Japan Media Arts Festival
Year Grand Prize Excellence Prizes Encouragement Prize/New Face Award
1997 ( 1st ) The Manga Classics of Japan ( 22 artists ) Seirei Tsukai Erementarā , Takeshi Okazaki Blade of the Immortal , Hiroaki Samura Azumi , Yū Koyama Monster , Naoki Urasawa n/a
1998 ( 2nd ) Sakamoto Ryōma , Hiroshi Kurogane Shindō ( The Prodigy ) , Akira Sasō Firefighter ! Daigo of Fire Company M , Masahito Soda Gon , Masashi Tanaka Ron , Motoka Murakami n/a
1999 ( 3rd ) I 'm Home , Kei Ishizaka All Nude , Shinichi Sugimura Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Monogatari , Jirō Okazaki Onaji Getsu o Miteiru , Seiki Tsuchida Harukana Machi e , Jiro Taniguchi n/a
2000 ( 4th ) Vagabond , Takehiko Inoue ( art ) and Eiji Yoshikawa ( original story ) Ōdō no Ku , Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Massuguni-ikō , Kira Paji , Takashi Murakami ( 村上 たかし ) Tasogare Ryūseigun , Kenshi Hirokane n/a
2001 ( 5th ) F-shiteki nichijō , Yōji Fukuyama Real , Takehiko Inoue Viva , Chef ! , JAPUNCH Kamigami no Itadaki , Baku Yumemakura and Jiro Taniguchi Kurosawa / Blazing Movie Director : Akira Kurosawa biography , Masahiro Sonomura n/a
2002 ( 6th ) Sexy Voice and Robo , Iō Kuroda Ōzukami Genji Monogatari Maro , n ? , Yoshihiro Koizumi Taishi Kakka no Ryōrinin , Mitsuru Nishimura ( story ) and Hiroshi Kawasumi ( art ) 20th Century Boys , Naoki Urasawa Say Hello to Black Jack , Shūhō Satō Naze Hakase wa Okotte Iru no ka , Isao Ikegaya
2003 ( 7th ) Kajimunugatai : Kaze ga kataru Okinawa-sen , Susumu Higa Helter Skelter , Kyōko Okazaki Tenjin-san , Naomi Kimura Mushishi , Yuki Urushibara Baka-kyodai , Tetsu Adachi Junkissa Nokoribi , Tai Itō
2004 ( 8th ) Town of Evening Calm , Country of Cherry Blossoms , Fumiyo Kōno With the Light : Raising an Autistic Child , Keiko Tobe Mainichi Kaasan , Rieko Saibara Witches , Daisuke Igarashi Bande Sculptée : La Planète des Samouraïs , Shin'ichirō Natsusaka Shōwa Nijūnen no Edekami , Shi no Hachigatsu Jūgojitsu , Watashi no Hachigatsu Jugonichi Association
2005 ( 9th ) Disappearance Diary , Hideo Azuma Pluto , Naoki Urasawa Emma , Kaoru Mori Dragon Zakura , Norifusa Mita A Continuous Day , Yuki Sekine E-Cartoon , Yoshio Nakae
2006 ( 10th ) A Spirit of the Sun , Kaiji Kawaguchi Ōoku , Fumi Yoshinaga Osaka Hamlet , Hiromi Morishita Hyakkiyakō Shō , Ichiko Ima Yotsuba & ! , Kiyohiko Azuma Shiritori , Kazuko Chikuhama ( story ) and Kenichi Chikuhama ( art )
2007 ( 11th ) Mori no Asagao , Mamora Gōda Suzuki Sensei , Kenzi Taketomi Umimachi Diary , Akimi Yoshida Takemitu Zamurai , Issei Eifuku ( story ) and Taiyo Matsumoto ( art ) Pride , Yukari Ichijō Tenken-sai , Yumiko Shirai
2008 ( 12th ) Piano no Mori , Makoto Isshiki Real Clothes , Satoru Makimura Shiori to Shimiko , Daijiro Morohoshi Maestro , Akira Sasō Munakata Kyouju Ikouroku , Yukinobu Hoshino Cartoon 2008 , Masafumi Kikuchi
2009 ( 13th ) Vinland Saga , Makoto Yukimura Imuri , Ranjyo Miyake Children of the Sea , Daisuke Igarashi Konosekai no Katasumi ni , Fumiyo Kouno Hyouge Mono , Yoshihiro Yamada Hesheit Aqua , Wisut Ponnimit
2010 ( 14th ) Historie , Hitoshi Iwaaki Koko no Hito , Shinichi Sakamoto Fuuunji Tachi Bakumatsuhen , Tarou Minamoto Bokurano , Mohiro Kitoh RED , Naoki Yamamoto Uchino Tsumatte Doudeshou ? , Shigeyuki Fukumitsu
2011 ( 15th ) Saturn Apartments , Hisae Iwaoka Ano Hi Kara no Manga , Kotobuki Shiriagari Arrugas , Paco Roca Himitsu - Top Secret , Reiko Shimizu Fun Home , Alison Bechdel Nakayoshi-dan no Bōken , Tsuchika Nishimura
2012 ( 16th ) Les Cités Obscures , Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten Muchacho , Emanuel LePage Gaku : Minna no Yama , Ishizuka Shinichi Mashiro no Oto , Marimo Ragawa Gunslinger Girl , Aida Yu Our Eruption Festival , Shinzo Keigo
2013 ( 17th ) JoJolion , Hirohiko Araki Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinju , Haruko Kumota Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru , Masakazu Ishiguro Chiisakobee , Minetaro Mochizuki , original author : Shūgorō Yamamoto Terrarium in Drawer , Ryoko Kui Alice to Zouroku , Tetsuya Imai A Taste of Chlorine , Bastien Vivès Natsuyasumi no Machi , Matida You
2014 ( 18th ) Goshiki no Fune , Yōko Kondō ( art ) and Yasumi Tsuhara ( original story ) Aoi Honō , Kazuhiko Shimamoto A Chinese Life , Li Kunwu and Philippe Ôtié Harukaze no Sunegurachika , Hiroaki Samura Hitsuji no Ki , Mikio Igarashi , original author : Tatsuhiko Yamagami Ai o Kurae ! ! , Renaissance Yoshida Chi-chan wa Chotto Tarinai , Tomomi Abe Dobugawa , Aoi Ikebe
2015 ( 19th ) Kakukaku Shikajika , Akiko Higashimura Awajima hyakkei , Takako Shimura Otouto no Otto , Gengoroh Tagame Kikaijikake no Ai , Yoshiie Gouda Non-working City , Ting Fung HO esoragoto , nerunodaisuki Tamashii Ippai , Yuka Okuyama Machida-kun no Sekai , Yuki Ando
2016 ( 20th ) Blue Giant , Shin'ichi Ishizuka Soumubu Soumuka Yamaguchi Roppeita , Kenichirō Takai / Original author : Norio Hayashi Incomplete Life , Yoon Tae-ho / Translation : Ayako Furukawa / Kim Seung-bok Yuugai Toshi , Tetsuya Tsutsui Sunny , Taiyō Matsumoto Oten no Mon , Yak Haibara Tsuki ni Hoeran nee , Yukiko Seike Jasmin , Yui Hata
Manga awards
The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition. Based on judging by a jury of artistic peers, awards are given in four categories: Art (formerly called Non-Interactive Digital Art), Entertainment (formerly called Interactive Art; including video games and websites), animation, and manga. Within each category, one Grand Prize, four Excellence Prizes, and (since 2002) one Encouragement Prize are awarded.