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Anime awards
- Ōfuji Noburō AwardThe year 1962 marked the first presentation of an award named for a man who had died just one year prior. Noburō Ofuji passed away in 1961, leaving behind a…
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation FilmThe Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film arrived in 1989 to honor feature-length animation. Before this moment, the Ofuji Noburo Award recognized…
- Japan Media Arts FestivalThe Japan Media Arts Festival has been asking a deceptively simple question since 1997: what counts as art when a screen is involved?
- Tokyo Anime AwardThe Tokyo Anime Award began in 2002 by handing its very first grand prize to Spirited Away. That single decision said something about where Japanese…
- Animation KobeAnimation Kobe began on the 8th of December 1996, when the city of Kobe gathered anime professionals inside the Kobe Fashion Mart and gave the first…
- AnimageTokuma Shoten launched Animage in July 1978. This publication marked a shift because it targeted general readers instead of industry professionals.
- Anime Grand PrixThe first Anime Grand Prix award appeared in the January 1980 issue of Animage magazine. This publication by Tokuma Shoten had launched its own readership…
- American Anime AwardsMilton Griepp launched the American Anime Awards in 2007 to bring industry recognition to anime and manga releases across North America.
- Crunchyroll Anime AwardsThe first Crunchyroll Anime Awards ceremony took place on the 28th of January 2017. It was held in California before the event moved to Tokyo in 2023.
- Seiyu AwardsThe first Seiyu Awards took place on the 3rd of March 2007 inside the 3D Theatre of the Tokyo Anime Center in Akihabara.