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Nihon SF Grand Prize

にほんSFたいしょう

Japan's science fiction award

SF
Established
1980
Organizer
Japan SF Writers Club
Category
Genre Fiction
Selection Method
Recommendation
Target
Professional
Frequency
1 per year
Announcement Period
around February
Status
Active

Description

Established by the Japan SF Writers Club in 1980, this is an annual award that determines the winning work through discussions by the selection committee from works announced during the year (including publications, videos, real events, and products).

Prize

Main Prize
Trophy by SF illustrator Hiroshi Yokoyama
Cash Prize
1,000,000 JPY
  • Subsidiary prize

Selection

Selection Process

Preliminary screening
Judges Japan SF Writers Club members
Announcement Announcement of final nominees
Final selection
Judges Selection committee
Announcement Announcement of winner

Criteria

  • Outstanding work as SF
  • A work that makes it impossible to imagine the previous world without it afterward
  • A work that adds a new aspect to the history of SF
  • Not only creative works but also real events and products are evaluation targets

Related Awards

  • Seiun Award
  • Hayakawa SF Contest
  • Nebula Award
  • Nihon SF Newcomer Award

Official Resources

http://sfwj.jp/awards/

Past Winners

Edition 45 (2024)
Haruko Ichikawa いちかわ はるこ award
Kenrei Miyanishi みやにし たけのり special award
Kazuo Umezu うめず かずお achievement award
Sumitani Haruya すみたに はるや achievement award
Hiroshi Yamamoto やまもと ひろし achievement award
Edition 44 (2023)
Satoshi Hase はせ としじ award
Kyoji Ishikawa いしかわ きょうじ achievement award
Aritsune Toyota とよた ありつね achievement award
Yuki Hijiri ひじり ゆうき achievement award
Leiji Matsumoto まつもと れいじ achievement award
Edition 43 (2022)
Yoshio Aramaki あらまき よしお award
Masakuni Oda おだ まさくに award
Tsukasa Shikano かの つかさ achievement award
Yasumi Tsuhara つはら やすみ achievement award
Masayoshi Yasugi やすぎ しょうじ achievement award
Edition 42 (2021)
Fumi Yoshinaga よしなが ふみ award
Edition 41 (2020)
Hiroe Suga すが ひろえ award
Joji Hayashi はやし じょうじ award
Toya Tachihara たちはら とうや special award
Yasumi Kobayashi こばやし たいぞう achievement award
Edition 40 (2019)
Issui Ogawa おがわ いっすい award
Dempow Torishima とりしま でんぽう award
Nozomi Omori おおもり のぞみ special award
Sanzō Kusaka くさか さんぞう special award
Taku Mayumura まゆむら たく achievement award
Hideo Azuma あづま ひでお achievement award
Takashi Ogawa おがわ りゅう chair's award
Takashi Hoshi ほし けい chair's award
Edition 39 (2018)
Yuko Yamao やまお ゆうこ award
EnJoe Toh えんじょう とう award
Junya Yokota よこた じゅんや achievement award
Edition 38 (2017)
Ogawa Satoshi おがわ さとし award
Hirotaka Tobi とび ひろたか award
Koichi Yamano やまの こういち achievement award
Edition 37 (2016)
Yumiko Shirai しらい ゆみこ award
Hideaki Anno あんの ひであき special award
Shinji Higuchi ひぐち しんじ special award
Katsuro Onoue おのうえ かつろう special award
Edition 36 (2015)
Kōshū Tani たに こうしゅう award
Hiroyuki Morioka もりおか ひろゆき award
Osamu Makino まきの おさむ special award
Noriyoshi Ohrai おいらい のりよし achievement award
Edition 35 (2014)
Taiyo Fujii ふじい たいよう award
Satoshi Hase はせ としじ award
Hirai Kazumasa ひらい かずまさ achievement award
Edition 34 (2013)
Dempow Torishima とりしま でんぽう award
Yusuke Miyauchi みやうち ゆうすけ award
Nozomi Omori おおもり のぞみ special award
Edition 33 (2012)
Ryôe Tsukimura つきむら りょうえ award
Yusuke Miyauchi みやうち ゆうすけ award
Ito Keikaku いとう けいかく special award
EnJoe Toh えんじょう とう special award
Edition 32 (2011)
Sayuri Ueda うえだ さゆり award
Junya Yokota よこた じゅんや special award
Sakyo Komatsu こまつ さきょう special merit award
Edition 31 (2010)
Yasuo Nagayama ながやま やすお award
Tomihiko Morimi もりみ とみひこ award
Takumi Shibano しばの たくみ special award
Hisashi Asakura あさくら ひさし special award
Edition 30 (2009)
Ito Keikaku award
Kaoru Kurimoto special award
Edition 29 (2008)
Yusuke Kishi award
Mitsuo Iso award
Masahiro Noda special award
Edition 28 (2007)
Hazuki Saisho award
Edition 27 (2006)
Moto Hagio award
Edition 26 (2005)
Hirotaka Tobi award
Edition 25 (2004)
Mamoru Oshii award
Tetsu Yano special award
Edition 24 (2003)
Tow Ubukata award
Edition 23 (2002)
Hideo Furukawa award
Osamu Makino award
Edition 22 (2001)
Yusaku Kitano award
Edition 21 (2000)
Takayuki Tatsumi award
Edition 20 (1999)
Motoko Arai award
Ryu Mitsuse special award
Edition 19 (1998)
Hideaki Sena award
Shinichi Hoshi special award
NHK Human University special award
Masahiko Inoue special award
Edition 18 (1997)
Miyuki Miyabe award
Hideaki Anno award
Edition 17 (1996)
Shusuke Kaneko award
Edition 16 (1995)
Chohei Kanbayashi award
Masahiro Noda special award
Edition 15 (1994)
Mariko Ohara award
Mari Kotani award
Edition 14 (1993)
Goro Masaki award
Kuromaru Hisashi special award
Edition 13 (1992)
Yasutaka Tsutsui award
Edition 12 (1991)
Shinji Kajio award
Fujio Ishihara special award
Edition 11 (1990)
Makoto Shiina award
Edition 10 (1989)
Yumemakura Baku ゆめまくら ばく award
Osamu Tezuka てづか おさむ special award
Edition 9 (1988)
Ryo Hanmura はんむら りょう award
Junya Yokota よこた じゅんや award
Shingo Aizu あいづ しんご award
Edition 8 (1987)
Hiroshi Aramata あらまた ひろし award
Edition 7 (1986)
Kanbe Musashi かんべ むさし award
Edition 6 (1985)
Sakyo Komatsu こまつ さきょう award
Edition 5 (1984)
Chiaki Kawamata かわまた ちあき award
Edition 4 (1983)
Katsuhiro Otomo おおとも かつひろ award
Edition 3 (1982)
Masaki Yamada やまだ まさき award
Edition 2 (1981)
Hisashi Inoue いのうえ ひさし award
Edition 1 (1980)
Akira Hori ほり あきら award