Tokyo Anime Award | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in animation achievements |
Country | Japan |
Presented by | TAAF Executive Committee, AJA (since 2014) TAF Executive Committee (until 2013) |
First awarded | 2002 |
Website | animefestival.jp (TAAF) tokyoanime.jp (TAF) |
The Tokyo Anime Awards started in 2002, but was named in 2005. The first, second and third award ceremonies were simply named 'Competition'.[1] The award ceremonies were held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) until 2013. In 2014, after the merger of the Tokyo International Anime Fair with the Anime Contents Expo and the formation of the AnimeJapan convention, the Tokyo Anime Awards was changed into a separate festival called Tokyo Anime Awards Festival (TAAF).
Notably, there are Open Entry Awards for amateur creators (the Grand Prize winner is awarded with one million yen).[2] Though there are ten main judges,[3] the total number of judges is over one hundred people.[4][5] Various groups participate in judging the festival, such as anime studio staff members, professors of universities, as well as producers and chief editors of various magazines. (See also: Animation Kobe).