The is a Japanese science fiction award. It has been compared to the

Nebula Award The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), a nonprofit association of profe ...

as it is given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan or SFWJ. The Grand Prize is selected from not only Science Fiction novels, but also various SF movies, animations, and manga. are awarded to the works that is considered to be special by the juries. Since 2011, or is presented to the deceased person.

Winners

*1st (1980) ''Taiyōfū Kōten'' (''Solar Wind Node'') by

Akira Hori Akira Hori (堀晃, born 1944 in Tatsuno, Hyogo) is a Japanese science fiction writer. He has been involved in science fiction since high school and has a degree from Osaka University in engineering. He won the first Nihon SF Taisho Award in 1980 ...

*2nd (1981) '' Kirikiri-Jin'' by

Hisashi Inoue was a leading Japanese playwright and writer of comic fiction. From 1961 to 1986, he used the pen name of Uchiyama Hisashi. Early life Inoue was born in what is now part of Kawanishi in Yamagata Prefecture, where his father was a pharmacis ...

*3rd (1982) ''Saigo no Teki'' (''The Last Enemy'') by Masaki Yamada *4th (1983) '' Dōmu'' by

Katsuhiro Ōtomo is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator and film director. He is best known as the creator of '' Akira'', in terms of both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation. He was decorated a ''Chevalier'' of t ...

*5th (1984) ''Genshi Gari'' (''Fancy-Poem Hunting'') by

Chiaki Kawamata is a Japanese science fiction writer and critic. Chiaki Kawamata has won both the Seiun Award and the Nihon SF Taisho Award. Chiaki Kawamata is also noted for writing the story of the manga ''Emblem of Roto''. Awards * 1981: Seiun Award Japanese ...

*6th (1985) ''

Tokyo Blackout (Disappearance of the Capital) is a 1987 Japanese science fiction film directed by Toshio Masuda. It is based on Sakyo Komatsu's novel ''Shuto shōshitsu'' which won the 6th Nihon SF Taisho Award in 1985. The film's score was composed by Mau ...

'' (''Capital City Disappeared'') by

Sakyō Komatsu was a Japanese science fiction writer and screenwriter. He was one of the most well known and highly regarded science fiction writers in Japan. Early life Born Minoru "Sakyo" Komatsu in Osaka, he was a graduate of Kyoto University where he stud ...

*7th (1986) ''Warai Uchū no Tabi Geinin'' (''Jongleur in Laughing Cosmos'') by

Musashi Kanbe Musashi Kanbe (; born January 16, 1948, in Ishikawa Prefecture) is a Seiun Award winning author for the novel ''Saikoro Tokkōtai''. Kanbe was also chair of honor at Daicon III in 1981. References External linksEntryin The Encyclopedia of Scie ...

*8th (1987) ''

Teito Monogatari is an epic historical dark fantasy/science fiction work; the debut novel of natural history researcher and polymath Hiroshi Aramata. It began circulation in the literary magazine ''Monthly King Novel'' owned by Kadokawa Shoten in 1983, and w ...

'' (''Empire Capital Saga'') by

Hiroshi Aramata is a Japanese author, polymath, critic, translator and specialist in natural history, iconography and cartography. His most popular novel was ''Teito Monogatari'' (''Tale of the Capitol''), which has sold over 5 million copies in Japan alone. ...

*9th (1988) ** ''Misaki Ichiro no Teikō'' (''Resistance of Misaki Ichiro'') by

Ryō Hanmura was a Japanese science fiction, fantasy, and Horror fiction, horror author. His name is alternatively transliterated as Ryō Hammura. While he wrote books as Ryō Hanmura his real name was . He won the first Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature for ...

** ''Kaidanji: Oshikawa Shunrō'' (''Devil of a fellow: Oshikawa Shunrō'') by

Jun'ya Yokota was a Japanese science fiction writer and a researcher of Meiji era cultural history. He is the winner of multiple Taisho Awards, the Ozaki Memorial Prize, and the Mystery Writers of Japan Award. He also used the pseudonyms 横田順弥 (same ...

and

Shingo Aizu Shingo can refer to: Religion *Shingon Buddhism Locations *Shingō, Okayama (神郷町), a town located in Atetsu District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan *Shingō, Aomori is a village located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the village has an estima ...

*10th (1989) ''Jōgen no Tsuki wo Taberu Shishi'' (''The Lion Eats Increscent Moon'') by

Baku Yumemakura is a Japanese science fiction and adventure writer. His works have sold more than 20 million copies in Japan spread across more than 280 titles. He is published in a variety of formats including feature films, television shows, movies and comic b ...

**Special Award for

Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such ...

*11th (1990) ''Ad Bird'' by

Makoto Shiina is a unisex name, unisex Japanese name although it is more commonly used by males. As a noun, Makoto means "sincerity" (誠) or "truth" (真, 眞). People Given name *Makoto (musician) (born 1977), drum and bass artist *Makoto (Sharan Q) (:j ...

*12th (1991) ''Salamander Senmetsu'' (''Salamander Omnicide'') by

Shinji Kajio is a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy. The film '' Yomigaeri'' is based on Kajio's novel of the same name and he also co-wrote the manga series (2008) with Kenji Tsuruta (who additionally illustrated the series), which was serial ...

**Special Award for Fujio Ishihara *13th (1992) ''Asa no Gaspard'' (''Gaspard of the Morning'') by

Yasutaka Tsutsui is a Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor. His ''Yumenokizaka bunkiten'' won the Tanizaki Prize in 1987. He has also won the 1981 Izumi Kyoka award, the 1989 Kawabata Yasunari award, and the 1992 Nihon SF Taisho Award. Writing ...

*14th (1993) ''Venus City'' by

Gorō Masaki is a Japanese people, Japanese science fiction writer whose career began in 1986. His most famous work is ''Venus City''(, 1992). In 1993, he won the Seiun Award for Japanese novel. He also won the 1993 Nihon SF Taisho Award. Bibliography *''Ev ...

**Special Award for

Hisashi Kuroma Hisashi is a masculine Japanese given name. Its meaning differs depending on the kanji used to write it. Kanji Single kanji used to write the name Hisashi include: *: "long time" *: "eternal" *: "still" *: "standard" *: "complete" *: "long" *: "li ...

*15th (1994) ** ''Sensō wo Enjita Kamigamitachi'' (''Gods Who Played War'') by Mariko Ōhara ** ''Joseijō Muishiki'' by

Mari Kotani is a Japanese science fiction critic, best known as the author of ''Evangelion as the Immaculate Virgin (analysis of the anime serie Neon Genesis Evangelion),'' Tokyo: Magazine House, 1997 and of ''Joseijou muishiki: techno-gynesis josei SF-r ...

*16th (1995) ''Kototsubo'' (''Wordpot'') by Chohei Kanbayashi **Special Award to

Masahiro Noda Masahiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese councillor (''Rōjū'') *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ...

*17th (1996) '' Gamera 2: Attack of Legion'' directed by

Shūsuke Kaneko is a Japanese filmmaker. Life and career Shūsuke Kaneko was born in Tokyo on June 8, 1955. According to the biography on his official website Kaneko was interested in science fiction, particularly Godzilla and Gamera films, from a young age. ...

*18th (1997) ** ''Gamōtei Jiken'' by

Miyuki Miyabe is a Japanese writer of genre fiction. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards, including the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers, the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature, the Shiba Ryotaro Prize, the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, and the Na ...

** ''

Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion' ...

'' by

Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor. He is best known for creating the anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (1995)''.'' His style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotio ...

*19th (1998) ''Brain Valley'' by

Hideaki Sena is a Japanese pharmacologist and novelist. Sena was a graduate student at Tohoku University when he wrote his prizewinning debut novel, ''Parasite Eve''. Writing career His most famous novel, ''Parasite Eve'', was adapted into a film directed ...

** Special Awards to: ***

Shinichi Hoshi Shinichi Hoshi (星新一 ''Hoshi Shin'ichi'', September 6, 1926 – December 30, 1997) was a Japanese novelist and science fiction writer best known for his " short-short" science fiction stories, often no more than three or four pages in len ...

***

NHK , also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee. NHK operates two terrestr ...

''Ningen Daigaku'' "Uchū o Kūsō Shitekita Hitobito" by Masahiro Noda ***Igyō Collection, edited by

Masahiko Inoue Masahiko (written: 正彦, 雅彦, 誠彦, 昌彦, 允彦, 政彦, 真彦, 正比古 or まさ彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army imprisoned for his involvement ...

*20th (1999) ''Tigris to Euphrates'' by

Motoko Arai Motoko Arai (新井素子; born August 8, 1960) is a Japanese science fiction and fantasy writer. Her writing is characterized by her use of a light conversational tone geared towards a young adult audience. She has published three series of novel ...

**Special Award to

Ryū Mitsuse Ryū Mitsuse ( ''Mitsuse Ryū'', March 18, 1928 - July 7, 1999) was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer, alternate history writer, historical novelist, and essayist. Mitsuse is the author of ''Hyakuoku no Hiru to Sen'oku no Yoru''. Among his ...

*21st (2000) ''Nihon SF Ronsōshi'' by

Takayuki Tatsumi is a Japanese scholar. He is a professor at Keio University, where he has taught literary theory and American literature since 1989. As an avid science fiction fan, he authored many books and essays on science fiction. He received Nihon SF Tais ...

*22nd (2001) ''Kamekun'' by

Yūsaku Kitano Yūsaku, Yusaku or Yuusaku is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yūsaku can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *勇作, "courage, make" *勇策, "courage, scheme" *雄作, "masculine, ma ...

*23rd (2002) ** ''Arabia no Yoru no Shuzoku'' by Hideo Furukawa ** ''Kugutsukō'' by

Osamu Makino is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Osamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *治 "reign" *修 "discipline" *理 "logic" *収 "obtain" *紀 "chronicle" *統 "rule" The name can also be written in hir ...

*24th (2003) '' Marduk Scramble'' by

Tō Ubukata is the pen name of a Japanese novelist and anime screenwriter. His major works include '' Mardock Scramble'', ''Le Chevalier D'Eon'' and '' Heroic Age''. He also did series composition for the ''Fafner in the Azure'' series, '' Ghost in the She ...

*25th (2004) ''

Innocence Innocence is a lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, or wrongdoing. In a legal context, innocence is to the lack of legal guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime. In other contexts, it is a lack of experience. In relation ...

'' by

Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of acclaimed anime films, including ''Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer'' (1984), ''Angel's Egg'' (1985), ...

**Special Award to

Tetsu Yano Tetsu Yano (Japanese 矢野徹 ''Yano Tetsu''; October 5, 1923 – October 13, 2004) was a Japanese science fiction translator and writer. He began to introduce to Japanese readers the works of US science fiction writers in the late 1940s. He ...

*26th (2005) ''Katadorareta Chikara'' by

Hirotaka Tobi (born 1960 in Shimane Prefecture, Japan), sometimes spelled as TOBI Hirotaka, is a Japanese science fiction writer. History Tobi debuted by "Polyphonic Illusion" (1981) which was the winner of Sanseido SF Story Contest. After a handful of short s ...

*27th (2006) ''

Otherworld Barbara is a science fiction manga by Moto Hagio. It is set in a near-future Japan, and begins with a girl, Jyujo Aoba, who has been in a coma since she was nine years old, who was discovered next to her parents' bodies, with their hearts inside her sto ...

'' by

Moto Hagio is a Japanese manga artist. Regarded for her contributions to ''shōjo'' manga ( manga aimed at young and adolescent women), Hagio is considered the most significant artist in the demographic and among the most influential manga artists of a ...

*28th (2007) ''Hoshi Shinichi 1001Wa o Tsukutta Hito'' by Hazuki Saisho *29th (2008) ** '' From the New World'' by

Yusuke Kishi is a Japanese author. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Biography He graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in Economics. After working for a life insurance company for seve ...

** '' Den-noh Coil'' by

Mitsuo Iso is a Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter. He began his career as an animator in the mid-1980s and worked as a freelance artist through Neomedia, Studio Zaendo, and Studio Ghibli. Iso is known for his offbeat key animation in the prolog ...

**Special Award to Masahiro Noda *30th (2009) ''Harmony'' by Keikaku Itō ** Special Award to ''

Guin Saga is a best-selling heroic fantasy novel series by the Japanese author Kaoru Kurimoto, in continuous publication since 1979. A record 100 volumes were originally planned, but the final total stands at 147 volumes and 26 side-story novels, ...

'' by

Kaoru Kurimoto was the pen name of , a Japanese novelist. Imaoka also used the pen name to write criticism and music. She was known for her record-breaking 130-volume ''Guin Saga'' series, which has been translated into English, German, French, Italian and Ru ...

*31st (2010) ** ''Nihon SF Seishinshi'' by

Yasuo Nagayama Yasuo is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yasuo can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *安雄, "tranquil, male" *安男, "tranquil, man" *安夫, "tranquil, husband" *安� ...

** ''

Penguin Highway is a Japanese science fiction novel written by Tomihiko Morimi, published in 2010. A manga adaptation was serialized in Media Factory's ''Monthly Comic Alive'' from March 2018 to February 2019, and an anime film adaptation by Studio Color ...

'' by Tomihiko Morimi ** Special Award to

Takumi Shibano was a Japanese science-fiction translator and author. He was a major figure in fandom in Japan and contributed to establishing the Japanese science fiction genre. A native of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, in 1957 Takumi started Japan's first successful sc ...

and Hisashi Asakura *32nd (2011) ** ''Karyū no Miya'' by Sayuri Ueda ** Special Award to ''Kindai Nihon Kisō Shōsetsushi: Meiji Hen'' by

** Special Services Award to

Sakyo Komatsu was a Japanese science fiction writer and screenwriter. He was one of the most well known and highly regarded science fiction writers in Japan. Early life Born Minoru "Sakyo" Komatsu in Osaka, he was a graduate of Kyoto University where he stud ...

*33rd (2012) ** ''Kiryū Keisatsu: Jibaku Jōkō'' by Ryōe Tsukimura ** ''Banjō no Yoru'' by

Yūsuke Miyauchi Yūsuke, Yusuke, or Yuusuke is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yūsuke can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *勇介, "courage, mediate" *勇助, "courage, to help" *勇輔, "courage, ...

** Special Award to ''Shisha no Teikoku'' by Keikaku Itō and

Toh Enjoe (born September 15, 1972) is a Japanese author. Most of his works are literary fiction or speculative fiction. Biography EnJoe was born on 1972 in Sapporo. He graduated from the physics department of Tohoku University, then went on to the gradua ...

* 34th (2013) ** ''Kaikin no To'' by

Dempow Torishima is a Japanese science-fiction writer and illustrator. He won the Sogen SF Short Story Prize in 2011. His novel ''Sisyphean'' was named SF Magazine's best Book of 2013, won the Japan SF Award, and was nominated for the Seiun Award in 2014. Scienc ...

** Special Awards to: *** ''NOVA'' Original anthology series, edited by

Nozomi Ohmori Nozomi may refer to: *Nozomi (given name) *Nozomi (book), a photobook by Nozomi Sasaki *Nozomi Entertainment, the anime license and distribution division of retailer The Right Stuf International * Nozomi (spacecraft), a failed Mars space probe *N ...

*** ''Johannesburg no Tenshi Tachi'' by

* 35th (2014) ** ''Orbital Cloud'' by Taiyō Fujii ** ''My Humanity'' by

Satoshi Hase is a generally masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings *哲, "intelligent, philosophy, clear" *悟, "bodhi, enlightenment, apprehension" *敏, "quick, sharp" *智, "knowledge, wisdom" *聡, "intelligent, clever, bright" *慧, "bright ...

** Award of Merit to Kazumasa Hirai * 36th (2015) ** ''Columbia Zero'' by

Kōshū Tani is a Japanese science fiction writer. He graduated from the Osaka Institute of Technology, and worked as a volunteer in Nepal and the Philippines. He made his professional debut with the story ''137th Mobile Brigade'' in 1979 while still in N ...

** ''Toppen'' by

Hiroyuki Morioka (born March 2, 1962, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese science fiction novelist. Biography In 1992, his first novel ''Yume no Ki ga Tsugeta nara'' ("If Only the Dream Trees Could Touch") appeared in Hayakawa Publishing's ''S-F Magazine' ...

** Special Award to ''Gessekai Shōsetsu'' by

** Award of Merit to

Noriyoshi Ohrai was a Japanese illustrator. He is famous for illustrating the international version of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' poster and several ''Godzilla'' film posters during the political Heisei period. His son, Ohrai Taro is also an artist in Japa ...

* 37th (2016) ** '' Wombs'' by ** Special Award to ''

Shin Godzilla is a 2016 Japanese ''kaiju'' film directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, with a screenplay by Anno and visual effects by Higuchi. Produced by Toho Pictures and Cine Bazar and distributed by Toho Co., Ltd., it is the 31st film in the '' ...

'' directed by

(chief),

Shinji Higuchi is a Japanese filmmaker and storyboard artist. He is one of the most successful Japanese filmmakers and the top ''tokusatsu'' film director. Higuchi became known for his work on '' Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'', for which he won the Specia ...

* 38th (2017) ** ''Game no Ōkoku'' by Satoshi Ogawa ** ''Jisei no Yume'' by

** Award of Merit to Kōichi Yamano * 39th (2018) ** ''Tobu Kujaku'' by ** ''Mojika'' by

Toh EnJoe (born September 15, 1972) is a Japanese author. Most of his works are literary fiction or speculative fiction. Biography EnJoe was born on 1972 in Sapporo. He graduated from the physics department of Tohoku University, then went on to the gradua ...

** Award of Merit to

* 40th (2019) ** ''Tenmei no Shirube'' by

Issui Ogawa is a science fiction writer of more than a dozen novels. His stories are often sociological in nature dealing with issues like disaster and democracy. Awards *2004: Seiun Award Best Japanese Novel of the Year for *2006: Seiun Award Best Japanese ...

** ''Yadokari no Hoshi'' by

** Special Award to the ''Best Japanese SF'' series, edited by

and Sanzō Kusaka ** Award of Merit to

Hideo Azuma was a Japanese manga artist. Azuma made his professional debut in 1969 in the Akita Shoten manga magazine '' Manga Ō''. He was most well known for his science fiction ''lolicon''-themed works appearing in magazines such as ''Weekly Shōnen Cha ...

and

Taku Mayumura Taku Mayumura ( ''Mayumura Taku'', 20 October 1934 – 3 November 2019) was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer(ja) Nihon Gensō Sakka Jiten, pp.648-649. and haiku poet. He won the Seiun Award for Novel twice. His novel ''Shiseikan'' (, '' ...

** SFWJ President Award to and

Takashi Hoshi is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings The name Takashi can have multiple different meanings depending on which kanji is used to write it. Some possible writings of the name include: *江詩 - "estuary , inlet, poem" *隆 - "prospe ...

* 41st (2020) ** ''Kanki no uta Hakubutsukan wakusei III'' by Hiroe Suga ** ''Seikei Izumo no heitan'' series (nine volumes) by Jōji Hayashi ** Special Award to Tōya Tachihara for translation and introduction of Chinese science fiction ** Award of Merit to Yasumi Kobayashi * 42nd (2021) ** '' Ōoku: The Inner Chambers'' by

Fumi Yoshinaga is a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and boys' love works. Life Fumi Yoshinaga was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971. She discovered amateur manga, doujinshi, in junior high school, when a friend showed her a doujinshi depicting a romant ...

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