A ranking of the best manga covers of 2010 seeks to identify the year’s most stunning examples of graphic design and artwork in the medium of manga covers, with some striking selections presented.
1. Wolfsmund 1 by Mitsuhisa Kuji
2. Evil Heart (Final) by Tomo Taketomi
3. Self 4 by Saku Yukizou
4. I AM A HERO 3 by Kengo Hanazawa
5. Yatsugibaya no Lily by D.Kissan
6. Ashita no Familiar 1 by Akihiko Higuchi
7. Wabiremono by Shunji Kosaka
8. THERMAE ROMAE II by Yamazakimari
9. Amnesia Cradle 1/2 by Moyamu Fujino
10. SARU 1/2 by Daisuke Igarashi
The runners up:
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20.
The award for best back cover:
Halcyon Lunch by Hiroaki Samura
The award for best under cover:
Yotsuba&! 10 by Kiyohiko Azuma
The award for best endpaper:
Gisele Alain 1 by Sui Kasai
The award for best spine:
Hanayoi Dochu 1-4 by Kumiko Saiki
The UNIC*F Japan Prize:
Kodomo no Jikan 8 by Kaworu Watashiya
“Don’t judge a book by its cover” – forget it.
the first is good the rest are pretty much meh
Did I just see an Animal Farm manga cover in there?
The number 8 caught my eyes.
Am i the only one who thinks the number 6 is not only not worthy of being in the top ten, but looks actually below average quality, both in colour and anathomy? (dat head. No, seriously.)
#11 should have been higher ranked. It’s gorgeous.