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Kyle Cardine is an award-winning journalist and currently the Global Editor-in-Chief of Crunchyroll News.
He will be amongst our Manga judges at the 2026 American Manga Awards!
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Gigi Murakami is an award-winning manga artist & illustrator, and content creator at the intersection of horror media, Japanese manga and anime, and alternative and nerd culture.
She will be amongst our Manga judges at the 2026 American Manga Awards!
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Helen Chazan is an archivist, comics critic, and zinemaker based in Toronto. She is the publisher of the micropress Gynoid Distribution. Her comics and illustrations have appeared in many publications.
She will be amongst our Manga judges at the 2026 American Manga Awards!
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Frederico Anzalone is a seasoned manga specialist working across Brussels, Paris and Tokyo. He contributes to prominent French-language publications such as ATOM and TEMPURA.
He will be amongst our Manga judges at the 2026 American Manga Awards!
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Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere is Deputy Director of the MOA Museum of Art; and member of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC).
She will be amongst our Translation judges at the 2026 American Manga Awards!
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Andrea Horbinski earned her PhD in history and new media at the UC, Berkeley. She is the author of Manga’s First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics.
She will be amongst our Translation judges at the 2026 American Manga Awards!
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Eisner Award-nominated Pat Brosseau is a veteran comic book letterer who has worked on such titles as Hellboy, Wolverine, Aliens Vs Predator, Batman, and more.
He will be amongst our Lettering judges at the 2026 American Manga Awards!
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Taylor Esposito is multi-award winning comic book lettering professional, owner of Ghost Glyph Studios, and teacher at the legendary Kubert School.
He will be amongst our Lettering judges at the 2026 American Manga Awards!
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Dani is a British content creator and graphic designer behind the YouTube channel Lines in Motion. They focus on breaking down and analysing comics and animation, through manga, anime, and comics.
They will be amongst our Manga judges at the 2026 American Manga Awards!
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Amanda Chung is the co-founder of lucky risograph and is a NYC-based art director, illustrator, and fabricator.
She will be amongst our Publication Design judges at the 2026 American Manga Awards!
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