Someone Hertz and Home at the Horizon win the 2026 Next Manga Award

The September 16 results put Someone Hertz first in print with 51,868 points and Home at the Horizon first in web manga with 51,681.

The 2026 Next Manga Award results announced on 16 September gave the print-manga category to Ei Yamano's Someone Hertz with 51,868 points . In the separate web-manga category, Taiyo Watabe's Home at the Horizon placed first with 51,681 points . They are two category winners, so the point totals do not represent a

head-to-head final. The pair offer different coming-of-age stories. Someone Hertz follows classmates who bond and compete over a late-night comedy radio show. Home at the Horizon centres on two half-brothers whose lives meet at a seaside public bathhouse. The award organizer lists Yamano and Watabe as the respective

creators; Shueisha's English results guide supplies the English titles and links to read both series on MANGA Plus. The fan-led award has separate print and web lists. Its official results page reports 7,952 entries and 382,581 votes across both categories, figures for the whole award rather than either winning series

alone. Contemporary Crunchyroll and MANGA Watch reports independently identify the same two first-place works. Readers can use the linked organizer lists for the full rankings and MANGA Plus for English reading availability. Headline image: official illustration from Shueisha's English Next Manga Awards 2026 results

feature. © Shueisha.

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