| Tokyo Anime Award | |
| Awarded For: | Excellence in animation achievements |
| Presenter: | TAAF Executive Committee, AJA (since 2014) TAF Executive Committee (until 2013) |
| Country: | Japan |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Website: | (TAAF) (TAF) |
The Tokyo Anime Awards started in 2002, but was named in 2005. The first, second and third award ceremonies were simply named 'Competition'.[1] The award ceremonies were held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) until 2013. In 2014, after the merger of the Tokyo International Anime Fair with the Anime Contents Expo and the formation of the AnimeJapan convention, the Tokyo Anime Awards was changed into a separate festival called Tokyo Anime Awards Festival (TAAF).
Notably, there are Open Entry Awards for amateur creators (the Grand Prize winner is awarded with one million yen).[2] Though there are ten main judges,[3] the total number of judges is over one hundred people.[4] [5] Various groups participate in judging the festival, such as anime studio staff members, professors of universities, as well as producers and chief editors of various magazines. (See also: Animation Kobe).
All anime released from December 1 of the year before the festival to November 30 of the current year in Japan become candidates.[2] The anime that best represents the category it was nominated in is chosen as the winner of that category.
In the first year of the celebration, the award was given to Spirited Away as 'Grand Prix'. In the second year, there was no Animation of the Year award; therefore, the 'Best Entry Awards' in the 'Notable Entries' are often recognized as 'Grand Prix', they were: Millennium Actress (film), Hanada Shōnen-shi (TV) and Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze (OVA)
Since 2014, Tokyo Anime Award Festival has given an Anime of the Year Grand Prize in two categories, Film and Television.
| Tokyo Anime Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Note |
| 2002 | Spirited Away | Grand Prix |
| 2003 | Not awarded | |
| 2004 | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed | |
| 2005 | Howl's Moving Castle | |
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | |
| 2008 | ||
| 2009 | Ponyo | |
| 2010 | Summer Wars | |
| 2011 | The Secret World of Arrietty | |
| 2012 | From up on Poppy Hill | |
| 2013 | Wolf Children | |
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival | ||
| 2014 | The Wind Rises | Film Category |
| Attack on Titan | Television Category | |
| 2015 | Frozen | Film Category |
| Ping Pong the Animation | Television Category | |
| 2016 | Love Live! The School Idol Movie | Film Category |
| Shirobako | Television Category | |
| 2017 | A Silent Voice | Film Category |
| Yuri!!! on Ice | Television Category | |
| 2018 | In This Corner of the World | Film Category |
| Kemono Friends | Television Category | |
| 2019 | Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer | Film Category |
| Zombie Land Saga | Television Category | |
| 2020 | Weathering with You | Film Category |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Television Category | |
| 2021 | Film Category | |
| Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! | Television Category | |
| 2022 | Film Category | |
| Jujutsu Kaisen | Television Category | |
| 2023 | Film Category | |
| Spy × Family | Television Category | |
| 2024 | The First Slam Dunk | Film Category |
| Oshi no Ko | Television Category | |
Picking from over 300-400 titles from television and films, anime fans vote from the candidate pool to pick the best 100 from those titles, with 20 of these titles being films and 80 being television titles. Fans then participate in a runoff vote in order to determine a recipient amongst the 100 chosen titles for the Anime Fan Award.
Initial qualifications to become candidates required titles to have aired from November of the year before the festival to October of the current year in Japan. However, this has since been twice changed — first in 2017 to be from October to October, and again in 2020 to be from October to September.[6]
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Note | |
| 2014 | Danball Senki Wars | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2016 | Gintama | ||
| 2017 | Yuri on Ice | The only title to win the award twice consecutively. | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2019 | Banana Fish | ||
| 2020 | Uta no Prince-Sama: Maji Love Kingdom | ||
| 2021 | Idolish7: Second Beat! | ||
| 2022 | Idolish7: Third Beat! | Only applies to the 1st Cour. | |
| 2023 | Mechamato | The first non-Japanese-produced animation to win in this category. | |
| 2024 | Idolish7 The Movie: Live 4bit Beyond The Period | ||
The awards for the creator of the non-commercialized work for TV, movie and OVA, 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.[7] The 2007 winner, Flutter, was the first work from a non-Asian country to win this award.[8]
| Tokyo Anime Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Title | Note |
| 2002 |  Youhei Takamatsu | Tokyo Animarathon | |
| 2003 | Jung Min-Young | Say My Name | |
| 2004 | Han Tae-Ho | Africa a.F.r.I.c.A | |
| 2005 | Shin Hosokawa | The Demon | |
| 2006 | Kazuo Ebisawa | Crow that wears clothes | |
| 2007 |  Howie Shia | Flutter | |
| 2008 | Helen Huang | Adventures in the NPM | |
| 2009 |  Heiko van der Scherm | Descendants | |
| 2010 | G9+1 | Tokyo Fantasia | |
| 2011 |  Alice Dieudonne | Trois petits points | |
| 2012 |  Chen Xifeng | Pig Sale | |
| 2013 | Tsai Shiu-Cheng | Time of Cherry Blossoms | |
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival | |||
| 2014 |  Ari Folman | The Congress | Featured Film Category |
| Augusto Zanovello | Lettres de femmes | Short Film Category | |
| 2015 |  Tomm Moore | Song of the Sea | Featured Film Category |
| Konstantin Bronzit | We Can't Live Without Cosmos | Short Film Category | |
| 2016 | Rémi Chayé | Long Way North | Featured Film Category |
 Siniša Mataić | Off Belay | Short Film Category | |
| 2017 | Sébastien Laudenbach | The Girl Without Hands | Feature Film Category |
| Elice Meng | Of Shadows and Wings... | Short Film Category | |
| 2018 | Hsin Yin Sung | On Happiness Road | Feature Film Category |
| Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter | Negative Space | Short Film Category | |
| 2019 |  Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow | Another Day of Life | Feature Film Category |
 Nienke Deutz | Bloeistraat 11 | Short Film Category | |
The excellent works of the year are chosen according to each section.
| width=50% valign="top" align="left" style="font-weight:normal" | 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. The 'Best Entry' was selected only in 2003: Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze. Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze (2003 and 2006) and Diebuster (2005 and 2007) were awarded two times.
| width=50% valign="top" align="left" style="font-weight:normal" | 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. Founded in 2003. One work is selected and awards presented every year.
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The individual awards for the activities of the previous year.[2]
The awards for directors. Though this award does not limit to the directors of films, it has a tendency to be given to film directors.
| Tokyo Anime Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Directed | Note |
| 2002 | Akitaro Daichi | TV category | |
| Hayao Miyazaki | Film category | ||
| 2003 | Keiichi Hara | [10] | Film |
| 2004 | Satoshi Kon | Tokyo Godfathers | Film |
| 2005 | Hayao Miyazaki | Howl's Moving Castle | Film |
| 2006 | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation: Heirs to the Stars | Film |
| 2007 | Mamoru Hosoda | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Film |
| 2008 | Hideaki Anno | Film | |
| 2009 | Hayao Miyazaki | Ponyo | Film |
| 2010 | Mamoru Hosoda | Summer Wars | Film |
| 2011 | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | The Secret World of Arrietty | Film |
| 2012 | Akiyuki Shinbo | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | TV series |
| 2013 | Mamoru Hosoda | Wolf Children | Film |
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival | |||
| 2014 | Tetsurō Araki | ||
| 2015 | Isao Takahata | ||
| 2016 | Yōichi Fujita | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | Tatsuki | ||
| 2019 | Yoshiaki Kyōgoku | ||
| 2020 | Makoto Shinkai | ||
| 2021 | Haruo Sotozaki | ||
| 2022 | Hideaki Anno | ||
| 2023 | Gorō Taniguchi | ||
| 2024 | Takehiko Inoue | ||
The awards for the original creators of the work. Founded in 2005.
| Tokyo Anime Award | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Original Story of | Note | |
| 2005 | Masamune Shirow | 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 | ||
| 2010 | Mamoru Hosoda | Summer Wars | ||
| 2013 | Reki Kawahara | Sword Art Online | Light novel | |
The awards for screenwriters.
| Tokyo Anime Award | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Screenplay of | Note | |
| 2002 | Takashi Yamada | TV category | ||
| Hayao Miyazaki | Film category | |||
| 2003 | Ichirō Ōkouchi | Overman King Gainer | TV series | |
| 2004 | Sho Aikawa | Fullmetal Alchemist | TV series | |
| 2005 | Mamoru Oshii | Film | ||
| 2006 | Dai Satō | Eureka Seven | TV series | |
| 2007 | Satoko Okudera | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Film | |
| 2008 | Keiichi Hara | Summer Days with Coo | Film | |
| 2009 | Ichirō Ōkouchi | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 | TV series | |
| 2010 | Satoko Okudera | Summer Wars | Film | |
| 2011 | Miho Maruo | Colorful | Film | |
| 2012 | Gen Urobuchi | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | TV series | |
| 2013 | Satoko Okudera Mamoru Hosoda | Wolf Children | Film | |
The awards for screenwriters since 2014.
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Note | |
| 2014 | Yasuko Kobayashi | ||
| Hayao Miyazaki | |||
| Reiko Yoshida | |||
| 2015 | Jukki Hanada | ||
| 2016 | Shū Matsubara | ||
| 2017 | Reiko Yoshida | ||
| 2018 | Kinoko Nasu | ||
| 2019 | Jukki Hanada | ||
| 2020 | Koyoharu Gotouge | ||
| 2021 | Reiko Yoshida | ||
| 2022 | Hideaki Anno | ||
| 2023 | Reiko Yoshida | ||
| 2024 | Takehiko Inoue | ||
The awards for the staffs of art direction.
| Tokyo Anime Award | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Art Direction of | Note | |
| 2002 | Yuji Ikeda | TV category | ||
| Yōji Takeshige | Film category | |||
| 2003 | Nobutaka Ike | Millennium Actress | Film | |
| 2004 | Nobutaka Ike | Tokyo Godfathers | Film | |
| 2005 | Shinji Kimura | Steamboy | Film | |
| 2006 | Takeshi Waki | Mushishi | TV series | |
| 2007 | Nizo Yamamoto | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Film | |
| 2008 | Shinji Kimura | Tekkon Kinkreet | Film | |
| 2009 | Noboru Yoshida | Ponyo | Film | |
| 2010 | Yōji Takeshige | Summer Wars | Film | |
| 2011 | Yōji Takeshige | The Secret World of Arrietty | Film | |
| 2012 | Takumi Tanji | Children Who Chase Lost Voices | Film | |
| 2013 | Hiroshi Ohno | Wolf Children | Film | |
| A Letter to Momo | Film | |||
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival | ||||
| 2014 | Yōji Takeshige | |||
| 2015 | Kazuo Oga | |||
| 2017 | Shunichiro Yoshihara | |||
| 2020 | Mikiko Watanabe | Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll | Watanabe was among the 36 killed as result of the Kyoto Animation arson attack and was awarded posthumously for her work. | |
| 2021 | Mikiko Watanabe | Violet Evergarden: The Movie | Watanabe was again awarded posthumously for her work. | |
The awards for character designers.
| Tokyo Anime Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Character Design of | Note |
| 2002 | Masatomo Sudo | TV category | |
| Hayao Miyazaki | Film category | ||
| 2003 | Kōsuke Fujishima | Sakura Wars | Film |
| 2004 | Hisashi Hirai | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | TV series |
| 2005 | Hiroyuki Okiura | Film | |
| 2006 | Ken'ichi Yoshida | Eureka Seven | TV series |
| 2007 | Yoshiyuki Sadamoto | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Film |
| 2008 | Atsushi Nishigori | Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann | TV series |
| 2009 | Tetsuya Nishio | The Sky Crawlers | Film |
| 2010 | Yoshiyuki Sadamoto | Summer Wars | Film |
| 2011 | Yoshihiko Umakoshi | HeartCatch PreCure! | TV series |
| 2012 | Masakazu Katsura | Tiger & Bunny | TV series |
| 2013 | Yoshiyuki Sadamoto | Wolf Children | Film |
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival | |||
| 2014 | Sushio | ||
| 2015 | Takahiro Kishida | ||
| 2016 | Naoyuki Asano | ||
The awards for voice actors by their performance. Rumi Hiiragi (2002) and Chieko Baisho (2005) are more famous as actress in Japan.
| Tokyo Anime Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Acted as | Note |
| 2002 | Kurumi Mamiya | TV category | |
| Rumi Hiiragi | Film category | ||
| 2003 | Kappei Yamaguchi | InuYasha | |
| 2004 | Romi Park | Edward Elric | |
| 2005 | Chieko Baisho | Sophie (Howl's Moving Castle) | Film |
| 2006 | Akio Ōtsuka | Black Jack (Black Jack) | TV series |
| 2007 | Aya Hirano | Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) | TV series |
| 2008 | Mamoru Miyano | Setsuna F. Seiei (Mobile Suit Gundam 00) | TV series |
| Light Yagami (Death Note) | TV series | ||
| 2009 | Jun Fukuyama | Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) | TV series |
| 2010 | Hiroshi Kamiya | Koyomi Araragi (Bakemonogatari) | TV series |
| 2011 | Aki Toyosaki | Yui Hirasawa (K-On!!) | TV series |
| 2012 | Hiroaki Hirata | Kotetsu T. Kaburagi/Wild Tiger (Tiger & Bunny) | TV series |
| 2013 | Yuki Kaji | Amata Sora (Aquarion Evol) | TV series |
| Haruyuki Arita (Accel World) | TV series | ||
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival | |||
| 2014 | Hideaki Anno | ||
| 2015 | Daisuke Ono | ||
| Koki Uchiyama | |||
The awards for composers (and other music related people).
| Tokyo Anime Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Music of | Note |
| 2002 | Kōhei Tanaka | TV category | |
| Joe Hisaishi | Film category | ||
| 2003 | Yoko Kanno | TV series | |
| 2004 | Yoko Kanno | ||
| 2005 | Joe Hisaishi | Howl's Moving Castle | Film |
| 2006 | Michiru Oshima | Fullmetal Alchemist | TV series |
| 2007 | Susumu Hirasawa | Paprika | Film |
| 2008 | Yoko Kanno | Genesis of Aquarion | TV series |
| 2009 | Yoko Kanno | Macross Frontier | TV series |
| 2010 | Shiro Sagisu | Film | |
| 2011 | Cécile Corbel | The Secret World of Arrietty | Film |
| 2012 | Satoshi Takebe | From Up On Poppy Hill | Film |
| 2013 | Yoko Kanno | Kids on the Slope | TV series |
| Aquarion Evol | TV series | ||
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival | |||
| 2014 | Hiroyuki Sawano | ||
| 2015 | Hiroyuki Sawano | ||
| 2017 | Hiroyuki Sawano | ||
| 2018 | Yuki Kajiura | ||
| 2019 | Mamoru Miyano | ||
| 2020 | Yuki Kajiura | ||
| 2021 | Yuki Kajiura | ||
| 2022 | Yuki Kajiura Go Shiina | ||
| 2023 | Ado | ||
| 2024 | Yoasobi | ||
The awards for animators since 2014.
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Note |
| 2014 | Kitarō Kōsaka | |
| 2015 | Kumiko Takahashi | |
| Nobutake Itō | ||
| Osamu Tanabe | ||
| 2016 | Chikashi Kubota | |
| 2017 | Tadashi Hiramatsu | |
| 2018 | Takahiro Kishida | |
| 2019 | Hitomi Kariya | |
| 2020 | Akira Matsushima | |
| 2021 | Akira Matsushima | |
| 2022 | Akira Matsushima | |
| 2023 | Yoshimichi Kameda | |
| 2024 | Takeshi Honda | |
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