Animation Division
Award
Jury Selections
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Genius Party
WATANABE Shinichiro / Others
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THE PIANO FOREST
KOJIMA Masayuki
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DARKER THAN BLACK
OKAMURA Tensai
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PRINCE MACKAROO PERIL AT THE FULL MOON ROAD -A 'RARE' ADVENTURE OF OUR PRINCE-
DAICHI Akitaroh
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CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion
TANIGUCHI Goro
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MORIBITO: Guardian of the Spirit
KAMIYAMA Kenji
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MOYASHIMON
YANO Yuichiro
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Vegetable Fairies N.Y.SALAD
OHMI Noriyuki / MATSU Hiroaki
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FREEDOM5
MORITA Shuhei
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
KAMIYAMA Kenji
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Red Colored Elegy
HAYASHI Seiichi
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49
IWANO Ichiro
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Birthday
HANZAKI Toshiaki
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BLOCKMAN
MURAKOSHI Youhei
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BONEHEADS
CHIDA Hiroshi
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Burning Safari
Team Burning Safari, Gobelins 2006
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HOW TO COOK BREAKFAST?
YAMAZAKI Ryoko
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LOST UTOPIA
MIZUE Mirai
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Love Rollercoaster
HORIE Hiromasa
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THE CLOCKWORK CITY
KATO Ryu
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Magnetic UFO
NISHIMI Shojiro
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A Tale of Carefree King
MISUMI Yoshiko
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Mr. Cloud and Mr. Rain
JOKO Tomoyoshi
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The Black Bear Cub and the Forest Train
TANAKA Usagi
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COPET
KUBO Seijiro / TANIDA Ichiro / AOKI Katsunori
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Last Snow Before Spring
YOSHIDA Mai
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The Dandelion Sister
SAKAMOTO Yusuke
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houkago, emerald
NANAO Kazuya
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AFTER SCHOOL MIDNIGHT
TAKEKIYO Hitoshi
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Lightning doodle project 2007
NAGATA Takeshi / MONNO Kazue
Jury Critiques
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Head of the Jury
SUZUKI Shinichi
Animation Director
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IKUHARA Kunihiko
Animation Director
[Critique by work category] Movie, TV, Original Video Animation
Although not all broadcast works were entered, the number of TV series animations was a fresh surprise to me. Basically two project types were dominant: "based on popular manga" and to a greater extent, perhaps because it is currently a trend, "based on Akihabara-tic media." This is not to lament that "there were few original works." There is no connection between good or bad and original or …
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NOMURA Tatsutoshi
Animation Artist
[Critique by work category] Short Animation
From home and abroad, beyond the barrier of professionals and amateurs, or commercial work or independents, we received some 295 entries in short animation of all different genres including two-dimensional, stereoscopic, 3DCG, etc. The number of entries is increasing year by year with expanding possibilities of production environment. Plus I feel the quality is also improving. The 21 pieces of …
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Expectations for high quality works with power of persuasion and inevitability
Evaluation of a visual work is influenced greatly by a viewer's knowledge, tastes, feelings, and other elements. However, in this annual Japan Media Arts Festival, even though it depends on that year's selection of jury members, I believe the right works are chosen from numerous genres every year. As for commercial works, tremendous resources are thrown into them so there is a chance to be a big …