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Takayuki Matsutani, Mamoru Oshii, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Mami Koyama, More Win TAAF Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) announced the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Awards winners on Wednesday.

Producer:

• Takayuki Matsutani (Astro Boy, Black Jack, Legend of the Forest)

Author:

• Keiko Takemiya (To Terra, Kaze to Ki no Uta, Andromeda Stories)

Screenwriter:

• Tomoko Konparu (2025 The Rose of Versailles, Soreike! Anpanman: Inochi no Hoshi no Dolly)

Director:

• Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Angel's Egg, Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!)

Manga Creator/Animation Director/Designer:

• Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island, Giant Gorg)

3D Animator/Doll Artist:

• Masaaki Mori (Garagara Hebi ga Yatte Kuru, Gaja Imo, Honey and Clover)

Art Director:

• Nizo Yamamoto (Castle in the Sky, Grave of the Fireflies, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time)

Voice Actor:

• Mami Koyama (Dr. Slump - Arale, Fairy Princess Minky Momo - Minky Momo, Detective Conan - Vermouth)

Anime Historian:

• Takashi Namiki (Gauche the Cellist, Kono Hoshi no Ue ni, Lupin III: Part II)

The website streamed a special promotional video for the event:

The Tokyo Anime Award Festival will be held from March 13-16, 2026.

Sources: Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Comic Natalie