| Year | Children | Shōnen | Shōjo | General | | 1977 | {{n/a}} | Black Jack, Osamu Tezuka
The Three-Eyed One, Osamu Tezuka (tie) | Haikara-san ga Tōru, Waki Yamato
Candy Candy, Kyoko Mizuki and Yumiko Igarashi (tie) | {{n/a}} |
| 1978 | {{n/a}} | Football Hawk, Noboru Kawasaki | Seito Shokun!, Yōko Shōji | {{n/a}} |
| 1979 | {{n/a}} | Tonda Couple, Kimio Yanagisawa | The Star of Cottonland, Yumiko Ōshima | {{n/a}} |
| 1980 | {{n/a}} | Susano Oh, Gō Nagai | Lemon Report, Mayumi Yoshida | {{n/a}} |
| 1981 | {{n/a}} | Sanshirō of 1, 2, Makoto Kobayashi | Ohayō! Spank, Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi | {{n/a}} |
| 1982 | {{n/a}} | Gakuto Retsuden, Motoka Murakami | Yōkihi-den, Suzue Miuchi | Karyūdo no Seiza, Machiko Satonaka |
| 1983 | {{n/a}} | The Kabocha Wine, Mitsuru Miura | Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi, Ryoko Yamagishi | P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei, Fumi Saimon |
| 1984 | {{n/a}} | Bats & Terry, Yasuichi Ōshima | Lady Love, Hiromu Ono | Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo |
| 1985 | {{n/a}} | Bari Bari Densetsu, Shuichi Shigeno | Mahiro Taiken, Naomi Nishi | Okashina Futari, Jūzō Yamasaki and Kei Sadayasu |
| 1986 | {{n/a}} | Kotaro Makaritoru, Tatsuya Hiruta | Yūkan Club, Yukari Ichijō | Adolf, Osamu Tezuka
What's Michael?, Makoto Kobayashi (tie) |
| 1987 | {{n/a}} | Ironfist Chinmi, Takeshi Maekawa | Nana Iro Majikku, Yū Asagiri | Actor, Kaiji Kawaguchi |
| 1988 | {{n/a}} | Mister Ajikko, Daisuke Terasawa | Junjō Crazy Fruits, Akemi Matsunae | Bonobono, Mikio Igarashi
Be-Bop High School, Kazuhiro Kiuchi |
| 1989 | {{n/a}} | Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu, Toshiyuki Mutsu | Chibi Maruko-chan, Momoko Sakura
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!, Yumiko Suzuki (tie) | Komikku Shōwa-Shi, Shigeru Mizuki |
| 1990 | {{n/a}} | Shura no Mon, Masatoshi Kawahara | Pride, Naka Marimura | The Silent Service, Kaiji Kawaguchi
Gorillaman, Harold Sakuishi (tie) |
| 1991 | {{n/a}} | Hajime no Ippo, George Morikawa | Eien no Nohara, Mieko Ōsaka | Kachō Kōsaku Shima, Kenshi Hirokane
Waru, Jun Fukami (tie) |
| 1992 | {{n/a}} | Kaze Hikaru: Koshien, Sanbachi Kawa and Tarō Nami | Uchi no Mama ga iu Koto ni wa, Mariko Iwadate | Naniwa Kin'yūdō, Yūji Aoki |
| 1993 | {{n/a}} | 3×3 Eyes, Yuzo Takada | Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi | Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki |
| 1994 | {{n/a}} | Aoki Densetsu Shoot!, Tsukasa Ōshima | Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite iru, Junko Karube | Tetsujin Ganma, Yasuhito Yamamoto |
| 1995 | {{n/a}} | The Kindaichi Case Files, Yōsaburō Kanari and Fumiya Sato | Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku, Mari Ozawa | Hanada Shōnen-shi, Makoto Isshiki |
| 1996 | {{n/a}} | Shōta no Sushi, Daisuke Terasawa | Tennen Kokekkō, Fusako Kuramochi | Ping-Pong Club, Minoru Furuya |
| 1997 | {{n/a}} | Ryūrōden, Yoshito Yamahara | Eight Clouds Rising, Natsumi Itsuki | Dragon Head, Minetaro Mochizuki |
| 1998 | {{n/a}} | Great Teacher Onizuka, Tooru Fujisawa | Kodocha, Miho Obana | Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji, Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Sōten Kōro, King Gonta |
| 1999 | {{n/a}} | Chameleon, Atsushi Kase | Peach Girl, Miwa Ueda | Wangan Midnight, Michiharu Kusunoki |
| 2000 | {{n/a}} | Legendary Gambler Tetsuya, Fūmei Sai and Yasushi Hoshino | Guru Guru Pon-chan, Satomi Ikezawa | Vagabond, Takehiko Inoue |
| 2001 | {{n/a}} | Love Hina, Ken Akamatsu | Fruits Basket, Natsuki Takaya | 20th Century Boys, Naoki Urasawa |
| 2002 | {{n/a}} | Cromartie High School, Eiji Nonaka
Beck, Harold Sakuishi (tie) | Antique Bakery, Fumi Yoshinaga | Zipang, Kaiji Kawaguchi |
| 2003 | Mirmo!, Hiromu Shinozuka | Kunimitsu no Matsuri, Yūma Andō and Masashi Asaki | Honey and Clover, Chika Umino
Tramps Like Us, Yayoi Ogawa (tie) | Tensai Yanagisawa Kyōju no Seikatsu, Kazumi Yamashita |
| 2004 | Ultra Ninja Scrolls, Kazuhiko Midō | Shana Ō Yoshitsune, Hirofumi Sawada | Nodame Cantabile, Tomoko Ninomiya | The Kouga Ninja Scrolls, Masaki Segawa |
| 2005 | Sugar Sugar Rune, Moyoco Anno | Capeta, Masahito Soda | Oi Pītan!!, Risa Itō
A Perfect Day for Love Letters, George Asakura (tie) | Dragon Zakura, Mita Norifusa |
| 2006 | Kitchen Princess, Miyuki Kobayashi and Natsumi Andō | Air Gear, Oh! Great | Life, Keiko Suenobu | Mushishi, Yuki Urushibara |
| 2007 | Tenshi no Frypan, Etsushi Ogawa | Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei, Kōji Kumeta
Dear Boys: Act 2, Hiroki Yagami (tie) | I.S., Chiyo Rokuhana | Ōkiku Furikabutte, Asa Higuchi |
| 2008 | Shugo Chara!, Peach-Pit | Saikyō! Toritsu Aoizaka Kōkō Yakyūbu, Motoyuki Tanaka | Kimi ni Todoke, Karuho Shiina | Moyashimon, Masayuki Ishikawa |
| 2009 | Meitantei Yumemizu Kiyoshirō Jiken Note, Kaoru Hayamine and Kei Enue | Q.E.D., Motohiro Katou
Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima (tie) | Kiyoku Yawaku, Ryo Ikuemi | Ah! My Goddess, Kōsuke Fujishima |
| 2010 | Inazuma Eleven, Ten'ya Yabuno | Ace of Diamond, Yūji Terajima | Kuragehime, Akiko Higashimura | Giant Killing, Masaya Tsunamoto |
| 2011 | Honto Ni Atta! Reibai Sensei, Hidekichi Matsumoto | Attack on Titan, Hajime Isayama | Chihayafuru, Yuki Suetsugu | March Comes in Like a Lion, Chika Umino
Uchū Kyōdai, Chūya Koyama (tie) |
| 2012 | Watashi ni xx Shinasai!, Ema Toyama | Mashiro no Oto, Marimo Ragawa | Shitsuren Chocolatier, Setona Mizushiro | Vinland Saga, Makoto Yukimura |
| 2013 | Animal Land, Makoto Raiku | Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Naoshi Arakawa | Ore Monogatari!!, Kazune Kawahara and Aruko | Gurazeni, Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi
Prison School, Akira Hiramoto (tie) |
| 2014 | Yo-Kai Watch, Noriyuki Konishi | Baby Steps, Hikaru Katsuki | Taiyō no Ie, Ta'amo | Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, Haruko Kumota |
| 2015 | {{n/a}} | The Seven Deadly Sins, Nakaba Suzuki
Yowamushi Pedal, Wataru Watanabe (tie) | Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, Tsunami Umino | Knights of Sidonia, Tsutomu Nihei |
| 2016 | {{n/a}} | Days, Tsuyoshi Yasuda | Kiss Him, Not Me, Junko | Kōnodori, Yū Suzunoki |
| 2017 | {{n/a}} | A Record of Battles, Kotono Katō | P and JK, Maki Miyoshi | The Fable, Katsuhisa Minami |
| 2018 | {{n/a}} | BEASTARS, Paru Itagaki | Tōmei na Yurikago, Bakka Okita | Sanju Mariko, Yuki Ozawa
Fragile - Byōrii Kishi Keiichirō no Shoken, Saburō Megumi and Bin Kusamizu (tie) |
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