Shounen
Utsuranain desu by Ruka Konoshima (Weekly Shounen Sunday)
Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku by Saka Mikami (Magazine Pocket)
Gachiakuta by Kei Urana (Weekly Shounen Magazine)
Madan no Ichi by Osamu Nishi and Shiro Usazaki (Weekly Shounen Magazine)
Shoujo
Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki by Mika Yamamori (Dessert)
Shinimodori no Mahou Gakkou Seikatsu wo, Moto Koibito to Prologue kara (※Tadashi Koukando wa Zero) by Eiko Mutsuhana and Gin Shirakawa (Flos Comic)
Taiyou yori mo Mabushii Hoshi by Kazune Kawahara (Bessatsu Margaret)
Tonari no Stella by Ammitsu (Bessatsu Friend)
General
Kimi to Uchuu wo Aruku Tame ni by Inuhiko Doronoda (&Sofa)
Darwin Jihen by Shun Umezawa (Afternoon)
Nezumi no Hatsukoi by Riku Ooseto (Weekly Young Magazine)
Heisei Haizanhei Sumire-chan by Satomi U (Weekly Young Magazine)
Mii-chan to Yamada-san by Nene Azuki (Magazine Pocket)
The selection committee of the 50th Kodansha Manga Awards is composed of mangaka Shin Kibayashi (Bloody Monday), Natsumi Ando (Watashitachi wa Douka shiteiru), Yuuzo Takada (3×3 Eyes), Hikaru Nakamura (Arakawa Under the Bridge), Kaoru Hayamine (Meitantei Yumemizu Kiyoshirou Jiken Note), Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail), and Hidekichi Matsumoto (Sabage-bu!).
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