Animation Kobe Theme Song Award

Animation Kobe Awards
Awarded forExcellence in animation achievements
CountryJapan
Presented byAnimation Kobe Organizing Committee,
Kobe city
First awarded1996
Websitehttp://www.anime-kobe.jp/

The Animation Kobe (Japanese: アニメーション神戸) was an event established by Kobe in 1996 to promote anime and other visual media. The Animation Kobe Awards (アニメーション神戸賞) were given annually until 2015 by Kobe and the Organising Committee to creators and creations.

Event

Animation Kobe was held annually in Kobe from 1996 to 2015. In addition to the awards ceremony, the event held talk shows and screenings of the prize winners. In 2006, the 11th event was carried live on the official website.

No. Event name Date Place
1 The 1st Animation Kobe December 8, 1996 Kobe Fashion Mart
2 The 2nd Animation Kobe November 24, 1997 Kobe Portopia Hotel
3 The 3rd Animation Kobe November 22, 1998 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
4 The 4th Animation Kobe November 13, 1999 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
5 The 5th Animation Kobe November 12, 2000 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
6 The 6th Animation Kobe September 16, 2001 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
7 The 7th Animation Kobe November 10, 2002 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
8 The 8th Animation Kobe November 9, 2003 Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hall
9 The 9th Animation Kobe November 14, 2004 Xebec hall
10 The 10th Animation Kobe October 2, 2005 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
11 The 11th Animation Kobe November 19, 2006 Xebec hall
12 The 12th Animation Kobe November 4, 2007 Nishiyama Kinen-kaikan
13 The 13th Animation Kobe November 2, 2008 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
14 The 14th Animation Kobe October 18, 2009 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
15 The 15th Animation Kobe November 28, 2010 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
16 The 16th Animation Kobe October 6, 2011 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
17 The 17th Animation Kobe December 2, 2012 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
18 The 18th Animation Kobe December 8, 2013 Kobe International Conference Center, Main Hall
19 The 19th Animation Kobe December 7, 2014 Design and Creative Center Kobe

Major staff

Chairman of the Committee
Chairman of the examination

The examination was done mainly by a panel of chief editors of magazines covering anime, such as Newtype, Animedia and Animage. Usually, a city employee sent by Kobe City would also participate.[1] The panel voted for one of its members to serve as chairman:[2]

  • Nobuo Oda, 1998 – chief editor of Animedia
  • Susumu Asaka, 1999 – chief editor of CD-ROM Fan
  • Toshihiro Fukuoka, 2000 – chief editor of Weekly Ascii
  • Masahito Arinaga, 2001 – chief editor of a new magazine of MediaWorks
  • Akitaro Daichi, 2002–2003 – animation director
  • Kenji Yano, 2004 – chief editor of Newtype
  • Yasushi Nakaji, 2006 – chief editor of Animedia
  • Toshihiro Fukuoka, 2007 – chief editor of Weekly Ascii
  • Isao Fujioka, 2008 – chairman of MdN Corporation

Winners

The committee chooses most of the winners. Only the Animation Kobe Theme Song Award is chosen by fans' votes in the first selection, though the decision is by the committee. Therefore, the tendency of the prize winners is a little different from other prizes by the fans' vote. (See: Animage Grand Prix)

Individual Award

The activities from September of the previous year to August of the event year become objects for the examination. Newcomers expected to have future prominence are noted.[3][4]

No. Year Winner Notable work of the year
1 1996 Hideaki Anno Director (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
2 1997 Hayao Miyazaki Director (Princess Mononoke)
3 1998 Shinichi Watanabe Director (Hare Tokidoki Buta)*
4 1999 Akitaro Daichi Director (Ojarumaru, Jubei-chan)
5 2000 Hiroyuki Okiura Director (Jin-Roh)*
6 2001 Hiroyuki Kitakubo Director (Blood: The Last Vampire)
7 2002 Keiichi Hara Director (Crayon Shin-chan television series and movie)
8 2003 Yōsuke Kuroda Screenwriter (Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan, Please Twins! )
9 2004 Kenji Kamiyama Director (Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG)
10 2005 Ken'ichi Yoshida Animator (for the character design of Eureka Seven)
11 2006 Hiroshi Nagahama Director (Mushishi )*
12 2007 Hiroyuki Imaishi Director (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
13 2008 Mitsuo Iso Director (Dennō Coil )*
14 2009 Kunio Katō Director (La Maison en Petits Cubes)*
15 2010 Mamoru Hosoda Director (Summer Wars)*
16 2011 Mari Okada Screenwriter (Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai )
17 2012 Noriyasu Agematsu Music producer, composer, lyricist (Senki Zesshō Symphogear )
18 2013 Tsutomu Mizushima Director (Girls und Panzer)
19 2014 Seiji Kishi Director (Hamatora: The Animation)
20 2015 Seiji Mizushima[citation needed] Director (Expelled from Paradise)

* Watanabe, Okiura, Nagahama, Iso and Katō received the award for their first films as director.

Special Award

Awards for individual(s) or group that contributed to Japanese anime during a long period.[3][4]

In the first year, the Yomiuri Award was posthumously given to Fujiko F. Fujio who died two months before the event.

No. Year Winner Note
1 1996 Fujiko F. Fujio Yomiuri Award. Manga artist: the creator of Doraemon etc.
2 1997 Masako Nozawa Voice actor
3 1998 Yasuo Ōtsuka Animator
4 1999 Takao Koyama Screenwriter
5 2000 Shigeharu Shiba Audio director
6 2001 Kunio Okawara Mechanical designer
7 2002 Masao Maruyama Producer (Madhouse)
8 2003 Leiji Matsumoto Manga artist
9 2004 Shigeru Watanabe Producer (Bandai Visual)
10 2005 Ippei Kuri (Toyoharu Yoshida) A founder of Tatsunoko Production, awarded for his activities as general producer.
11 2006 Group TAC Studio
Nobuyo Ōyama
Noriko Ohara
Michiko Nomura
Kazuya Tatekabe
Kaneta Kimotsuki 		Voice actors: main cast of Doraemon (1979–2005)
12 2007 Isao Takahata Director (Studio Ghibli)
13 2008 Masaki Tsuji Screenwriter
14 2009 Shun-ichi Yukimuro Writer
15 2010 Studio Biho Studio (anime background art)
16 2011 Osamu Dezaki Director
Detective Conan Production Team
17 2012 Sanzigen Studio (3DCG Animation)
18 2013 Shōji Kawamori Director, mecha designer, vision creator
Izumi Todo Creative team
19 2014 Kyoto Animation Studio

Theatrical Film Award

Animation films released in Japan from September of the previous year to August of the event year become candidates. The candidates are selected not only from Japan, but also from other countries. However, the committee sees more importance in a point of view promoting young creators of Japan.[3][4]

No. Year Title Studio Director
1 1996 Ghost in the Shell Production I.G Mamoru Oshii
2 1997 Princess Mononoke Studio Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki
3 1998 Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back OLM Kunihiko Yuyama
4 1999 Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie Madhouse Morio Asaka
5 2000 Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie 2: The Sealed Card Madhouse Morio Asaka
6 2001 Spirited Away Studio Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki
7 2002 The Cat Returns Studio Ghibli Hiroyuki Morita
8 2003 Millennium Actress Madhouse Satoshi Kon
9 2004 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Production I.G Mamoru Oshii
10 2005 New Translation Zeta Gundam: Heirs to the Stars Sunrise Yoshiyuki Tomino
11 2006 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Madhouse Mamoru Hosoda
12 2007 Paprika Madhouse Satoshi Kon
13 2008 Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Khara Hideaki Anno
14 2009 WALL-E Pixar Andrew Stanton
15 2010 The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Kyoto Animation Yasuhiro Takemoto
16 2011 Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa Satelight Shōji Kawamori
17 2012 K-On! The Movie Kyoto Animation Naoko Yamada
18 2013 The Garden of Words Shinkai Creative, CoMix Wave Films Makoto Shinkai
19 2014 Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo
Yukihiro Miyamoto
20 2015 Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Production I.G Kazuya Nomura

Television Award

The TV animations broadcast in Japan from September of the previous year to August of the event year, excluding rebroadcasts, become candidates. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries. However, the committee sees more importance in a point of view promoting young creators of Japan.[3][4]

No. Year Title Studio Director Screenwriter
1 1996 Neon Genesis Evangelion Gainax & Tatsunoko Hideaki Anno Hideaki Anno
2 1997 Revolutionary Girl Utena J.C.Staff Kunihiko Ikuhara Yōji Enokido
3 1998 Cowboy Bebop Sunrise Shinichirō Watanabe Keiko Nobumoto
4 1999 ∀ Gundam Sunrise Yoshiyuki Tomino Yoshiyuki Tomino
5 2000 Infinite Ryvius Sunrise Gorō Taniguchi Yōsuke Kuroda
6 2001 Angelic Layer Bones Hiroshi Nishikiori Ichirō Ōkouchi
7 2002 RahXephon Bones Yutaka Izubuchi Chiaki J. Konaka
8 2003 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Sunrise Mitsuo Fukuda Yoshiyuki Tomino
9 2004 Fullmetal Alchemist Bones Seiji Mizushima Shō Aikawa
10 2005 Gankutsuō Gonzo Mahiro Maeda Natsuko Takahashi
11 2006 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Kyōto Animation Tatsuya Ishihara Yutaka Yamamoto
12 2007 Code Geass Sunrise Gorō Taniguchi Ichirō Ōkouchi
13 2008 Code Geass 2 Sunrise Gorō Taniguchi Ichirō Ōkouchi
14 2009 Eden of the East Production I.G Kenji Kamiyama Kenji Kamiyama
15 2010 K-On!! Kyoto Animation Naoko Yamada Reiko Yoshida
16 2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica Shaft Akiyuki Shinbo
Yukihiro Miyamoto 		Gen Urobuchi
17 2012 YuruYuri Dogakobo Masahiko Ohta Takashi Aoshima
18 2013 Attack on Titan Wit Studio Tetsurō Araki Yasuko Kobayashi
19 2014 Love Live! Sunrise Takahiko Kyōgoku Jukki Hanada
20 2015 Shirobako P.A.Works Tsutomu Mizushima Michiko Yokote

Packaged Work Award

The packaged media distributed in Japan from September of the previous year to August of the event year become candidates. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries. However, the committee sees more importance in a point of view promoting young creators of Japan.[3][4]

No. Year Title Developer /
Anime Studio		 Type
1 1996 Key the Metal Idol Studio Pierrot OVA
2 1997 Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Sunrise OVA
3 1998 Sakura Taisen 2 ~Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare~ Sega Video game (SS)
Sakura Taisen: Ouka Kenran RADIX OVA
4 1999 Blue Submarine No. 6 GONZO OVA
5 2000 Shenmue Sega-AM2 Video game (SDC)
6 2001 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Polyphony Digital Video game (PS2)
7 2002 Voices of a Distant Star Makoto Shinkai Hand-made anime
8 2003 Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze GONZO OVA
9 2004 Haré+Guu FINAL Bandai Visual OVA
10 2005 Diebuster Gainax OVA
11 2006 The Wings of Rean Sunrise OVA
12 2007 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society Production I.G Television film

Network Award

Re-created in 2000 as Network Media Award, the anime-related media making the best use of interactive distribution in Japan from September of the previous year to August of the event year become candidates.

The word Network does not mean only Internet. The candidates are selected not only from Japan but also from other countries. However, the committee sees more importance in a point of view promoting young creators of Japan.[4]

No. Year Title Developer /
Anime Studio		 Type Note
1 1996 Jungle Park DIGITALOGUE Video game (Sega Saturn) Best Interactive Software Award
2 1997 Girlfriend of Steel Gainax Video game (Win95) Best Interactive Software Award
1998–1999 Not awarded
5 2000 Pokémon Gold and Silver Nintendo Video game (GBC)
6 2001 Phantasy Star Online Sega MMO (DC)
7 2002 Final Fantasy XI Square MMO (PS2, MS Windows)
8 2003 Grand-Ma[5] Cyberploc Studios Digital animation
9 2004 Ski Jumping Pairs[6][7] Riichiro Mashima Hand-made digital animation
10 2005 Mayutoro The Toons XeNN STUDIOS CG anime
11 2006 Yawaraka Sensha (Soft Tank) Rareko Flash anime[8]
12 2007 Second Life Linden Research, Inc. Internet-based virtual world
13 2008 Hatsune Miku Crypton Future Media Vocaloid character
14 2009 Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya

Nyorōn Churuya-san

Kyoto Animation Internet anime spin-off from the main Haruhi Suzumiya series
15 2010 Miku no Nichi Kanshasai 39's Giving Day Sega, Crypton Future Media
16 2011 Hetalia: World Series Studio Deen Internet anime
17 2012 Osawari Tantei: Nameko Saibai Kit (released in English as Mushroom Garden)[9] Beeworks Spinoff game from the main Touch Detective series

Theme Song Award

The theme songs of either anime or other forms of animated media distributed in Japan from September of the previous year to August of the event year become candidates. The voting by fans is counted, and the five songs with the highest number of votes become the candidates for the final competition. Especially, the committee sees more importance in original songs made for an anime, sung in the 'spirit' of the work.[4]

Only the Thema Song Award is influenced by the fans. This format started from the 4th event. The total number of votes in a year is about 10,000 votes. The result of the vote is also announced on the official sites of Radio Kansai, Anitama.com and the programs of Radio Kansai before the event. Though this is a preliminary vote to reduce the candidates to final, as of 2013, the candidates chosen in first by the vote have always won the award.

No. Year Award Song name Associated work Singer(s) Note
Composer
1 1996 Best Theme Song Yuzurenai Negai Magic Knight Rayearth Naomi Tamura
2 1997 Best Music Composing Neon Genesis Evangelion soundtracks 1–3 Neon Genesis Evangelion Shirō Sagisu
1998 Not awarded
4 1999 AM Kobe Award "Ojamajo Carnival!" Ojamajo Doremi Mahōdō vote: 1st,
with 288 of 8,545 votes
Takeshi Ike
5 2000 AM Kobe Award "We Are!" One Piece Hiroshi Kitadani vote: 1st,
with 875 of 13,988 votes
Kōhei Tanaka
6 2001 AM Kobe Award "W-Infinity" Gear Fighter Dendoh Hitomi Mieno with Hironobu Kageyama vote: 1st,
with 1,182 of 10,298 votes
Little Voice
7 2002 AM Kobe Award "For Fruits Basket" Fruits Basket Ritsuko Okazaki vote: 1st,
with 1,155 of 10,054 votes
8 2003 AM Kobe Award "Asu e no brilliant road" Stellvia of the Universe angela vote: 1st,
with 1,209 of 11,590 votes
atsuko
9 2004 Radio Kansai Award "DANZEN! Futari wa Pretty Cure" Futari wa Pretty Cure Mayumi Gojo vote: 1st,
with 1,276 of 8,254 votes
Yasuo Kosugi
10 2005 Radio Kansai Award "Happy☆Material" Negima!: Magister Negi Magi Mahora Gakuen Chyuutoubu 2-A vote: 1st,
with 753 of 9,920 votes
Shigenobu Ōkawa
11 2006 Radio Kansai Award "Hare Hare Yukai" The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara & Yūko Gotō vote: 1st,
with 2,095 of 7,450 votes
Tomokazu Tashiro
12 2007 Radio Kansai Award "Motteke! Sailor Fuku" Lucky ☆ Star Aya Hirano, Emiri Katō, Kaori Fukuhara & Aya Endo vote: 1st,
with 2,017 of 8,105 votes
Satoru Kōsaki
13 2008 Radio Kansai Award "Triangler" Macross Frontier Maaya Sakamoto -
Yoko Kanno
14 2009 Radio Kansai Award "Don't say 'lazy'" K-ON! Aki Toyosaki, Yōko Hikasa, Satomi Satō & Minako Kotobuki -
Hiroyuki Maezawa
15 2010 Radio Kansai Award "only my railgun" A Certain Scientific Railgun fripSide -
Satoshi Yaginuma
16 2011 Radio Kansai Award "Shinryaku no Susume☆" Shinryaku! Ika Musume! ULTRA-PRISM with Hisako Kanemoto -
Masaya Koike
17 2012 Radio Kansai Award "Taiyō Iwaku Moe yo Chaos" Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Kana Asumi, Miyu Matsuki and Yuka Ōtsubo -
Hidekazu Tanaka
18 2013 Radio Kansai Award "Guren no Yumiya" Attack on Titan Linked Horizon -
Revo
19 2014 Radio Kansai Award "Sidonia" Knights of Sidonia angela -
atsuko & KATSU
20 2015 Radio Kansai Award "JoJo, Sono Chi no Kioku ~end of THE WORLD~" JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders JO☆STARS ~TOMMY,Coda,JIN~ -
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See also

References

  1. ^ Judges Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at the 3rd event (1998), Judges Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at the 6th event (2001), Judges Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at the 9th event (2004)
  2. ^ about the chairman of the judges Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at the 6th event (2001)
  3. ^ a b c d e criterion of examination Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at the 3rd event (1998)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g criterion of examination Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine at the 5th event (2000)
  5. ^ "Grand-Ma" on YouTube
  6. ^ Ski Jumping Pairs at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ Ski Jumping Pairs: Road to Torino, 2006 (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  8. ^ Ichita, Sukemaru (March 2007). "How to Art: Rarecho". Newtype USA. Vol. 6, no. 3. pp. 156–157. ISSN 1541-4817.
  9. ^ Mushroom Garden official English website

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