The Next Manga Awards 2026 winners for new series are in and both Someone Hertz and Home at the Horizon took the top spots. The former ended up in first place for print manga, as it is available online and in Weekly Shonen Jump. The other is the leader for the online-only web comic division, as it appears in Shonen Jump+. Both are able to be read on MangaPlus in English. Past winners include Kagurabashi and Ichi the Witch.
Someone Hertz follows two high schoolers named Mimei Fukumori and Kurage Mizuo. Both are fans of a comedy radio show called “Monday Midnight Talking” and contribute jokes to it. However, while Kurage’s always successful with getting her submissions read, Mimei isn’t. The two end up getting closer as a result. That’s been running since September 14, 2025.
Meanwhile, Home at the Horizon is a story about two young men named Ryoma Kakiuchi and Reo Shibasaki who discover they’re half-brothers. The two get closer and form a relationship while living together at their grandfather’s and working at the family’s bathhouse after Reo comes there looking for their father Tatsuomi. That’s been appearing since March 22, 2025.
Chapter 33 of the Shonen Jump+ manga Home at the Horizon will appear on September 26, 2026, and chapter 50 of the Shonen Jump series Someone Hertz will debut on September 27, 2026. Neither are available in physical volumes in the US yet.
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