Animation Kobe
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The is an event created by Kobe city
in 1996, to promote anime
and other visual media. In the event, the are awarded annually by Kobe and the Organizing Committee of the event, to creators and creations.
Chairman of the examination
The examination is done mainly by the chief editors of the magazines covering anime
, like Newtype
, Animedia
and Animage
. Usually, one of the city employee sent by Kobe City also participates. The chairman is chosen from them by their own votes.
prizes by the fan's vote. (See: Animage Grand Prix
)
* Watanabe
, Okiura
, Nagahama and Iso
awarded by their first directing films
Re-created in 2000, as Network Media Award. A word Network does not mean only 'internet'. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries, however the committee sees more importance in a point of view to promote to young creators of Japan.
In the first year, the Yomiuri
Award was given to Fujiko F. Fujio
who died two months before the event.
Only the Thema Song Award is influenced by the fans. This format started from the 4th event. The total number of votes in a year is about 10,000 votes. The result of the vote is also announced on the official sites of Radio Kansai, Anitama.com and the programs of Radio Kansai before the event. Though this is a preliminary vote to reduce the candidates to final, the candidates chosen in first by the vote always win the awards, at present.
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
in 1996, to promote anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
and other visual media. In the event, the are awarded annually by Kobe and the Organizing Committee of the event, to creators and creations.
Event
Since 1996, the Animation Kobe has been held every year in Kobe. Except the awards ceremony, the event holds the screenings of the prize winners and talk shows. The 11th event, in 2006, is carried live on the official website.| No. | Event name | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 1st Animation Kobe | December 8, 1996 | Kobe Fashion Mart |
| 2 | The 2nd Animation Kobe | November 24, 1997 | Kobe Portopia Hotel |
| 3 | The 3rd Animation Kobe | November 22, 1998 | Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall |
| 4 | The 4th Animation Kobe | November 13, 1999 | Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall |
| 5 | The 5th Animation Kobe | November 12, 2000 | Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall |
| 6 | The 6th Animation Kobe | September 16, 2001 | Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall |
| 7 | The 7th Animation Kobe | November 10, 2002 | Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall |
| 8 | The 8th Animation Kobe | November 9, 2003 | Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hall |
| 9 | The 9th Animation Kobe | November 14, 2004 | Xebec hall |
| 10 | The 10th Animation Kobe | October 2, 2005 | Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall |
| 11 | The 11th Animation Kobe | November 19, 2006 | Xebec hall |
| 12 | The 12th Animation Kobe | November 4, 2007 | Nishiyama Kinen-kaikan |
| 13 | The 13th Animation Kobe | November 2, 2008 | Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall |
| 14 | The 14th Animation Kobe | October 18, 2009 | Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall |
| 15 | The 15th Animation Kobe | November 28, 2010 | |
Major staffs
Chairman of the Committee- Yasuki Hamano - 1996–2005
- Akira KamiyaAkira Kamiyais a Japanese voice actor. He has been represented by Theater Echo, Aoni Production, and others. He is currently represented by Saeba Shoji.-Career:Kamiya made his debut on Mahou no Mako-chan in 1970 while working for Theater Echo...
- 2006–
Chairman of the examination
The examination is done mainly by the chief editors of the magazines covering anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, like Newtype
Newtype (magazine)
is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime and manga . It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985 with its April issue, and has since seen regular release on the 10th of every month in its home country...
, Animedia
Animedia
animedia was the first search engine dedicated to anime and manga in Spanish, most Spanish anime web pages are now based on the services that animedia gives, in 2002 they offered the first oekaki service and the first IRC chat service dedicated to Spanish-speaking anime fans, also in 2002 they did...
and Animage
Animage
is a Japanese anime and entertainment magazine which Tokuma Shoten began publishing in July 1978. Hayao Miyazaki's internationally renowned manga, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, was serialized in Animage from 1982 through 1994...
. Usually, one of the city employee sent by Kobe City also participates. The chairman is chosen from them by their own votes.
- Nobuo Oda - 1998 : Chief editor of AnimediaAnimediaanimedia was the first search engine dedicated to anime and manga in Spanish, most Spanish anime web pages are now based on the services that animedia gives, in 2002 they offered the first oekaki service and the first IRC chat service dedicated to Spanish-speaking anime fans, also in 2002 they did...
- Susumu Asaka - 1999 : Chief editor of CD-ROM Fan
- Toshihiro Fukuoka - 2000 : Chief editor of Weekly AsciiASCII (company)was a publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. It became a subsidiary of Kadokawa Group Holdings in 2004, and merged with another Kadokawa subsidiary MediaWorks on April 1, 2008, and became ASCII Media Works. The company published Monthly ASCII as the main publication...
- Masahito Arinaga - 2001 : Chief editor of a new magazine of MediaWorksMediaWorks (publisher)was a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group known for their brand magazines and book labels. These included such well-known magazines as Dengeki Daioh, and Dengeki G's Magazine, along with MediaWorks' main light novel publishing imprint Dengeki Bunko. The company was merged with ASCII...
- Akitaro DaichiAkitaro Daichiis an anime director, producer, and photography director.-Biography:Akitaro Daichi is a native of Gunma Prefecture and a graduate of Tokyo Polytechnic University...
- 2002–2003 : Animation director - Kenji Yano - 2004 : Chief editor of NewtypeNewtype (magazine)is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime and manga . It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985 with its April issue, and has since seen regular release on the 10th of every month in its home country...
- Yasushi Nakaji - 2006 : Chief editor of AnimediaAnimediaanimedia was the first search engine dedicated to anime and manga in Spanish, most Spanish anime web pages are now based on the services that animedia gives, in 2002 they offered the first oekaki service and the first IRC chat service dedicated to Spanish-speaking anime fans, also in 2002 they did...
- Toshihiro Fukuoka - 2007 : Chief editor of Weekly AsciiASCII (company)was a publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. It became a subsidiary of Kadokawa Group Holdings in 2004, and merged with another Kadokawa subsidiary MediaWorks on April 1, 2008, and became ASCII Media Works. The company published Monthly ASCII as the main publication...
- Isao Fujioka - 2008 : Chairman of MdN Corporation
Winners
Most winners are chosen by the committee. Only the Animation Kobe Theme Song Award is chosen by fans' votes in first selection, though the decision is by the committee. Therefore, the tendency of the prize winners is a little different from otherprizes by the fan's vote. (See: Animage Grand Prix
Animage
is a Japanese anime and entertainment magazine which Tokuma Shoten began publishing in July 1978. Hayao Miyazaki's internationally renowned manga, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, was serialized in Animage from 1982 through 1994...
)
Individual Award
The activities from September of the previous year to August of the year become objects for the examination. The new figure who can expect the activity in the future is valued.| No. | Year | Winner | Notable work of the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Hideaki Anno Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animation and film director. Anno is best known for his work on the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. His style has come to be defined by the touches of postmodernism that he injects into his work, as well as the thorough portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions,... |
Director (Neon Genesis Evangelion) |
| 2 | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli,... |
Director (Princess Mononoke Princess Mononoke is a 1997 epic Japanese animated historical fantasy feature film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. is not a name, but a general term in the Japanese language for a spirit or monster... ) |
| 3 | 1998 | Shinichi Watanabe Shinichi Watanabe is a Japanese anime director and seiyu. He is best known for his over-the-top adaptation of Rikdo Koshi's Excel Saga, in which he appears as the character Nabeshin.... |
Director (Tokyo Pig Tokyo Pig Tokyo Pig, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series. The anime was based on a book titled Fair, then Partly Piggy , written by Shiro Yadama and translated into English by Keith Holeman .Tokyo Pig is about a young boy and the adventures he... )* |
| 4 | 1999 | Akitaro Daichi Akitaro Daichi is an anime director, producer, and photography director.-Biography:Akitaro Daichi is a native of Gunma Prefecture and a graduate of Tokyo Polytechnic University... |
Director (Ojaru Maru, Jubei-chan) |
| 5 | 2000 | Hiroyuki Okiura Hiroyuki Okiura is a Japanese animation director and animator.Okiura, who entered the industry at the age of 16 with no academic background , is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor The Movie 2, and more recently his highly realistic character animation in... |
Director (Jin-Roh Jin-Roh is a 1999 Japanese animated feature film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura. The film is the third adaptation of Mamoru Oshii's Kerberos saga manga, Ken-Roh Densetsu, after The Red Spectacles released in 1987 and StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops released in 1991 in Japanese theaters.The film takes place in... )* |
| 6 | 2001 | Hiroyuki Kitakubo Hiroyuki Kitakubo is a Japanese director, animator, and screenwriter.Kitakubo began work in the anime industry as a teenager, having worked on the 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam television series. He debuted as a director with the Cream Lemon episode "Pop Chaser" in 1985, then worked on films including Black Magic M-66... |
Director (Blood: The Last Vampire Blood: The Last Vampire Blood: The Last Vampire is a 2000 anime film produced by Production I.G and SPE Visual Works and directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo. The film premiered in theaters in Japan on November 18, 2000... ) |
| 7 | 2002 | Keiichi Hara Keiichi Hara is a Japanese director of animated films.-Biography:What started Hara on his career as an animation creator was visiting an animation film company as part of his job hunting activities after graduating from Tokyo Designer Gakuin College . He recklessly left the tour, an act normally forbidden for... |
Director (Crayon Shin-chan Crayon Shin-chan is a Japanese manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui.Crayon Shin-chan follows the adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.... TV series & Movie) |
| 8 | 2003 | Yōsuke Kuroda | Screenwriter (Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan , also known as Earth Defender! Mao-chan, is a 26-episode comedy anime, created by Ken Akamatsu, the author of Love Hina.It stars three eight-year-old girls, Mao, Misora and Sylvia, as they try to defend the earth against invading aliens... , Please Twins! Please Twins! , is an anime television series, scripted by Yousuke Kuroda and produced by Bandai Visual, which was later adapted into a light novel and one-volume manga series. It centers on a family of three teenagers in high school all living together who are unsure which two of them are related to each other... ) |
| 9 | 2004 | Kenji Kamiyama Kenji Kamiyama , born on March 20, 1966 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese anime director. He has worked regularly with the anime studio and production enterprise, Production I.G, such as his work on Jin-Roh, Patlabor, Blood: The Last Vampire, and for whom he has directed the Ghost in the Shell: Stand... |
Director (Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG is the second season of the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, with original character design by Hajime Shimomura and a soundtrack by Yoko Kanno... ) |
| 10 | 2005 | Ken'ichi Yoshida Ken'ichi Yoshida (animator) is a Japanese animator and illustrator. He is a graduate of Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. He is a member of Japan Animation Creators Association .-Biography:... |
Animator (for the character design of Eureka Seven Eureka Seven Eureka Seven, known in Japan as , is a mecha anime TV series by Bones. Eureka Seven tells the story of Renton Thurston and the outlaw group Gekkostate, his relationship with the enigmatic mecha pilot Eureka, and the mystery of the Coralians.... ) |
| 11 | 2006 | Hiroshi Nagahama | Director (Mushishi Mushishi is a manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara, published in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine from 1999 to August 2008.The manga was adapted into an anime television series in 2005. The Artland production was directed by Hiroshi Nagahama... )* |
| 12 | 2007 | Hiroyuki Imaishi Hiroyuki Imaishi is a Japanese key animator and anime director. His style is marked by fast and frantic animation combined with elaborate storyboarding and punchy direction.-Early career:Imaishi began his career at Gainax in 1995 as a key animator on Neon Genesis Evangelion... |
Director (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann) |
| 13 | 2008 | Mitsuo Iso Mitsuo Iso Mitsuo Iso is a Japanese key animator, designer, anime screenwriter and director.His work mainly includes key animation starting in the late 1980s. Iso is known for his offbeat key animation in the prologue of Gundam 0080, large portions of Asuka's battle in The End of Evangelion and the first... |
Director (Dennō Coil Denno Coil , Coil — A Circle of Children, is a Japanese science fiction anime television series depicting a near future where semi-immersive augmented reality technology has just begun to enter the mainstream. The series takes place in the fictional city of Daikoku, a hotbed of AR development with an... )* |
| 14 | 2009 | Kunio Katō Kunio Katō is a Japanese animator known especially for his La Maison en Petits Cubes.He is also well known for The Diary Of Tortov Roddle, a surrealistic dream adventure.-Filmography:* 2001 The Apple Incident * 2003 Fantasy... |
Director (La Maison en Petits Cubes La Maison en Petits Cubes is a 2008 Japanese animated short subject film created by Kunio Katō, with music by Kenji Kondo. It won several prizes, the most important of which being the Grand prize for short films at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in 2008 and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film... )* |
| 15 | 2010 | Mamoru Hosoda Mamoru Hosoda Mamoru Hosoda is a Japanese animator and director. Since 2005, he has been a staff director at Madhouse, where he has made his acclaimed films The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars.Hosoda was commisioned by Studio Ghibli to direct Howl's Moving Castle but left the project during the... |
Director (Summer Wars Summer Wars is a 2009 Japanese animated science fiction romance film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, animated by Madhouse and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film's voice cast includes Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Sumiko Fuji and Ayumu Saitō... )* |
| 16 | 2011 | Mari Okada | Screenwriter (Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai , also known as AnoHana for short, is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai. The anime aired in Fuji TV's noitaminA block between April 15, 2011 and June 24, 2011.- Plot :... )* |
Shinichi Watanabe
is a Japanese anime director and seiyu. He is best known for his over-the-top adaptation of Rikdo Koshi's Excel Saga, in which he appears as the character Nabeshin....
, Okiura
Hiroyuki Okiura
is a Japanese animation director and animator.Okiura, who entered the industry at the age of 16 with no academic background , is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor The Movie 2, and more recently his highly realistic character animation in...
, Nagahama and Iso
Mitsuo Iso
Mitsuo Iso is a Japanese key animator, designer, anime screenwriter and director.His work mainly includes key animation starting in the late 1980s. Iso is known for his offbeat key animation in the prologue of Gundam 0080, large portions of Asuka's battle in The End of Evangelion and the first...
awarded by their first directing films
Feature Film Award
The animation films released from September of the previous year to August of the year in Japan become candidates. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries, however the committee sees more importance in a point of view to promote to young creators of Japan.| No. | Year | Title | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Ghost in the Shell Ghost in the Shell (film) "See You Everyday" is different from the rest of the soundtrack, being a pop song sung in Cantonese by Fang Ka Wing. It can be faintly heard playing in the marketplace scene, when Batou is hunting the ghost-hacked puppet.... |
Production I.G |
| 2 | 1997 | Princess Mononoke Princess Mononoke is a 1997 epic Japanese animated historical fantasy feature film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. is not a name, but a general term in the Japanese language for a spirit or monster... |
Studio Ghibli Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation and film studio founded in June 1985. The company's logo features the character Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro... |
| 3 | 1998 | Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back Pokémon: The First Movie Pokémon: The First Movie, originally released as , is a 1998 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, the chief director of the Pokémon television series. It is the first theatrical release in the Pokémon franchise... |
OLM Oriental Light and Magic Not to be confused with Industrial Light & Magic, formerly Oriental Light and Magic, is a Japanese animation studio founded in June 1995. They have worked on several anime series, with Pokémon their most prominent work, doing all of the TV anime and films. The animation studio is composed of... |
| 4 | 1999 | Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as CCS and also known as Cardcaptors, is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. The manga was originally serialized monthly in Nakayoshi from the May 1996 until the June 2000 issue, and later published in 12 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha... |
Madhouse Madhouse (company) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja... |
| 5 | 2000 | Cardcaptor Sakura 2: The Sealed Card Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card is the second anime film, sequel, and the finale to the anime television series adaptation of Clamp's Cardcaptor Sakura. The animation was produced by Madhouse, while it was directed by Morio Asaka and written by Nanase Ōkawa . It won the Feature Film Award at the 2000 Animation Kobe.. The film was... |
Madhouse Madhouse (company) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja... |
| 6 | 2001 | Spirited Away Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy-adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film tells the story of Chihiro Ogino, a sullen ten-year-old girl who, while moving to a new neighborhood and after her parents are transformed into pigs by the witch Yubaba,... |
Studio Ghibli Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation and film studio founded in June 1985. The company's logo features the character Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro... |
| 7 | 2002 | The Cat Returns The Cat Returns is a Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, produced by Studio Ghibli and theatrically released in Japan in 2002 and in 2003 in the United States through Walt Disney Pictures.... |
Studio Ghibli Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation and film studio founded in June 1985. The company's logo features the character Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro... |
| 8 | 2003 | Millennium Actress Millennium Actress is a 2001 Japanese anime by director Satoshi Kon and animated by the Studio Madhouse. It tells the story of a documentary filmmaker investigating the life of an elderly actress in which reality and cinema become blurred.-Plot:... |
Madhouse Madhouse (company) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja... |
| 9 | 2004 | Ghost in the Shell 2 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, known simply as in japan, is a 2004 science fiction film and sequel to the anime film, Ghost in the Shell. Released in Japan on March 6, 2004, with an U.S. release on September 17, 2004, Innocence had a production budget of approximately $20 million... |
Production I.G |
| 10 | 2005 | New Translation ζ Gundam: Heirs to the Stars Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam is a television anime, part of the Gundam series and a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs is split amongst Kunio Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita... |
Sunrise Sunrise (company) is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios... |
| 11 | 2006 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Madhouse Madhouse (company) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja... |
| 12 | 2007 | Paprika | Madhouse Madhouse (company) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja... |
| 13 | 2008 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone is a 2007 Japanese animated film written and chief directed by Hideaki Anno. It is the first of four films released in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy based on the original anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was produced and co-distributed by Anno's Studio Khara in partnership with Gainax... |
Khara Studio Khara is a Japanese anime production company best known for its work on the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy of films in conjunction with Gainax; is the primary animation production studio for the films. It was founded by Hideaki Anno in May, 2006, and was first mentioned publicly on 1 August when... , KlocWorx Rebuild of Evangelion Rebuild of Evangelion, known in Japan as , is a Japanese animated film series and a remake of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series. It is being produced by Studio Khara and KlockWorx in partnership with Gainax... & Gainax Gainax is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as Gunbuster, The Wings of Honneamise, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann which have gone on to critical acclaim and commercial success, as well as for their association with... |
| 14 | 2009 | WALL-E WALL-E WALL-E, promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E, is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future... |
Pixar Pixar Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide... |
| 15 | 2010 | The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya | Kyoto Animation Kyoto Animation , abbreviated , is a Japanese animation studio located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1981, became a limited company in 1985 and then became a corporation in 1999. Presided by Hideaki Hatta, the company is affiliated with noted studio Sunrise and is also parent to the studio... |
| 16 | 2011 | Macross Frontier Macross Frontier is a Japanese animated science fiction space drama that aired in Japan on MBS from April 3, 2008 to September 25, 2008. It is the most recent Japanese anime television series set in the Macross universe. Animated by Satelight, premiered Japan on MBS on April 3, 2008... : Sayonara no Tsubasa |
Studio Satelight |
TV Feature Award
The TV animations broadcasted from September of the previous year to August of the year in Japan, exclude rebroadcasts, become candidates. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries, however the committee sees more importance in a point of view to promote to young creators of Japan.| No. | Year | Title | Studio | Director | Screenwriter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Neon Genesis Evangelion Neon Genesis Evangelion , commonly referred to as Evangelion, is a commercially and critically successful Japanese anime series that began airing in October 1995. The series was highly influential, and launched the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It garnered several major animation awards... |
Gainax Gainax is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as Gunbuster, The Wings of Honneamise, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann which have gone on to critical acclaim and commercial success, as well as for their association with... & Tatsunoko |
Hideaki Anno Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animation and film director. Anno is best known for his work on the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. His style has come to be defined by the touches of postmodernism that he injects into his work, as well as the thorough portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions,... |
Hideaki Anno Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animation and film director. Anno is best known for his work on the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. His style has come to be defined by the touches of postmodernism that he injects into his work, as well as the thorough portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions,... |
| 2 | 1997 | Revolutionary Girl Utena Revolutionary Girl Utena is a manga by Chiho Saito and anime directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The manga serial began in the June 1996 issue of Ciao and the anime was first broadcast in 1997. The anime and manga were created simultaneously, but, despite some similarities, they progressed in different directions. A movie, was... |
J.C.Staff J.C.STAFF , is a Japanese animation studio founded in January 1986. Their first release was the three episode OVA Sengoku Kidan Yōtōden, in 1987. They have produced several well-known anime series, such as Revolutionary Girl Utena, Excel Saga, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, Shakugan no Shana, Toaru Majutsu no... |
Kunihiko Ikuhara Kunihiko Ikuhara is a Japanese creative artist who has collaborated on several famous anime and manga series. He is best known for creating and directing Revolutionary Girl Utena. Recently he has created a popular series called Mawaru Penguindrum.-Life:... |
Yōji Enokido Yoji Enokido is a Japanese screenwriter. He is considered an experimental storyteller by anime standards and has penned scripts for such unconventional anime shows as Ouran High School Host Club, Revolutionary Girl Utena, FLCL, Neon Genesis Evangelion, RahXephon, Melody of Oblivion, and Star Driver.His... |
| 3 | 1998 | Cowboy Bebop Cowboy Bebop is a critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 Japanese anime series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, written by Keiko Nobumoto, and produced by Sunrise. Its 26 episodes comprise a complete storyline: set in 2071, the series follows the adventures, misadventures and tragedies of five bounty... |
Sunrise Sunrise (company) is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios... |
Shinichirō Watanabe Shinichiro Watanabe is a Japanese anime filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for directing the popular anime series Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo.Watanabe is known for blending together multiple genres in his anime creations... |
Keiko Nobumoto Keiko Nobumoto is a Japanese screenwriter. She is best known for having written the screenplay for Cowboy Bebop and having created Wolf's Rain.-Filmography :*Wolf's Rain *Tokyo Godfathers... |
| 4 | 1999 | ∀ Gundam Turn A Gundam is a 50 episode anime series that aired between 1999 and 2000 on Japan's FNN networks and on the anime satellite television network, Animax, which was created for the Gundam Big Bang 20th Anniversary celebration... |
Sunrise Sunrise (company) is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios... |
Yoshiyuki Tomino Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese mecha anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist. He was born in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and studied at Nihon University's College of Art... |
Yoshiyuki Tomino Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese mecha anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist. He was born in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and studied at Nihon University's College of Art... |
| 5 | 2000 | Infinite Ryvius Infinite Ryvius is a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise. The series also refers to a manga.The character and mecha designs in RYVIUS were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as character designer for Gundam SEED.... |
Sunrise Sunrise (company) is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios... |
Gorō Taniguchi Goro Taniguchi is a Japanese anime director, writer, producer and storyboard artist, who is among Sunrise's noted new directors.-TV anime:*Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh... |
Yōsuke Kuroda |
| 6 | 2001 | Angelic Layer Angelic Layer is a manga series released by Clamp. The manga is published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten, and in English originally by Tokyopop, but has since been re-licensed by Dark Horse Comics. It is the group's first work to use a quite different art style unseen in any other CLAMP series, which uses a more... |
Bones Bones (studio) is a Japanese anime studio. It has produced numerous series, including RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club and two adaptions of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga along with Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto and... |
Hiroshi Nishikiori Angelic Layer is a manga series released by Clamp. The manga is published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten, and in English originally by Tokyopop, but has since been re-licensed by Dark Horse Comics. It is the group's first work to use a quite different art style unseen in any other CLAMP series, which uses a more... |
Ichirō Ōkouchi Ichiro Okouchi is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He is a graduate of Waseda University, School of Human Sciences.In 2006, Ōkouchi collaborated with director Gorō Taniguchi for composing the story and script of the Sunrise original production, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion and its sequel Code Geass:... |
| 7 | 2002 | RahXephon RahXephon is a Japanese anime series about 17-year-old Ayato Kamina, his ability to control a godlike mecha known as the RahXephon, and his inner journey to find a place in the world... |
Bones Bones (studio) is a Japanese anime studio. It has produced numerous series, including RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club and two adaptions of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga along with Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto and... |
Yutaka Izubuchi Yutaka Izubuchi is a Japanese anime designer and director. Izubuchi is credited for designing costumes, characters and creatures, but most of his designs are mechanical... |
Chiaki J. Konaka Chiaki J. Konaka , born April 4, 1961) is a Japanese writer and scenarist best known for Serial Experiments Lain, and later for the Digimon season, Digimon Tamers.... |
| 8 | 2003 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. As with other series from the Gundam franchise, Gundam SEED takes place in a parallel timeline, in this case the Cosmic Era, the first to do so... |
Sunrise Sunrise (company) is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios... |
Mitsuo Fukuda Mitsuo Fukuda Mitsuo Fukuda is the director of Future GPX Cyber Formula, Gear Fighter Dendoh, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.... |
Yoshiyuki Tomino Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese mecha anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist. He was born in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and studied at Nihon University's College of Art... |
| 9 | 2004 | Fullmetal Alchemist Fullmetal Alchemist , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution... |
Bones Bones (studio) is a Japanese anime studio. It has produced numerous series, including RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club and two adaptions of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga along with Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto and... |
Seiji Mizushima Seiji Mizushima is a Japanese anime director. He has directed such series as Slayers Next, Shaman King, Fullmetal Alchemist, and more recently, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and Un-Go... |
Shō Aikawa Sho Aikawa is a Japanese composer and actor.- Film and TV filmography:2010*Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City2008*SS, aka Special Stage*Kurosagi The movie2006*Waru: kanketsu-hen* Taiyō no kizu* "Kurosagi" TV Series* Waru... |
| 10 | 2005 | Gankutsuō Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo is an anime series loosely based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic French novel, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo. Spanning 24 episodes, it was produced by Gonzo, directed by Mahiro Maeda and broadcast by Animax across its respective networks in Japan, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America,... |
Gonzo | Mahiro Maeda Mahiro Maeda Mahiro Maeda is one of the most prominent Japanese anime creators working today, having worked as director, character designer, and animator for many of Japan's top series.... |
Natsuko Takahashi Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo is an anime series loosely based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic French novel, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo. Spanning 24 episodes, it was produced by Gonzo, directed by Mahiro Maeda and broadcast by Animax across its respective networks in Japan, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America,... |
| 11 | 2006 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Kyōto Animation Kyoto Animation , abbreviated , is a Japanese animation studio located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1981, became a limited company in 1985 and then became a corporation in 1999. Presided by Hideaki Hatta, the company is affiliated with noted studio Sunrise and is also parent to the studio... |
Tatsuya Ishihara Tatsuya Ishihara is a Japanese anime director from Maizuru, Kyoto working for the Japanese animation studio Kyoto Animation.-Series directed:*Air Series Director*Aka-chan to Boku*Clannad *Fushigi Yuugi... |
Yutaka Yamamoto Yutaka Yamamoto is a Japanese anime director from Osaka. He is the founder of the Ordet animation studio, and is formerly of Kyoto Animation.-Personal history:Originally a member of Kyoto Animation, Yamamoto rose to prominence within the company after serving as assistant director on Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of... |
| 12 | 2007 | Code Geass | Sunrise Sunrise (company) is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios... |
Gorō Taniguchi Goro Taniguchi is a Japanese anime director, writer, producer and storyboard artist, who is among Sunrise's noted new directors.-TV anime:*Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh... |
Ichirō Ōkouchi Ichiro Okouchi is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He is a graduate of Waseda University, School of Human Sciences.In 2006, Ōkouchi collaborated with director Gorō Taniguchi for composing the story and script of the Sunrise original production, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion and its sequel Code Geass:... |
| 13 | 2008 | Code Geass 2 | Sunrise Sunrise (company) is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios... |
Gorō Taniguchi Goro Taniguchi is a Japanese anime director, writer, producer and storyboard artist, who is among Sunrise's noted new directors.-TV anime:*Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh... |
Ichirō Ōkouchi Ichiro Okouchi is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist. He is a graduate of Waseda University, School of Human Sciences.In 2006, Ōkouchi collaborated with director Gorō Taniguchi for composing the story and script of the Sunrise original production, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion and its sequel Code Geass:... |
| 14 | 2009 | Eden of the East Eden of the East is a Japanese anime television series, which premiered on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot on April 9, 2009. Created, directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama, it features character designs by Chika Umino and animation production by Production I.G... |
Production I.G | Kenji Kamiyama Kenji Kamiyama , born on March 20, 1966 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese anime director. He has worked regularly with the anime studio and production enterprise, Production I.G, such as his work on Jin-Roh, Patlabor, Blood: The Last Vampire, and for whom he has directed the Ghost in the Shell: Stand... |
Kenji Kamiyama Kenji Kamiyama , born on March 20, 1966 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese anime director. He has worked regularly with the anime studio and production enterprise, Production I.G, such as his work on Jin-Roh, Patlabor, Blood: The Last Vampire, and for whom he has directed the Ghost in the Shell: Stand... |
| 15 | 2010 | K-On!! | Kyoto Animation Kyoto Animation , abbreviated , is a Japanese animation studio located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1981, became a limited company in 1985 and then became a corporation in 1999. Presided by Hideaki Hatta, the company is affiliated with noted studio Sunrise and is also parent to the studio... |
Naoko Yamada | |
| 16 | 2011 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a Japanese anime television series produced by Shaft and Aniplex. The series is directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and written by Gen Urobuchi with original character designs by Ume Aoki, character design adaptation by Takahiro Kishida and music by Yuki Kajiura... |
Shaft | Akiyuki Shinbo Akiyuki Shinbo , born September 27, 1961 in Fukushima, Japan, is a Japanese animation director. Shinbo started his career as an animator in 1981 at Studio One Pattern. He then made his directorial debut with Metal Fighter Miku in 1994. He is most notable for his involvement in a number of Shaft works since 2004... |
Gen Urobuchi Gen Urobuchi is a Japanese writer for visual novels, light novels, and anime. He is known for his dark style and tragic plots twists. Some of his more popular works include the 2003 visual novel Saya no Uta and the 2011 anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica... |
Packaged Work Award
The packaged media distributed from September of the previous year to August of the year in Japan become candidates. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries, however the committee sees more importance in a point of view to promote to young creators of Japan.| No. | Year | Title | Developer / Anime Studio | Type |
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| 1 | 1996 | Key the Metal Idol Key the Metal Idol is an original video animation anime series that was released in Japan from 1994 to 1997. The series consists of fifteen episodes divided into four parts. First Program consists of episodes 1 through 7. Second Program is 8 through 13. Third Program and Final Program are episodes 14 and 15... |
Studio Pierrot Studio Pierrot is a Japanese animation/animation studio, founded in 1979 by former employees of Tatsunoko Production. Its headquarters is located in Mitaka, Tokyo.The company has a simple logo of the face of a clown... |
OVA Original video animation , abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation... |
| 2 | 1997 | Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, known in Japan as , is the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, both of which are set in the After Colony timeline, an alternate universe to that of the original Gundam series... |
Sunrise Sunrise (company) is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios... |
OVA Original video animation , abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation... |
| 3 | 1998 | Sakura Taisen 2 ~Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare~ Sakura Wars is a Japanese media franchise created by Ouji Hiroi, and is developed and owned by Sega and licensed by Red Entertainment and Sega. The franchise centers on a series of dramatic fantasy and science-fantasy tactical role-playing adventure video games, which consist of tactical wargame and dating sim... |
Sega Sega , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world... |
Video game (SS Sega Saturn The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe... ) |
| Sakura Taisen: Ouka Kenran Sakura Wars is a Japanese media franchise created by Ouji Hiroi, and is developed and owned by Sega and licensed by Red Entertainment and Sega. The franchise centers on a series of dramatic fantasy and science-fantasy tactical role-playing adventure video games, which consist of tactical wargame and dating sim... |
RADIX | OVA Original video animation , abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation... |
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| 4 | 1999 | Blue Submarine No. 6 Blue Submarine No. 6 is a post-apocalyptic manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Ozawa, first published in 1967, which was subsequently developed into a four-episode original video animation series by Gonzo.- Plot :... |
GONZO | OVA Original video animation , abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation... |
| 5 | 2000 | Shenmue Shenmue is a 1999 open-world adventure video game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki. Suzuki coined a genre title, "FREE" , for the game, based on the interactivity and freedom he wanted to give to the player... |
Sega-AM2 Sega-AM2 Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 2 is a research and development team for the video game company Sega. Originally known as "Sega Amusement Developing Section 8", AM2 was previously headed up by famed designer Yu Suzuki... |
Video game (AM2 Sega-AM2 Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 2 is a research and development team for the video game company Sega. Originally known as "Sega Amusement Developing Section 8", AM2 was previously headed up by famed designer Yu Suzuki... ) |
| 6 | 2001 | Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is considered a critical and commercial success for Sony in Japan, Europe, and North America. The game is highly praised by game reviewers and players as one of the best racing games ever made. GT3 also received a Platinum Award from Electronic Gaming Monthly... |
Polyphony Digital Polyphony Digital Polyphony Digital, Inc. is an internal video game developing company of Sony Computer Entertainment and is part of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios... |
Video game (PS2 PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan... ) |
| 7 | 2002 | Voices of a Distant Star Voices of a Distant Star is a Japanese anime OVA by Makoto Shinkai. It chronicles a long-distance relationship between two close friends who communicate by sending emails via their mobile phones across interstellar space... |
Makoto Shinkai Makoto Shinkai , better known by the stage name , is a Japanese anime director, animator, and voice actor. A native of the Koumi Nagano Prefecture in Japan, he studied Japanese literature at Chuo University. He traces his passion for creation to the manga, anime, and novels he was exposed to while in middle... |
Hand-made anime |
| 8 | 2003 | Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze | GONZO | OVA Original video animation , abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation... |
| 9 | 2004 | Haré+Guu FINAL Haré+Guu is a Japanese anime, based on an original manga which ran in Monthly Shōnen Gangan Twenty-six TV episodes were made, followed by two OVA sequels: Haré+Guu DELUXE and Haré+Guu FINAL.... |
Bandai Visual Bandai Visual , is a Japanese anime, film production and distribution enterprise, established by Bandai Co., Ltd. and a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc., which is based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Since the reorganisation of Namco Bandai Holdings in 2006, Bandai Visual now heads the group's Visual and... |
OVA Original video animation , abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation... |
| 10 | 2005 | Diebuster Diebuster Diebuster, known in Japan as is a six episode anime Original Video Animation series created by Gainax in 2004.The first episode was aired on October 3, 2004, while the final episode was released on August 14, 2005. A movie, officially titled retells and recaps the end of the first Gunbuster OVA... |
Gainax Gainax is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as Gunbuster, The Wings of Honneamise, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann which have gone on to critical acclaim and commercial success, as well as for their association with... |
OVA Original video animation , abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation... |
| 11 | 2006 | The Wings of Rean The Wings of Rean is a light novel series by Yoshiyuki Tomino published from 1983 to 1986, and a 6-episode ONA, broadcast by Bandai Channel online beginning on December 12, 2005, with the final episode starting on August 18, 2006... |
Sunrise Sunrise (company) is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios... |
OVA Original video animation , abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation... |
| 12 | 2007 | Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society is an OVA and part of the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It was produced by Production I.G and directed by Kenji Kamiyama.... |
Production I.G | Television film |
Network Media Award
The anime related media the best use of interactive distributed from September of the previous year to August of the year in Japan become candidates.Re-created in 2000, as Network Media Award. A word Network does not mean only 'internet'. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries, however the committee sees more importance in a point of view to promote to young creators of Japan.
| No. | Year | Title | Developer / Anime Studio | Type | Note |
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| 1 | 1996 | Jungle Park | DIGITALOGUE | Best Interactive Software | |
| 2 | 1997 | Girlfriend of Steel Girlfriend of Steel , also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden, is a video game based on the Gainax anime/manga series Neon Genesis Evangelion, released officially only in Japan.-Releases:... |
Gainax Gainax is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as Gunbuster, The Wings of Honneamise, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann which have gone on to critical acclaim and commercial success, as well as for their association with... |
Video game (Win95 Windows 95 Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented graphical user interface-based operating system. It was released on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, and was a significant progression from the company's previous Windows products... ) |
Best Interactive Software Award |
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| 5 | 2000 | Pokémon Gold and Silver Pokémon Gold and Silver are the second installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. The games have dual-mode capabilities allowing them to also be played on earlier Game Boy models. They were first released in Japan in 1999 and to... |
Nintendo Nintendo is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel.... |
Video game (GBC Game Boy Color The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than... ) |
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| 6 | 2001 | Phantasy Star Online Phantasy Star Online Phantasy Star Online is an online multiplayer action RPG title, originally released for the Dreamcast in 2000, bundled with a demo of Sonic Adventure 2. Another edition, entitled Phantasy Star Online ver.2, was released for Dreamcast the following year... |
Sega Sega , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world... |
MMO Massively multiplayer online role-playing game Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world.... (DC) |
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| 7 | 2002 | Final Fantasy XI Final Fantasy XI , also known as Final Fantasy XI Online, is a MMORPG developed and published by Square as part of the Final Fantasy series. It was released in Japan on Sony's PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002, and was released for Microsoft's Windows-based personal computers in November 2002... |
Square Square Co. was a Japanese video game company founded in September 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto. It merged with Enix in 2003 and became part of Square Enix... |
MMO Massively multiplayer online role-playing game Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world.... (PS2 PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan... , MS Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal... ) |
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| 9 | 2004 | Ski Jump pair | Riichiro Mashima | Hand-made digital animation | |
| 10 | 2005 | Mayutoro The Toons | XeNN STUDIOS | CG Computer graphics Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware.... anime |
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| 10 | 2005 | Yawaraka Sensha (Soft Tank) | RAREKO | Flash Adobe Flash Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast... anime |
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| 12 | 2007 | Second Life Second Life Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars... |
Linden Research, Inc. Linden Lab Linden Research, Inc., d/b/a Linden Lab, is a privately held American Internet company that is best known as the creator of Second Life.... |
Internet Internet The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide... -based virtual world Virtual world A virtual world is an online community that takes the form of a computer-based simulated environment through which users can interact with one another and use and create objects. The term has become largely synonymous with interactive 3D virtual environments, where the users take the form of... |
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| 13 | 2008 | Hatsune Miku Hatsune Miku is a singing synthesizer application with a female persona, developed by Crypton Future Media. It uses Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 2 synthesizing technology. The name of the character comes from a fusion of the Japanese for , and future , referring to her position as the first of Crypton's... |
Crypton Future Media Crypton Future Media , or Crypton, is a media company based in Sapporo, Japan. It develops, imports, and sells products for music, such as sound generator software, sampling CDs and DVDs, and sound effect and background music libraries... |
Vocaloid Vocaloid is a singing synthesizer application, with its signal processing part developed through a joint research project between the Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and Japan's Yamaha Corporation, who backed the development financially—and later developed the software into the commercial product... character |
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| 14 | 2009 | Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya Nyorōn Churuya-san |
Kyoto Animation Kyoto Animation , abbreviated , is a Japanese animation studio located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1981, became a limited company in 1985 and then became a corporation in 1999. Presided by Hideaki Hatta, the company is affiliated with noted studio Sunrise and is also parent to the studio... |
Internet Anime Spin-off | |
| 15 | 2010 | Miku no Nichi Kanshasai 39's Giving Day Hatsune Miku is a singing synthesizer application with a female persona, developed by Crypton Future Media. It uses Yamaha Corporation's Vocaloid 2 synthesizing technology. The name of the character comes from a fusion of the Japanese for , and future , referring to her position as the first of Crypton's... |
Sega Sega , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world... , Crypton Future Media Crypton Future Media , or Crypton, is a media company based in Sapporo, Japan. It develops, imports, and sells products for music, such as sound generator software, sampling CDs and DVDs, and sound effect and background music libraries... |
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Special Award
Awards for individual(s) or group that contributed to Japanese anime during a long period.In the first year, the Yomiuri
Yomiuri Shimbun
The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun...
Award was given to Fujiko F. Fujio
Fujiko Fujio
was a nom de plume of a manga writing duo formed by two Japanese manga artists. Their real names are and . They formed their partnership in 1951, and used the Fujiko Fujio name from 1954 until dissolution of the partnership in 1987....
who died two months before the event.
| No. | Year | Winner | Note |
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| 1 | 1996 | Fujiko F. Fujio Fujiko Fujio was a nom de plume of a manga writing duo formed by two Japanese manga artists. Their real names are and . They formed their partnership in 1951, and used the Fujiko Fujio name from 1954 until dissolution of the partnership in 1987.... |
Yomiuri Award. Manga artist Mangaka is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese... : the creator of Doraemon Doraemon is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio which later became an anime series and an Asian franchise... etc. |
| 2 | 1997 | Masako Nozawa Masako Nozawa is a Japanese voice actress and actress affiliated with Office Nozawa. Her pet name is Mako. Her husband, Masa'aki Tsukada is also a voice actor.... |
Voice actor |
| 3 | 1998 | Yasuo Ōtsuka Yasuo Otsuka is a Japanese animator who worked with Toei Animation and Studio Ghibli.Prior to becoming an animator, Ōtsuka worked in the Kantō-Kōshin'etsu district drug enforcement office at the Ministry of Health and Welfare. As a member of the support staff , he was responsible for the seizure of drugs and... |
Animator |
| 4 | 1999 | Takao Koyama Takao Koyama Takao Koyama is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist focusing on anime productions. He was active as 小山 高男 until 1987.-Career:... |
Screenwriter |
| 5 | 2000 | Shigeharu Shiba Shigeharu Shiba is an anime audio director and producer. He graduated from Tokyo University of Education and went on to form the Jiyū Theatre Troupe. Shiba then joined Omnibus Promotion, were he worked on anime TV series, OVAs, and movies.-TV:*Anime Himitsu no Kaen... |
Audio director |
| 6 | 2001 | Kunio Okawara Kunio Okawara is a mechanical designer in the Japanese anime industry. A mechanical designer is similar to a character designer, but the design is for robots, ships, and other mechanical items found in a particular show. Okawara was the first in the industry to be specifically credited as a mechanical designer... |
Mechanical designer |
| 7 | 2002 | Masao Maruyama Masao Maruyama (film producer) is a Japanese film producer, animation developer, the co-founder, board of directors member, and producer of Studio Madhouse, one of the leading animation production companies in the world... |
Producer (Madhouse Madhouse (company) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja... ) |
| 8 | 2003 | Leiji Matsumoto Leiji Matsumoto is a well-known creator of several anime and manga series. His wife is also known as a manga artist.-Space opera:Matsumoto is famous for his space operas such as Space Battleship Yamato... |
Manga artist Mangaka is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese... |
| 9 | 2004 | Shigeru Watanabe | Producer (Bandai Visual Bandai Visual , is a Japanese anime, film production and distribution enterprise, established by Bandai Co., Ltd. and a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc., which is based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Since the reorganisation of Namco Bandai Holdings in 2006, Bandai Visual now heads the group's Visual and... ) |
| 10 | 2005 | Ippei Kuri (Toyoharu Yoshida) | A founder of the Tatsunoko Production Tatsunoko Production , often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. Founded in October 1962 by acclaimed anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida along with his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu... . But, awarded for his activities as General Producer. |
| 11 | 2006 | Group TAC Group TAC Group TAC was a Japanese animation and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya, Tokyo, and founded in 1968. They have worked on movies, videos, TV shows, and commercials, and have contributed to all stages of the process, including planning, production, sound effects, and so on... |
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| Nobuyo Ōyama Nobuyo Oyama is a Japanese voice actress currently represented by Actors Seven.She is best known for playing the title character in the long-running Doraemon anime.- Notable voice work :* Sazae-san * Doraemon... Noriko Ohara Noriko Ohara is a Japanese voice actress. She is currently represented by Production Baobab. Her son is Sunrise animator .She is most well known for the roles of Nobita Nobi , Doronjo , Conan , Peter , and Oyuki and Claudia LaSalle from Super Dimension Fortress Macross... Michiko Nomura Michiko Nomura is a Japanese voice actress. She is married to fellow voice actor Kenji Utsumi.-Notable voice roles:*Speed Racer : Mitchi Shimura *Sazae-san : Wakame Isono *Doraemon : Shizuka... Kazuya Tatekabe Kazuya Tatekabe is a Japanese voice actor. He is currently represented by Kenyu Horiuchi's Kenyu Office.He is most known for the roles of Jaian , Walsa , and Tonzura .-Notable voice work:... Kaneta Kimotsuki Kaneta Kimotsuki is a Japanese voice actor who was born in Kagoshima.He is most known for the roles of Suneo Honekawa , Dracula , Pāyan , Iyami , Tom , Benzou Karino , Horrorman , Conductor and Jiminy Cricket is a Japanese voice actor who was born in Kagoshima.He is most known for the roles of Suneo Honekawa... |
Voice actors: main casts of Doraemon Doraemon is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio which later became an anime series and an Asian franchise... (1979–2005) |
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| 12 | 2007 | Isao Takahata Isao Takahata is a Japanese anime filmmaker that have earned critical international acclaim for his work as a director. Takahata is co-founder of Studio Ghibli with long-time collaborative partner Hayao Miyazaki. He has directed films such as the war-themed Grave of the Fireflies, the romantic-drama Only... |
Director (Studio Ghibli Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation and film studio founded in June 1985. The company's logo features the character Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro... ) |
| 13 | 2008 | Masaki Tsuji Masaki Tsuji is a Japanese scenario writer of TV series and films as well as mystery fiction novels. Tsuji was most active in the business from the 1960s through the 1980s, and worked as a script writer on many popular anime TV series for Mushi Production, Toei Animation, and Tokyo Movie Shinsha.Among the... |
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| 14 | 2009 | Shun-ichi Yukimuro | Writer |
| 15 | 2010 | Studio Biho | Studio (anime background art) |
Animation Kobe Theme Song Award
The theme songs of anime or the animations of other media distributed from September of the previous year to August of the year in Japan become candidates. The vote by fans is done, and the best five voted songs become the candidates to final. Especially, the committee sees more importance to one that made only for the anime and sing the 'spilit' of it.Only the Thema Song Award is influenced by the fans. This format started from the 4th event. The total number of votes in a year is about 10,000 votes. The result of the vote is also announced on the official sites of Radio Kansai, Anitama.com and the programs of Radio Kansai before the event. Though this is a preliminary vote to reduce the candidates to final, the candidates chosen in first by the vote always win the awards, at present.
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| 1 | 1996 | Best Theme Song | Yuzurenai Negai | Magic Knight Rayearth Magic Knight Rayearth is a Japanese manga series created by Clamp, a manga artist team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Ageha Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi and Mokona. Rayearth combines elements from the magical girl and mecha anime genres with parallel world fantasy.... |
Naomi Tamura Naomi Tamura is a Japanese pop and rock singer, songwriter that debut in 1994 with the song of "Jiyuu no Hashi". In that year also she sing the theme songs for the Magic Knight Rayearth "Yuzurenai Negai" that became popular and her first million copies on sell. In 2002 she sing "Yuragu Koto Nai Ai" for an... |
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| Naomi Tamura Naomi Tamura is a Japanese pop and rock singer, songwriter that debut in 1994 with the song of "Jiyuu no Hashi". In that year also she sing the theme songs for the Magic Knight Rayearth "Yuzurenai Negai" that became popular and her first million copies on sell. In 2002 she sing "Yuragu Koto Nai Ai" for an... |
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| 2 | 1997 | Best Music Composing | Shiro Sagisu Shiro Sagisu is a well-known Japanese music producer and composer. With a career spanning over 25 years , he is best known for his work as a record producer for acts including Misia, Satoshi Tomiie, and Ken Hirai... |
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| 4 | 1999 | AM Kobe Award | Ojamajo CARNIVAL! | Magical DoReMi Magical DoReMi Magical DoReMi, known as in Japan, is a magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation in 1999. It focuses on elementary school students who become witch apprentices. Led by Doremi Harukaze, the girls must maintain their double lives in secret.Magical DoReMi has been followed up by... |
Mahōdō | vote: 1st, with 288 of 8,545 votes |
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| 5 | 2000 | AM Kobe Award | We Are! | One Piece One Piece is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as... (1st OP) |
Hiroshi Kitadani Hiroshi Kitadani is a Japanese vocalist who is prominent as an anison, or a musician who primarily performs theme songs and other songs in anime. He also works behind the scenes of many songs. He currently works with JAM Project, but has also been a part of Lapis Lazuli and Stagger and does solo work... |
vote: 1st, with 875 of 13,988 votes |
| Kōhei Tanaka Kohei Tanaka (composer) is a Japanese composer, arranger and singer. He is affiliated with the music production company Imagine. He has created numerous musical scores for famous anime TV series, OVAs, movies, computer games and tokusatsu series. Tanaka was born in Ebisubashi, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture on February 14,... |
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| 6 | 2001 | AM Kobe Award | W-Infinity | Gear Fighter Dendoh Gear Fighter Dendoh is an anime series that aired in Japan. It ran for 38 episodes, from October 4, 2000 to June 27, 2001, on the TV Tokyo network and its affiliates.-Overview:... |
Hitomi Mieno with Hironobu Kageyama Hironobu Kageyama is a Japanese musical artist prominent in the soundtracks for anime, video game, and tokusatsu productions. He is sometimes called Kami by his fans. Kageyama got his big break at age 16, as lead singer of the pop group Lazy. By the early '80s, the band split and Kageyama went solo... |
vote: 1st, with 1,182 of 10,298 votes |
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| 7 | 2002 | AM Kobe Award | For Fruits Basket | Fruits Basket Fruits Basket , sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese magazine Hana to Yume, published by Hakusensha, from 1999 to 2006. The series was also adapted into a 26-episode anime series, directed by Akitaro... |
Ritsuko Okazaki Ritsuko Okazaki was a Japanese singer-songwriter born in Hashima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture. She first made her professional debut with the single, Kanashii Jiyū / Koi ga, Kiete Yuku.-Personal:... |
vote: 1st, with 1,155 of 10,054 votes |
| Ritsuko Okazaki Ritsuko Okazaki was a Japanese singer-songwriter born in Hashima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture. She first made her professional debut with the single, Kanashii Jiyū / Koi ga, Kiete Yuku.-Personal:... |
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| 8 | 2003 | AM Kobe Award | Asu e no brilliant road | Stellvia of the Universe Stellvia of the Universe , also known as Stellvia of the Universe, is an anime series set in space. As a prelude to the series, the Earth of year 2167 AD is shown to be devastated by a powerful electromagnetic shockwave. This is caused by a nearby star, Hydrus Beta, 20 light-years away, going supernova. The series itself... |
angela Angela (band) Angela is a Japanese pop band that's best known for theme songs of anime television shows. The main members are atsuko and KATSU. Their signature upbeat tunes and rich arrangements is a dazzling mix of electronica, dance, rock, swing jazz and ska... |
vote: 1st, with 1,209 of 11,590 votes |
| atsuko Angela (band) Angela is a Japanese pop band that's best known for theme songs of anime television shows. The main members are atsuko and KATSU. Their signature upbeat tunes and rich arrangements is a dazzling mix of electronica, dance, rock, swing jazz and ska... |
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| 9 | 2004 | Radio Kansai Award | DANZEN! Futari wa Pretty Cure | Futari wa Pretty Cure Futari wa Pretty Cure Pretty Cure, known in Japan as , is a Japanese magical girl anime series, part of the Pretty Cure metaseries produced by Toei Animation and broadcast across Japan by Animax, TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation. The series is watched mostly by elementary and secondary students in Japan; it... |
Mayumi Gojo Mayumi Gojo is a Japanese singer from Ibaraki Prefecture. She formerly worked under Hyper Voice Managements. Currently she is affiliated with the Love&Light talent management agency. Gojo is known for her theme song performances for anime series such as Ojamajo Doremi, Pretty Cure, and Yumeiro Patissiere... |
vote: 1st, with 1,276 of 8,254 votes |
| Yasuo Kosugi | ||||||
| 10 | 2005 | Radio Kansai Award | Happy☆Material | Negima!: Magister Negi Magi Negima!: Magister Negi Magi Negima! Magister Negi Magi, known in Japan as is a manga and anime series by Ken Akamatsu . The manga is currently being published by Kodansha and serialized in Shōnen Magazine in Japan. Del Rey Manga published the English translated version in the United States and Canada prior to Kodansha... |
Mahora Gakuen Chyuutoubu 2-A | vote: 1st, with 753 of 9,920 votes |
| Shigenobu Ōkawa | ||||||
| 11 | 2006 | Radio Kansai Award | Hare Hare Yukai | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Aya Hirano Aya Hirano from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer who has had roles in several anime, visual novels, and TV commercials in Japan. She was contracted to Space Craft Produce, a branch of the Space Craft Group, for her voice acting career, and for her singing career,... , Minori Chihara Minori Chihara is a Japanese voice actress who has had roles in several anime series, and a J-pop singer. As a seiyū, she works under the agency Avex Planning & Development, while in her musical career, she has been signed under King Records and is currently with Lantis... & Yūko Gotō Yuko Goto is a Japanese voice actress who works for Production Baobab. In direct contrast to her cute-and-vulnerable moé typecasting, Yūko in real life is a devotee of biker culture who dresses and acts as such when not working, right down to her motorcycle... |
vote: 1st, with 2,095 of 7,450 votes |
| Tomokazu Tashiro | ||||||
| 12 | 2007 | Radio Kansai Award | Motteke! Sailor Fuku | Lucky ☆ Star | Aya Hirano Aya Hirano from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer who has had roles in several anime, visual novels, and TV commercials in Japan. She was contracted to Space Craft Produce, a branch of the Space Craft Group, for her voice acting career, and for her singing career,... , Emiri Katō Emiri Kato is a female Japanese voice actress working for 81 Produce.-Anime:*Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka *Angel Beats! *Arc Rise Fantasia *Ad Lib Anime Kenkusho is a female Japanese voice actress working for 81 Produce.-Anime:*Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka (Karen Ayanokouji)*Angel Beats! (Sekine)*Arc Rise Fantasia... , Kaori Fukuhara Kaori Fukuhara is a female Japanese voice actress from Chiba, Japan.Aside from voice acting, she also sang on the music group Bohemian Quarter's album "Blister Pack Voices".- TV anime :2005*Animal Yokocho is a female Japanese voice actress from Chiba, Japan.Aside from voice acting, she also sang on the music... & Aya Endo Aya Endo is a Japanese voice actress from Yamagata, Japan.- Voice acting roles :-Video games:*Agarest Senki 2 *Ar tonelico III *Chaotic *Koumajou Densetsu: Stranger's Requiem *Rune Factory 3... |
vote: 1st, with 2,017 of 8,105 votes |
| Satoru Kōsaki | ||||||
| 13 | 2008 | Radio Kansai Award | Triangler Triangler (Maaya Sakamoto song) ' is Maaya Sakamoto's sixteenth single. The title track was used as the opening theme for the popular mecha anime Macross Frontier and won the 2008 Animation Kobe award for best theme song... |
Macross Frontier Macross Frontier is a Japanese animated science fiction space drama that aired in Japan on MBS from April 3, 2008 to September 25, 2008. It is the most recent Japanese anime television series set in the Macross universe. Animated by Satelight, premiered Japan on MBS on April 3, 2008... |
Maaya Sakamoto Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, and voice actress. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime series Little Twins, but is more well known for her role as Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne... |
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| Yoko Kanno Yoko Kanno is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements... |
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| 14 | 2009 | Radio Kansai Award | Don't say 'lazy' K-On! is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat... |
K-ON! K-On! is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat... |
Aki Toyosaki Aki Toyosaki is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. She had her first major voice acting roles in 2007, voicing Amuro Ninagawa in Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō and Su in Shugo Chara!... , Yōko Hikasa Yōko Hikasa is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa who is affiliated with I'm Enterprise. Hikasa aspired to become a voice actress after watching Sailor Moon, and later attended Nihon Narration Engi Kenkyūjo, a voice actor training school. She is a member of the five-girl pop music group Ro-Kyu-Bu!, along... , Satomi Satō Satomi Sato is a voice actress from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan affiliated with Aoni Production's Junior Talent. She is a graduate of Tokyo Announce Gakuin Performing Arts College. She is also known as , as means "sugar" in Japanese... & Minako Kotobuki Minako Kotobuki is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. She is best known for her role in K-On!. Her career as a musician began with her performance of the opening and ending themes of the anime series K-On! in April 2009... |
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| 15 | 2010 | Radio Kansai Award | only my railgun | A Certain Scientific Railgun | fripSide FripSide FripSide a Japanese trance and pop duo, originally formed by composer Sat and singer Nao in February 2002.In a 2008 interview, Sat said that he was a fan of TM Network and its member Tetsuya Komuro in his elementary and junior high school days and began to produce his music at the age of 14.When... |
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| 16 | 2011 | Radio Kansai Award | Shinryaku no Susume☆ | Shinryaku! Ika Musume! | ULTRA-PRISM with Hisako Kanemoto Hisako Kanemoto also known as is a Japanese female seiyū from Okayama Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with Production Baobab.-Anime:2009*Battle Spirits: Shōnen Gekiha Dan *Sora no Manimani 2010*Mayoi Neko Overun... |
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