Animax Taishō
Animax Taishō (アニマックス大賞, Animakkusu Taishō), also known as Animax Awards, is a Japanese
History and broadcasts
Held annually since 2002,
The first four award-winning screenplays were animated by each of
The seventh iteration of the award, in 2008, was won by Kenji Saidō, for his entry Shoka (lit. "Calligraphy"), and will be animated by Production I.G and to be broadcast on Animax's networks in 2009. The seventh iteration of the competition received a record of 1,235 entries, the largest in the competition's seven-year history, and its judging panel included manga artist Kaiji Kawaguchi, Detroit Metal City film screenwriter Mika Ōmori and Densha Otoko film screenwriter Arisa Kaneko.[1] The award ceremony for the seventh iteration was also broadcast in Japan on November 9, 2008.[1]
Winners
Super Kuma-san
Super Kuma-san (スーパークマさん, lit. Super Bear)—the first winner of the annual Animax Taishō in 2002.
- Original concept/story: Hiromasa Tani (谷大将, Tani Hiromasa)
- Director: Yukio Kaizawa
- Character design: Daisuke Yoshida
- Cast: Taiki Matsuno, others.
- Production: Toei Animation
Azusa, Otetsudai Shimasu!
Azusa, Otetsudai Shimasu! (アズサ、お手伝いします!, lit. Azusa Will Help!)—the second winner of the annual Animax Taishō in 2003.
- Original concept/story: Yūko Kawabe (川邊優子, Kawabe Yūko)
- Director: Hajime Kamegaki
- Original character design: Rie Nakajima
- Cast: Mamiko Noto, others.
- Production: Tokyo Movie Shinsha(TMS Entertainment)
Hotori ~ Tada Saiwai wo Koinegau
Hotori ~ Tada Saiwai wo Koinegau (ほとり〜たださいわいを希う。〜, lit. Hotori ~ I Only Want Happiness)—the third winner of the annual Animax Taishō in 2004.
- Original concept/story: Maya Miyazaki (宮崎麻耶, Miyazaki Maya)
- Director: Takeshi Annō
- Character design: Shin'ichi Yamashita
- Creative producer: Ryōsuke Takahashi
- Cast: Ryōko Shiraishi, others.
- Production: Sunrise
Lily to Kaeru to (Ototo)
- Original concept/story: Ikuko Yoshinari (吉成郁子, Yoshinari Ikuko)
- Director: Yuriko Kado
- Character design: Kozue Komatsu
- Cast: Chinami Nishimura, others
- Production: Toei Animation
Yumedamaya Kidan
- Original concept/story: Tsukino Akari (月野あかり, Akari Tsukino)
- Director: Itsurō Kawasaki
- Original character design: Yōsuke Takahashi
- Character design: Shōko Nakamura
- Cast: Yūka Iguchi
- Production: Production I.G
Takane no Jitensha
Takane no Jitensha (タカネの自転車, lit. Takane's Bike)—the sixth winner of the annual Animax Taishō in 2007. This was the first Animax Taishō to be open to an international audience as it was made available to Animax's broadcast networks worldwide. It was animated by A-1 Pictures, which was also established by one of Sony's subsidiaries, Aniplex. The supervising animation director and character designer was Sachiko Kamimura and featured Maaya Sakamoto as the title character.
- Original concept/story: Hayato Takamaga (タカマガハヤト, Takamaga Hayato)
- Director: Naru Ikeda
- Character design: Sachiko Kamimura
- Cast: Maaya Sakamoto, others.
- Production: A-1 Pictures
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "7th Animax Award-Winning Script Announced". Anime News Network. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ a b c d e "6th Animax Award-Winning Scripts Announced". Anime News Network. 2007-09-10. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ "Animax opens Animax Awards to script writers across Asia". Reed Business Information Asia Interactive Network. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
External links
- Animax's official website (in Japanese)
- Animax's official website for the sixth Animax Taishō (in Japanese)
- Animax's official Animax Taishō site—listing all recipients (in Japanese)
- Animax's Lily to Kaeru to (Ototo) website (in Japanese)
- Official Animax Awards international website at the Wayback Machine (archived January 4, 2012)