On Wednesday, the 2023 Eisner Award nominees were formally announced. This year's manga selections include Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back, Junji Ito's Black Paradox, Hayao Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey, Yamada Murasaki's Talk to My Back, and Masaaki Nakayama's PTSD Radio, all of which were nominated for Best US Edition of International Material—Asia. And while I love all of these titles, I'm secretly rooting for PTSD
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