Tokyo Anime Award
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| Tokyo Anime Award | |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in animation achievements |
| Presented by | The TAF Organizing Committing |
| Country |  Japan |
| First awarded | 2002 |
| Official website | http://www.tokyoanime.jp/en/ |
The Tokyo Anime Award started from 2002, but was named in 2005. The first, second and third awards were only named simply 'Competition'.[1] The award ceremony is held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair.
Notably, there is Open Entry Awards for amateur creators. Moreover, the prize are given (one-million-yen for the winners).;[2] The judges for the award Though there are about ten main judges,[3] have judges over one hundred people.[4][5] Notably, various talents participate to judge, such as anime staffs, professors of the universities, producers and chief editors of various magazines including the anime magazines. (See also: Animation Kobe).
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[edit] Animation of the Year
All anime released from December 1 of the year beforehand to November 30 of the previous year in Japan become candidates.[2] The anime that represents the year in the works nominated to each section is chosen.
In the first year, the award was given to Spirited Away as 'Grand Prix'. In the second year, there was no award. Therefore, the 'Best Entry Awards' in the 'Notable Entrie' are often recognized as 'Grand Prix': Millennium Actress (film), Hanada Shōnen-shi (TV) and Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze (OVA)
| Year | Winner | Note |
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| 2002 | Spirited Away | Grand Prix |
| 2003 | Not awarded | |
| 2004 | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed | |
| 2005 | Howl's Moving Castle | |
| 2006 | Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa | |
| 2007 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | |
| 2008 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | |
| 2009 | Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea | |
| 2010 | Summer Wars | |
| 2011 | The Borrower Arrietty | |
[edit] Open Entries Grand Prize
The awards for the creator of the non-commercialized work for TV, movie and OVA. Founded in 2004, to find new talents and to provide support for subsequent commercialization. The work must be an animation longer than 15 seconds, and no longer than 30 minutes. If the work was not commercialized before, professional creator also can enter this Grand Prize.[6] The 2007 winner, Flutter, was the first work from a non-Asian country to win this award.[7]
| Year | Winner | Title |
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| 2004 |  Tae-Ho Han |
Africa a.F.r.I.c.A |
| 2005 | Shin Hosokawa |
The demon (鬼) |
| 2006 | Kazuo Ebisawa |
Crow that wears clothes (ふくをきたカラス) |
| 2007 |  Howie Shia |
Flutter |
| 2008 |  Helen Huang |
Adventures in the NPM |
| 2009 |  Heiko van der Scherm |
Descendants |
| 2010 | G9+1 |
Tokyo Fantasia |
[edit] Notable Entry
The excellent works of the year are chosen according to each section.
[edit] OVA CategoryThe Original Video Animations (OVAs) released from December 1 of the year beforehand to November 30 of the previous year in Japan become candidates.[2] The 'Best Entry' was selected only in 2002: Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze. There is regulation two works are selected and awards presented each year from 2004. Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze (2002–2005) and Diebuster (2004–2006) were awarded two times, though same titles.
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[edit] International Theater AwardThe international animation films released from December 1 of the year beforehand to November 30 of the previous year in Japan become candidates.[2] Founded in 2003. One work is selected and awards presented every year.
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[edit] Awards Winners: Individual
The individual awards for the activities of the previous year.[2]
[edit] Best Director
The awards for animation directors. Though this award does not limit to the directors of films, it has a tendency to be given to film directors.
| Year | Winner | Directed | Note |
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| 2002 | Akitaro Daichi | Fruits Basket | TV category |
| Hayao Miyazaki | Spirited Away | Film category | |
| 2003 | Keiichi Hara | Crayon Shin-chan TV series, Crayon Shin-chan The Battle of the Warring States[8] |
TV/Film category |
| 2004 | Satoshi Kon | Tokyo Godfathers[8] | Film category |
| 2005 | Hayao Miyazaki | Howl's Moving Castle | Film Category |
| 2006 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation: Heirs to the Stars | Film category |
| 2007 | Mamoru Hosoda | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Film category |
| 2008 | Hideaki Anno | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | Film category |
| 2009 | Hayao Miyazaki | Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea | Film Category |
| 2010 | Mamoru Hosoda | Summer Wars | Film category |
| 2011 | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | The Borrower Arrietty | Film category |
[edit] Best Original Story
The awards for the original creators of the work. Founded in 2005.
| Year | Winner | Original Story of | Genre |
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| 2005 | Masamune Shirow | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Manga |
| 2006 | Hiromu Arakawa | Fullmetal Alchemist | Manga |
| 2007 | Yasutaka Tsutsui | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Novel |
| 2008 | Taiyō Matsumoto | Tekkon Kinkreet | Manga |
| 2009 | Hayao Miyazaki | Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea | |
| 2010 | Mamoru Hosoda | Summer Wars |
[edit] Best ScreenplayThe awards for screenwriters.
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[edit] Best Art DirectionThe awards for the staffs of art direction.
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[edit] Best Character DesignerThe awards for character designers.
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[edit] Best Voice ActorThe awards for actors by their voice acting. *Seiyūs, but in the meaning of Voice Actors. Rumi Hiiragi (2002) and Chieko Baishō (2005) are more famous as actress in Japan.
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[edit] Best Music
The awards for composers (and other music related people).
| Year | Winner | Music of | Note |
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| 2002 | Kōhei Tanaka | Overman King Gainer | TV category |
| Joe Hisaishi | Spirited Away | Film category | |
| 2003 | Yoko Kanno | Turn A Gundam, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Wolf's Rain[8] |
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| 2004 | Yoko Kanno | ||
| 2005 | Joe Hisaishi | Howl's Moving Castle | |
| 2006 | Michiru Oshima | Fullmetal Alchemist | |
| 2007 | Susumu Hirasawa | Paprika | |
| 2008 | Yoko Kanno | Gekijouban Aquarion | |
| 2009 | Yoko Kanno | Macross Frontier | |
| 2010 | Shiro Sagisu | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | |
| 2011 | Cécile Corbel | The Borrower Arrietty | Film category |
[edit] References
- ^ 'Competition' at the first event (2002), outline of 'Competition' at the second event (2003), 'Competition' at the third event (2004)
- ^ a b c d e f g Information about the awards at the 6th event (2007)
- ^ judges at the second event (2003) in English, judges at the fifth event (2006) in Japanese
- ^ judges at the first event (2002). There was 127 judges including 72 staffs of the event.
- ^ Winners at the fourth event (2005). There was 197 judges. See the comment of Joe Hisaishi
- ^ about open entry at the 6th event (2007)
- ^ "Shia wins top prize". Regina Leader-Post. 24 March 2007. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/arts_life/story.html?id=48d81cd5-fc45-400a-9a2a-2cc63deaf0a3. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k About the 'Indivisual Awards' in 2003 and 2004, did not announce officially about their works.
