Animation Kobe

Animation Kobe Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in animation achievements
Country	Japan
Presented by	Animation Kobe Organizing Committee, Kobe city
First awarded	1996
Official website	http://www.anime-kobe.jp/

The Animation Kobe (Japanese: アニメーション神戸^?) is an event established by Kobe city in 1996 to promote anime and other visual media. The Animation Kobe Awards (アニメーション神戸賞^?) are given annually by Kobe and the Organising Committee to creators and creations.

Since 1996, the Animation Kobe has been held every year in Kobe. In addition to the awards ceremony, the event holds screenings of the prize winners and talk shows. The 11th event, in 2006, is carried live on the official website.

The examination is done mainly by the chief editors of the magazines covering anime, like Newtype, Animedia and Animage. Usually, one of the city employee sent by Kobe City also participates. The chairman is chosen from them by their own votes.

The committee chooses most of the winners. Only the Animation Kobe Theme Song Award is chosen by fans' votes in the first selection, though the decision is by the committee. Therefore, the tendency of the prize winners is a little different from other prizes by the fan's vote. (See: Animage Grand Prix)

The activities from September of the previous year to August of the year become objects for the examination. The new figure who can expect the activity in the future is valued.

* Watanabe, Okiura, Nagahama and Iso awarded by their first directing films

Awards for individual(s) or group that contributed to Japanese anime during a long period.

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