{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e7cda76d646510a84f0510d0","clusterId":"c_5c9d71a9a0da2fc1658691fd","slug":"ignatz-awards-nominate-box-garden-beetle-manga-for-outstanding-collection","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Ignatz Awards Nominate Box Garden Beetle Manga for Outstanding Collection","summary":"The 2026 Ignatz Awards nominated Akino Kondoh's Box Garden Beetle manga in the Outstanding Collection category. Glacier Bay Books published the short story collection in English in May after a Kickstarter campaign. Ryan Holmberg translated it, with lettering by Tim Sun and editing by Emuh Ruh and Holmberg.","whyItMatters":"The nomination puts a 2004 Japanese short story collection, newly translated and crowdfunded, in the running for a major North American comics prize, following Glacier Bay Books' prior Ignatz win for Glaeolia 2.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAkino Kondoh\u0026#39;s Box Garden Beetle, a collection of short manga stories, is a 2026 Ignatz Awards nominee in the Outstanding Collection category. Seirinkogeisha published the book in Japan in 2004. Glacier Bay Books brought it to English readers in May, after announcing the release in May 2025 and running a Kickstarter campaign in August 2025. The company said in April that printing was nearly complete.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nomination is the latest sign of Glacier Bay Books\u0026#39; presence in the awards circuit. The publisher\u0026#39;s Glaeolia 2 anthology won Outstanding Anthology at the 2021 Ignatz Awards. The Ignatz jury, made up of cartoonists, compiles the ballot each year, and Small Press Expo attendees vote on the winners.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Akino Kondoh's Box Garden Beetle is up for Outstanding Collection at the 2026 Ignatz Awards. Glacier Bay Books released the 2004 short story collection in English in May after a Kickstarter. Ryan Holmberg translated.","twitterPost":"Box Garden Beetle, Akino Kondoh's short story collection, is nominated for Outstanding Collection at the 2026 Ignatz Awards. Glacier Bay Books published it in English in May.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Akino Kondoh's Box Garden Beetle earned an Ignatz Award nomination for Outstanding Collection. Glacier Bay Books, which published the 2004 collection in English in May, also won an Ignatz for Glaeolia 2 in 2021.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/ignatz-awards-nominate-box-garden-beetle-manga-for-outstanding-collection/.240875\",\"title\":\"Ignatz Awards Nominate Box Garden Beetle Manga for Outstanding Collection\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4263,"outputTokens":574,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787898609,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T06:19:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T06:21:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:19:46.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5c9d71a9a0da2fc1658691fd","canonicalTitle":"News\nIgnatz Awards Nominate Box Garden Beetle Manga for Outstanding Collection","representativeArticleId":"a_5fcc21df3c3d9785b0fda0b2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Box Garden Beetle\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Seirinkogeisha\",\"Glacier Bay Books\"],\"people\":[\"Akino Kondoh\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-23T20:18:31.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-23T20:18:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T06:21:47.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-23/ignatz-awards-nominate-box-garden-beetle-manga-for-outstanding-collection/.240875","title":"News\nIgnatz Awards Nominate Box Garden Beetle Manga for Outstanding Collection"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Box Garden Beetle"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Seirinkogeisha","Glacier Bay Books"],"people":["Akino Kondoh"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}