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 prof ...

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 *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 th ...

*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 Japa ...

*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 Mauric ...

'' (''Capital City Disappeared'') by Sakyō Komatsu *7th (1986) ''Warai Uchū no Tabi Geinin'' (''Jongleur in Laughing Cosmos'') by Musashi Kanbe *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 ...

'' (''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 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 his novel in 1 ...

** ''Kaidanji: Oshikawa Shunrō'' (''Devil of a fellow: Oshikawa Shunrō'') by Jun'ya Yokota and Shingo Aizu *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 suc ...

*11th (1990) ''Ad Bird'' by Makoto Shiina *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 seriali ...

**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. Writi ...

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

Gorō Masaki is a 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 *''Evil Eyes'' (1988 ...

**Special Award for Hisashi Kuroma *15th (1994) ** ''Sensō wo Enjita Kamigamitachi'' (''Gods Who Played War'') by Mariko Ōhara ** ''Joseijō Muishiki'' by Mari Kotani *16th (1995) ''Kototsubo'' (''Wordpot'') by Chohei Kanbayashi **Special Award to Masahiro Noda *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 N ...

** ''

Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese Mecha anime and manga, mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko Production, Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo fr ...

'' 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 b ...

** Special Awards to: *** Shinichi Hoshi ***

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''Ningen Daigaku'' "Uchū o Kūsō Shitekita Hitobito" by Masahiro Noda ***Igyō Collection, edited by Masahiko Inoue *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 *21st (2000) ''Nihon SF Ronsōshi'' by Takayuki Tatsumi *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, mak ...

*23rd (2002) ** ''Arabia no Yoru no Shuzoku'' by Hideo Furukawa ** ''Kugutsukō'' by Osamu Makino *24th (2003) '' Marduk Scramble'' by Tō Ubukata *25th (2004) ''

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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. H ...

*26th (2005) ''Katadorareta Chikara'' by Hirotaka Tobi *27th (2006) '' Otherworld Barbara'' 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 all ...

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

**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 *31st (2010) ** ''Nihon SF Seishinshi'' by Yasuo Nagayama ** '' Penguin Highway'' 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 s ...

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

*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 * 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. Scien ...

** Special Awards to: *** ''NOVA'' Original anthology series, edited by Nozomi Ohmori *** ''Johannesburg no Tenshi Tachi'' by

* 35th (2014) ** ''Orbital Cloud'' by

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** ''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 Ne ...

** ''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 Osamu Makino ** 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 ''

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'' 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 Hirotaka Tobi ** Award of Merit to

Kōichi Yamano Kōichi, Koichi, Kouichi or Kohichi is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kōichi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *晃一, "clear, one" *幸一, "happiness, one" *光一, "light, one" *孝一, "filia ...

* 39th (2018) ** ''Tobu Kujaku'' by ** ''Mojika'' by Toh EnJoe ** Award of Merit to Jun'ya Yokota * 40th (2019) ** ''Tenmei no Shirube'' by Issui Ogawa ** ''Yadokari no Hoshi'' by

** Special Award to the ''Best Japanese SF'' series, edited by Nozomi Ohmori and Sanzō Kusaka ** Award of Merit to Hideo Azuma 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 * 41st (2020) ** ''Kanki no uta Hakubutsukan wakusei III'' by Hiroe Suga ** ''Seikei Izumo no heitan'' series (nine volumes) by

Jōji Hayashi was a Japanese era name (年号, ''nengō'', lit. year name) of the Northern Court (Japan), Northern Court during the Nanboku-cho, Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Kōan (Muromachi period), ''Kōan'' and before Oan, ''Ōan''. This perio ...

** Special Award to

Tōya Tachihara Toya may refer to: Places * Tōya, Hokkaidō, a former village in Abuta District, Iburi, Hokkaidō, Japan * Tōyako, Hokkaidō, a town incorporating Tōya, Hokkaidō **Tōya Station (Tōyako), a railway station in Tōyako * Lake Tōya, a volcanic ...

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 roman ...

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