Editing Yotsuba&! (section)

=== Awards and recognitions ===
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''Yotsuba&!'' received an Excellence Award for Manga at the 2006 [[Japan Media Arts Festival]], where the jury citation praised the vivid characters and gentle atmosphere.<ref name=":4">{{cite web | title=2006 Japan Media Arts Festival Manga Division Excellence Prize YOTSUBA &! | url=http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2006/manga/000510/index.php | publisher=Japan Media Arts Plaza | access-date=2 January 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206004521/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2006/manga/000510/index.php |archive-date=6 February 2012 | quote= ... [A]ll the characters are vividly depicted, which gives exhilaration to the work and the whole atmosphere has a gentleness.}}</ref> In 2008 ''Yotsuba&!'' was nominated for the 12th [[Osamu Tezuka Culture Award]]<ref name=":3">{{cite web | url=http://www.asahi.com/tezuka/ | title=Asahi Shimbun 12th Osamu Tezuka Culture Award Final Nominees Announcement | language=ja | access-date=2 January 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123171556/http://www.asahi.com/shimbun/award/tezuka/ |archive-date=23 November 2008}}</ref> and the [[Eisner Award]] in the "Best Publication for Kids" category,<ref name=":2">{{cite web | url=http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_08nom.shtml | title=2008 Eisner Nominations Most Diverse Yet | publisher=Comic-Con International | access-date=19 June 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812125415/http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_08nom.shtml | archive-date=12 August 2011}}</ref> but did not win either, and was runner-up for the first annual [[Manga Taishō]] award.<ref name=":1">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-31/shinichi-ishizuka-wins-first-ever-manga-taisho-for-gaku | title=Shinichi Ishizuka Wins First Ever Manga Taisho for Gaku | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=31 March 2008 | access-date=5 December 2008}}</ref> In 2016, ''Yotsuba&!'' won the Grand Prize at the 20th Osamu Tezuka Culture Awards, sharing it with Kei Ichinoseki's ''Hanagami Sharaku''.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Yotsuba&!, Hanagami Sharaku Win 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-27/yotsuba-hanagami-sharaku-win-20th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-top-award/.101504|website=Anime News Network|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.asahi.com/special/tezuka-anniv20th/2016/ | title=Asahi Shimbun 20th Osamu Tezuka Culture Award Final Nominees Announcement | language=ja | access-date=2 January 2021}}</ref> The English translation was listed as one of the best 20 comics of 2005 by ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'',<ref>{{cite web | title=Best Comics of 2005 | url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6280956.html |author1=Calvin Reid |author2=Heidi MacDonald |author3=Douglas Wolk  |name-list-style=amp | publisher=[[Publishers Weekly]] | date=7 November 2005 | access-date=31 July 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613011954/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6280956.html <!--Added by H3llBot--> | archive-date=13 June 2007}}</ref> one of the best comics of 2006 by the staff of ''[[The Comics Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite web | title=Best Comics of 2006 Index | url=http://www.tcj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=562&Itemid=48 | publisher=[[The Comics Journal]] | date=2 March 2007 | access-date=2 January 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303184225/http://www.tcj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=562&Itemid=48 |archive-date=3 March 2008}}</ref> and one of the top graphic novels for teens in 2008 by [[Young Adult Library Services Association|YALSA]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://67.192.23.170/articles/news/11927.html | title=YALSA Announces Great Graphic Novel List | date=17 January 2008 | access-date=17 April 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307001902/http://67.192.23.170/articles/news/11927.html | archive-date=7 March 2014}}</ref> Volume 1 was named Book of the Month in the June 2005 issue of ''[[Newtype USA]]''.<ref name="Newtype1"/>

There was an exhibit of ''Yotsuba&!'' artwork at the Gallery of Fantastic Art in Tokyo from 2–17 December 2006.<ref name="exhibit">{{cite web | url=http://www.yotuba.com/yotuba_ex_top.html | script-title=ja:よつばと!展 | trans-title=Yotsuba&! exhibition | language=ja | access-date=16 July 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002054055/http://www.yotuba.com/yotuba_ex_top.html | archive-date=2 October 2016}}</ref> The lead article of the May 2009 issue of the Japanese design magazine ''Idea'' was a study of ''Yotsuba&!'', focusing on book design, interior layout, and how translated editions were handled.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.idea-mag.com/en/publication/334.php | title=idea magazine » IDEA NO. 334 : Designs for Manga, Anime & Light Novels (Vol.1) | publisher=Seibundō Shinkōsha | access-date=10 September 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019005613/http://www.idea-mag.com/en/publication/334.php | archive-date=19 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://blog.kurokawa.fr/2009/07/23/yotsuba-design/ | title=Yotsuba&! Design | publisher=Kurokawa | language=fr | date=23 July 2009 | access-date=10 September 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320165701/http://blog.kurokawa.fr/2009/07/23/yotsuba-design/ | archive-date=20 March 2016}}</ref>

Another exhibition of Yotsuba&!, featuring new original artwork by Kiyohiko Azuma, was held at the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum in [[Takarazuka, Hyōgo|Takarazuka]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture]] between June and October 2020. The exhibition included over 200 production materials including advertisements, interviews, manuscripts, videos, and comparisons with overseas publications.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 23, 2020 |title=第80回企画展「よつばと！原画展」｜手塚治虫記念館 |url=http://www.city.takarazuka.hyogo.jp/tezuka/4000020/4000261.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930112154/http://www.city.takarazuka.hyogo.jp/tezuka/4000020/4000261.html |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |access-date=July 30, 2023 |website=The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum}}</ref>
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