[Breaking News]Shohei Otani to be a judge for the “Jump Sports Manga Award” (May 27, 2024)

Shohei Otani, a player for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball, will be a judge for Shueisha’s Jump Sports Manga Award. This is a press release from the Weekly Shonen Jump editorial department. “The Weekly Shonen Jump editorial department is hosting a new Jump Sports Manga Award with the aim of creating a sports manga that will change the lives of its readers. The judges are Takehiko Inoue of SLAMDUNK, Riichiro Inagaki, the original author of Eyeshield 21, Tadatoshi Fujimaki of Kuroko’s Basketball, and Shohei Otani, a player for the MLB Los Angeles Dodgers. This new sports manga award aims to spread the power of sports, which brings courage and smiles to many people. To that end, the Weekly Shonen Jump editorial department’s request to have Shohei Otani, the best athlete, join the judging panel in addition to the three best sports manga artists, was kindly accepted, and he has been accepted.” This is the first time that a major leaguer will participate as a judge in the Weekly Shonen Jump manga award.
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