Digital bookstore BookLive’s Magademy Award, the Japanese manga industry’s first award to honor characters, is back for its second year to highlight the best of 2022 across six categories: Best Leading Actor, Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Jury Special Award and newly added Best Newcomer.

Nominees for the four primary categories were decided via online fan voting that took place between December 12 and January 4, which resulted in the following to be assessed by a panel of professional judges, with the winners being announced on March 15:

Best Leading Actor

• Yoichi Isagi from BLUELOCK
• Sunraku from Shangri-La Frontier
• Hoshi-sensei from Onna no Sono no Hoshi
• Dai Miyamoto from BLUE GIANT
• Akito Yamada from Loving Yamada at Lv999!

Best Leading Actress

• Mitsumi Iwakura from Skip and Loafer
• Marin Kitagawa from My Dress-Up Darling
• Hitori Goto from BOCCHI THE ROCK!
• Maomao from The Apothecary Diaries
• Inori Yuitsuka from Medalist

Best Supporting Actor

• Haku from Yona of the Dawn
• Meguru Bachira from BLUELOCK
• Chifuyu Matsuno from Tokyo Revengers

Best Supporting Actress

• Ai Haibara from Case Closed
• Fern from Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Raika from Don’t Call it Mystery

Source: Comic Natalie, Official Website

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