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Tokyo Anime Award
Awarded for	Excellence in animation achievements
Presented by	The TAF Organizing Committing
Country	Japan
First awarded	2002
Official website

The Tokyo Anime Award started from 2002, but was named in 2005. The first, second and third awards were only named simply 'Competition'.^[1]

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).

Contents 1 Animation of the Year 2 Open Entries Grand Prize 3 Notable Entry 3.1 Television Category 3.2 Feature Film Category 3.3 OVA Category 3.4 International Theater Award 4 Awards Winners: Indivisual 4.1 Best Director 4.2 Best Original Story 4.3 Best Screenplay 4.4 Best Art Direction 4.5 Best Character 4.6 Best Voice Actor 4.7 Best Music 5 References

[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 Shonen-shi (TV) and Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze (OVA)

Year	Winner	Note
2002	Spirited Away	Grand Prix
2003	Not held
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

[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 a 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]

Year	Winner	Title
2004	Tae-Ho Han, from South Korea	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, Crow that wears clothes?)
2007	Howie Shia, from Canada	Flutter
2008	Helen Huang, from Taiwan	Adventures in the NPM

[edit] Notable Entry

The excellent works of the year are chosen according to each section.

[edit] Television Category The TV animations broadcasted 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: Hanada Shonen-shi. There is regulation three works are selected and awards presented each year from 2004. Year Winner 2002 InuYasha Ojamajo Doremi Sharp Hikaru no Go Fruits Basket One Piece 2003 Hanada Shonen-shi InuYasha Overman King Gainer 2004 Astro Boy Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Fullmetal Alchemist 2005 Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Sgt. Frog Futari wa Pretty Cure 2006 Eureka Seven Black Jack Mushishi 2007 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Death Note 2008 Dennou Coil Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann

[edit] Feature Film Category The animation films 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: Millennium Actress. There is regulation two works are selected and awards presented each year from 2004. Year Winner 2002 Princess Arete Spirited Away Metropolis 2003 Millennium Actress The Cat Returns Crayon Shin-chan The Battle of the Warring States 2004 Tokyo Godfathers Nasu: Summer in Andalusia 2005 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Steamboy 2006 Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation: Heirs to the Stars 2007 Paprika Arashi no Yoru Ni 2008 Summer Days with Coo

[edit] OVA Category The 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. Year Winner 2002 Animation Runner Kuromi 2003 Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze Return of the Magician JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2004 The Animatrix Macross Zero 2005 Animation Runner Kuromi 2 Diebuster 2006 Karas Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze 2007 Diebuster Freedom 2008 Nasu: Migratory Bird with Suitcase

[edit] International Theater Award The 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. Year Winner 2003 Monsters, Inc. 2004 Lilo & Stitch 2005 Finding Nemo 2006 The Incredibles 2007 Cars 2008 Ratatouille

[edit] Awards Winners: Indivisual

The awards for animation directors. The indivisual awards for the activities of the previous year.^[2]

[edit] Best Director

Though this award doesn't limit to be given to the directors of films, has a tendency to be given to film directors.

Year	Winner	Directed	Note
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[7]
2004	Satoshi Kon	Tokyo Godfathers[7]
2005	Hayao Miyazaki	Howl's Moving Castle
2006	Yoshiyuki Tomino	Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation: Heirs to the Stars
2007	Mamoru Hosoda	The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2008	Hideaki Anno	Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

[edit] Best Original Story

The awards for the original creators of the work. Founded in 2005.

Year	Winner	Original Story of	Genre
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

[edit] Best Screenplay The awards for screenwriters. Year Winner Screenplay of Note 2002 Takashi Yamada Ojamajo Doremi Sharp TV category Hayao Miyazaki Spirited Away Film category 2003 Ichirō Ōkouchi Overman King Gainer[7] 2004 Sho Aikawa Fullmetal Alchemist[7] 2005 Mamoru Oshii Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 2006 Dai Satō Eureka Seven 2007 Satoko Okudera The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2008 Keiichi Hara Summer Days with Coo

[edit] Best Art Direction The awards for the staffs of art direction. Year Winner Art Direction of Note 2002 Yuji Ikeda Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars TV category Yoji Takeshige Spirited Away Film category 2003 Nobutaka Ike Millennium Actress[7] 2004 Nobutaka Ike Tokyo Godfathers[7] 2005 Shinji Kimura Steamboy 2006 Takeshi Waki Mushishi 2007 Nizō Yamamoto The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2008 Shinji Kimura Tekkon Kinkreet

[edit] Best Character The awards for character designers. Year Winner Character Design of Note 2002 Masatomo Sudo TV category Hayao Miyazaki Spirited Away Film category 2003 Kōsuke Fujishima Sakura Wars[7] 2004 Hisashi Hirai Mobile Suit Gundam SEED[7] 2005 Hiroyuki Okiura Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 2006 Kenichi Yoshida Eureka Seven 2007 Yoshiyuki Sadamoto The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2008 Atsusushi Nishigori Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann

[edit] Best Voice Actor The awards for actors by their voice acting. *Seiyūs, but in the meaning of Voice Actors. Rumi Hiiragi (2002) and Chieko Baisho (2005) are more famous as actress in Japan. Year Winner Acted as Note 2002 Kurumi Mamiya Hamtaro (Hamtaro) TV category Rumi Hiiragi Chihiro (Spirited Away) Film category 2003 Kappei Yamaguchi InuYasha[7] 2004 Romi Paku Edward Elric[7] 2005 Chieko Baisho Sophie (Howl's Moving Castle) 2006 Akio Ohtsuka Black Jack (Black Jack) 2007 Aya Hirano Haruhi Suzumiya 2008 Mamoru Miyano Light Yagami Setsuna F Seiei

[edit] Best Music

The awards for composers (and other music related people).

Year	Winner	Music of	Note
2002	Kohei 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[7]
2004	Yoko Kanno
2005	Joe Hisaishi	Howl's Moving Castle
2006	Michiru Oshima	Fullmetal Alchemist
2007	Susumu Hirasawa	Paprika
2008	Yoko Kanno	Gekijouban Aquarion

[edit] References