TheComic Compass

Manga books for teens

17 award-winning books for teens. Award-winning comics from Japan and the rest of Asia.

Early readers4–7Kids8–12Teens13+Adults18+
Fantasy and magic39Science fiction26Superheroes11Memoir and real lives25History21Funny16Manga17Horror and spooky20Crime and mystery10Adventure24Friendship and school47Family36Animals12Science and the real world40LGBTQ+ stories16

17 books

Cover of They Called Us EnemyWinner2020They Called Us EnemyGeorge Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker2020 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work winnerCover of Heartstopper, Volume 4Nominee2023Heartstopper, Volume 4Alice Oseman2023 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens nomineeCover of Spy × FamilyNominee2022Spy × FamilyTatsuya Endo2022 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & SconesNominee2021Check, Please! Book 2: Sticks & SconesNgozi Ukazu2021 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens nomineeCover of DisplacementNominee2021DisplacementKiku Hughes2021 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens nomineeCover of When Stars Are ScatteredNominee2021When Stars Are ScatteredVictoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed2021 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Memoir nomineeCover of GrassNominee2020GrassKeum Suk Gendry-Kim, translation by Janet Hong2020 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work nomineeCover of My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday WonderNominee2019My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday WonderNie Jun2019 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Shiver: Junji Ito Selected StoriesNominee2018Shiver: Junji Ito Selected StoriesJunji Ito2018 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of orange: The Complete CollectionNominee2017orange: The Complete CollectionIchigo Takano2017 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of The Heart of ThomasNominee2014The Heart of ThomasMoto Hagio2014 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of IchiroNominee2013IchiroRyan Inzana2013 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens nomineeCover of Saturn ApartmentsNominee2012Saturn ApartmentsHisae Iwaoka2012 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Stargazing DogNominee2012Stargazing DogTakashi Murakami2012 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of A Distant NeighborhoodNominee2010A Distant NeighborhoodJiro Taniguchi2010 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New nominee7 Billion NeedlesNobuaki TadanoNominee20117 Billion NeedlesNobuaki Tadano2011 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nomineeAfter School NightmareSetona MizushiroNominee2007After School NightmareSetona Mizushiro2007 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nominee