Kiko Urino‘s Alice, Dokomade mo is the winner of the Manga Taisho (Cartoon grand prize) 2025.
The Shogakukan-published title, which debuted in Weekly Big Comic Spirits in June 2024, follows the titular Alice Asahida. Alice aspires to be Japan’s first female astronaut commander, but struggles with her studies. One day, Alice meets the solitary genius Inuboshi, who offers to help her.
After Alice, Dokomade mo, the other titles in the top 10 ranking of Manga Taisho 2025 are:
2) Robou no Fujii by Nabekurao
3) Girl Meets Rock! (Futsuu no Keionbu) by Kuwahali (writer) and Tetsuo Ideuchi (artist)
4) Magus of the Library (Toshokan no Daimajutsushi) by Mitsu Izumi
5) Dokudami no Hanasaku koro by Shiho Kido
6) Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me (Shi ni Modori no Mahou Gakkou Seikatsu o, Moto Koibito to Prologue kara (※Tadashi Koukando wa Zero) by Eiko Mutsuhana (original creator), Yugiri Aika (original illustrations), and Gin Shirakawa‘s (manga artist)
7) Onna no Sono no Hoshi by Yama Wayama
8) COSMOS by Ryuhei Tamura
9) Kono Yo wa Tatakau Kachi ga aru by Kodama Hatsumi
10) Dokakui Daisuki! Mochitsuki-san by Kamome Maruyono
Source: Manga Taisho 2025 website (via Comic Natalie)
