Seiun Award
Takeshi Ikeda handing the Seiun Award prize to Takayuki Tatsumi, at the Hugo Awards Ceremony 2017 at Worldcon in Helsinki
Awarded forScience fiction works and achievements of previous year
CountryJapan
First awarded1970
Websitewww.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/index.html

The Seiun Award (星雲賞, Seiunshō) is a Japanese speculative fiction award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the Science Fiction Fan Groups’ Association of Nippon (SFFAN; 日本SFファングループ連合会議, Nihon SF Fan Group Rengō Kaigi), the awards are given at the annual Japan Science Fiction Convention.[1] It is the oldest SF award in Japan, being given since the 9th Japan Science Fiction Convention in 1970.

"Seiun", the Japanese word for "nebula", was taken from the first professional science fiction magazine in Japan, which had a short run in 1954.[2] The award is not related to the American Nebula Award.

It is similar to the Hugo Award, which is presented by the members of the World Science Fiction Society, in that all of the members of the presenting convention are eligible to participate in the selection process, though it is not a one-on-one comparison as the Hugo Awards are open to works from anywhere in any language, while the Seiun is implicitly limited to works released in Japan and written in or translated to Japanese.

Eligibility and the selection process

A professional work or achievement which appeared for the first time in the previous calendar year may be considered eligible. The eligibility of magazines is determined via nominal publication date, which often tend to be a month or two ahead of the actual date due to Japanese publication customs.

There are no written rules about word count for literary fiction categories, so that the decision of eligibility in that regard is left up to the voters.

Usually in spring, SFFAN issues reference nominee lists for reference in each category, which is chosen by the preliminary vote of their member groups. However, voters can cast their ballots for any eligible works outside of the list in the final ballot.

With consideration for voters' availability, a work which appears in a magazine (such as a part of serialized works or short story) or released as audio-visual media (such as a TV show or film) but wasn't chosen for the reference nominee lists may be eligible again if published as a book or released in any other media format.[1]

Categories

There are effectively no official English names for categories, so they vary depending on translators. For example, "Long Work" may be written as "Long Story", "Long Form", or "Novel"; "Short Story" may be referred to as "Short Form" and so on.

Current categories Year started Current description
Best Japanese Long Work
(日本長編, Nihon Chōhen)
1970Science fiction novels and stories which appear or are translated for the first time during the eligible year. Serialized works on magazines may be eligible when they are finished; other works may be eligible when they get published as a book. A multi-volume work may also be eligible as a whole series when it concludes.
Best Japanese Short Story
(日本短編, Nihon Tanpen)
Best Translated Long Work
(海外長編, Kaigai Chōhen)
Best Translated Short Story
(海外短編, Kaigai Tanpen)
Best Dramatic Presentation
(メディア, Media)
Films, plays, and any other audio-visual works. As is the case with Long Works, serial dramatic works can be nominated as a single entity upon their conclusion.
Note: The name was changed from "Best Film & Play" (映画・演劇, Eiga Engeki) in 1980.
Best Comic
(コミック, Comic)
1978Manga. Serial works may be nominated upon completion as is the case with Long Works.
Best Artist
(アート, Art)
Artists with notable achievements.
Best Nonfiction
(ノンフィクション, Nonfiction)
1985Nonfiction works about SF such as studies and critiques, including translated ones. Serial nonfiction can be nominated upon completion as is the case with Long Works.
Non category Nomination
(自由, Jiyū)
2002Any events which do not fit in other categories, such as "things," phenomena, or feats of science and technology.

Winners and candidates

Best Japanese Long Work

  *   Winners and joint winners   +   No winner selected

Year Work Author(s) Publisher or publication
1970[3] Primates Go South (霊長類南へ, Reichōrui Minami e)Yasutaka TsutsuiKodansha
1971[3] Who Will Take Over? (継ぐのは誰か?, Tsugu no wa Dare ka?)Sakyo KomatsuSekai SF Zenshū Vol.29: Sakyo Komatsu, Hayakawa Publishing
1972[3] The Bloodline of the Stone (石の血脈, Ishi no Ketsumyaku)Ryō HanmuraNihon SF Novels, Hayakawa Publishing
1973[3] Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (鏡の国のアリス, Kagami no Kuni no Alice)Tadashi HiroseKawade Shobō Shinsha
1974[3] Japan Sinks (日本沈没, Nihon Chinbotsu)Sakyo KomatsuKappa Novels, Kōbunsha
1975[3] My Blood Is Someone Else's Blood (おれの血は他人の血, Ore no Chi wa Tanin no Chi)Yasutaka TsutsuiKawade Shobō Shinsha
1976[3] Nanase Once More (七瀬ふたたび, Nanase Futatabi)Yasutaka TsutsuiShinchōsha
1977[3] Dice Suicide Corps (サイコロ特攻隊, Saikoro Tokkōtai)Musashi KanbeNihon SF Novels, Hayakawa Publishing
1978[3] Earth - The Record of Psychoanalyzation: Eld Analusis (地球・精神分析記録 (エルド・アナリュシス), Chikyū Seishin Bunseki Kiroku: Eld Analusis)Masaki YamadaTokuma Shoten
1979[3] The Aureole of Vanishment (消滅の光輪, Shōmetsu no Kōrin)Taku MayumuraSF Magazine Feb 1976 - Oct 1978
1980[3] Jewel Thief (宝石泥棒, Hōseki Dorobō)Masaki YamadaSF Magazine Dec 1977 - Aug 1979
1981[3] Martian's Prehistory (火星人先史, Kaseijin Senshi)Chiaki KawamataSF Magazine Jul 1979 - Oct 1980
1982[3] Kirikiri People (吉里吉里人, Kirikirijin)Hisashi InoueShinchosha
1983[3] Bye-bye, Jupiter (さよならジュピター, Sayonara Jupiter)Sakyo KomatsuSankei Shuppan
1984[3] The Enemy Is Pirates: Pirates Edition (敵は海賊 海賊版, Teki wa Kaizoku: Kaizokuban)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
1985[3] Yukikaze (戦闘妖精・雪風, Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
1986[3] The Dirty Pair Strike Again (ダーティ・ペアの大逆転, Dirty-Pair no Daigyakuten)Haruka TakachihoHayakawa Publishing
1987[3] Prism (プリズム)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
1988[3] Legend of the Galactic Heroes (銀河英雄伝説, Ginga Eiyū Densetsu) (10 books)Yoshiki TanakaTokuma Novels, Tokuma Shonten
1989[3] Babylonia Wave (バビロニア・ウェーブ)Akira HoriTokuma Shoten
1990[3] The Lion Witch Eats Waxing Moon (上弦の月を喰べる獅子, Jōgen no Tsuki o Taberu Shishi)Baku YumemakuraHayakawa Publishing
1991[3] Hybrid Child (ハイブリッド・チャイルド)Mariko ŌharaHayakawa Publishing
1992[3] The Boy in Mersas (メルサスの少年, Mersas no Shōnen)Hiroe SugaShinchō Bunko, Shinchōsha
1993[3] Venus City (ヴィーナス・シティ)Gorō MasakiHayakawa Publishing
1994[3] Endless Reconing (終わりなき索敵, Owarinaki Sakuteki)Kōshū TaniHayakawa Publishing
1995[3] The Machine Gods Corp (機神兵団, Kishin Heidan) (10 books)Masaki YamadaC Novels, Chūōkōronsha
1996[3] The Time of Ebbing Tide (引き潮のとき, Hikishio no Toki) (5 books)Taku MayumuraHayakawa Publishing
1997[3] Crest of the Stars (星海の紋章, Seikai no Monshō) trilogyHiroyuki MoriokaHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
1998[3] The Enemy Is Pirates: A-rank Enemy (敵は海賊 A級の敵, Teki wa Kaizoku: A-kyū no Teki)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
1999[3] Comet Hunting (彗星狩り, Suiseigari)Yūichi SasamotoSonorama Bunko, Asahi Sonorama
2000[3] Good Luck, Yukikaze (グッドラック 戦闘妖精・雪風, Good Luck: Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Publishing
2001[3] Forever Forest (Museum Planet) (永遠の森 博物館惑星, Eien no Mori, Hakubutsukan Wakusei)Hiroe SugaHayakawa Publishing
2002[3] The Fountain of fluffy (ふわふわの泉, Fuwafuwa no Izumi)Hōsuke NojiriFamitsu Bunko, Enterbrain
2003[3] Usurper of the Sun (太陽の簒奪者, Taiyō no Sandatsusha)Hōsuke NojiriHayakawa SF Series J collection, Hayakawa Publishing
2004[3] The Next Continent (第六大陸, Dai Roku Tairiku)Issui OgawaHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
2005[3] ARIEL (エリアル)Yūichi SasamotoSonorama Bunko, Asahi Sonorama
2006[3] Summer/Time/Traveler (サマー/タイム/トラベラー)Kazuma ShinjōHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
2007[3] Japan Sinks: Part 2 (日本沈没 第二部, Nihon Chinbotsu Dai ni bu)Sakyo KomatsuShogakukan
Kōshū Tani
2008[3] The Library War (図書館戦争, Toshokan Sensō) (4 books)Hiro ArikawaASCII Media Works
2009[3] Harmony (ハーモニー)Keikaku ItōHayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing
2010[4] Guin Saga (グイン・サーガ) (130 books)Kaoru KurimotoHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
2011[5] Last Year Willl be Good One (去年はいい年になるだろう, Kyonen wa Ii Toshi ni Narudarō)Hiroshi YamamotoPHP Institute
2012[6] Heaven and Hell (天獄と地国, Tengoku to Jigoku)Yasumi KobayashiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
2013[7] The Empire of Corpses (屍者の帝国, Shisha no Teikoku)Keikaku ItōKawade Shobō Shinsha
Toh Enjoe
Kiryū Police: Dark Market (機龍警察 暗黒市場, Kiryū Keisatsu: Ankoku Shijō)Ryōe TsukimuraHayakawa Publishing
Books Also Have Male and Female (本にだって雄と雌があります, Hon ni datte Osu to Mesu ga Arimasu)Masakuni OdaShinchosha
Beatless (ビートレス)Satoshi HaseKadokawa Shoten
Grimm Fragments (断章のグリム, Danshō no Grimm) (17 books)Gakuto KōdaDengeki Bunko, ASCII Media Works
Delivery (デリバリー)Masayoshi YasugiHayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing
The Law of Hundred Years (百年法, Hyakunen Hō)Muneki YamadaKadokawa Shoten
2014[8] From Kororogi Range To Jupiter Trojan (コロロギ岳から木星トロヤへ, Kororogi-dake kara Jupiter Trojan e)Issui OgawaHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
Know (ノウ)Mado NozakiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
Gene Mapper -full build- (ジーン・マッパー フル・ビルド)Taiyō FujiiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
Sisyphean (皆勤の徒, Kaikin no To)Dempow TorishimaSogen Nihon SF Selection, Tokyo Sogensha
Crimson Epigraph (深紅の碑文, Shinku no Hibun)Sayuri UedaHayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing
The Fish in Chryse (クリュセの魚, Chryse no Sakana)Hiroki AzumaNOVA Collection, Kawade Shobō Shinsha
Black Rider (ブラックライダー)Akira HigashiyamaShinchosha
2015[9] Orbital Cloud (オービタル・クラウド)Taiyō FujiiHayakawa Publishing
The Cataclysmic World (突変, Toppen)Hiroyuki MoriokaTokuma Bunko, Tokuma Shoten
Nobody’s Son (誰の息子でもない, Dare no Musuko demo Nai)Chōhei KanbayashiKodansha
To Future (未来へ……, Mirai e...)Motoko AraiKodansha
Humanity Has Declined (人類は衰退しました, Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita) (9 books)Romeo TanakaGagaga Bunko, Shogakukan
The Deer King (鹿の王, Shika no Ō)Nahoko UehashiKADOKAWA / Kadokawa Shoten
2016[10] The Resentment Star Zone (怨讐星域, Onshū Seiiki) (3 books)Shinji KajioHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
When the Letter of Waves Echoes (波の手紙が響くとき, Nami no Tegami ga Hibiku Toki)Takehiko OxiHayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing
Exodus Syndrome (エクソダス症候群, Exodus Shōkōgun)Yūsuke MiyauchiSogen Nihon SF Selection, Tokyo Sogensha
Apocalypse of Gallows (絞首台の黙示録, Kōshudai no Mokushiroku)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Publishing
Tytania (タイタニア) (5 books)Yoshiki TanakaTokuma Novels, Tokuma Shoten & Kodansha Novels, Kodansha
The Novel of the Lunar World (月世界小説, Gessekai Shōsetsu)Osamu MakinoHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
Underground Market (アンダーグラウンド・マーケット)Taiyō FujiiAsahi Shinbun Shuppan
Epilogue (エピローグ)Toh EnjoeHayakawa Publishing
Canopeum in Fragrance (薫香のカナピウム, Kunkō no Canopeum)Sayuri UedaBungeishunjū
2017[11] Ultraman F (ウルトラマンF)Yasumi KobayashiHayakawa Publishing
When She Was an Esper (彼女がエスパーだったころ, Kanojo ga Esper datta Koro)Yūsuke MiyauchiKodansha
The Cataclysmic World: The Aquapolis in the Strange Land (突変世界 異境の水都, Toppen Sekai: Ikyō no Suito)Hiroyuki MoriokaTokuma Shoten
The Spaceport on Blue Ocean (青い海の宇宙港, Aoi Umi no Utyūkō) (2 books)Hiroto KawabataHayakawa Publishing
Kameri (カメリ)Yūsaku KitanoKawade Shobō Shinsha
Not To Be Spirited Away by the Big Bird (大きな鳥にさらわれないよう, Ōkina Tori ni Sarawarenaiyō)Hiromi KawakamiKodansha
The Way of Finance in Space (スペース金融道, Space Kin'yūdō)Yūsuke MiyauchiKawade Shobō Shinsha
Bibibi Be-Bop (ビビビ・ビ・バップ)Hikaru OkuizumiKodansha
2018[12] What Happens Afterwards Is of No Concern to Japanese Beauty (あとは野となれ大和撫子, Ato ha No to Nare Yamatonadeshiko)Yūsuke MiyauchiKADOKAWA
Architectural elements (構造素子, Kōzō Soshi)Kyōsuke HiguchiHayakawa Publishing
The Kingdom of Games (ゲームの王国, Game no Ōkoku) (2 books)Satoshi OgawaHayakawa Publishing
The Plastic Lover (プラスチックの恋人, Plastic no Koibito)Hiroshi YamamotoHayakawa Publishing
The Mailbox on Mt. Olympus (オリンポスの郵便ポスト, Olympus no Yūbin Post)Tamao MonoDengeki Bunko, KADOKAWA
Yokohama Station SF: National Ver. (横浜駅SF 全国版, Yokohama Eki SF: Zenkoku Ban)Yuba IsukariKADOKAWA
Nogray the Space Detective (宇宙探偵ノーグレイ, Uchū Tantei Nogray)Hirofumi TanakaKawade Bunko, Kawade Shobō Shinsha
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (アルスラーン戦記, Arslan Senki) (16 books)Yoshiki TanakaKappa Novels, Kōbunsha
2019[13] Harp Number Zero (零號琴, Reigōkin)Hirotaka TobiHayakawa Publishing
Outside of the Planetarium (プラネタリウムの外側, Planetarium no Sotogawa)Kō HayaseHayakawa Publishing
Hello, World (ハロー・ワールド)Taiyō FujiiKodansha
World Insurance (ワールド・インシュランス) (3 books)Katsuie ShibataSeikaisha Fictions, Kodansha
Landscape and the Summer Theorem (ランドスケープと夏の定理, Lansdcape to Natsu no Teiri)Yūya TakashimaTokyo Sogensha
The Second Job Is a Space Pirate (再就職先は宇宙海賊, Saishūshokusaki ha Utyū Kaizoku)Kazuyuki TakamiHayakawa Publishing
The Cock Travels with the Weird Wok (厨師、怪しい鍋と旅をする, Chūshi, Ayashii Nabe to Tabi o Suru)Umiyuri KatsuyamaTokyo Sogensha
2020[14] Signposts to the Stars (天冥の標, Tenmei no Shirube series) (17 books)Issui OgawaHayakawa Publishing
Long Dream of One Night/Human World (ヒト夜の永い夢, Hitoyo no Nagai Yume)Katsuie ShibataHayakawa Publishing
The Hermitage (宿借りの星, Yadokari no Hoshi)Dempow TorishimaTokyo Sogensha
Tokyo Nipper (東京の子, Tokyo no Ko)Taiyō FujiiKADOKAWA
The Ones Who Go Ahead (先をゆくもの達, Saki o Yukumonotachi)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Publishing
HELLO WORLD (HELLO WORLD)Mado NozakiShueisha
Great Extinction Dinosaur Time Wars (大絶滅恐竜タイムウォーズ, Daizetsumetsu Kyoryu Time Wars)Gengen KusanoHayakawa Publishing
2021[15] Military Logistics of Star System Izumo (星系出雲の兵站, Seikei Izumo no Heitan) (9 books)Jōji HayashiHayakawa Publishing
One More Nuke (ワン・モア・ヌーク)Taiyō FujiiShinchosha
I Didn’t Know the End (その果てを知らず, Sono Hate wo Shirazu)Taku MayumuraKodansha
Titan (タイタン)Mado NozakiKodansha
The Irregular at Magic High School (魔法科高校の劣等生, Mahōkakōkō no Rettōsei) (32 books)Tsutomu SatōKADOKAWA
Ode to Joy (Museum Planet vol.3) (歓喜の歌 博物館惑星III, Kanki no Uta, Hakubutsukan Wakusei 3)Hiroe SugaHayakawa Publishing
The Horse of Shuri (首里の馬, Shuri no Uma)Haneko TakayamaShinchosha
The Complete Manual of How to Get One Billion Yen by Artificial Intelligence (人工知能で10億ゲットする完全犯罪マニュアル, Jinkōchinō de 10oku get suru kanzen hanzai manual)Jinzō TakedaHayakawa Publishing
Rail Wars! (Rail Wars!) (20 books)Takumi ToyodaSōgeisha & Jitsugyō no Nihonsha
2022[16] Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut (月とライカと吸血姫, Tsuki to Raika to Nosferatu) (7 books)Keisuke MakinoGagaga Bunko, Shogakukan
Man Kind (マン・カインド)Taiyō FujiiS-F Magazine, Hayakawa Publishing
A Situation Beyond Statistics (統計外事態, Tōkeigai Jitai)Yūri ShibamuraHayakawa Publishing
Space Battleship Yamato: Dawn Chapter, Aquarius Algorithm (宇宙戦艦ヤマト 黎明篇 アクエリアス・アルゴリズム, Uchuu Senkan Yamato: Reimei-hen Aquarius Algorithm)Yūya TakashimaKADOKAWA
What Will You Be Doing at the End? Can I See You Just One More Time? (終末なにしてますか? もう一度だけ、会えますか?, Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Mō Ichido dake, Aemasu ka?) (11 books)Akira KarenoSneaker Bunko, KADOKAWA
The Youngest Princess in Blue (蒼衣の末姫, Sōi no Suehime)Mitsuhiro MondenTokyo Sogensha
JAGAE Eccentric Legend of Oda Nobunaga (JAGAE織田信長伝奇行, JAGAE Oda Nobunaga Denkikou)Baku YumemakuraShodensha
Kiryū Police: White Bone Road (機龍警察 白骨街道, Kiryū Keisatsu: Hakkotsu Kaidō)Ryōe TsukimuraHayakawa Publishing
2023 Protocol of Humanity (プロトコル・オブ・ヒューマニティ) Satoshi Hase Hayakawa Publishing
Dainihon Teikoku no Ginga (大日本帝国の銀河) (5 books) Jōji Hayashi Hayakawa Publishing
Star Shaker (スターシェイカー) Rokudo Ningen Hayakawa Publishing
The Tale of Marriage of the Carp Princess (鯉姫婚姻譚, Koihime Konin Tan)『鯉姫婚姻譚』 Tsubame Randō Shinchosha
Risō no Seijo? Zannen, Nise Seijo Desita! (理想の聖女? 残念、偽聖女でした!) (4 books) Kabedon Taikō kadokawa Books, KADOKAWA
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (無職転生 ~異世界行ったら本気出す~, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki dasu) (26 books) Rifujin na Magonote MF Books, KADOKAWA
Map and Fist (地図と拳, Chizu to Kobushi) Satoshi Ogawa Shueisha
Godzilla Singular Point (ゴジラ S.P <シンギュラポイント>, Gozilla S. P. Singular Point) Toh Enjoe Shueisha

Best Japanese Short Story

Year Winner
1970 "Full Nelson" (フル・ネルソン) by Yasutaka Tsutsui
1971 "Vitamin" (ビタミン) by Yasutaka Tsutsui
1972 "The Letter on the White Wall Is Beautiful at Sunset" (白壁の文字は夕日に映える, Shirakabe no Moji wa Yūhi ni Haeru) by Yoshio Aramaki
1973 "Crystal Star Cluster" (結晶星団, Kesshō Seidan) by Sakyo Komatsu
1974 "Everywhere But Japan Sinks" (日本以外全部沈没, Nippon Igai Zenbu Chinbotsu) by Yasutaka Tsutsui
1975 "God Hunting" (神狩り, Kamigari) by Masaki Yamada
1976 "Vomisa" (ヴォミーサ) by Sakyo Komatsu
1977 "Metamorphoses Archipelago" (メタモルフォセス群島, Metamorphoses Guntō) by Yasutaka Tsutsui
1978 "Gordian Knot" (ゴルディアスの結び目, Gordian no Musubime) by Sakyo Komatsu
1979 "Earth is Plain Yogurt" (地球はプレイン・ヨーグルト, Chikyū wa Plain Yogurt) by Shinji Kajio
1980 "The Dirty Pair's Great Adventures" (ダーティ・ペアの大冒険, Dirty Pair no Daibōken) by Haruka Takachiho
1981 "Green Requiem" (グリーン・レクイエム) by Motoko Arai
1982 "Neptune" (ネプチューン) by Motoko Arai
1983 "Languagemancer" (言葉使い師, Kotobazukaishi) by Chōhei Kanbayashi
1984 "Super Phoenix" (スーパー・フェニックス) by Chōhei Kanbayashi
1985 (No award)
1986 "Lemon Pie, 0th Oyashiki Row" (レモンパイ、お屋敷横町0番地, Lemon Pie, Oyashiki Yokochō Zero Banchi) by Masahiro Noda
1987 "Martian Railroad Nineteen" (火星鉄道一九) by Kōshū Tani
1988 "The Symphony at the Mountain Top" (山の上の交響楽, Yama no Ue no Kōkyō-gaku) by Norio Nakai
1989 "The Day of Jellyfish" (くらげの日, Kurage no Hi) by Jin Kusakami
1990 "Aqua Planet" (アクア・プラネット) by Mariko Ōhara
1991 "The Boarlion Who Suffered Upper Botte" (上段の突きを喰らう猪獅子, Jōdan no Tsuki o Kurau Inoshishi) Baku Yumemakura
1992 "Dinosaur Laurentiis's Vision" (恐竜ラウレンティスの幻視, Kyōryū Laurentiis no Genshi) by Shinji Kajio
1993 "Freckled Figure" (そばかすのフィギュア, Sobakasu no Figure) by Hiroe Suga
1994 "Kuruguru Wirepuller" (くるぐる使い, Kuruguru Tsukai) by Kenji Ōtsuki
1995 "Resentment Zigzig of Nonoko" (のの子の復讐ジグジグ, Nonoko no Fukushū Zigzig) by Kenji Ōtsuki
1996 "Experience Points in a Summer" (ひと夏の経験値, Hitonatsu no Keikenchi) by Kō Hiura
1997 "Dieting Equitation" (ダイエットの方程式, Diet no Hōteishiki) by Jin Kusakami
1998 "Independence Day in Osaka (Capitalism, Even Without Love)" (インディペンデンス・デイ・イン・オオサカ(愛はなくとも資本主義), Independence Day in Ōsaka (Ai wa Nakutomo Shihonshugi)) by Mariko Ōhara
1999 "The Terrorist in Dawn" (夜明けのテロリスト, Yoake no Terrorist) by Hiroyuki Morioka
2000 "Usurper of the Sun" (太陽の簒奪者, Taiyō no Sandatsusha) by Hōsuke Nojiri
2001 "Ashibiki Daydream" (あしびきデイドリーム) by Shinji Kajio
2002 "Even Koubou of the Galactic Empire Makes Mistakes" (銀河帝国の弘法も筆の誤り, Ginga Teikoku no Kōbō mo Fude no Ayamari) by Hirofumi Tanaka
2003 "I'm Missile" (おれはミサイル, Ore wa Missile) by Mizuhito Akiyama
2004 "Author Unknown/Undead" (黄泉びと知らず, Yomibito Shirazu) by Shinji Kajio
2005 "The Emblematized Power" (象られた力, Katadorareta Chikara) by Hirotaka Tobi
2006 "The Man Who Drifted" (漂った男, Tadayotta Otoko) by Issui Ogawa
2007 "A Pipe Dream and Spider’s Thread" (大風呂敷と蜘蛛の糸, Ōburoshiki to Kumo no Ito) by Hōsuke Nojiri
2008 "Silent Flyby" (沈黙のフライバイ, Chinmoku no Flyby) by Hōsuke Nojiri
2009 "Pia-Pia Douga at the South Poll" (南極点のピアピア動画, Nankyokuten no Pia Pia Dōga) by Hōsuke Nojiri
2010 "Autogenic Dreaming: Interview with the Columns of Clouds" (自生の夢, Jisei no Yume) by Hirotaka Tobi
2011 "An Evil Creature Which Was Loved by King Arisuma" (アリスマ王の愛した魔物, Arisuma Ō no Aishita Mamono) by Issui Ogawa
2012 "The Singing Submarine and Pia-Pia Douga" (歌う潜水艦とピアピア動画, Utau Sensuikan to Pia Pia dōga) by Hōsuke Nojiri
2013 "Collective Unconscious Now," (いま集合的無意識を、, Ima Shūgōteki Muishiki o,) by Chōhei Kanbayashi
2014 "The Men Who Make Stars" (星を創る者たち, Hoshi o Tsukuru Monotachi) by Kōshū Tani
2015 "Sea Fingers" (海の指, Umi no Yubi) by Hirotaka Tobi
2016 "Tatara Island Again" (多々良島ふたたび, "Tatarajima Futatabi") by Hiroshi Yamamoto
"The Man Who Made the Cast of Monster Rukusubigura's Foot" (怪獣ルクスビグラの足型を取った男, Kaijū Rukusubigura no Ashigata o Totta Otoko) by Hirofumi Tanaka
2017 "Last and First Idol" (最後にして最初のアイドル, Saigo ni shite Saisho no Idol) by Gengen Kusano
2018 "A Usage Example of VR technology in Su Tribe in Yunnan State" (雲南省スー族におけるVR技術の使用例, Yunnan Shō Sū zoku ni okeru VR Gijutsu no Shiyōrei) by Katsuie Shibata
2019 "Dark Voice Actor" (暗黒声優, Ankoku Seiyū) by Gengen Kusano
2020 "Unseen Moon" (不見の月, Mizu no Tsuki) by Hiroe Suga (SF Magazine 2/19)
2021[15] "Orbital Christmas" (オービタル・クリスマス) by Haruna Ikezawa (Nova Summer '21), based on the movie by Mitsuyasu Sakai
"American Buddha" (アメリカン・ブッダ) by Katsuie Shibata (American Buddha)
2022 "How to Beat SF Writers" (SF作家の倒し方) by Satoshi Ogawa
2023 "The Sagacious Stags" (法治の獣) by Koichi Harukure

Best Translated Long Work

  *   Winners and joint winners   +   No winner selected

Year Work Author(s) Translator(s) Publisher or publication
1970[3] The Crystal WorldJ. G. BallardYasuo NakamuraTokyo Sogensha
1971[3] The Andromeda StrainMichael CrichtonHisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
1972[3] NightwingsRobert SilverbergTakako SatōHayakawa Publishing
1973[3] The Sirens of TitanKurt Vonnegut, Jr.Hisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
1974[3] DuneFrank HerbertTetsu YanoHayakawa Publishing
1975[3] Up the LineRobert SilverbergYasuo NakamuraTokyo Sogensha
1976[3] ...And Call Me ConradRoger ZelaznyFusa ObiHayakawa Publishing
1977[3] The Dragon MastersJack VanceHisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
1978[3] I Will Fear No EvilRobert A. HeinleinTetsu YanoHayakawa Publishing
1979[3] RingworldLarry NivenRei KozumiHayakawa Publishing
1980[3] Rendezvous with RamaArthur C. ClarkeHiroshi MinamiyamaHayakawa Publishing
1981[3] Inherit the StarsJames P. HoganHiroaki IkeTokyo Sogensha
1982[3] The Genesis MachineJames P. HoganHiroaki IkeTokyo Sogensha
1983[3] Dragon's EggRobert L. ForwardAkira YamatakaHayakawa Publishing
1984[3] The Garments of CaeanBarrington J. BayleyWataru FuyukawaHayakawa Publishing
1985[3] The Zen GunBarrington J. BayleyAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
1986[3] Elric saga Michael Moorcock Hitoshi Yasuda Hayakawa Publishing
Akinobu Sakai
1987[3] NeuromancerWilliam GibsonHisashi KuromaHayakawa Publishing
1988[3] NorstriliaCordwainer SmithHisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
1989[3] Footfall Larry Niven Akinobu Sakai Tokyo Sogensha
Jerry Pournelle
1990[3] Collision with ChronosBarrington J. BayleyNozomi OhmoriTokyo Sogensha
1991[3] The Uplift WarDavid BrinAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
1992[3] The McAndrew ChroniclesCharles SheffieldAkinobu SakaiTokyo Sogensha
1993[3] Tau ZeroPoul AndersonHisashi AsakuraTokyo Sogensha
1994[3] EntoverseJames P. HoganHiroaki IkeTokyo Sogensha
1995[3] HyperionDan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
1996[3] The Fall of HyperionDan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
Timelike InfinityStephen BaxterKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
King of Morning, Queen of DayIan McDonaldYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
The Renegades of PernAnne McCaffreyFusa ObiHayakawa Publishing
Voyage to the Red PlanetTerry BissonTōru NakamuraHayakawa Publishing
Doomsday BookConnie WillisNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
A Fire Upon the DeepVernor VingeNaoya NakaharaTokyo Sogensha
Dead GirlsRichard CalderMamoru MasudaTreville
1997[3] End of an EraRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
The Memory of WhitenessKim Stanley RobinsonMasayuki UchidaTokyo Sogensha
The Einstein IntersectionSamuel R. DelanyNorio ItōHayakawa Publishing
Twistor John CramerRei Kozumi Hayakawa Publishing
Ayako Ogiso
The Hacker and the AntsRudy RuckerNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
The Vor GameLois McMaster BujoldAyako OgisoTokyo Sogensha
Mother of StormsJohn BarnesNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
The Color of DisasterAmy ThomsonKazue TanakaHayakawa Publishing
1998[3] Fallen Angels Larry Niven Osamu Asai Tokyo Sogensha
Jerry Pournelle
Michael F. Flynn
Sunglasses After DarkNancy A. CollinsYōko MikiHayakawa Publishing
JumperSteven GouldShigeyuki KudeHayakawa Publishing
Desolation RoadIan McDonaldYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
Feersum EndjinnIan M. BanksMamoru MasudaHayakawa Publishing
Little, BigJohn CrowleyKatsumasa SuzukiKokusho Kankōkai
Moving MarsGreg BearKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
The Terminal ExperimentRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
1999[3] The Time ShipsStephen BaxterNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
Red MarsKim Stanley RobinsonYutaka ŌshimaTokyo Sogensha
Dydeetown WorldF. Paul WilsonHisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
The Bohr MakerLinda NagataNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
Wielkość urojona Stanisław LemKazuo Hasemi Kokusho Kankōkai
Mitsuyoshi Numano
Masahiko Nishi
When Worlds CollidePhilip Wylie Tatsuo Satō Tokyo Sogensha
Edwin Balmer
Slow RiverNicola GriffithYōko MikiHayakawa Publishing
Snow CrashNeal StephensonMasamichi HigurashiASCII Corporation
2000[3] KirinyagaMike ResnickMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Endymion / The Rise of EndymionDan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
StarplexRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
One of UsMichael Marshall SmithYooichi ShimadaSony Magazines
QuarantineGreg EganMakoto YamagishiTokyo Sogensha
Forever PeaceJoe HaldemanNaoya NakaharaTokyo Sogensha
Permutation CityGreg EganMakoto YamagishiHayakawa Publishing
The Immortality OptionJames P. HoganRei KozumiTokyo Sogensha
2001[3] The Positronic ManIsaac Asimov Tōru Nakamura Tokyo Sogensha
Robert Silverberg
Ender's ShadowOrson Scott CardKazue TanakaHayakawa Publishing
Simulacron-3Daniel F. GalouyeTōru NakamuraTokyo Sogensha
The Light of the Other DaysArthur C. Clarke Wataru Fuyukawa Hayakawa Publishing
Stephen Baxter
All Tomorrow's PartiesWilliam GibsonHisashi AsakuraKadokawa Shoten
Darwin's RadioGreg BearNozomi OhmoriSony Magazines
BarrayarLois McMaster BujoldAyako OgisoTokyo Sogensha
The Moon and the SunVonda N. McIntyreYōko MikiHayakawa Publishing
2002[3] There and Back AgainPat MurphyHisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
Children of the MindOrson Scott CardKazue TanakaHayakawa Publishing
OrgasmachineIan WatsonYutaka ŌshimaCore Magazine
Green MarsKim Stanley RobinsonYutaka ŌshimaTokyo Sogensha
The Player of GamesIan M. BanksHisashi AsakuraKadokawa Shoten
CetagandaLois McMaster BujoldAyako OgisoTokyo Sogensha
The Diamond AgeNeal StephensonMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
FlashforwardRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Brightness ReefDavid BrinAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
All the Weyrs of PernAnne McCaffreyFusa ObiHayakawa Publishing
2003[3] Illegal AlienRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
CryptonomiconNeal StephensonNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
GlorianaMichael MoorcockKeisuke ŌtakiTokyo Sogensha
DavyEdgar PangbornHiroaki EndōFusosha Publishing
FreewareRudy RuckerNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
The TellingUrsula K. Le GuinFusa ObiHayakawa Publishing
PassageConnie WillisNozomi OhmoriSony Magazines
A Deepness in the SkyVernor VingeNaoya NakaharaTokyo Sogensha
The Reefs of EarthR.A. LaffertyKiichirō YanashitaKawade Shobō Shinsha
ThraxasMartin ScottMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
2004[3] Heaven's ReachDavid BrinAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
The Impossible BirdPatrick O'LearyNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
LeviathanJames Byron HugginsTōru NakamuraTokyo Sogensha
The Drive-InJoe R. LansdaleKōji OnoueTokyo Sogensha
The Other WindUrsula K. Le GuinMasako ShimizuIwanami Shoten
Das Jesus VideoAndreas EschbachYoshio HiraiHayakawa Publishing
Ethan of AthosLois McMaster BujoldAyako OgisoTokyo Sogensha
FastwalkerJacques ValléeTsuyoki IsobeTokyo Sogensha
2005[3] DistressGreg EganMakoto YamagishiTokyo Sogensha
To Say Nothing of the DogConnie WillisNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
The PrestigeChristopher PriestYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
The Fifth Head of CerberusGene WolfeKiichirō YanashitaKokusho Kankōkai
The Physiognomy Jeffrey FordYūko Yamao Kokusho Kankōkai
Mizuto Kanehara
Akemi Tanigaki
The EmbeddingIan WatsonHiroo YamagataKokusho Kankōkai
Down the Bright WayRobert ReedNorio ItōHayakawa Publishing
2006[3] DiasporaGreg EganMakoto YamagishiHayakawa Publishing
Revelation SpaceAlastair ReynoldsNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
Space ChanteyR.A. LaffertyKiichirō YanashitaKokusho Kankōkai
Tuf VoyagingGeorge R. R. MartinAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
The Neanderthal Parallax trilogyRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Venus Plus XTheodore SturgeonYuzuru ŌkuboKokusho Kankōkai
The Swords of LankhmarFritz LeiberHisashi AsakuraTokyo Sogensha
2007[3] Mortal EnginesPhilip ReeveRei AnnoTokyo Sogensha
Singularity SkyCharles StrossHiroshi KanekoHayakawa Publishing
Mars CrossingGeoffrey A. LandisKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
IliumDan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
The CollapsiumWil McCarthyYooichi ShimadaHayakawa Publishing
Chasm CityAlastair ReynoldsNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
2008[3][17] Brightness Falls from the AirJames Tiptree, Jr.Hisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
OlymposDan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
The SeparationChristopher PriestYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
Old Man's WarJohn ScalziMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Kiln PeopleDavid BrinAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
CamouflageJoe HaldemanTsukasa KanekoHayakawa Publishing
The Golden Oecumene trilogyJohn C. WrightMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
Golem100Alfred BesterSachie WatanabeKokusho Kankōkai
The Atrocity ArchivesCharles StrossHiroshi KanekoHayakawa Publishing
2009[3][18] SpinRobert Charles WilsonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
The Ghost BrigadesJohn ScalziMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Redemption ArkAlastair ReynoldsNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
LightM. John HarrisonNaoya NakaharaKokusho Kankōkai
The Urth of the New SunGene WolfeHiroyuki OkabeHayakawa Publishing
Sun of SunsKarl SchroederNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
SeekerJack McDevittHiroshi KanekoHayakawa Publishing
2010[3][4] The Last ColonyJohn ScalziMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
AccelerandoCharles StrossAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
Rainbows EndVernor VingeHideko AkaoTokyo Sogensha
Perdido Street StationChina MiévilleMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
Probability trilogyNancy KressTsukasa KanekoHayakawa Publishing
The Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael ChabonToshiyuki KuroharaShinchosha
2011[5] EifelheimMichael F. FlynnYooichi ShimadaTokyo Sogensha
World War ZMax BrooksAkio HamanoBungeishunjū
Small Change trilogyJo WaltonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
El Mapa del TiempoFelix J. PalmaMaki MiyazakiHayakawa Publishing
Hunter's Run George R. R. Martin Akinobu Sakai Hayakawa Publishing
Gardner Dozois
Daniel Abraham
Un Lun DunChina MiévilleMasayuki UchidaKawade Shobō Shinsha
GenesisBernard BeckettKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
2012[6] The Windup Girl Paolo Bacigalupi Kazue Tanaka Hayakawa Publishing
Hiroshi Kaneko
The City & the CityChina MiévilleMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
The ChronolithsRobert Charles WilsonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
DhalgrenSamuel R. DelanyYuzuru ŌkuboKokusho Kankōkai
Little BrotherCory DoctorowHiroshi KanekoHayakawa Publishing
Millennium PeopleJ. G. BallardMamoru MasudaTokyo Sogensha
2013[7][19] The Android's DreamJohn ScalziMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
The Quantum ThiefHannu RajaniemiAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
VortexRobert Charles WilsonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
BlackoutConnie WillisNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
Leviathan trilogyScott WesterfeldMiyuki KobayashiHayakawa Publishing
2014[8][20] BlindsightPeter WattsYooichi ShimadaTokyo Sogensha
IncandescenceGreg EganMakoto YamagishiHayakawa Publishing
Serpent's EggR. A. LaffertyHiroshi InoueSeishinsha
EmbassytownChina MiévilleMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
KrakenChina MiévilleMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
The IslandersChristopher PriestYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
All ClearConnie WillisNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
2015[9][21] The MartianAndy WeirKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
PathfinderOrson Scott CardNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
Ready Player OneErnest ClineMakiko IkedaSB Creative
The Dervish HouseIan McDonaldMasaya ShimokusuTokyo Sogensha
RedshirtsJohn ScalziMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Among OthersJo WaltonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
2016[10][22] Ancillary JusticeAnn LeckieHideko AkaoTokyo Sogensha
ZendegiGreg EganMakoto YamagishiHayakawa Publishing
Ack-Ack MacaqueGareth L. PowellKazuyo MisumiTokyo Sogensha
The Water KnifePaolo BacigalupiNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
The Violent CenturyLavie TidharTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
Vulcan's HammerPhilip K. DickTatsuo SatōTokyo Sogensha
2017[11] United States of JapanPeter TieryasNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
Jack Vance Treasury 1: Magnus Ridolph Jack VanceHisashi Asakura Kokusho Kankōkai (Japanese original collection)
Akinobu Sakai
The Grace of KingsKen LiuYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
RoderickJohn SladekKiichirō YanashitaKawade Shobō Shinsha
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustClaire NorthHiromi AmagaiKADOKAWA / Kadokawa Shoten
Imperial Radch trilogyAnn LeckieHideko AkaoTokyo Sogensha
Enchanted NightSteven MillhauserMotoyuki ShibataHakusuisha
2018[12] Sleeping GiantsSylvain NeuvelChiori SadaTokyo Sogensha
The Adjacent Christopher PriestYoshimichi Furusawa Hayakawa Publishing
Yōko Miki
A Borrowed ManGene WolfeAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
My Real ChildrenJo WaltonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
Blue MarsKim Stanley RobinsonYutaka ŌshimaTokyo Sogensha
The History of Soviet Fantastika (История советской фантастики)Roman Arbitman (Роман Арбитман) as Rustam Katz (Рустам Кац)Hiroaki UmemuraKyōwakoku
Jack Vance Treasury 3: Space Opera Jack VanceHisashi Asakura Kokusho Kankōkai (Japanese original collection)
Rō Shiraishi
2019[13] Mecha Samurai EmpirePeter TieryasNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
ArtemisAndy WeirKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
We Are LegionDennis E. TaylorHiroshi KanekoHayakawa Publishing
ProvenanceAnn LeckieHideko AkaoTokyo Sogensha
Waking GodsSylvain NeuvelChiori SadaTokyo Sogensha
Six WakesMur LaffertyTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
SevenevesNeal StephensonMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
2020[14] The Three-Body Problem (三体) Liu Cixin (劉慈欣)Tōya Tachihara Hayakawa Publishing
Nozomi Ohmori
Sakura Mitsuyoshi
Chai Wang
The Long Way to a Small, Angry PlanetBecky ChambersYōko HosomiTokyo Sogensha
The Paradox MenCharles L. HarnessTōru NakamuraTakeshobo
Jade CityFonda LeeMayumi OhtaniHayakawa Publishing
Only HumanSylvain NeuvelChiori SadaTokyo Sogensha
A Man Lies DreamingLavie TidharShingo OshinoTakeshobo
The Murderbot Diaries [All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, and Exit Strategy]Martha WellsNaoya NakaharaTokyo Sogensha
2021[15] The Dark Forest (三体II: 黒暗森林) Liu CixinTōya Tachihara Hayakawa Publishing
Nozomi Ohmori
Kaori Uehara
Kō Tomari
All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane AndersIzumi IchidaTokyo Sogensha
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter Theodora GossJun Suzuki Hayakawa Publishing
Fumiyo Harashima
Mayumi Ohtani
Izumi Ichida
The Fifth SeasonN.K. JemisinKazuko OnodaTokyo Sogensha
The Calculating StarsMary Robinette KowalAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
Ninefox GambitYoon Ha LeeHideko AkaoTokyo Sogensha
The Psychology of Time TravelKate MascarenhasTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
Embers of WarGareth L. PowellKazuyo MisumiTokyo Sogensha
Avengers of the MoonAllen SteeleTōru NakamuraTokyo Sogensha
2022[16] Project Hail Mary Andy Weir Kazuko Onoda Hayakawa Publishing
Network Effect Martha Wells Naoya Nakahara Tokyo Sogensha
The Man with the Compound Eyes (複眼人) Wu Ming-yi (呉明益) Satoshi Oguriyama KADOKAWA
The Fated Sky Mary Robinette Kowal Akinobu Sakai Hayakawa Publishing
Death’s End (三体III: 死神永生) Liu Cixin Nozomi Ohmori Hayakawa Publishing
Chai Wang
Sakura Mitsuyoshi
Kō Tomari
No Enemy But Time Michael Bishop Yutaka Ōshima Takeshobo
This Is How You Lose the Time War Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Kazuko Yamada Hayakawa Publishing
Children of Time Adrian Tchaikovsky Masayuki Uchida Takeshobo
2023[23] Foundation trilogy Isaac Asimov Yasuko Kaji Tokyo Sogensha
Ninth Step Station Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde Kana Yoshimoto / Yui Nogami / Sumiko Kudo / Yuka Tachikawa Takeshobo
NSA - Nationales Sicherheits-Amt Andreas Eshbach Momoko Akasaka Hayakawa Publishing
L'anomalie Hervé Le Tellier Kaori Katō Hayakawa Publishing
The Three-Body Problem X (三体X 観想之宙) Baoshu Nozomi Ohmori / Chai Wang / Sakura Mitsuyoshi Hayakawa Publishing
The Last Astronaut David Wellinton Naoya Nakahara Hayakawa Publishing
The Three-Body Problem Zero (三体0 球状閃電) Liu Cixin Nozomi Ohmori Hayakawa Publishing

Best Translated Short Story

  *   Winners and joint winners   +   No winner selected

Year Work Author(s) Translator(s) Publisher or publication
1970[3] "The Squirrel Cage"Thomas M. DischNorio ItōSF Magazine
1971[3] "The Poems"Ray BradburyNorio ItōSF Magazine
1972[3] "The Blue Bottle"Ray BradburyNorio ItōSF Magazine
1973[3] "The Black Ferris"Ray BradburyNorio ItōDark Carnival, Hayakawa Publishing
1974[3] "A Meeting with Medusa"Arthur C. ClarkeNorio ItōSF Magazine
1975[3] "Eurema's Dam"R. A. LaffertyNorio ItōSF Magazine
1976[3] "Wet Paint"A. Bertram ChandlerMasahiro NodaSF Magazine
1977[3] "Rozprawa"Stanisław LemTadashi FukamiSF Magazine
1978[3] (No award)
1979[3] "Inconstant Moon"Larry NivenRei KozumiSF Magazine
1980[3] (No award)
1981[3] "A Relic of the Empire"Larry NivenRei KozumiSF Magazine
1982[3] "The Brave Little Toaster"Thomas M. DischHisashi AsakuraSF Magazine
1983[3] "Nightflyers"George R. R. MartinHitoshi YasudaSF Magazine
1984[3] "Unicorn Variation"Roger ZelaznyJun KazamiSF Magazine
1985[3] (No award)
1986[3] (No award)
1987[3] "Press Enter■"John VarleyJun KazamiSF Magazine
1988[3] "The Only Neat Thing To Do"James Tiptree, Jr.Hisashi AsakuraSF Magazine
1989[3] "Eye for Eye"Orson Scott CardMariko FukamachiSF Magazine
1990[3] "Think Blue, Count Two"Cordwainer SmithNorio ItōSF Magazine
1991[3] "Schrödinger's Kitten"George Alec EffingerHisashi AsakuraSF Magazine
1992[3] "Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo"John VarleyHisashi AsakuraSF Magazine
1993[3] "Groaning Hinges of the World"R. A. LaffertyHisashi AsakuraSF Magazine
1994[3] "Tangents"Greg BearAkinobu SakaiTangents: Greg Bear's New Collection, Hayakawa Publishing
1995[3] "The Planet Named Shayol"Cordwainer SmithNorio ItōThe Planet Named Shayol, Hayakawa Publishing
1996[3] "Robot Visions"Isaac AsimovNorio ItōSF Magazine
1997[3] "Heads"Greg BearKazuko OnodaSF Magazine
1998[3] "The Death of Captain Future"Allen SteeleMasahiro NodaSF Magazine
1999[3] "This Year's Class Picture"Dan SimmonsYooichi ShimadaSF Magazine
2000[3] "Out of the Everywhere"James Tiptree, Jr.Norio ItōOut of the Everywhere, Hayakawa Publishing
2001[3] "Oceanic"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiSF Magazine
2002[3] "Story of Your Life"Ted ChiangShigeyuki KudeSF Magazine
"Reasons to be Cheerful"Greg EganMakoto Yamagishi20-seiki SF vol. 6 [The 20th Century SF vol. 6], Kawade Shobō Shinsha
2003[3] "Luminous"Greg EganMakoto Yamagishi90-nendai SF Kessaku-sen: the Second Volume [The Best SF of Nineties: the Second Volume], Hayakawa Publishing
2004[3] "Hell Is the Absence of God"Ted ChiangMakoto YamagishiStory of Your Life, Hayakawa Publishing
2005[3] "And Now the News..."Theodore SturgeonNozomi OhmoriSF Magazine
2006[3] "The Human Front"Ken MacLeodYooichi ShimadaSF Magazine
2007[3] "The Astronaut from Wyoming" Adam-Troy Castro Hisashi Asakura SF Magazine
Jerry Oltion
2008[3] "Weather"Alastair ReynoldsNaoya NakaharaGreat Wall of Mars, Hayakawa Publishing
2009 "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"Ted ChiangNozomi OhmoriSF Magazine
2010[3] "Dark Integers"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiSF Magazine
2011[5] "Carry the Moon in My Pocket"James LovegroveTōru NakamuraThe Astronaut from Wyoming: The Best Space Exploration SF, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original anthology)
"Exhalation"Ted ChiangNozomi OhmoriSF Magazine
"The Ray-Gun: A Love Story"James Alan GardnerHiroshi KanekoSF Magazine
"Crystal Nights"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiSF Magazine
"Pump Six"Paolo BacigalupiNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"The Man in the Mirror"Geoffrey A. LandisKazuko OnodaSF Magazine
"The Beloved Time of Their Lives"Ian WatsonNozomi OhmoriSF Magazine
Robert Quaglia
2012[6] "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"Ted ChiangNozomi OhmoriSF Magazine
"The Pelican Bar"Karen Joy FowlerWataru IshigameSF Magazine
"The Gambler"Paolo BacigalupiYoshimichi FurusawaSF Magazine
"The People of Sand and Slag"Paolo BacigalupiNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"Troika"Alastair ReynoldsNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"The Little Goddess"Ian McDonaldHitomi NakamuraSF Magazine
2013[7][19] "Pocketful of Dharma"Paolo BacigalupiHiroshi KanekoPump Six and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing
"The Emperor of Mars"Allen M. SteeleYoshimichi FurusawaSF Magazine
"The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window"Rachel SwirskyEiko KakinumaSF Magazine
"The Tamarisk Hunter"Paolo BacigalupiNaoya NakaharaPump Six and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing
"With Unclean Hands"Adam-Troy CastroKazuko OnodaSF Magazine, Hayakawa Publishing
"Vishnu at the Cat Circus"Ian McDonaldMasaya ShimokusuCyberabad Days, Hayakawa Publishing
2014[8][20] "The Paper Menagerie"Ken LiuYoshimichi FurusawaSF Magazine
"Palimpsest"Charles StrossHiroshi KanekoSF Magazine
"Vacuum Lad"Stephen BaxterSatoru YaguchiSF Magazine
"Christopher Raven"Theodora GossJun SuzukiSF Magazine
"The Man Who Bridged the Mist"Kij JohnsonKazuyo MisumiSF Magazine
"Final Exam"Megan AkenbergJun SuzukiSF Magazine
2015[9][21] "The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi"Pat CadiganYooichi ShimadaSF Magazine
"The Negation"Christopher PriestYoshimichi FurusawaSF Magazine
"Hunter Come Home"Richard McKennaTōru NakamuraBlack Destroyer and Other Stories, Tokyo Sogensha (Japanese original anthology)
"Water"Ramez NaamNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"For Want of a Nail"Mary Robinette KowalFumiyo HarashimaSF Magazine
"Year of the Rat"Qiufan ChenNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"War 3.01"Keith BrookeMasato NaruniwaSF Magazine
2016[10][22] "Good Hunting"Ken LiuYoshimichi FurusawaThe Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
"The Road of Needles"Caitlín R. KiernanJun SuzukiSF Magazine
"White Sin, Now"Tanith LeeIzumi IchidaSF Magazine
"Mask"Stanisław LemKōichi HisayamaFantstyczny Lem: Antologia według czytelników, Kokusho Kankōkai
"Relays and Roses"Gene WolfeTakao MiyawakiGene Wolfe's Book of Days, Kokusho Kankōkai (Japanese original collection)
"Alfred's Ark"Jack VanceTōru NakamuraThe Bookshop and Other Stories, Tokyo Sogensha (Japanese original anthology)
"Beautiful Boys"Theodora GossJun SuzukiSF Magazine
2017[11] "Backward, Turn Backward"James Tiptree, Jr.Kazuko OnodaCrown of Stars, Hayakawa Publishing
"Simulacrum"Ken LiuYoshimichi FurusawaSF Magazine
"Seventh Sight"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiSF Magazine
"The Day the World Turned Upside Down"Thomas Olde HeuveltJun SuzukiSF Magazine
"The Guiding Nose of Ulfänt Banderōz"Dan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiSF Magazine
"The Deathbird"Harlan EllisonNorio ItōThe Deathbird and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
2018[12] "Folding Beijing" (北京折叠)Hao Jingfang (郝景芳)Mayumi ŌtaniSF Magazine
Ken Liu (as the English translator)
"The New Guys Always Work Overtime"David Erik NelsonJun SuzukiSF Magazine
"An Advanced Reader's Picture Book of Comparative Cognition"Ken LiuIzumi IchidaMemories of My Mother, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
"Healing Benjamin"Dennis DanversMakoto YamagishiNeko ha Utyū de Marukunaru [Cats Curling Up in Space], Takeshobo (Japanese original anthology)
"Travel Diary"Alfred BesterAkinobu SakaiAdam and No Eve, Tokyo Sogensha (Japanese original collection)
"Knotting Grass, Holding Ring"Ken LiuYoshimichi FurusawaMemories of My Mother, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
2019[13] "The Circle" (円)Liu Cixin (劉慈欣)Naoya NakaharaInvisible Planets, Hayakawa Publishing
Ken Liu (as the English translator)
"The Martian Obelisk"Linda NagataNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"Liar's House"Lucius ShepardMasayuki UchidaThe Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule, Takeshobo (Japanese original collection)
"Monster in the Midest"Julio Toro San MartinYoshio NomuraFUNGI: The Second Colony, P-vine ele-king books
"Převychování"Jan BardaKiyomi HiranoCzech SF Collection, Heibonsha (Japanese original collection)
"Between Nine and Eleven"Adam RobertsMasayuki UchidaSF Magazine
"Cybertank vs. Megazillus"Timothy J. GawneAkinobu SakaiSF Magazine
2020[14] "Uncanny Valley"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiBit Players and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
Anxiety Is the Dizziness of FreedomTed ChiangNozomi OhmoriExhalation, Hayakawa Publishing
OmphalosTed ChiangNozomi OhmoriExhalation, Hayakawa Publishing
"Memorials"Aliette de BodardYutaka OhshimaThe Tea Master and the Detective, Takeshobo (Japanese original collection)
"Bit Players"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiBit Players and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
"The Caretaker"Ken LiuMayumi OhtaniThe Reborn and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
"The Secret Life of Bots"Suzanne PalmerNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
2021[15] "Zima Blue"Alastair ReynoldsNaoya NakaharaBest SF of the 2000s, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original anthology)
"Our Science Fiction World"Baoshu (宝树)Kōsaku AiSF Magazine
"This is Not the Way Home"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiSF Magazine
"About My Space Hero"Cho-yeop Kim (김초엽)Bang-hwa KanIf We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light, Hayakawa Publishing
"The Weight of Memories"Liu CixinKō TomariSF Magazine
"The Snow of Jinyang" (晋阳三尺雪)Zhang Ran (張冉)Naoya NakaharaBroken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation, Hayakawa Publishing
"My Crappy Autumn"Nitay PeretzMasami UekusaZion’s Fiction: A Treasury of Israeli Speculative Literature, Takeshobo
"The Syllables of Silence"Zhou Wen (昼温)Masami AsadaThe Stairway of the Time, Shinkigensha (Japanese original anthology)
2022[16] “The One With the Interstellar Group Consciousnesses” James Alan Gardner Chiori Sada Federations, Tokyo Sogensha
“Yakiniku Planet” (烤肉自助星) Liang Qingshan (梁清散) Keita Kojima Chinese&American Enigmatic SF, Hakusuisha (Japanese original anthology)
“Mother Tongues” S. Qiouyi Lu Umiyuri Katsuyama Shimi no Techō vol.02, Tokyo Sogensha
“Nomad” Karin Lowachee Naoya Nakahara Armored, Tokyo Sogensha
“The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” Ken Liu Yoshimichi Furusawa Spring of the Universe, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
“Power Armor: A Love Story” David Barr Kirtley Naoya Nakahara Armored, Tokyo Sogensha
“The King of Time” (时间之王) Baoshu (宝树) Kōsaku Ai SF Magazine
“A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies” Alix E. Harrow Fumiyo Harashima SF Magazine
2023

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"Sooner Or Later Everything Falls Into The Sea" Sarah Pinsker Idumi Ichida Sooner Or Later Everything Falls Into The Sea, Takeshobo
"The Wandering Earth" Liu Cixin Nozomi Ohmori, Masako Furuichi The Wandering Earth, KADOKAWA
“Polished Performance” Alastair Reynolds Naoya Nakahara Made to Order, Tokyo Sogensha
“Go. Now. Fix.” Timons Esaias Masato Naruniwa SF Magazine
“Unfamiliar Gods” Adam-Troy Castro & Judi B. Castro Kazuko Onoda Cosmic Powers, Tokyo Sogensha
"Running Red” Su Wanwen Toya Tachihara Chinese Female SF Writers Anthology: Running Red, Chuō Kōronsha
"Eichmann in Alaska” Chang Kang-myoung Kanae Kira Highly Personal Superpowers, Hayakawa Publishing
"Fandom for Robots" Vina Jie-Min Prasad Chiori Sada SF Magazine
"Signal" L. D. Lewis Umiyuri Katsuyama VirtualGorilla

Best Dramatic Presentation

  *   Winners and joint winners   +   No winner selected Japan Denotes a Japanese work

Year Work Japanese title Media type
1970[3] The PrisonerプリズナーNo.6TV series
Charlyまごころを君にfilm
A Thousand and One Nights Japan千夜一夜物語animated film
1971[3] UFO謎の円盤UFOTV series
Marooned宇宙からの脱出film
Beneath the Planet of the Apes続・猿の惑星film
1972[3] The Andromeda Strainアンドロメダ…film
1973[3] A Clockwork Orange時計じかけのオレンジfilm
1974[3] Soylent Greenソイレント・グリーンfilm
1975[3] Space Battleship Yamato Japan宇宙戦艦ヤマトanimated TV series
1976[3] Star Japanスタアtheatrical play
1977[3] (no award)
1978[3] Solaris惑星ソラリスfilm
1979[3] Star Warsスター・ウォーズfilm
1980[3] Alienエイリアンfilm
Silent Runningサイレント・ランニングfilm
Galaxy Express 999 Japan銀河鉄道999animated film
The Man Who Stole the Sun Japan太陽を盗んだ男film
Supermanスーパーマンfilm
Nanase Once More Japan七瀬ふたたびTV series
Halloweenハロウィンfilm
The Lord of the Rings指輪物語animated film
The China Syndromeチャイナ・シンドロームfilm
Heaven Can Wait天国から来たチャンピオンfilm
1981[3] The Empire Strikes Backスター・ウォーズ/帝国の逆襲film
Mobile Suit Gundam Japan機動戦士ガンダムanimated TV series
Star Trek: The Motion Pictureスター・トレックfilm
Cosmos: A Personal Voyageコスモス(宇宙)TV program
Virus Japan復活の日film
Toward the Terra Japan地球(テラ)へ…animated film
The Final Countdownファイナル・カウントダウンfilm
Panorama Solar System Japanパノラマ太陽系TV program
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur Japanドラえもん/のび太の恐竜animated film
All That Jazzオール・ザット・ジャズfilm
1982[3] (no award)
Excaliburエクスカリバーfilm
Time After Timeタイム・アフター・タイムfilm
Altered Statesアルタード・ステーツ/未知への挑戦film
Superman IIスーパーマンIIfilm
Somewhere in Timeある日どこかでfilm
Scannersスキャナーズfilm
Escape from New Yorkニューヨーク1997film
Flash Gordonフラッシュ・ゴードンfilm
Samurai Reincarnation Japan魔界転生film
Stalkerストーカーfilm
1983[3] Blade Runnerブレードランナーfilm
1984[3] The Dark Crystalダーククリスタルfilm
Crusher Joe Japanクラッシャージョウanimated film
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Japan時をかける少女film
Time BanditsバンデットQfilm
Urusei Yatsura: Only You Japanうる星やつら/オンリー・ユーanimated film
Return of the Jediスター・ウォーズ/ジェダイの復讐film
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khanスター・トレック2/カーンの逆襲film
Airplane II: The Sequelフライングハイ2/危険がいっぱい月への旅film
Okay, My Friend Japanだいじょうぶマイ・フレンドfilm
Ginga Hyōryū Vifam Japan銀河漂流バイファムanimated TV series
1985[3] Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Japan風の谷のナウシカanimated film
Gremlinsグレムリンfilm
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer Japanうる星やつら2/ビューティフル・ドリーマーanimated film
Ghostbustersゴーストバスターズfilm
NHK Special:
"The World's Scientists Predict - Earth after Nuclear War" Japan
NHK特集「世界の科学者は予見する―核戦争後の地球―」TV program
Bye-Bye Jupiter Japanさよならジュピターfilm
The Return of Godzilla Japanゴジラfilm
Armored Trooper VOTOMS Japan装甲騎兵ボトムズanimated TV series
Ginga Hyōryū Vifam Japan銀河漂流バイファムanimated TV series
Macross: Do You Remember Love? Japan超時空要塞マクロス/愛・おぼえていますかanimated film
1986[3] Back to the Futureバック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャーfilm
The Terminatorターミネーターfilm
Night on the Galactic Railroad Japan銀河鉄道の夜animated film
Angel's Egg Japan天使のたまごOVA
Urusei Yatsura Japanうる星やつらanimated TV series
Dune砂の惑星film
2010: The Year We Make Contact2010年film
Ladyhawkeレディホークfilm
Sukeban Deka Japanスケバン刑事TV series
Dirty Pair Japanダーティペアanimated TV series
Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushū Japan八岐之大蛇の逆襲film
Electric Dreamsエレクトリック・ドリームfilm
Super Mario Bros. Japanスーパーマリオブラザーズvideo game
Fight! Iczer One戦え!!イクサー1OVA
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Japan機動戦士Zガンダムanimated TV series
Kyodai Ken Byclosser Japan兄弟拳バイクロッサーTV series
The Tower of Druaga Japanスーパーマリオブラザーズvideo game
1987[3] Brazil未来世紀ブラジルfilm
Stonehenge (trilogy) Japan《石舞台星七変化》三部作theatrical play
The Red Spectacles Japan紅い眼鏡film
Aliensエイリアン2film
Vampire Hunter D Japan吸血鬼(バンパイアー)ハンターDanimated film
Super Kabuki: "Yamato Takeru" Japanスーパー歌舞伎「ヤマトタケル」theatrical play
1988[3] Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise Japan王立宇宙軍/オネアミスの翼animated film
Dragon Quest (I and II) Japanドラゴンクエストvideo game
The Flyザ・フライfilm
Tokyo Blackout Japan首都消失film
The Witches of Eastwickイーストウィックの魔女たちfilm
Innerspaceインナースペースfilm
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Homeスター・トレック4/故郷への長い道film
Little Shop of Horrorsリトルショップ・オブ・ホラーズfilm
1989[3] My Neighbor Totoro Japanとなりのトトロanimated film
RoboCopロボコップfilm
Star Trek: The Next Generation: "Encounter at Farpoint"スター・トレック'88 新・宇宙大作戦TV series episode
Spaceballsスペースボールfilm
Willowウィローfilm
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis Japan帝都物語film
Akira JapanAKIRAanimated film
Mobile Police Patlabor Japan「機動警察パトレイバー」VOL.1~6OVA series
Summer Vacation 1999 Japan1999年の夏休みfilm
Shigatsu Kaidan Japan四月怪談film
Dragon Quest III JapanドラゴンクエストIII そして伝説へ…video game
1990[3] Gunbuster Japanトップをねらえ!OVA series
1991[3] NHK Special:
A Galactic Odyssey Japan
NHKスペシャル「銀河宇宙オデッセイ」TV program
Back to the Future Part IIIバック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャーPART3film
Total Recallトータル・リコールfilm
Godzilla vs. Biollante JapanゴジラVSビオランテfilm
Ghostゴースト/ニューヨークの幻film
Tokyo Heaven Japan東京上空いらっしゃいませfilm
La Belle Fille Masquée Poitrine Japan美少女仮面ポワトリンTV series
1992[3] Terminator 2: Judgment Dayターミネーター2film
Edward Scissorhandsシザーハンズfilm
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah JapanゴジラVSキングギドラfilm
Otaku no Video JapanおたくのビデオOVA
Armored Police Metal Jack Japan機甲警察(アーマードポリス)メタルジャックanimated TV series
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water Japanふしぎの海のナディアanimated TV series
1993[3] Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei Japanママは小学4年生animated TV series
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Countryスター・トレックVI/未知の世界film
Bram Stoker's Draculaドラキュラfilm
Godzilla vs. Mothra JapanゴジラVSモスラfilm
Naked Lunch Japan裸のランチfilm
Romancing SaGa Japanロマンシング サ・ガvideo game
Freejackフリージャックfilm
Batman Returnsバットマン リターンズfilm
1994[3] Jurassic Parkジュラシック・パークfilm
Patlabor 2: The Movie Japan機動警察パトレイバー2 the Movieanimated film
The Ultraseven I Loved Japan私が愛したウルトラセブンTV series
Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon Japanトルネコの大冒険 不思議のダンジョンvideo game
Forever Youngフォーエヴァー・ヤング/時を越えた告白film
NIGHT HEAD JapanNIGHT HEADTV series
1995[3] Zeiram 2 Japanゼイラム2film
Dirty Pair Flash Japanダーティ・ペアFLASHOVA series
Demolition Manデモリションマンfilm
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Brilliantly Shining Heresy Japan装甲騎兵ボトムズ 赫奕たる異端OVA series
Star Trek: The Next Generation: "Unification"スター・スポックを救出せよ!
――新スター・トレック特別篇
TV series episode
The Nightmare Before Christmasナイトメアー・ビフォア・クリスマスanimated film
Timecopタイムコップfilm
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Japan時をかける少女TV series
1996[3] Gamera: Guardian of the Universe Japanガメラ 大怪獣空中決戦film
Apollo 13アポロ13film
Ghost in the Shell Japan攻殻機動隊 GHOST IN THE SHELLanimated film
Johnny MnemonicJMfilm
Star Trek Generationsスター・トレック ジェネレーションズfilm
Village of the Damned光る眼film
The Maskマスクfilm
Memories JapanMEMORIESanimated film
1997[3] Gamera 2: Attack of Legion Japanガメラ2 レギオン襲来film
The Outer Limits: "The Sandkings"新アウター・リミッツ/サンドキングスTV series episode
Toy Storyトイ・ストーリーanimated film
12 Monkeys12モンキーズfilm
Escape from L.A.エスケープ・フロム・L.A.film
The Vision of Escaflowne Japan天空のエスカフローネanimated TV series
Choukou Senshi Changéríon Japan超光戦士シャンゼリオンTV series
4th Super Robot Wars Scramble Japan第4次スーパーロボット大戦Svideo game
1998[3] Ultraman Tiga JapanウルトラマンティガTV series
Revolutionary Girl Utena Japan少女革命ウテナanimated TV series
Contactコンタクトfilm
The Fifth Elementフィフス・エレメントfilm
Mars Attacks!マーズ・アタック!film
Star Trek: First Contactスター・トレック ファースト・コンタクトfilm
Independence Dayインデペンデンス・デイfilm
The Lost World: Jurassic Parkロスト・ワールド/ジュラシック・パークfilm
1999[3] Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness Japan劇場版 機動戦艦ナデシコanimated film
Serial Experiments Lain Japanlainanimated TV series
Generator Gawl Japanジェネレイターガウルanimated TV series
Ring Japanリングfilm
Starship Troopersスターシップ・トゥルーパーズfilm
Alien Resurrectionエイリアン4film
Deep Impactディープ・インパクトfilm
Nanase Once More Japan七瀬ふたたびTV series
Trigun Japanトライガンanimated TV series
2000[3] Cowboy Bebop Japanカウボーイビバップanimated TV series
Space Pirate Mito Japan宇宙海賊ミトの大冒険animated TV series
Red Dwarf宇宙船レッド・ドワーフ号TV series
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris Japanガメラ3 邪神〈イリス〉覚醒film
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menaceスター・ウォーズ
エピソード1/ファントム・メナス
film
Star Trek: Insurrectionスター・トレック/叛乱film
Digimon Adventure Japan劇場版デジモンアドベンチャーanimated short film
The Matrixマトリックスfilm
2001[3] Gunparade March Japan高機動幻想ガンパレード・マーチvideo game
The Iron Giantアイアン・ジャイアントanimated film
Bicentennial ManアンドリューNDR114film
X-MenX-メンfilm
Sakuya Yōkai-den Japanさくや 妖怪伝film
Juvenile JapanJuvenile ジュブナイルfilm
Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! Japanデジモンアドベンチャー02
ぼくらのウォーゲーム!
animated short film
October Sky遠い空の向こうにfilm
Blood: The Last Vampire JapanBLOOD the Last Vampireanimated film
Infinite Ryvius Japanカウボーイビバップanimated TV series
2002[3] Kamen Rider Kuuga Japan仮面ライダークウガTV series
Avalon JapanAvalon (アヴァロン)film
Princess Arete Japanアリーテ姫animated film
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie JapanCOWBOY BEBOP 天国の扉animated film
Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars Japan学園戦記ムリョウanimated TV series
Galaxy Questギャラクシー・クエストfilm
Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Adult Empire Strikes Back Japanクレヨンしんちゃん
嵐を呼ぶモーレツ!オトナ帝国の逆襲
animated film
Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius Japanサトラレfilm
Z.O.E. Dolores, I JapanZ.O.E Dolores, ianimated TV series
2003[3] Voices of a Distant Star JapanほしのこえOVA short
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clonesスター・ウォーズ
エピソード2/クローンの攻撃
film
RahXephon Japanラーゼフォンanimated TV series
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ringロード・オブ・ザ・リングfilm
Kamen Rider Agito Japan仮面ライダーアギトTV series
Haibane Renmei Japan灰羽連盟animated TV series
Shaolin Soccer少林足球film
2004[3] The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towersロード・オブ・ザ・リング/二つの塔film
Stellvia Japan宇宙のステルヴィアanimated TV series
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio Japanラーゼフォン 多元変奏曲animated film
NHK Drama Love Poem: "Like an Angel" JapanNHKドラマ愛の詩「天使みたい」TV series
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemenリーグ・オブ・レジェンド/時空を超えた戦いfilm
Dokkoida?! Japan住めば都のコスモス荘・スットコ大戦ドッコイダーanimated TV series
Overman King Gainer JapanOVERMAN キングゲイナーanimated TV series
2005[3] Planetes Japanプラネテスanimated TV series
The Place Promised in Our Early Days Japan雲のむこう、約束の場所animated film
Tetsujin 28-gō Japan鉄人28号animated TV series
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Japanイノセンスanimated film
Fullmetal Alchemist Japan鋼の錬金術師animated TV series
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kingロード・オブ・ザ・リング/王の帰還film
Astro Boy JapanASTRO BOY 鉄腕アトムanimated TV series
2006[3] Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger Japan特捜戦隊デカレンジャーTV series
Genesis of Aquarion Japan創聖のアクエリオンanimated TV series
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean Japanローレライfilm
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG Japan攻殻機動隊
STAND ALONE COMPLEX 2nd GIG
animated TV series
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Japan魔法少女リリカルなのはA'sanimated TV series
Pani Poni Dash! Japanぱにぽにだっしゅ!animated TV series
2007[3] The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Japan時をかける少女animated film
Zegapain Japanゼーガペインanimated TV series
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Japan涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱animated TV series
Paprika Japanパプリカanimated film
Nihon Igai Zenbu Chinbotsu Japan日本以外全部沈没film
2008[3] Den-noh Coil Japan電脳コイルanimated TV series
Gurren Lagann Japan天元突破グレンラガンanimated TV series
Transformersトランスフォーマーfilm
Oh! Edo Rocket Japan大江戸ロケットanimated TV series
Pan's Labyrinthパンズ・ラビリンスfilm
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers Japan魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerSanimated TV series
2009[3] Macross Frontier Japanマクロス FRONTIERanimated TV series
Real Drive JapanRD 潜脳調査室animated TV series
Kamen Rider Den-O Japan仮面ライダー電王TV series
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Japanコードギアス 反逆のルルーシュR2animated TV series
The Dark Knightダークナイトfilm
Fireball Japanファイアボールanimated TV series
Library War Japan図書館戦争animated TV series
2010[3] Summer Wars Japanサマーウォーズanimated film
Avatarアバターfilm
Star Trekスター・トレックfilm
Watchmenウォッチメンfilm
Terminator Salvationターミネーター4film
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallenトランスフォーマー/リベンジfilm
Fresh Pretty Cure! The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!? Japanフレッシュプリキュア!
おもちゃの国は秘密がいっぱい!?
animated film
Jin Japan日曜劇場「JIN―仁―」TV series
2011[3] District 9第9地区film
The Tatami Galaxy Japan四畳半神話大系animated TV series
Kamen Rider W Japan仮面ライダーWTV series
Welcome to the Space Show Japan宇宙ショーへようこそanimated film
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Japan侍戦隊シンケンジャーTV series
Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Japan時をかける少女film
Operation Space Dog Japan宇宙犬作戦TV series
2012[3] Puella Magi Madoka Magica Japan魔法少女まどか☆マギカanimated TV series
Paul宇宙人ポールfilm
Penguindrum Japan輪るピングドラムanimated TV series
Steins;Gate JapanアニメSteins;Gateanimated TV series
Tiger & Bunny JapanTIGER & BUNNYanimated TV series
Real Steelリアル・スティールfilm
2013[3] Bodacious Space Pirates Japanモーレツ宇宙海賊animated TV series
Iron Skyアイアン・スカイfilm
The Avengersアベンジャーズfilm
009 Re:Cyborg Japan009 RE:CYBORGanimated film
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo Japan巨神兵東京に現わるshort film
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne Japan輪廻のラグランジェanimated TV series
Eureka Seven: AO JapanエウレカセブンAOanimated TV series
2014[3] Pacific Rimパシフィック・リムfilm
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Japan翠星のガルガンティアanimated TV series
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Japan宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199animated TV series
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova- Japan蒼き鋼のアルペジオ
―アルス・ノヴァ―
animated TV series
Psycho-Pass JapanPSYCHO-PASS サイコパスanimated TV series
Gravityゼロ・グラビティfilm
Patema Inverted Japanサカサマのパテマanimated film
Girls und Panzer Japanガールズ&パンツァーanimated TV series
2015[3] Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark Japan宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 星巡る方舟animated film
Expelled from Paradise Japan楽園追放 -Expelled from Paradise-animated film
Space Dandy Japanスペース☆ダンディanimated TV series
Interstellarインターステラーfilm
Big Hero 6ベイマックスanimated film
Kill la Kill Japanキルラキルanimated TV series
Mysterious Transfer Student Japanなぞの転校生TV series
2016[3] Girls und Panzer der Film Japanガールズ&パンツァー劇場版animated film
Mad Max: Fury Roadマッドマックス 怒りのデス・ロードfilm
Star Wars: The Force Awakensスターウォーズ フォースの覚醒film
Chappieチャッピーfilm
The Congressコングレス未来学会議film
Wish Upon the Pleiades Japan放課後のプレアデスanimated TV series
The Empire of Corpses Japan屍者の帝国animated film
Psycho-Pass: The Movie Japan劇場版 PSYCHO-PASS サイコパスanimated film
2017[3] Shin Godzilla Japanシン・ゴジラfilm
Your Name Japan君の名は。animated film
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Japan甲鉄城のカバネリanimated TV series
Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyローグ・ワン/スター・ウォーズ・ストーリfilm
Concrete Revolutio Japanコンクリート・レボルティオ~超人幻想~animated TV series
Zegapain Adaptation JapanゼーガペインADPanimated film
Look Who's Back帰ってきたヒトラーfilm
Kuromukuro Japanクロムクロanimated TV series
2018[3] Kemono Friends Japanけものフレンズanimated TV series
Arrivalメッセージfilm
Blade Runner 2049ブレードランナー2049film
ID-0 JapanID-0animated TV series
Kado: The Right Answer Japan正解するカドanimated TV series
Re:Creators JapanRe:CREATORSanimated TV series
Kubo and the Two StringsKUBO/クボ 二本の弦の秘密animated film
Passengersパッセンジャーfilm
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Childrenミス・ペレグリンと奇妙なこどもたちfilm
2019[3] SSSS.Gridman JapanSSSS.GRIDMANanimated TV series
Ready Player Oneレディ・プレーヤー1film
Cells at Work! Japanはたらく細胞animated TV series
Beatless JapanBEATLESSanimated TV series
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan Japanひそねとまそたんanimated TV series
Planet With Japanプラネット・ウィズanimated TV series
Penguin Highway Japanペンギン・ハイウェイanimated film
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (uncut version)バーフバリ 王の凱旋 完全版film
Pacific Rim: Uprisingパシフィック・リム アップライジングfilm
2020[3] Astra Lost in Space Japan彼方のアストラanimated TV series
Hello World JapanHELLO WORLDanimated film
Godzilla: King of the Monstersゴジラ キング・オブ・モンスターズfilm
Promare Japanプロメアanimated film
Weathering with You Japan天気の子animated film
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Japan十三機兵防衛圏video game
Fly Me to the Saitama Japan翔んで埼玉film
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Movie: The Mythically Fast ALFA-X That Came From The Future Japan劇場版「新幹線変形ロボ シンカリオン 神速のALFA-X」animated film
2021[3] Ultraman Z JapanウルトラマンZTV series
Deca-Dence Japanデカダンスanimated TV series
NHK Drama: Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan JapanNHKドラマ「岸辺露伴は動かない」TV series
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Japan映像研には手を出すな!film
Id – Invaded JapanID:INVADED イド:インヴェイデッドanimated TV series
BNA: Brand New Animal JapanBNA ビー・エヌ・エーanimated TV series
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train Japan劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編animated film
Pretty Cure Miracle Leap: A Wonderful Day with Everyone Japan映画 プリキュアミラクルリープ みんなとの不思議な1日animated film
Drifting Dragons Japan空挺ドラゴンズanimated TV series
Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar Japan前田建設ファンタジー営業部film
2022[16] Godzilla Singular Point Japanゴジラ S.P <シンギュラポイント>animated TV series
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song JapanVivy -Flourite Eye's Song-animated TV series
Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars Japanシドニアの騎士 あいつむぐほしanimated film
DuneDUNEfilm
Sing a Bit of Harmony Japanアイの歌声を聴かせてanimated film
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time Japanシン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 𝄇animated film
Japan Sinks: People of Hope Japan日本沈没ー希望のひとーTV series
The Door into Summer Japan夏への扉 -キミのいる未来へ-film
2023 Shin Ultraman Japan シン・ウルトラマンfilm

Best Comic

Year Work Author/Artist Publisher or Publication
1978[3] Toward the Terra (地球へ…, Tera e...)Keiko TakemiyaGekkan Manga Shonen, since Jan 1977
1979[3] Absurdity Diary (不条理日記, Fujōri Nikki)Hideo AzumaBessatsu Kisotengai No. 6, “SF Manga Compendium Part 2”, Dec 1978
1980[3] Star Red (スター・レッド, Sutā Reddo)Moto HagioWeekly Shōjo Comic, 1978 (No. 23) to 1979 (No. 3)
Cobra (コブラ, Kobura)Buichi TerasawaWeekly Shōnen Jump, since 1978
Legends of the Enchantress: Moon Dream (月夢―妖女伝説―, Getsumu -Yōjo Densetsu-)Yukinobu HoshinoYoung Jump, 1979 (No. 5)
Fireball (Fire-ball)Katsuhiro OtomoAction Deluxe, Jan 27, 1979 (No. 5)
Juma (樹魔)Wakako MizukiBouquet, Dec 1979
Methyl Metaphisik (メチル・メタフィジーク, Mechiru Metafijīku)Hideo AzumaSF Magazine, Oct 1979 - Jun 1980
Absurdity Diary (不条理日記, Fujōri Nikki) (collected edition)Hideo AzumaKisotengaisha
Kisotengai Comics
Insane Nebula Chronicles (狂乱星雲記, Kyōran Seiun Ki)Hideo AzumaComic Again, May - Nov 1979
Doraemon (ドラえもん)Fujiko FujioShogakukan
Tentomushi Comics
Ring ni Kakero (リングにかけろ)Masami KurumadaShueisha
Jump Comics
1981[3] Densetsu (伝説)Wakako MizukiBouquet, May to June 1980
Domu: A Child's Dream (童夢, Dōmu)Katsuhiro OtomoAction Deluxe, since Jan 19, 1980
Patalliro! Stardust (パタリロ!スターダスト, Patariro! Sutādasuto)Mineo MayaHakusensha
Hana to Yume Comics
Lunatic (るなてっく, Runatekku)Hideo AzumaGekiga Alice Oct 1979 - Apr 1980
Anesa & Oji (アネサとオジ, Anesa to Oji)Fumiko TakanoManga Kisotengai SF Manga Daizenshuu No. 1, Apr 1980
Star Wankers (スターアホーズ, Star Ahōzu)Shintaro KohKisotengai, Sept 1980
City of Bliss (至福の街, Shihuku no Machi)Jun IshikawaManga Kisotengai SF Manga Daizenshuu No. 1, Apr 1980
Katsuhiro Otomo's Nutritious! (大友克洋の栄養満点!, Ōtomo Katsuhiro no Eiyō Manten!)Katsuhiro OtomoRocking On, May 1979 - May 1980.
She...Noma SabeaLight Blue Page, Kisotengaisha
Ship of Fools (阿呆船, Ahōsen)Shio SatōSF Manga Taizenshuu Part 4 No. 9, Jan 1980
1982[3] Already Feels Like War (気分はもう戦争, Kibun wa Mō Sensō)Toshihiko Yahagi and Katsuhiro OtomoWeekly Manga Action, Apr 1980 to Nov 1981
The Mask of Ongoro (オンゴロの仮面, Ongoro no Kamen)Daijiro MorohoshiAkita Shoten
Shonen Champion Comics
A, A′Moto HagioPrincess, Aug 1981
Winter Planet (冬の惑星, Fuyu no Wakusei)Yukinobu HoshinoKekkan Starlog, May/June 1981 issue
The Mysterious Person Ackerman (怪人アッカーマン, Kaishin Akkaman)Takako NittaComic Gang and Bessatsu Manga Action
Dream Garden (夢庭園, Yume Teien)Akeru TotoKisotenkaisha
Legend of the Flute Player (笛吹伝説, Usui Densetsu)Mineko YamadaRyu, Mar and May 1981 issues
The Promised Land (約束の地, Yakuzoku no Chi)Jun IshikawaKodansha
Young Magazine KC
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow Again (明日も、明日も、また明日も, Ashita mo, Ashita mo, Mata Ashita mo)Yōko KondōKaisotengai, Jun 1981
Dokkiri Doctor (どっきりドクター)Fujihiko HosonoShogakukan
Shōnen Sunday Comics
1983[3] Silver Triangle (銀の三角, Gin no Sankaku) Moto Hagio SF Magazine, Dec 1980 to Jun 1982
1984[3] Domu: A Child's Dream (童夢, Dōmu)Katsuhiro OtomoFutabasha
1985[3] X + YMoto HagioShogakukan
1986[3] AppleseedMasamune ShirowKodansha
1987[3] Urusei YatsuraRumiko TakahashiShogakukan
1988[3] Kyūkyoku Chōjin RMasami YūkiShogakukan
1989[3] Mermaid SagaRumiko TakahashiShogakukan
1990[3] So What?Megumi WakatsukiHakusensha
1991[3] Uchū DaizakkaEiji Yokoyama
1992[3] YamataikaYukinobu Hoshino
1993[3] OZNatsumi ItsukiHakusensha
1994[3] Dai-Hon'yaMiki Tori
Grant Leauvas MonogatariKyōko Shitō
1995[3] Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindHayao MiyazakiTokuma Shoten
1996[3] ParasyteHitoshi IwaakiKodansha
1997[3] Ushio & ToraKazuhiro FujitaShogakukan
1998[3] SF TaishōMiki Tori
1999[3] Runnahime HouroukiEiji Yokoyama
2000[3] ItihaasaWakako MizukiShueisha
2001[3] Cardcaptor SakuraClampKodansha
2002[3] PlanetesMakoto YukimuraKodansha
2003[3] ChronoeyesYūichi HasegawaKodansha
2004[3] From Far AwayKyōko HikawaHakusensha
2005[3] Bremen IIIzumi KawaharaHakusensha
2006[3] OnmyōjiReiko OkanoHakusensha
2007[3] Yokohama Kaidashi KikōHitoshi AshinanoKodansha
2008[3] 20th Century BoysNaoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki[26]Shogakukan
2009[3] Trigun MaximumYasuhiro NightowShōnen Gahōsha
2010[3] PlutoNaoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka, Takashi Nagasaki, Macoto Tezka and Tezuka Productions[27]Shogakukan
2011[3] Fullmetal AlchemistHiromu ArakawaSquare Enix
2012[3] Mobile Suit Gundam: The OriginYoshikazu YasuhikoKadokawa Shoten
2013[3] Inherit the StarsYukinobu HoshinoShogakukan
2014[3] The World of NarueTomohiro MarukawaKadokawa Shoten
2015[3] MoyasimonMasayuki IshikawaKodansha
2016[3] Knights of SidoniaTsutomu NiheiKodansha
2017[3] Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae HashutsujoOsamu AkimotoShueisha
2018[3] And Yet the Town MovesMasakazu IshiguroShōnen Gahōsha
2019[3] Girls' Last TourTsukumizuShinchosha
2020[3] How Many Light-Years to Babylon?Seiman DoumanAkita Shoten
Batman NinjaMasato HisaHero's Inc.
2021[3] Hozuki's CoolheadednessNatsumi EguchiKodansha
Kimi wo Shinasenai tame no StoriaToriko GinAkita Shoten
2022[16] Psychic SquadTakashi ShiinaShogakukan
2023 Orb: On the Movements of the EarthUotoShogakukan

Best Artist

Year Work
1979 Naoyuki Kato
1980 Noriyoshi Ohrai
1981 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
1982 Shusei Nagaoka
1983 Yoshitaka Amano
1984 Yoshitaka Amano
1985 Yoshitaka Amano
1986 Yoshitaka Amano
1987 Michiaki Satō
1988 Jun Suemi
1989 Hiroyuki Katō & Keisuke Gotō
1990 Katsumi Michihara
1991 Eiji Yokoyama
1992 Masamune Shirow
1993 Keinojō Mizutama
1994 Hitoshi Yoneda
1995 Keinojō Mizutama
1996 Akihiro Yamada
1997 Yuji Kaida
1998 Shigeru Mizuki
1999 Takami Akai
2000 Kenji Tsuruta
2001 Kenji Tsuruta
2002 Katsuya Terada
2003 Makoto Shinkai
2004 Daisuke Nishijima
2005 Makoto Shinkai
2006 Range Murata
2007 Yoshitaka Amano
2008 Naoyuki Kato
2009 Naoyuki Kato
2010 Naoyuki Kato
2011 Naoyuki Kato
2012 Naohiro Washio
2013 Kenji Tsuruta
2014 Naoyuki Kato
2015 Keinojō Mizutama
2016 Noriyoshi Ohrai
2017 Naoyuki Kato
2018 Noriko Nagano
2019 Naoyuki Kato
2020 Yūko Shiraishi
2021 Yūko Shiraishi
2022 Naoyuki Kato
2023 Kenji Tsuruta
Naoyuki Kato

Best Nonfiction

Year Work
1985 Kōseiki no Sekai (光世紀の世界) by Fujio Ishihara
1986 Tokusatsu Hero Retsuden (特撮ヒーロー列伝) by Noriaki Ikeda
1987 Ishihara Hakase no SF Kenkyūshitsu (石原博士のSF研究室) by Fujio Ishihara
1988 Wizardry Nikki (ウィザードリィ日記) by Tetsu Yano
1989 Space Opera no Kakikata (スペース・オペラの書き方) by Masahiro Noda
1990 Future Magic by Robert L. Forward
1991 SF Handbook (SFハンドブック), edited by Hayakawa Publishing Editorial Office
1992 TV series "Denshi Rikkoku Nippon no Jijoden" (電子立国日本の自叙伝) by NHK
1993 The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes
1994 Yasashii Uchū Kaihatsu Nyūmon (やさしい宇宙開発入門) by Masahiro Noda
1995 Itoshino Wonderland: Space Opera no Yomikata (愛しのワンダーランド――スペース・オペラの読み方) by Masahiro Noda
1996 Tondemo-bon no Sekai (トンデモ本の世界), edited by Togakkai
1997 Tondemo-bon no Gyakushū (トンデモ本の逆襲), edited by Togakkai
1998 Walking Humanoid Robot P2 by Honda
1999 Uchū o Kūsōshitekita Hitobito (宇宙を空想してきた人々) by Masahiro Noda
2000 AIBO by Sony
2001 Motto Sugoi Kagaku de Mamorimasu! (もっとすごい科学で守ります!) by Yūichi Hasegawa
2002 NHK Shōnen Drama Series no Subete (NHK少年ドラマシリーズのすべて) by Hisaaki Masuyama
2003 Uchū eno Passport (宇宙へのパスポート) by Yūichi Sasamoto
2004 Uchū eno Passport 2 (宇宙へのパスポート 2) by Yūichi Sasamoto
2005 Maeda Kensetsu Fantasy Eigyobu (前田建設ファンタジー営業部) by Maeda Corporation
2006 Disappearance Diary (失踪日記) by Hideo Azuma
2007 Uchū eno Passport 3 (宇宙へのパスポート 3) by Yūichi Sasamoto
2008 Hoshi Shinichi: 1001 Wa o Tsukutta Hito (星新一 一〇〇一話を作った人) by Hazuki Saishō
2009 Sekai no SF ga Yattekita! Nippon Con File 2007 (世界のSFがやってきた!!――ニッポンコン・ファイル2007) edited by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
2010 Nihon SF Seishinshi (日本SF精神史) by Yasuo Nagayama
2011 Sa wa Science no Sa (サはサイエンスのサ) by Tsukasa Shikano
2012 Azuma Hideo Sōtokushū: Bishōjo, SF, Fujōri Gag, Soshite Shissō (吾妻ひでお〈総特集〉――美少女・SF・不条理ギャグ、そして失踪), edited by Kawade Shobō Shinsha
2013 Offprint of "The Present and Future of CGM: The World Opened Up by Hatsune Miku, Nico Nico Douga, and PIAPRO" from the May 2012 issue of IPSJ Magazine, published by Information Processing Society of Japan
2014 Utyū he Ikitakute Ekitai Nenryō Rocket o DIY shitemita (宇宙へ行きたくて液体燃料ロケットをDIYしてみた) by Yoshitoo Asari
2015 Sanrio SF Bunko Sōkaisetsu (サンリオSF文庫総解説) edited by Shinji Maki and Nozomi Ohmori
2016 SF made 10,000 Kōnen (SFまで10,000光年) and SF made 100,000 Kōnen Ijō (SFまで100,000光年以上) by Keinojō Mizutama
2017 SF no S ha Suteki no S (SFのSは、ステキのS) by Haruna Ikezawa
2018 Arienakunai Kagaku no Kyōkasho (アリエナクナイ科学ノ教科書 〜空想設定を読み解く31講〜) by Kurare, collaborated with Yakuri Kyōshitsu
2019 Tsutsui Yasutaka Jisaku o Kataru (筒井康隆、自作を語る) by Yasutaka Tsutsui, edited by Sanzō Kusaka
2020 NHK's 100 minutes on a famous book: Sakyo Komatsu Special "Mythology in the Age of Godlessness" (NHK 100分de名著『小松左京スペシャル 「神」なき時代の神話』, NHK Hyappun De Meicho: Komatsu Sakyō Special "Kami" naki Jidai no Shinwa) by Tetsuya Miyazaki (NHK Publishing, Inc.)
2021[28] NHK's 100 minutes on a famous book: Arthur C. Clarke Special "Not Just Imagination" (NHK 100分de名著『アーサー・C・クラークスペシャル ただの「空想」ではない』, NHK Hyappun De Meicho: Arthur C. Clarke Special Tada no "Kūsō" deha nai) by Hideaki Sena (NHK Publishing, Inc.)
2022 Gakken's Visual Encyclopedia: Super Sentai (学研の図鑑 スーパー戦隊) by Hiroshi Matsui, Toei Company, Ltd., and Gakken Plus Co., Ltd.
2023 ARUKIKATA MU ~guide to parallel world~ (地球の歩き方 ムー ~異世界(パラレルワールド)の歩き方~) by ARUKIKATA Editorial Team, Gakken Inc.

Non Category Nomination

Year Work
2002 H-IIA Rocket Test Flight 1, by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
2003 Humanoid Robot HRP-2 Promet, by Yutaka Izubuchi and Kawada Industries
2004 Toy The Royal Museum of Science series one, supervised by Toshio Okada, manufactured by Takara and Kaiyodo
2005 Japan Pavilion of the 9th Venice Biennale of Architecture, by Japan Foundation, Kaichirō Morikawa, and participating artists
2006 Landing on the asteroid Itokawa by the asteroid sample return mission MUSES-C "Hayabusa", by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
2007 M-V Rocket, by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
2008 Hatsune Miku, by Crypton Future Media Co.
2009 (No award)
2010 Gundam 30th Anniversary Project Real G the Statue of Gundam, built by Sunrise Inc. and Nomura Co., Ltd.
2011 Return of Hayabusa probe (the 20th Science Satellite MUSES-C) to Earth, operated by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
2012 (No award)
2013 iPS cells, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
2014 NOVA original anthology series, edited by Nozomi Ohmori
2015 TV drama Aoi Honō
2016 Publication of the 500th volume of Perry Rhodan series in Japan
2017 Formal designation of element 113 as Nihonium
2018 The tribute project to the 50th anniversary of Locke the Superman
2019 MINERVA-II-1 landed on the surface of asteroid Ryugu (the world's first man-made object to explore movement on an asteroid surface), Hayabusa2 Project
2020 The first-ever image of a black hole, by Event Horizon Telescope collaboration
2021[28] Amabie, a Japanese monster that wades off an epidemic
2022 Completion of Evangelion: New Theatrical Series
2023 (No award)

Special Award

SFFAN may give out special awards, which are not voted on. They are regarded as official Seiun Awards. All but one, Uchūjin, of them were given posthumously for people who contributed Japanese SF fandom.

Year Winner
1980 Motoichirō Takebe, artist
1982 Uchūjin as Japanese oldest Sci-Fi fanzine
1989 Osamu Tezuka, comic artist
2005 Tetsu Yano, translator/author
2007 Yoshihiro Yonezawa, manga critic/author/Comiket's co-founder and president
2008 Kōichirō Noda (Masahiro Noda), translator/author
2010 Takumi Shibano (Rei Kozumi), translator/author
2011 Sakyo Komatsu, author

See also

Notes

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  18. "2009年 第40回 星雲賞投票フォーム" [2009 The 40th Seiun Awards voting form] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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