| Year | Winner | Other nominees | Notes |
| 2008 |
Gaku: Minna no Yama, by Shinichi Ishizuka[2] |
- Yotsuba&!, by Kiyohiko Azuma (second place)
- Umimachi Diary 1: Semishigure no Yamugoro, by Akimi Yoshida (third place)
- Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, by Fumi Yoshinaga
- Kinō Nani Tabeta?, by Fumi Yoshinaga
- Kimi ni Todoke, by Karuho Shiina
- Imperial Guards, by Daisuke Satō and Yu Ito
- Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu, by Katsutoshi Kawai
- Natsume's Book of Friends, by Yuki Midorikawa
- Himawari: Kenichi Legend, by Akiko Higashimura
- Flower of Life, by Fumi Yoshinaga
- Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, by Masayuki Ishikawa
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In the inaugural edition of the award, twelve manga were nominated.[1] |
| 2009 |
Chihayafuru, by Yuki Suetsugu[3] |
- Space Brothers, by Chūya Koyama
- March Comes in Like a Lion, by Chika Umino
- Shinya Shokudō, by Yarō Abe
- Seishun Shōnen Magazine 1978-1983, by Makoto Kobayashi
- Saint Young Men, by Hikaru Nakamura
- Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu, by Katsutoshi Kawai
- Toriko, by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
- Mama wa Tenparist, by Akiko Higashimura
- Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san, by Kubo Yasuhisa
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In the second edition, there were ten manga nominated.[4] |
| 2010 |
Thermae Romae, by Mari Yamazaki[5] |
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In the third edition, there were ten manga nominated.[6] |
| 2011 |
March Comes in Like a Lion, by Chika Umino[7] |
- I Am a Hero, by Kengo Hanazawa
- A Bride's Story, by Kaoru Mori
- Omo ni Naitemasu, by Akiko Higashimura
- Kokkoku, by Seita Horio
- Sayonara mo Iwazu ni, by Kentarō Ueno
- Saru, by Daisuke Igarashi
- Shitsuren Shokoratie, by Setona Mizushiro
- Shingeki no Kyojin, by Hajime Isayama
- Drifters, by Kouta Hirano
- Don't Cry Girl, by Tomoko Yamashita
- Hana no Zubora-Meshi, by Masayuki Kusumi and Etsuko Mizusawa
- Mashiro no Oto, by Marimo Ragawa
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In the fourth edition, there were thirteen manga nominated.[8] |
| 2012 |
Silver Spoon, by Hiromu Arakawa[9] |
- I Am a Hero, by Kengo Hanazawa
- The Flowers of Evil, by Shūzō Oshimi
- Gurazeni, by Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi
- Getenrou, by Masakazu Ishiguro
- Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, by Naoshi Arakawa
- Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū, by Haruko Kumota
- Giga Tokyo Toy Box, by Ume
- Takasugi-san-chi no O-Bentou, by Nozomi Yanahara
- Tonari no Seki-kun, by Takuma Morishige
- Drifters, by Kouta Hirano
- 25-ji no Bakansu, by Haruko Ichikawa
- Nobunaga Concerto, by Ayumi Ishii
- Hibi Rock, by Katsumasa Enokiya
- Hōzuki no Reitetsu, by Natsumi Eguchi
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In the fifth edition, there were fifteen manga nominated.[10] |
| 2013 |
Umimachi Diary, by Akimi Yoshida[11] |
- Ansatsu Kyōshitsu, by Yusei Matsui
- Ballroom e Yōkoso, by Tomo Takeuchi
- Bokura no Funka-sai, by Keigo Shinzō
- A Bride's Story, by Kaoru Mori
- Hi Score Girl, by Rensuke Oshikiri
- Kui Ryōko Sakuhin-shū: Seven Little Sons of the Dragon, by Ryōko Kui
- Ningen Karimen-chū, by Taeko Uzugi
- Ore Monogatari!!, by Kazune Kawahara and Aruko
- Sanzoku Diary, by Kentarō Okamoto
- Terra Formars, by Yū Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana
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In the sixth edition, there were eleven manga nominated.[12] |
| 2014 |
A Bride's Story, by Kaoru Mori |
- Ashizuri Suizokukan, by panpanya
- Ajin, by Gamon Sakurai
- Sakamoto desu ga?, by Nami Sano
- Sayonara, Tama-chan, by Kazuyoshi Takeda
- Jūhan Shuttai!, by Naoko Matsuda
- The Seven Deadly Sins, by Nakaba Suzuki
- Hikidashi ni Terrarium, by Ryōko Kui
- Boku Dake ga Inai Machi, by Kei Sanbe
- One-Punch Man, by One and Yusuke Murata
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In the seventh edition, there were ten manga nominated.[13] |
| 2015 |
Kakukaku Shikajika, by Akiko Higashimura[14] |
- Innocent, by Shin'ichi Sakamoto
- Ōsama-tachi no Viking, by Sadayasu and Makoto Fukami
- Kasane, by Daruma Matsuura
- Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, by Izumi Tsubaki
- A Silent Voice, by Yoshitoki Ōima
- Kodomo wa Wakatte Agenai, by Rettou Tajima
- Dimitri Tomkins, by Fumiko Takano
- Blue Giant, by Shinichi Ishizuka
- Hōseki no Kuni, by Haruko Ichikawa
- Ballroom e Yōkoso, by Tomo Takeuchi
- Boku Dake ga Inai Machi, by Kei Sanbe
- My Hero Academia, by Kōhei Horikoshi
- The Ancient Magus' Bride, by Kore Yamazaki
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In the eighth edition, there were fourteen manga nominated.[15] |
| 2016 |
Golden Kamuy, by Satoru Noda[16] |
- Okazaki ni Sasagu, by Saho Yamamoto
- Koi wa Ameagari no Yō ni, by Jun Mayuzuki
- Dungeon Meshi, by Ryōko Kui
- Tokyo Tarareba Musume, by Akiko Higashimura
- Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō, by Ipyao and Yūjirō Koyama
- Nami yo Kiite Kure, by Hiroaki Samura
- Hyakumanjō Labyrinth, by Takamichi
- Blue Giant, by Shinichi Ishizuka
- Boku Dake ga Inai Machi, by Kei Sanbe
- Machida-kun no Sekai, by Yuki Andō
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In the ninth edition, there were eleven manga nominated.[17] |