Sugoi Japan Award

Sugoi Japan Award
Awarded for	"Outstanding works in the four divisions of Manga, Anime, Light novel and Entertainment novel"
Country	Japan
Presented by	Yomiuri Shimbun
First awarded	2015
Website	sugoi-japan.jp

Sugoi Japan Award (すごいジャパンアワード) is an event established by Yomiuri Shimbun in 2015. Awards are given in four categories: Manga, Anime, Light novel and Entertainment novel. In the first year, the award was given to Puella Magi Madoka Magica as 'Grand Prix'.^[1][2]

The word Sugoi is a Japanese word meaning amazing, wonderful and great.

Winners

2015

• Manga award: Attack on Titan^[3]
• Anime award: Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Grand Prix)^[2]
• Light novel award: My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected^[3]
• Entertainment novel award: Library War^[3]

2016

• Manga award: One Punch Man^[4]
• Anime award: Your Lie in April^[4]
• Light novel award: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?^[4]
• Entertainment novel award: The Empire of Corpses^[4]

2017

• Manga award: My Hero Academia^[5]
• Anime award: Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World^[5]
• Light novel award: Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World^[5]
• Entertainment novel award: Your Name^[5]

See also

• List of animation awards
• List of manga awards

References

1. "SUGOI JAPAN®: "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" Wins Inaugural Grand Prix". Businesswire. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
2. "「SUGOI JAPAN Award2015」初代グランプリ決定、世界に発信したい作品はこれだ" (in Japanese). Ebook. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
3. "Yomiuri Shimbun's 'Sugoi Japan Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
4. "Your Lie in April, One-Punch Man Top Sugoi Japan Awards 2016 Results". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
5. "Re:Zero and Makoto Shinkai's "your name.: A Novel" Win Awards at Sugoi Japan 2017". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 24, 2017.

External links

• Official website