Continuing the trend from the 2007 Eisners, Comic-Con International has recognized 13 manga and manga-related titles in its nominations for the 2008 Will Eisner Awards.
Besides nominating five noteworthy titles in the manga-specific category, Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material–Japan, the Eisner judges also nominated Japanese creators in several other categories, including Best Short Story (Book by Yuichi Yokoyama and Town of Evening Calm by Fumiyo Kouno; Best Publication for Kids (Yotsuba&! by Kiyohiko Azuma) and two creator-specific nominations for Fumi Yoshinaga and Takeshi Obata. See the full list of 2008 Eisner nominees.
The winners will be announced at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con International at a reception on Friday, July 25 at the San Diego Convention Center.
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