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The Akatsuka Shō is the name of a award for gag manga by the Japanese publisher Shueisha.
The award has been given since 1974 and it aims to reward new Mangaka in the comedy manga category. Its counterpart award, Tezuka Award, awards new manga artists in the Story Manga category. The award was named after Fujio Akatsuka, one of the most successful comedy mangaka. Notable entrants and winners include Kyosuke Usuta Kousuke Masuda Shuichi Aso Takeshi Okano, Kazumata Oguri, Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro, Norihiro Yagi and Yusuke Murata.
In 2019, the 91st Akatsuka Award was held. This marked the first time that a winner was selected for the award in 29 years.
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