Nihon SF Taisho Award | |
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Awarded for | Japanese science fiction |
Country | Japan |
Presented by | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan |
First awarded | 1980 |
Official website | www |
The Nihon SF Taishō Award (日本SF大賞 Nihon Esu Efu Taishō?, lit. "Japan SF Grand Prize") is a Japanese science fiction award. It has been compared to the Nebula Award 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.
Special Awards (特別賞 Tokubetsushō?) are awarded to the works that is considered to be special by the juries. Since 2011, Special Services Award (特別功労賞 Tokubetsu kōrōshō?) is presented to the deceased person.