January 2026 Monthly Awards

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Jump+ & MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA

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Creator Award

30,000 JPY

Before the Thoughts can Catch Up
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Punniz
Chief

Comment by Hosono

MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA Editor-in-Chief

The characters' emotions are portrayed with sense and care to detail. You can feel their hearts slowly growing closer, but the plot development in the second half feels abrupt. It may have been nice to stop the story before they became official.

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