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The 14th
Animation Kobe Awards has announced this year's winners. The awards are considered to be the most prestigious industry accolades in Japanese animation and media.
The ceremony will be held on October 18rh in the city of Kobe in Western Japan. The judging committe for the awards is composed of experts in the industry. Of them is the editors of animation and media magazines such as Animage, Animedia and Weekly ASCII.
Previous winners of these awards have inculded Mitsuo Iso, Hideaki Anno, Hayao Anno, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Miku Hatsune, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, Ghost in the Shell, Paprika, Princess Mononoke, Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, Key the Metal Idol, Voices of a Distant Star, Phatasy Star Online, Final Fantasy XI, Second Life, Fujiko F. Fujio, Leiji Matsumoto, and the theme songs to the Fruits Basket, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Macross Frontier television series.
Individual Award
Kunio Katō (director and creator of La Maison en Petits Cubes)
Special Award
Shun-ichi Yukimuro (writer for Ashita no Joe, Candy Candy, Dog of Flanders, Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, Gegege no Kitarō, Getter Robo, Kimba the White Lion)
Theatrical Film Award
WALL-E (Pixar)
The judging committee said that it gave the theatrical film award to WALL-E because there was no Japanese anime contender that was as "completely packed with the sheer enjoyment of cinema" like WALL-E. ~ Anime News Network
Television Award
Eden of The East (Production I.G)
Network Award
Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya & Nyorōn Churuya-san (Kyoto Animation)
Theme Song Award
"Don't say 'lazy'" (K-ON! ending theme) by Sakurakou K-ON! Bu (Sakura High School Light Music Club)
Source: Anime News Network
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