September 1997 cover, featuring the artwork of the Studio Ghibli film, Princess Mononoke. |
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| Editor | Toshiya Matsushita (since 2005) |
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| Former editors | Hideo Ogata (founding) Toshio Suzuki Mikio Takeda Susumu Arakawa Takashi Watanabe Toshiya Matsushita Shūichi Ōno (2002-2005) |
| Categories | Anime, manga, seiyū |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 65,660[1] |
| First issue | 26 May 1978 (July issue) |
| Company | Tokuma Shoten |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Official site |
Animage (アニメージュ Animēju) 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. Other titles serialized in Animage include Ocean Waves (1990-1995), a novel by Saeko Himuro, which was later made into a television movie by the same title.
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The Anime Grand Prix is annual prize decided by the readers' votes to the anime of the year. The Anime Grand Prix started in 1979, and the first prize was announced at the issue 1980 January, generally announced at the next year's June issue every year.
| No. | Year | Series | EP | Episode |
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| 1 | 1979 | Mobile Suit Gundam [29] | 24 | Black Tri-Star |
| Galaxy Express 999 [30] | 55 | The Story of Endless Summer - Part 2 | ||
| 2 | 1980 1st half | Mobile Suit Gundam [31] | 43 | Escape |
| 3 | 1980 2nd half | Lupin III 2 [32] | 155 | Farewell My Beloved Lupin |
| 4 | 1981 | Sengoku Majin GōShōgun [33] | 26 | Hateshinaki Tabidachi |
| 5 | 1982 | Urusei Yatsura [34] | 67 | Kimi sarishi ato |
| 6 | 1983 | Super Dimension Fortress Macross [35] | 27 | Ai wa nagareru |
| 7 | 1984 | Galactic Drifter Vifam [36] | 46 | Itsumademo 13 nin |
| 8 | 1985 | Zeta Gundam [37] | 36 | Forever Four |
| 9 | 1986 | Gundam ZZ [38] | 36 | Puru Two's Descent |
| 10 | 1987 | Gundam ZZ [39] | 47 | Warrior, Again... |
| 11 | 1988 | Maison Ikkoku [40] | 96 | As Long as this Love Lasts! Ikkoku-kan is Forever...!! |
| 12 | 1989 | Dragon Ball Z [41] | 28 | Ferocity of the Saiyans! Kami-sama and Piccolo Both Die! |
| 13 | 1990 | Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water [42] | 22 | Uragiri no Electra |
| 14 | 1991 | Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water [43] | 39 | Hoshi wo Tsugumono |
| 15 | 1992 | Sailor Moon [44] | 31 | Loved and Chased! Luna's Worst Day Ever |
| 16 | 1993 | Sailor Moon [45] | 45 | The Sailor Warriors Die! The Tragic Final Battle |
| 17 | 1994 | Sailor Moon S [46] | 21 | Death of Uranus and Neptune!? Talismans Appear |
| 18 | 1995 | Magic Knight Rayearth 2 [47] | 29 | The Road to Victory: The Tomorrow that the Believing Heart Opens! |
| 19 | 1996 | Neon Genesis Evangelion [48] | 24 | Knockin' on Heaven's Door |
| 20 | 1997 | Slayers Try [49] | 26 | TRY Again! When All Returns to White! |
| 21 | 1998 | Lost Universe [50] | 26 | Sohite...Koujin kagayaku |
| 22 | 1999 | Cardcaptor Sakura [51] | 46 | Sakura and the Final Judgement |
| 23 | 2000 | Cardcaptor Sakura [52] | 70 | Sakura and Her True Feelings |
| 24 | 2001 | Saiyuki [53] | 50 | Alone to west |
| 25 | 2002 | Gundam SEED [54] | 1 | False Peace |
| 26 | 2003 | Fullmetal Alchemist [55] | 7 | Night of the Chimera's Cry |
| 27 | 2004 | Fullmetal Alchemist [56] | 51 | Laws and Promises |
| 28 | 2005 | Gundam SEED Destiny [57] | 50 | The Final Power |
| 29 | 2006 | Gundam SEED Destiny | 51 | Final Plus: The Chosen Future |
| 30 | 2007 | Code Geass | 25 | Zero |
| 31 | 2008 | Code Geass 2 | 25 | RE; |
| 32 | 2009 | K-On! | 12 | Light Music! |
| 33 | 2010 | K-On!! | 24 | Graduation Ceremony! |
| No. | Year | Character | Title | Seiyū |
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| 1 | 1979 | Captain Harlock [58] | Space Pirate Captain Harlock | Makio Inoue |
| 2 | 1980 1st half | Char Aznable [59] | Mobile Suit Gundam | Shūichi Ikeda |
| 3 | 1980 2nd half | Joe Shimamura [60] | Cyborg 009 | Kazuhiko Inoue |
| 4 | 1981 | Takeru Myoujin [61] | Six God Combination Godmars | Yū Mizushima |
| 5 | 1982 | Takeru Myoujin [62] | Six God Combination Godmars | Yū Mizushima |
Megumi Hayashibara won 12 times and Akira Kamiya won 11 times. In 1994, Megumi Ogata won the Seiyū, the Male character (Kurama) and the Female character (Haruka Tenoh).
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