Abby Blackman(bluesky)
- Jack of All Trades, Master of All for Everything...........
Adam Hirsch
- Best Period Piece Translations for Yozakura Quartet, Bootsleg, Kaijin Fugeki
Aidan Clarke(bluesky)
- Best Analogue-Looking SFXs for Witches: The Complete Collection, Shakespeare Manga Theater, Tomorrow The Birds, One Hundred Tales, Thunderbolt Fantasy
- Best Localizer Who Never Misses an Opportunity to Talk About Billy Bat for Otaku Elf, Neo Faust, Otonari Complex
- Hand-Lettering you can feel for Otonari Complex
- Lettering Encyclopaedia for For all the insightful lettering threads and knowledge
Aila Nagamine(bluesky)
- Full-Time Freelancer Club Inductee
- Hot Lord Hades Appreciator for Don’t Hold Back, Lord Hades Series The 31st Consort
Alyssa Scavetta
Amanda Haley
- Another year of best character voices in translation for Call the Name of the Night, Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Cocoon Entwined
Amanda Wilmot
Andrew Kuhre Bartosh
- Ultra Cool & Ultra Exhausted Editor for Dark Gathering, You and I Are Polar Opposites, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
Andria Mcknight
- Slaying Those Deadlines Like a Queen for Snow Angel Victoria of Many Faces
Andria McKnight
- The translator that makes the letterer's job easier for Victoria of many faces; Killed again, Mr. Detective
Arbash Mughal(bluesky)
- Master of All Lettering Trades (handlettering and font SFXs, retouch, signs!) for Sakamoto Days, The Fable, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister
- Strongest tone-on-tone retoucher for Dark Gathering
Bensidi Ayoub(bluesky)
- Another year—still dope hand lettering, as always.
- Super Exciting Print Debut With Really Sick SoundEffects! for I.L, Farewell, My Odin (Comma after "Farewell" is part of title)
- Super Unique Hand Drawn SFX for Burst Angel, I.L, Sanda, Farewell, My Odin
Brandon Bovia(bluesky)
- #1 Beyblade Fanatic for Beyblade X All the Beyblade events and tournaments he's been to.
- Green Yuri GOAT for The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All
- Lettered Multiple Beyblade X Volumes for I wish this award had monetary value
- The Ripping Master for His hours of training perfecting his Beyblade ripping technique.
Brendon Hull(bluesky)
- Coolest Friend Who Got to Work on Spider-Man for Ultraman: Along Came a Spider-Man
- Sick SFX lettering for Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
Cassiel Merricat(bluesky)
- Head Kangaroo Rescuer for She and her wife rescued a joey that got separated from the herd.
Charm Cash
- Most Charming Dog to ever Charm the World for Bark, Borf, Worf, Woof, Brrrrrrrf, Snore
- The Bless You Award for For sneezing on the most manga instead of sneakily nibbling on corners
Danielle Niederkorn
- Best comedy in a translation for The Failure at God School
Darren Smith
- Amazing and Inspirational Subtitled SFXs for Isaak, Ya Boy Kongming!, Tower Dungeon
David Evelyn
- Always Awake Award for For saying "I'm going to bed" and then posting cute dog Instagrams thirty minutes later
- Godking of References for Destroy All Humans. They Can’t Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga
- Sure, I Can Fit That in My Schedule
- The Only Translator That Can Translate Two Manga Simultaneously
- Trading Card Loremaster for Destroy All Humans: They Can't Be Regenerated, Kanji de Go! Shounen Jump Edition
- Manga Diamond Award for For their multi-faceted work on a very family-friendly manga and all that jizz
David Musto(bluesky)
- Most Detailed Translation Notes for Holoearth Chronicles Side:E Yamato Phantasia
Devon Corwin
- Most Consistent Character Voices in Translation for Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister, Piano Duo for the Left Hand
Dietrich Premier
- Amazing Font SFXs for The World is Dancing, Always a Catch!
Dobu(bluesky)
- Supreme R18 Wordsmith
- The Ultimate MOOve Maker for USHI
- Manga Diamond Award for For their multi-faceted work on a very family-friendly manga and all that jizz
Edward Hong(bluesky)
- Excellent Editor for Dragon and Chameleon, Soul Eater Not!, My Dress-Up Darling
- Friendliest editor
- L'editor for Helping pick fonts
Elena and Eiji
- Best lettering team for The summer you were there, I have a crush at work, Cinderella Closet, Suzume, No longer heroine and almost every book lettered by Elena until recently
Emma Hanashiro
- So Nice She Apologizes for Being Nice for Her very existence woven into the fabric of this timeline
Finn K.(bluesky)
- King of insane handwritten lettering (in simulpubs!) for BUG EGO
- Best Letterer on a Work with Bug on the Name for Bug Ego
- coolest Hand-Lettering on a simulpub for Firefly Wedding, Bug Ego, Magical Girl Dandelion, Shinobi Undercover, MamaYuyu
- Mindblowing Handlettering and Retouch for Firefly Wedding, Magical Girl Dandelion, Bug Ego
Fog(bluesky)
- Lettering with the Gods for Level Up with the Gods
Gonzalo
Jack Carrillo Concordia(bluesky)
- Annual Prince of Yuri Award for Jack is the permanent recipient of this award
- Best Editor Comments for The Ace Attorney reference in the PDF comments
- Bestest Baker for JIGGLY BASQUE CHEESECAKE
- I Shall Guide You to the Yuri
Jacqueline Fung(bluesky)
- Most Research Effort in Translations for Love in the Palm of His Hand, Wind Breaker, The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride (print)
Jacquelyn Li
Jan Lan Ivan Concepcion
Jan Mitsuko Cash(bluesky)
- Charmed to Meet You for Extensive library of dog pics
- Great Translation for Books that have Bugs Sometimes for Bug Ego, Two on Ice, Marriage Toxin
- Most Covered in Dog Hair for I saw it!
- Best Discord Pin Archivist
- Let's me vent to her way more than she should but I love her for it
- Too-Perfect Translator In This World for The Boy I Loved Became the Jaded Emperor The Too-Perfect Saint In Another World My Sister Stole My Name
Jeannie Lee
- Mindblowing Lettering for Kirby Manga Mania, Full Metal Alchemist: The Complete Four-Panel Comics, The Rose of Versailles
Jennifer Sherman(bluesky)
Julie Goniwich(bluesky)
- Gracious Translator Who Feeds the Villainess Readers So They Will Not Starve for 7th Time Loop Mr. Villain's Day Off
Kevin Gifford
- Excellence in Comedy Writing for Dracula's on the Night Shift!, I'm a Curse Crafter, and I Don't Need an S-Rank Party!
Kevin Steinbach(bluesky)
- Most Fun Character Voices in Translation for Isaak, Goblin Slayer, I Picked Up This World's Strategy Guide
Kyla Aiko(bluesky)
- Probably a Penguin in Disguise for Penguin propaganda I dunno...seems sus
Liz Marbach
- Most Patient Editor for Radio Storm, The Remarried Empress, Jungle Juice, Tied to You, Men of the Harem
Lys Blakeslee
- Award on being awarded with the most prestigious lettering award for In reference to the Award on being awarded with the second most prestigious lettering award
- Award on being awarded with the second most prestigious lettering award for in reference to https://x.com/MangaAwardsUSA/status/1826757957721391287
- Hoarder of Dessert Shoujo for Love That's an Understatement, Sign of Affection, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, Gazing at the Star Next Door, A Condition Called Love, Choking on Love, Fall in Love you False Angels
- Most welcoming senpai for Witch hat atelier
- My Lettering Hero for For the endless lettering knowledge, creating beautiful books, being a lovely person in general that I look up to
- Offended by Uncooked Vegetables for She told me so
- Shoujo Lettering Queen for Gazing at the Star Next Door Fall in Love You False Angels A Condition Called Love
- Best Mum for Always helps out new letterers with a smile.
M. Fulcrum
- Best Puns and Word Play for The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, My Master Has No Tail
MACARAN
- Manhwa Dungeon Escapee for Current: Omniscient Readers Viewpoint Ending Soon: The Boxer Escaped: Tombraider King, The World After the Fall
Madeleine Jose(bluesky)
- The faster Indesign script creator for Every script she creates at the speed of light when you have any problem you want to solve in indesign
- Lettering Horror Collector for Horror Collector, I Picked Up this World’s Strategy Guide, Land, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse
- Masterful InDesign SFX for GAIA TIMA the Gigantis, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom
- Quickest, Most Instantaneous Replier to Inquires
Mamon (Richmond Torrefranca)(bluesky)
- Most Crafty of Letterers for Minecraft: The Manga
Marcos Vinicius
- Most High-Effort Simulpub Letterer for Hope You're Happy, Lemon
Mei Amaki(bluesky)
- Least Likely to Be Haunted by a Ghost
- Attention to Continuity and Detail for Assassin & Cinderella
- Best at goofy SFX for Magical Girl Dandelion, Are You Happy Lemon, Tsumiki Ogami's Not-So-Ordinary Life
- Best music supplier
- Biggest Peony Fangirl for Magical Girl Dandelion Hope You're Happy, Lemon
- LONGEST PET for Magical Girl Dandelion, Tsumiki Ogami’s Not So Ordinary Life For the pet she has 3 looooong Ferrets
- Most fun translations (peak comedy, prose, and character voices!) for A Curtain Call for You, Hope You're Happy, Lemon, Magical Girl Dandelion
- Thank You for Being Born for For being the nicest fish and always supporting everyone from the background
- Truly Dandy, a-MEI-zing Translation for Magical Girl Dandelion, Tsumiki Ogami's Not So Ordinary Life, Hope You're Happy Lemon
Mercedes McGarry(bluesky)
- Muscle Appreciator for Though I Am an Inept Villainess (Manga) The Eccentric Doctor of the Moonflower Kingdom
- Ori's Favourite Bed!
Mineru Suzuki(bluesky)
Miranda Gort(bluesky)
- Best Lettering Coordinator for For knowing my tastes in manga and assigning me books I love
Mita(bluesky)
- Funniest letterer (he/him) for For brightening everyone's day like a sunflower
Nate Derr(bluesky)
- Very Versatile Translator for Blue Lock, My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999, A Couple of Cuckoos
Nicole Roderick(bluesky)
- My Font SFX Idol for Wandance, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
Nivethithaa D.
Nova Skipper(bluesky)
- Best Senpai for Ikemen Sengoku Ikemen Vampire Honestly, Nova's just a really great person and a genuine delight to work with. I wouldn't be here without her.
Paul Starr(bluesky)
- The "Paul Starr" Award so he doesn't freak the fuck out for https://bsky.app/profile/pa.ulst.ar/post/3lpmvppnnuk2m
- Most Virtuosic Lyricist for Me & Roboco, specifically chapter 223 (https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/me-and-roboco-chapter-223/chapter/45666) , out of this year's range but retroactively the ch. 180 rap battle
Phil and Chiho Christie(bluesky)
- Lettering Power Couple for Bocchi the Rock (and the spinoffs), Tokyo Babylon, Semantic Error, Kindergarten Wars
Phil Christie(bluesky)
- Every time I wonder who's the letterer of a manga preview because it looks so good, it's him (PS Can I please know your proudest subtitled and full replacement works so I can study them?) for Dragon and Chameleon, Rozen Maiden Collector's Edition, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
Rachel Pierce(bluesky)
- Speed Queen for All of them she is so fast.
Rafael Zaiats(bluesky)
- Too good at handlettering omgggg for Longears Above The Clouds, Kindergarten Wars
Rebecca Sze
- Above and Beyond Lettering for On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance
- Letterer whose works scare me (in a positive way) for Tokyo Interstellar Immigration, Hell Mode
Rene York(bluesky)
Richmond Torrefranca(bluesky)
- Action SFX Master and Retouch Wizard
- Most Enthusiastic and Proactive Letterer for Mechanical Buddy Universe
Rory Nevins
- Best comedy in a translation for The Failure at God School
Sabrina Heep
Sara Linsley(bluesky)
- Best Lesbian Font Creator of Lesbian Fonts for all of them but especially girl kisser
- Best Lettering Resources and Streams for For the lettering tutorials, scripts, fonts, and the fun streams on Discord and Twitch
- Best Personal URL for Dandadan, Sweat and Soap, Fushigi Yugi: Byakko Senki
- Professional Sharer of Cute Fluffy Puppies for Pupposites Attract Love in Focus
Sarah Tangney(bluesky)
Shaye(bluesky)
- Super cute handwritting KYAAAAA for Sasori to Otome: Scorpio & Virgo
- Best Newbie SFX for https://miruchatea.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery09/fbb2bc69_original.jpg?v=05dc4e54, https://miruchatea.carrd.co/assets/images/gallery09/079808d7_original.jpg?v=05dc4e54, from: https://miruchatea.carrd.co/
Shirley Chen(bluesky)
- Lettering Pillar of Ize Press for Itaewon Class, Kill the Villainess, The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine, The Remarried Empress, The World After the Fall, Unholy Blood
- CSP Magician for All the CSP know-how
- Unholy Retouches and S-Class SFXs for Unholy Blood, The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine
Stephen Paul(bluesky)
- Translator Shin'uchi for Akane-banashi
Thomas McAlister(bluesky)
- Best taste in fonts
- Yen’s Dear Curse-Correcting Editor for My Dear Curse-Casting Vampiress, Handyman Saitou In Another World, Bungo Stray Dogs, Bocchi the Rock!
Urian Brown
- Most Supportive Editor with the Sickest Memes for MamaYuyu, Bug Ego, Shinobi Undercover, Embers, Mission: Yozakura Family
Yumi Tanaka
- Best comedy in a translation for The Failure at God School
NEW YORK, NY — June 1, 2025 — The Screentoney awards committee announces the winners of the fourth annual Screentoney Awards. Founded on the belief that manga localization professionals are as talented as they are under-appreciated, the Screentoneys honor folks for doing great work.
For the fourth year in a row, the Screentoneys celebrate the creative and editorial staff of manga localized outside of Japan. Any professional can be nominated, and the winners this year include letterers, translators, editors, retouch artists, designers, and proofreaders.
A record-breaking 127 awards were granted this year. All awards are submitted anonymously in advance by industry professionals, and submissions are encouraged to be uplifting, silly, or heart-warming.
- Awards this year include:
- “Head Kangaroo Rescuer” (Cassiel Merricat)
- “Too-Perfect Translator In This World” (Jan Mitsuko Cash)
- “Trading Card Loremaster” (David Evelyn)
- “Shoujo Lettering Queen” (Lys Blakeslee)
- “Most fun translations” (Mei Amaki)
- “Excellent Editor” (Edward Hong)
The complete list of winners can be found at https://bsky.app/profile/screentoneys.bsky.social
The Screentoneys are fully volunteer-led and community-driven.