The executive committee for the eighthManga Taisho awardslisted this year's 14 nominated works on Monday. (The official English name of the awards is the "Cartoon Grand Prize.")

Manga Taisho 2015 Nominees

Innocent
Shin'ichi Sakamoto
Ōsama-tachi no Viking (Kings' Viking)
Sadayasu,Makoto Fukami
Kakukaku Shikajika (Such-and-Such)
Akiko Higashimura
Kasane
Daruma Matsuura
Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun (Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun)
Izumi Tsubaki
Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice)
Yoshitoki Ōima
Kodomo wa Wakatte Agenai (Children Wouldn't Understand)
Rettō Tajima
Dimitri Tomkins
Fumiko Takano
Blue Giant
Shinichi Ishizuka
Hōseki no Kuni (Kingdom of Gems)
Haruko Ichikawa
Ballroom e Yōkoso (Sweep Over the Dance Floor or literally,Welcome to the Ballroom)
Tomo Takeuchi
Boku dake ga Inai Machi (The Town Where Only I Am Missing)
Kei Sanbe
Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia)
Kōhei Horikoshi
Mahō Tsukai no Yome (The Ancient Magus' Bride)
Kore Yamazaki

The nominating committee is composed mainly of bookstore staffers who are in charge of their respective stores' manga. Any manga title that was released in 2014 and has eight volumes or less is eligible. The volume cap is intentionally added so that the prize winners would be relatively new works that have not already earned their popularity through sheer longevity.

The second round of voting will determine the winner of Manga Taisho 2015, which will be announced at an awards ceremony held later this year.

Last year,Kaoru Mori'sA Bride's Storywon the award.Hiromu Arakawa'sSilver Spoon,Shinichi Ishizuka'sGaku - Minna no Yama,Yuki Suetsugu'sChihayafuru,Mari Yamazaki'sThermae Romae,Chika Umino'sMarch comes in like a lion, andAkimi Yoshida'sUmimachi Diary won the first six Manga Taisho in2008,2009,2010,2011,2012, and2013, respectively.

Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kuninspired a television anime last year.Crunchyrollstreamed the anime as it aired in Japan, andSentaiFilmworkslicensed it for North America.Kodansha ComicspublishesA Silent Voice in North America, andCrunchyrollreleased it online. The recentlyconcluded manga is inspiring an animefilm.Seven Seas Entertainment will beginpublishingThe Ancient Magus' Bride in North America in May.