Kobe Animation
| Animation Kobe Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in animation achievements |
| Country | Japan |
| Presented by | Animation Kobe Organizing Committee, Kobe city |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| 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.
Animation Kobe has been held annually in Kobe since 1996. In addition to the awards ceremony, the event holds screenings of the prize winners and talk shows. The 11th event, in 2006, was carried live on the official website.
The examination is done mainly by a panel of chief editors of the magazines covering anime, such as Newtype, Animedia and Animage. Usually, one of the city employees sent by Kobe City also participates. The panel vote for one of its members to serve as chairman:
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 fans' vote. (See: Animage Grand Prix)
The activities from September of the previous year to August of the event year become objects for the examination. Newcomers expected to have future prominence are noted.
* Watanabe, Okiura, Nagahama, Iso and Katō received the award for their first films as director.
Awards for individual(s) or group that contributed to Japanese anime during a long period.
In the first year, the Yomiuri Award was posthumously given to Fujiko F. Fujio who died two months before the event.
Animation films released in Japan from September of the previous year to August of the event year become candidates. The candidates are selected not only from Japan, but also from other countries. However, the committee sees more importance in a point of view promoting young creators of Japan.
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