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Young Magazine US Reveals 5 Manga Poll Winners to Get Simultaneous English Serialization
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Kodansha revealed on Tuesday the winners of the reader poll campaign following the release of the special Young Magazine US English issue in August. Kodansha stated the contest received a final count of 281,461 votes.
The five manga stories with the most votes are guaranteed serialization on Kodansha's K MANGA app. The winners will also be serialized in Japan in Monthly Young Magazine and/or YanMaga Web, serializing at the same time on K MANGA.
The winners in order include:
The staff of the magazine stated, "Following this immense response, we are already moving forward with preparations for the 2nd Yanmaga US project." In addition, due to "tremendous support," the staff have decided to select four additional works, placing importance not just on the poll results but "also on the 'brilliance of the talent' and 'lingering impact' of the works." The staff will reveal details about the additional works on the Young Magazine US' X/Twitter account at a later date.
One of the winning manga, Daisuke Itabashi's The Journey of a Dark Elf with Fading Powers, will begin serialization in Japan in the January 2026 issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine on December 20. The manga follows an elf who loses her magical abilities and begins a new life in the countryside.
The magazine's special issue was distributed for free to attendees at Anime NYC on August 21-24, and was distributed at specific Kinokuniya locations from August 21 to November 10.
The titles are also available to read on the magazine's official website, which launched on August 21. Digital reading and distribution platform GlobalComix also released the special issue for free. Azuki (now Omoi) also released the issue for free for all users, and it is available until December 31 (the issue will be permanent if added to users' Omoi library by December 31).
Sources: Press release, Monthly Young Magazine December issue
