As announced yesterday , Ichi the Witch took home the gold for this year's Next Manga Award in the Print category. Close behind in second was Ryuhei Tamura's COSMOS , and the manga is celebrating its second-place win and its latest volume with a pair of new videos. The first video highlights the action and story of the manga, while the second promotes the newly-released seventh volume: COSMOS Next Manga Award 2nd Place Trailer RELATED: Ichi the Witch, Strikeout Pitch Top Next Manga Awards 2025 Rankings COSMOS Volume 7 Commercial RELATED: American Manga Awards 2025 Winners Announced Ryuhei Tanaka's COSMOS runs in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X . The series premiered in April of 2023 and is currently collected in seven volumes. VIZ releases an English-language version of the series, describing the first volume thus: Kaede’s search for a missing classmate leads to the shocking discovery that his friend is actually an alien in a human flesh suit. Grateful for Kaede’s help with her case, cute and ruthless insurance investigator Rin headhunts him. Kaede’s job interview leads to an epic battle on a commuter train, alien treachery, and a hidden spaceship. But before he can decide whether to accept the position or not, Kaede discovers another alien hidden in plain sight—one with a tragic story to share. Source: Comic Natalie
