The annual Manga Taisho Award ceremony held in Tokyo today announced that Kiko Urino's Alice, Doko made mo , which follows a beautiful but shy girl who wants to become Japan's first astronaut commander, is the 2025 grand prize recipient after earning 102 total points from a panel of largely bookstore employees. Ten manga with eight or fewer published volumes were nominated, which placed as follows: Alice, Doko made mo by Kiko Urino – 102 points Robou no Fujii by Kurao Nabe – 79 points Girl meets Rock! by Kuwahali, Tetsuo Ideuchi – 75 points Magus of the Library by Mitsu Izumi – 69 points Dokudami no Hana Saku Koro by Shiho Kido – 51 points Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me by Eiko Mutsuhana, Gin Shirakawa, Yugiri Aika – 45 points Onna no Sono no Hoshi by Yama Wayama – 44 points COSMOS by Ryuhei Tamura – 38 points Kono Yo wa Tatakau Kachi ga Aru by Hatsumi Kodama – 37 points Dokakui Daisuki! Mochizuki-san by Kamome Maruyono – 24 points Volume 1 Cover Manga Taisho Award 2025 commemorative illustration RELATED: Manga Taisho Award Reveals 2025 Nominees Source: Comic Natalie
