôtié2013 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work nomineeCover of BarbaraNominee2013BarbaraOsamu Tezuka2013 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of NonnonbaNominee2013NonnonbaShigeru Mizuki2013 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Schlock Mercenary: Force MultiplicationNominee2013Schlock Mercenary: Force MultiplicationHoward Tayler2013 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic nomineeCover of Thermae RomaeNominee2013Thermae RomaeMari Yamazaki2013 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Drops of GodNominee2012Drops of GodTadashi Agi2012 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Saturn ApartmentsNominee2012Saturn ApartmentsHisae Iwaoka2012 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Wandering SonNominee2012Wandering SonTakako Shimura2012 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of A Drunken Dream and Other StoriesNominee2011A Drunken Dream and Other StoriesMoto Hagio2011 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of AyakoNominee2011AyakoOsamu Tezuka2011 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Bunny DropNominee2011Bunny DropYumi Unita2011 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of House of Five LeavesNominee2011House of Five LeavesNatsume Ono2011 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of A Distant NeighborhoodNominee2010A Distant NeighborhoodJiro Taniguchi2010 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New nomineeCover of My mommy is in America and she met Buffalo BillNominee2010My mommy is in America and she met Buffalo BillJean Regnaud and Émile Bravo2010 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New nomineeCover of Oishinbo a la CarteNominee2010Oishinbo a la CarteTetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki2010 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Years of the ElephantNominee2010Years of the ElephantWilly Linthout2010 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material nomineeCover of Cat Eyed BoyNominee2009Cat Eyed BoyKazuo Umezu2009 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Naoki Urasawa's MonsterNominee2009Naoki Urasawa's MonsterNaoki Urasawa2009 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of The Quest for the Missing GirlNominee2009The Quest for the Missing GirlJiro Taniguchi2009 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of MWNominee2008MWOsamu Tezuka2008 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry BlossomsNominee2008Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry BlossomsFumiyo Kōno2008 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Antique BakeryNominee2007Antique BakeryFumi Yoshinaga2007 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Tokyo TribesNominee2005Tokyo TribesSanta Inoue2005 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material nomineeCover of UzumakiNominee2003UzumakiJunji Ito2003 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material nomineeHirayasumiKeigo ShinzoNominee2026HirayasumiKeigo Shinzo2026 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeLandKazumi YamashitaNominee2026LandKazumi Yamashita2026 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeTokyo Alien Bros.Keigo ShinzoNominee2026Tokyo Alien Bros.Keigo Shinzo2026 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeYanChang ShengNominee2026YanChang Sheng2026 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeHereditary TriangleFumiya HayashiNominee2025Hereditary TriangleFumiya Hayashi2025 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeKagurabachiTakeru HokazonoNominee2025KagurabachiTakeru Hokazono2025 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeThe HorizonJHNominee2024The HorizonJH2024 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeThe Summer Hikaru DiedMokumokurenNominee2024The Summer Hikaru DiedMokumokuren2024 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeThe HellboundYeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seokNominee2023The HellboundYeon Sang-ho and Choi Gyu-seok2023 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeChainsaw ManTatsuki FujimotoNominee2022Chainsaw ManTatsuki Fujimoto2022 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeKaiju No. 8Naoya MatsumotoNominee2022Kaiju No. 8Naoya Matsumoto2022 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeZom 100: Bucket List of the DeadHaro Aso and Kotaro TakataNominee2022Zom 100: Bucket List of the DeadHaro Aso and Kotaro Takata2022 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication nomineeA Journal of My FatherJiro TaniguchiNominee2021A Journal of My FatherJiro Taniguchi2021 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeI Had That Same Dream AgainIdumi Kirihara and Yoru SuminoNominee2021I Had That Same Dream AgainIdumi Kirihara and Yoru Sumino2021 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeMagic Knight Rayearth 25th Anniversary EditionClampNominee2020Magic Knight Rayearth 25th Anniversary EditionClamp2020 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeDead Dead Demon's Dededede DestructionInio AsanoNominee2019Dead Dead Demon's Dededede DestructionInio Asano2019 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeGoodnight PunpunInio AsanoNominee2017Goodnight PunpunInio Asano2017 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeA Silent VoiceYoshitoki ŌimaNominee2016A Silent VoiceYoshitoki Ōima2016 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeWolf Children: Ame & YukiMamoru Hosoda and YūNominee2015Wolf Children: Ame & YukiMamoru Hosoda and Yū2015 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nominee7 Billion NeedlesNobuaki TadanoNominee20117 Billion NeedlesNobuaki Tadano2011 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nomineePluto: Urasawa X TezukaNaoki Urasawa and Takashi NagasakiNominee2010Pluto: Urasawa X TezukaNaoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki2010 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeThe Color TrilogyKim Dong HwaNominee2010The Color TrilogyKim Dong Hwa2010 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeSolaninInio AsanoNominee2009SolaninInio Asano2009 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeNew EngineeringYuichi YokoyamaNominee2008New EngineeringYuichi Yokoyama2008 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nominee

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