free, easy, and Interest Next Manga Awards 2021 Opens Nomination Submissions posted on English website opened on Friday, submissions open until May 21 The seventh "Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishō" (Next Manga Awards) opened its English website for accepting overseas votes on Friday. This year marks the first time the awards have accepted entries and votes from outside Japan. Submissions for the print manga and web manga categories will be open until May 21. The award accepts user submissions of up-and-coming manga with potential to become the next big hits, and selects the most popular titles as nominees. Winners are then determined based on votes from manga fans from all over the world. Nominations are only accepted in Japanese, but the final voting based on shortlisted titles will be available both in English and Japanese. The final winners will be announced on August 24.