Not only did this book win the award but the University of California Press, (formerly?) a renowned publisher when it comes to academic books related to Japan, continues to promote it despite being aware of the problems with it, which is not a great sign for the field or academia more broadly.
Eike ExnerA book on manga history that was so full of errors and false claims that I felt like I had to write a blog post about it to warn people got nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Academic Work. Truly post-truth society 🤷♂️ eikeexner.com/2025/11/26/n...
