Held annually since 2002,[1] the competition awards the best original anime scripts submitted across Japan, judged by a panel of noted manga artists, animators and anime creators, which has included Ryōsuke Takahashi and Kaiji Kawaguchi among others, and which subsequently gets animated into an anime by a noted Japanese animation studio for broadcast on Animax's networks the following year.[1][2] Winners of the Animax Award have gone on to forge successful careers in the anime and manga industry, with the second award winner, Yūko Kawabe going on to co-write Ergo Proxy and Tweeny Witches, among others, while the fourth winner, Ikuko Yoshinari, went on to publish a shōjo manga for Ribon.[1][2]
The first four award-winning screenplays were animated by each of Animax's co-founders, the studios Sunrise, Toei Animation, and Tokyo Movie Shinsha, while the fifth and seventh were animated by Production I.G and the sixth animated by Sony's A-1 Pictures.[1][2] In 2007, the awards were made open to Animax's viewers across its networks worldwide, under the name Animax Awards, with one of the winning scripts going on to be animated into the anime movie LaMB.[1][2][3]
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)
Lily to Kaeru to (Ototo) (リリとカエルと(弟), Riri to Kaeru to (Ototo)) lit. Lily and the Frog and (Little Brother))—the fourth winner of the annual Animax Taishō in 2005. A manga adaptation was serialized in Shueisha's Ribonshōjo magazine.
Original concept/story: Ikuko Yoshinari (吉成郁子, Yoshinari Ikuko)
Yumedamaya Kidan (ゆめだまや奇談, lit. Strange Stories of a Dream Ball Seller)—the fifth winner of the annual Animax Taishō in 2006. Animated by Production I.G., the script was the first winner not to be animated by one of Animax's co-founding studios.
Original concept/story: Tsukino Akari (月野あかり, Akari Tsukino)
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)
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Animax Taishō アニマックス大賞 Animakkusu Taishō also known as Animax Awards is a Japanese anime scriptwriting competition organized by the Japanese anime satellite television network Animax a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment 1 2 Contents 1 History and broadcasts 2 Winners 2 1 Super Kuma san 2 2 Azusa Otetsudai Shimasu 2 3 Hotori Tada Saiwai wo Koinegau 2 4 Lily to Kaeru to Ototo 2 5 Yumedamaya Kidan 2 6 Takane no Jitensha 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory and broadcasts EditHeld annually since 2002 1 the competition awards the best original anime scripts submitted across Japan judged by a panel of noted manga artists animators and anime creators which has included Ryōsuke Takahashi and Kaiji Kawaguchi among others and which subsequently gets animated into an anime by a noted Japanese animation studio for broadcast on Animax s networks the following year 1 2 Winners of the Animax Award have gone on to forge successful careers in the anime and manga industry with the second award winner Yuko Kawabe going on to co write Ergo Proxy and Tweeny Witches among others while the fourth winner Ikuko Yoshinari went on to publish a shōjo manga for Ribon 1 2 The first four award winning screenplays were animated by each of Animax s co founders the studios Sunrise Toei Animation and Tokyo Movie Shinsha while the fifth and seventh were animated by Production I G and the sixth animated by Sony s A 1 Pictures 1 2 In 2007 the awards were made open to Animax s viewers across its networks worldwide under the name Animax Awards with one of the winning scripts going on to be animated into the anime movie LaMB 1 2 3 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 EditSuper Kuma san Edit 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 AnimationAzusa Otetsudai Shimasu Edit 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 Yuko Kawabe 川邊優子 Kawabe Yuko Director Hajime Kamegaki Original character design Rie Nakajima Cast Mamiko Noto others Production Tokyo Movie Shinsha TMS Entertainment Hotori Tada Saiwai wo Koinegau Edit 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 SunriseLily to Kaeru to Ototo Edit Lily to Kaeru to Ototo リリとカエルと 弟 Riri to Kaeru to Ototo lit Lily and the Frog and Little Brother the fourth winner of the annual Animax Taishō in 2005 A manga adaptation was serialized in Shueisha s Ribon shōjo magazine Original concept story Ikuko Yoshinari 吉成郁子 Yoshinari Ikuko Director Yuriko Kado Character design Kozue Komatsu Cast Chinami Nishimura others Production Toei AnimationYumedamaya Kidan Edit Yumedamaya Kidan ゆめだまや奇談 lit Strange Stories of a Dream Ball Seller the fifth winner of the annual Animax Taishō in 2006 Animated by Production I G the script was the first winner not to be animated by one of Animax s co founding studios 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 Yuka Iguchi Production Production I GTakane no Jitensha Edit 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 PicturesSee also EditList of animation awards AnimaxReferences Edit 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 EditAnimax 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Animax Taishō amp oldid 1111703054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
