AnimaniA Awards

AnimaniA Award
AnimaniA Award
Awarded for	Anime & Manga
Country	Germany
First awarded	2006
Website	AnimaniA

The AnimaniA Award is an award for Japanese popular culture that has been presented by the German magazine AnimaniA since 2006.The award ceremony takes place during the opening ceremony of AnimagiC.^[1]

Overview[edit]

The AnimaniA Award is an audience award , which means that the winners of each category are determined by the audience or the readers of AnimaniA magazine in a Secret ballot.^[1]^[2] Each participant in the online voting can rate the nominees up to five points or leave no answer. The titles and artists receiving the most points at the end of the voting period will be recognized at the awards ceremony.^[1] Around 12,000 votes were cast for the AnimaniA Awards in 2018^[3] and in 2019 and 2020 around 15,000.^[4]^[5] Participants in the online voting have the opportunity to win non-cash prizes provided by the sponsors of the award ceremony.^[1] In the past, votes could also be cast by post . Each reader was only allowed to vote once. Readers who submitted multiple ballots were disqualified.^[6]

Titles that were first published in Germany in the previous calendar year are up for voting. For this purpose, the participating publishers present titles from their program in the individual categories. However, the nominees in the categories of Best Director, Best Character Design, Best Studio and Best Online Series will be named by the AnimaniA editorial team.^[5] Nominations are announced annually in the second print edition of the magazine each year; the winners on the website and in the sixth issue of the magazine each year.

Prizes will be awarded in thirteen categories (as of 2021) :

Best Anime (Series, OVA , Movie)
Best Online Series
Best animation studio
Best Director
Best Character Design
Best Manga (National, International)
Best J-Music (Ani-Score, Ani-Song)
Best J Game
Best J-Movie/Series ( Live Action )

Winners and nominations[edit]

1st AnimaniA Award (2006)[edit]

category	Winners ^[7]
Best TV Series	chobits
Best Movie	Inuyasha – Affections Touching Across Time
Best OVA	Fushigi Yuugi - The Mysterious Play
Best Director	Hayao Miyazaki for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Best Character Design	Hayao Miyazaki for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Best studio	Studio Ghibli for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Best Release TV Series/OVA (German)	Chrono Crusade
Best Release Film (German)	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Most Wanted	Tsubasa-Reservoir Chronicle
Best Manga/ Manhwa	Wolf's Rain by Iida Toshitsugu and Keiko Nobumoto

2nd AnimaniA Award (2007)[edit]

category	Winners ^[7]
Best TV Series	Naruto
Best Movie	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Best OVA	Hellsing Ultimate OVA
Best Director	Hayao Miyazaki for Howl's Moving Castle
Best Character Design	Hayao Miyazaki for Howl's Moving Castle
Best studio	Studio Ghibli for Howl's Moving Castle
Best Manga/Manhwa International	Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
Best manga nationally	Gothic Sports by Anike Hage

3. AnimaniA Award (2008)[edit]

category	Winners ^[7]
Best TV Series	Fullmetal Alchemist
Best Movie	The girl who jumped through time
Best OVA	School Rumble OVA
Best Director	Seji Mizushima for Fullmetal Alchemist
Best Character Design	Hayao Miyazaki for My Neighbor Totoro
Best studio	Studio Ghibli for My Neighbor Totoro
Best manga nationally	Grimm's Manga by Kei Ishiyama
Best Manga International	Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino

4th AnimaniA Award (2009)[edit]

category	Winners ^[7]
Best TV Series	DeathNote
Best Movie	Fullmetal Alchemist - The Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Best OVA	Magister Negi Magi Negima!? OVA
Best Director	Tetsuro Aragi for Death Note
Best Character Design	Nobuteru Yuki for Escaflowne - The Movie
Best studio	Madhouse for Death Note
ANIMAX Most Wanted	Rosario + vampires
Best manga nationally	Stupid Story by Anna Hollmann
Best Manga International	Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber

5th AnimaniA Award (2010)[edit]

category	Winners ^[7]
Best TV Series	Vampire Knight
Best Movie	Detective Conan - The Horror Score
Best OVA	Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations
Best Director	Kiyoko Sayama for Vampire Knight
Best Character Design	Asako Nishida for Vampire Knight
Best studio	Studio Deen for Vampire Knight
ANIMAX Most Wanted	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Best manga nationally	Life Tree's Guardian by Natalie Wormsbecher
Best Manga International	Elfen Lied by Lynn Okamoto

6th AnimaniA Award (2011)[edit]

category	Winners ^[7]
Best TV Series	Black Butler
Best Movie	Evangelion 2.22 – You Can (Not) Advance
Best OVA	Voices of a Distant Star
Best Director	Toshiya Shinohara for Black Butler
Best Character Design	Minako Shiba for Black Butler
Best studio	A-1 Pictures for Black Butler
Best J Movie	Death Note-The Last Name
Best J Game	Dissidia 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy
Best J Music Act	D'esparsRay - Immortal
Best manga nationally	The cloud by Anike Hage and Gudrun Pausewang
Best Manga International	Black Butler by Yana Toboso

7th AnimaniA Award (2012)[edit]

category	Winner ^[7]
Best TV Series	Angel beats!
Best Movie	Arrietty - The wondrous world of borrowers
Best OVA	Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek
Best Director	Hayao Date for Naruto Shippuden
Best Character Design	Katsuzo Hirata for Angel Beats!
Best studio	PA Works for Angel Beats!
Best J Movie	Gantz – Game for Your Life ( Sunfilm )
Best J Game	Dissidia 012 (Duodecim): Final Fantasy (Square Enix)
Best J Music Act	Gackt for Attack of the Yellow Fried Chickenz
Best manga nationally	Various Artists for Grimm's Manga Special Edition (Tokyopop)
Best Manga International	Jun Mochizuki for Pandora Hearts (Carlsen manga)

8th AnimaniA Award (2013)[edit]

category	Winners ^[7]
Best TV Series	Blue Exorcist
Best Movie	One Piece-Strong World
Best OVA	.hack//Quantum
Best Director	Tensai Okamura for Blue Exorcist
Best Character Design	Takahiro Kishida for Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Best studio	A-1 Pictures for Blue Exorcist
Best J Movie	Gantz - The ultimate answer
Best J Game	Final Fantasy XIII-2
Best J Music Act	An Cafe – Amazing Blue
Best manga nationally	Grimm's manga fan book by Kei Ishiyama
Best Manga International	Blue Exorcist by Kazue Kato

9th AnimaniA Award (2014)[edit]

category	Winners ^[7]
Best TV Series	Sword Art Online
Best Movie	One Piece Z
Best OVA	Rurouni Kenshin—New Kyoto Arc
Best Director	Tomohiko Itō for Sword Art Online
Best Character Design	Shingo Adachi for Sword Art Online
Best studio	A-1 Pictures for Sword Art Online
Best J Movie	Rurouuni Kenshin
Best J Game	Ni no Kuni: The Curse of the White Queen
Best J Music Act	TM Revolution - Geisha Boy
Best Manga International	Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic by Shinobu Otaka
Best manga nationally	Skull Party by Melanie Schober

10th AnimaniA Award (2015)[edit]

category	Winners ^[7]
Best TV Series	Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Best Movie	Blue Exorcist-The Movie
Best OVA	High School of the Dead – Drifters of the Dead
Best Director	Yasuhiro Irie for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Best Character Design	Keigo Sasaki for Blue Exorcist - The Movie
Best studio	A-1 Pictures for Blue Exorcist - The Movie
Best J Movie	Black Butler - A devil of a butler
Best J Game	Tales of Xillia 2
Best J Music Act	Dir En Gray – Ark
Best Manga International	Attack on Titan
Best manga nationally	Lost Ctrl by Evelyne Park
Special Lifetime Achievement	Hayao Miyazaki

11th AnimaniA Award (2016)[edit]

category	Winners ^[7]
Best TV Series	Tokyo Ghoul
Best Movie	Dragon Ball Z: Clash of the Gods
Best OVA	Hellsing Ultimate OVA
Best Director	Tomohiko Itō for Sword Art Online II
Best Character Design	Toshihiro Kawamoto for Noragami
Best studio	BONES for Noragami
Best J Movie	Kiki's little delivery service
Best J Game	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
Best J Music Act	TM Revolution – Ten
Best Manga International	Hiyokoi by Moe Yukimura
Best manga nationally	Fading Colors by Nightmaker

12th AnimaniA Award (2017)[edit]

category	Winner ^[8]
Best TV Series	Attack on Titan
Best Movie	The boy and the beast
Best OVA	Black Butler-Book of Murder
Best Director	Tetsuro Araki for Attack on Titan
Best Character Design	Koji Odate for No Game No Life
Best studio	Kyoto Animation for Free!
Best Online Anime	Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World
Best J Movie	Assassination Classroom
Best J Game	Pokémon Sun and Moon (Handheld) Final Fantasy XV (Console)
Best J Music Act	girugamesh — Chimera
Best Manga International	food wars! by Shun Saeki and Yuki Tsukuda
Best manga nationally	Goldfish by Nana Yaa Kyere

13th AnimaniA Award (2018)[edit]

category	Winner ^[9]
life's work	Isao Takahata (posthumous)
Best TV Series	One Punch Man
Best Online Series	The Magician's Bride
Best Movie	Sword Art Online – The Movie: Ordinal Scale
Best OVA	Tokyo Ghoul: Jack/Pinto
Best Director	Tomohiko Itō for Sword Art Online - The Movie: Ordinal Scale
Best Character Design	Shingo Adachi for Sword Art Online - The Movie: Ordinal Scale
Best studio	A-1 Pictures for Sword Art Online - The Movie: Ordinal Scale
Best J Movie	Attack on Titan - Movie 1
Best J Game	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Console) Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon (Handheld)
Best J Music	MUCC for Myakuhaku
Best Manga International	your name. by Makoto Shinkai and Ranmaru Kotone
Best manga nationally	Kamo - Pact with the spirit world of Ban Zarbo

14th AnimaniA Award (2019)[edit]

category	Winner ^[10]
Best TV Series	Violet Evergarden
Best Online Series	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Best Movie	your name
Best OVA	Danmachi
Best Director	Makoto Shinkai for Your Name.
Best Character Design	Masahi Ando and Masuyoshi Tanaka for Your Name.
Best studio	CoMix Wave Films for Your Name.
Best J Movie	Usagi Drop - The Movie
Best J Game	Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (Console) Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! (handheld)
Best J Music	Dir en gray for The Insulated World
Best Manga International	My rebirth as a slime in another world by Fuse & Taiki Kawakami & Mitz Vah
Best manga nationally	Whispering Blue by CHASM ( Marika Herzog and Michel Decomain )

15th AnimaniA Award (2020)[edit]

category	Winners^[11]	2nd place ^[11]	3rd place ^[11]
Best TV Series	Goblin Slayers	Sword Art Online Alicization	Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another
Best Online Series	DEMON SLAYER – Kimetsu no Yaiba	dr Stone	Fruit's Basket
Best Movie	I want to eat your pancreas	Pokémon the Movie: The Power Within	Dragon Ball Super: Broly-The Movie
Best OVA	Violet Evergarden - Extra Episode	The Seven Deadly Sins - Signs of a Holy War	91 days
Best Director	Takaharu Ozaki for Goblin Slayer	Manabu Ono for Sword Art Online Alicization	Masaharu Watanabe for Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another
Best Character Design	Kyūta Sakai for Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World	Takashi Nagayoshi for Goblin Slayer	Gou Suzuki / Shingo Adachi for Sword Art Online Alicization
Best studio	A-1 Pictures for Sword Art Online Alicization	White Fox for Goblin Slayer	BONES for Bungo Stray Dogs
Best J Movie	Pokemon Detective Pikachu	Never Ending Man Hayao Miyazaki	GANTZ:O
Best J Game	Kingdom Hearts III (Console) Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield (Handheld)	Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Console) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Handheld)	Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (Console) Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth (Handheld)
Best J Music	Dir en gray for The World of Mercy	sukekiyo for INFINITIUM	Matenrō Opera for Human Dignity
Best Manga International	dr Stone by Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi	Fullmetal Alchemist: Metal Edition by Hiromu Arakawa	Cells at Work! by Akane Shimizu
Best manga nationally	#plushmoon by horror cushions	Bibi & Miyu by Hirara Natsume and Olivia Vieweg	LA Waves by PENGU

16th AnimaniA Awards (2021)[edit]

category	Winners^[12]
Best TV Series	Demon Slayer
Best Online Series	Jujutsu Kaisen
Best Movie	Weathering with You
Best OVA	Lupin III. vs. Detective Conan: The Special
Best Director	Haruo Sotozaki for Demon Slayer
Best Character Design	Akira Matsushima for Demon Slayer
Best Studio	Ufotable for Demon Slayer
Best J Movie	Tokyo Ghoul S
Best J Game	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Best Anime Score	Go Sheena & Yuki Kajiura for Demon Slayer
Best Anime Song	"Gurenge" by LiSA for Demon Slayer
Best Manga International	Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotouge
Best manga nationally	Das Geheimnis von Scarecrow von Gin Zarbo

17th AnimaniA Awards (2022)[edit]

category	Winners^[13]
Best TV Series	Dr. Stone
Best Online Series	Tokyo Revengers
Best Movie	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train
Best OVA	ReLIFE: Final Arc – OVAs
Best Director	Haruo Sotozaki for Demon Slayer - The Movie: Mugen Train
Best Character Design	Yuko Iwasa for Dr. Stone
Best Studio	Ufotable for Demon Slayer - The Movie: Mugen Train
Best J-Game	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles
Best Anime Score	Given by Michiru
Best Anime Song	"Good Morning World" by Burnout Syndromes for Dr. Stone
Best Manga International	Blue Lock by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura
Best Manga National	Bound by Anne Luise P.
Best Light Novel	Solo Leveling by Chugong

18th AnimaniA Awards (2023)[edit]

category	Winners^[14]^[15]
Best TV Series: Disc Release	Jujutsu Kaisen
Best TV Series: Streaming	Spy × Family
Best Movie: Disc Release	Belle
Best Movie: Cinematic Release	Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Best German Synchronisation	Belle (Cinephone Filmproduktions GmbH)
Best German Voice Acting	Lara Trautmann as Suzu/Belle in Belle
Best Director	Sunghoo Park for Jujutsu Kaisen
Best Character Design	Tadashi Hiramatsu for Jujutsu Kaisen
Best Animation Studio	Kyoto Animation for Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Best J-Game	Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Best Anime Score	Taisei Iwasaki, Ludvig Forssell and Yuta Bandoh for Belle
Best Anime Song	"Vivid Vice" by Who-ya Extended for Jujutsu Kaisen
Best Manga International: Shonen/Seinen	Tokyo Revengers by Ken Wakui
Best Manga Internatuonal: Shojo/Josei	Who Made Me a Princess by Plutus and Spoon
Best Manga International: Boys Love	BJ Alex by Mingwa

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d AnimaniA Awards: Die Nominierungen. AnimaniA. 2018. p. 42.
^ "AnimagiC 2018: Erlebnisbericht – SOS-Brigade.de / Kyoani.de" (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ "AnimaniA Awards 2018 auf der AnimagiC 2018 verliehen | DE.MANGA.TOKYO" (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ "Preisträger der AnimaniA Awards 2019 & Ticketvorverkauf AnimagiC 2020" (in German). 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ ^a ^b Enders, Mario (2021-02-05). "AnimaniA Award". AnimaniA (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ Yumpu.com. "AnimaniA Award: Nominations . In: AnimaniA (ed.): 02-03/2012 . 2012, p. 35 (PDF)". yumpu.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Delseit, A. (2016-02-01). "AnimaniA Award 2006-2016". AnimaniA (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ Delseit, A. (2017-08-09). "AnimaniA Award 2017: Die Gewinner". AnimaniA (in German). Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ "AnimagiC 2018 feierlich eröffnet & Verleihung der AnimaniA Awards 2018" (in German). 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
^ "AnimaniA Award 2019: The Winners". Archived from [animania.de/news/anime/anime-deutschland/animania-award-2019-die-gewinner/ the original] on 2019-08-10. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Die Gewinner des AnimaniA Awards 2020". Japaniac – Anime & Manga News und Infos rund um Japan! (in German). 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2022-02-27.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "AnimaniA Award Preisverleihung 2021". AnimaniA. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
^ "AnimaniA Award 2022: Die Gewinner". AnimaniA. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
^ "AnimaniA Award 2023: Die Gewinner". Animania.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
^ "AnimaniA Award: Die Gewinner", AnimaniA, no. 6/2023, p. 87, 2023

External links[edit]

Official website

[:0-1] AnimaniA Awards: Die Nominierungen. AnimaniA. 2018. p. 42.

[2] "AnimagiC 2018: Erlebnisbericht – SOS-Brigade.de / Kyoani.de" (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-27.

[3] "AnimaniA Awards 2018 auf der AnimagiC 2018 verliehen | DE.MANGA.TOKYO" (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-27.

[4] "Preisträger der AnimaniA Awards 2019 & Ticketvorverkauf AnimagiC 2020" (in German). 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2022-02-27.

[Enders-5] Enders, Mario (2021-02-05). "AnimaniA Award". AnimaniA (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-27.

[6] Yumpu.com. "AnimaniA Award: Nominations . In: AnimaniA (ed.): 02-03/2012 . 2012, p. 35 (PDF)". yumpu.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-27.

[:1-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Delseit, A. (2016-02-01). "AnimaniA Award 2006-2016". AnimaniA (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-27.

[8] Delseit, A. (2017-08-09). "AnimaniA Award 2017: Die Gewinner". AnimaniA (in German). Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-27.

[9] "AnimagiC 2018 feierlich eröffnet & Verleihung der AnimaniA Awards 2018" (in German). 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2022-02-27.

[10] "AnimaniA Award 2019: The Winners". Archived from [animania.de/news/anime/anime-deutschland/animania-award-2019-die-gewinner/ the original] on 2019-08-10. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[:2-11] "Die Gewinner des AnimaniA Awards 2020". Japaniac – Anime & Manga News und Infos rund um Japan! (in German). 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2022-02-27.^{[permanent dead link]}

[AnimaniA2021-12] "AnimaniA Award Preisverleihung 2021". AnimaniA. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

[13] "AnimaniA Award 2022: Die Gewinner". AnimaniA. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

[14] "AnimaniA Award 2023: Die Gewinner". Animania.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

[AnimaniAAwards2023-15] "AnimaniA Award: Die Gewinner", AnimaniA, no. 6/2023, p. 87, 2023

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