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Seiji Kishi, 3rd Madoka Magica Film, Love Live! Win Anime Kobe Awards
posted on by Sarah Nelkin
The judging committee of the 19th Animation Kobe Awards announced this year's award winners on Thursday. The awards are among the most prestigious industry accolades in Japanese animation and media.
Individual Award
Seiji Kishi (director)
Special Award
Kyoto Animation
Anime Work Award
Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion
Anime Work Award
Love Live! School idol project
Theme Song Award
"Sidonia" by angelaThe 19th Annual Animation Kobe event will hold an awards ceremony on December 7 in the city of Kobe in western Japan. The judging committee is composed of experts in the industry — notably the editors of animation and media magazines such as Animage, Newtype and Weekly ASCII.
Previous winners have included Mamoru Hosoda, Kunio Katō, Mitsuo Iso, Hideaki Anno, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Hatsune Miku, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, Ghost in the Shell, Paprika, Princess Mononoke, K-ON!!, Eden of the East, Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, Key the Metal Idol, Voices of a Distant Star, Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya, Phantasy Star Online, Final Fantasy XI, Second Life, Fujiko F. Fujio, Leiji Matsumoto, and the theme songs to the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, K-On! Fruits Basket, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Macross Frontier television series.
Last year's winners include Tsutomu Mizushima, the Precure franchise staff, Attack on Titan, "Guren no Yumiya" by Linked Horizon, and more.
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