Japan Expo Awards

Japan Expo Awards
Description	manga and anime award ceremony
Country	France
Website	http://www.japan-expo-awards.com/

The Japan Expo Awards are an award ceremony created in 2006 for the Japan Expo convention. They reward the best productions in the worlds of manga and anime, awarded by a jury of professionals and separate public prizes.

Previously, they also rewarded the best productions in the worlds of Asian films, video games and J-Music, based on the average of the votes of a jury of professionals and the public.

After a stop of the awards in 2013,^[1] the Japan Expo Awards are back in 2016 with a new formula.

Awards

2006

Manga Category Winners

• Shōnen Award: Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto (Kana)
• Shōjo Award: Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya (Akata/Delcourt)
• Seinen Award: Monster by Naoki Urasawa (Kana)
• Moriawase Award: Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue (Tonkam)
• Drawing Award: Bleach by Tite Kubo (Glénat Éditions)
• Scenario Award: Monster by Naoki Urasawa (Kana)
• Adaptation Award: One Piece by Eiichirō Oda (Glénat Éditions)
• Manufacturing Award: xxxHolic by Clamp (Pika Édition)

Anime Category Winners

• Shōnen Award: Fullmetal Alchemist (Dybex)
• Shōjo Award: Cardcaptor Sakura (IDP)
• Seinen Award: Wolf's Rain (Beez Entertainment)
• Moriawase Award: Haibane Renmei (Dybex)
• Drawing Award: Samurai Champloo (Dybex)
• Scenario Award: Fullmetal Alchemist (Dybex)
• Dubbing Award: Fullmetal Alchemist (Dybex)
• Packaging Award: Samurai Champloo (Dybex)

2007

Manga Category Winners – Jury Prize

• Grand Prize: Death Note by Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ōba (Kana)
• Shōnen Category: C [si:] by Yuko Osada (Doki-Doki)
• Shōjo Category: Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya (Akata/Delcourt)
• Seinen Category: Berserk by Kentaro Miura (Glénat Éditions)
• Moriawase Category: Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms by Fumiyo Kōno (Kana)
• Drawing Category: Real by Takehiko Inoue (Kana)
• Scenario Category: Death Note by Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba (Kana)
• Translation / Adaptation Category: Manga Science by Yohitoh Asari (Pika Édition)
• Production Category: GoGo Monster by Taiyō Matsumoto (Akata/Delcourt)

Anime Category Winners – Jury Prize

• Grand Prize: Paranoia Agent (Dybex)
• Shōnen Category: Samurai Champloo (Dybex)
• Shōjo Category: Nana (Kazé)
• Seinen Category: Paranoia Agent (Dybex)
• Moriawase Category: Genshiken (Kazé)
• Character Design Category: Ergo Proxy (Dybex)
• Scenario Category: Ghost in the Shell (Beez)
• French Version Category: Monster (Kazé)
• Packaging Category: Karas – Collector's Edition (Dybex)

The winner of the Asian Films category (live action) – Jury Prize

• Grand Prize: Shinobi: Heart Under Blade by Futaro Yamada (Kazé)

2008

Manga category winners

• Grand Prize: 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (Panini Manga)
• Shōnen Prize: One Piece by Eiichirō Oda (Glénat Éditions)
• Shōjo Prize: I am not an angel by Ai Yazawa (Akata/Delcourt)
• Seinen Prize: Übel Blatt by Etorouji Shiono (Ki-oon)
• Prize Moriawase: The game of cat and mouse by Setona Mizushiro (Asuka)
• Virgin Public Prize: Eyeshield 21 by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata (Glénat Éditions)

Anime category winners

• Grand Prize: Neon Genesis Evangelion (Dybex)
• Shōnen Prize: Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (Dybex)
• Shōjo Prize: xxxHOLiC (Kazé)
• Seinen Award: Ergo Proxy (Dybex)
• Moriawase Award: The Leaper by Mamoru Hosoda (Dybex)

Category winners Asian Films

• Best Film Award: I am a cyborg} by Park Chan-wook (Wild Side)
• Best DVD Edition Award: The Host by Bong Joon-ho (Océan Films)

Category winners J-Music

• Best Artist/Group Award: L'Arc-en-Ciel (Gan-Shin)
• Best Album Award: Olivia Inspi Reira Trapnest by Olivia Lufkin (Wasabi Records)

Video Game Category Winner

• Best Console Game Award: Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom)

ACBD Award Winner

• Grand Prize: Le Visiteur du Sud, le journal de Monsieur oh en Corée du Nord by Oh Yeong Jin (FLBLB Editions)

A special award was also given to Kazuo Koike, Takeshi Obata, and Go Nagai for their contribution to Japanese comics and animation.

2009

Manga Category Winners

• Best Shōnen: Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima (Pika Edition)
• Best Shōjo: Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino (Panini Manga)
• Best Seinen: Detroit Metal City by Kiminori Wakasugi (12 bis)
• Best Edition: Blackjack – Deluxe Edition by Osamu Tezuka (Asuka)

Anime Category Winners

• Best Adapted Manga Series: Death Note (Kana Home Video)
• Best Original Series: Elfen Lied (Kazé)
• Best Edition: Death Note – Complete Limited Edition (Kana Home Video)

Asian Film Category Winners

• Best Live Action Film: Sukiyaki Western Django by Takashi Miike (WE Production)
• Best Animated Film: La Traversée du temps by Mamoru Hosoda (Kazé)
• Best Edition: La Traversée du temps – Édition collector by Mamoru Hosoda (Kazé)

Category winners J-Music

• Best artist/group: Anna Tsuchiya (Wasabi Records)
• Best album: GIMMICAL*IMPACT!! by LM.C (Soundlicious)
• Best soundtrack: Nana Best (Wasabi Records)

Category winners Video Games

• Best Home Console Game: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on PS3 (Konami)
• Best Handheld Game: Professor Layton and the Curious Village on DS (Nintendo)

The Winner of the ACBD Award

• Grand Prize: Undercurrent by Tetsuya Toyoda (Kana)

2010

Category Winners Manga

• Best Shōnen Award: Black Butler by Yana Toboso (Kana)
• Best Shōjo Award: Otaku Girls by Natsumi Konjoh (Doki-doki)
• Best Seinen Award: Ikigami by Motorō Mase (Kazé)
• Best Edition Award: RG Veda – Deluxe Edition by Clamp (Tonkam)

Category Winners Anime

• Best Series Adapted from a Manga Award: Soul Eater (Kazé)
• Best Original Series Award: Code Geass (Kazé)
• Best Edition Award: Fullmetal Alchemist – Collector's Edition (Dybex)

Category Winners Asian Films

• Best Directed Film Award

2011

Category Winners Manga

• Best Shōnen Award: Bakuman by Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba (Kana)
• Best Shōjo Award: Maid Sama! by Hiro Fujiwara (Pika Édition)
• Best Seinen Award: Les Gouttes de Dieu by Tadashi Agi (Glénat Éditions)
• Best Edition Award: A Distant Neighborhood by Jirō Taniguchi (Casterman)

Category Winners Anime

• Award for Best Series Adapted from a Manga: Black Butler (Kana Home Video)
• Award for Best Original Series: Code Geass – Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (Kazé)
• Award for Best Editing: Visions of Escaflowne (Dybex)

Category Winners Asian Films

• Award for Best Live Action Film: Ikigami (Kazé)
• Award for Best Animated Film: Summer Wars (Kazé)
• Best Edition Award: Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (Kazé)

Category Winners J-Music

• Best Group/Artist Award: Aural Vampire (Bishi Bishi)
• Best Album Award: Microcosm (Wasabi Records)

Category Winners Video Games

• Best Home Console Game Award: Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 on Xbox 360 & PS3 (Namco Bandai Games)
• Best Handheld Game Award: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep on PSP (Square Enix)

The winner of the ACBD Award

• Grand Prize: Elmer by Gerry Alanguilan

2012

Category winners Manga

• Best Shōnen Award: GTO: Shonan 14 Days by Tōru Fujisawa (Pika)
• Best Shōjo Award: Dengeki Daisy by Kyōsuke Motomi (Kazé)
• Best Seinen Award: Ashita no Joe by Tetsuya Chiba and Asao Takamori (Glénat Éditions)

Category winners Anime

• Award for best series adapted from a manga: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Dybex)
• Award for best original series: Eden of the East (Kazé)

Category winners Video Games

• Award for best game on home console: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword on Wii (Nintendo)
• Award for best game on portable console: Super Mario 3D Land on Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo)

The winner of the ACBD Award

• Grand Prize: Une Vie dans les Marges 2 by Tatsumi Yoshihiro (Cornelius)

The winner of the ATEP Award

• Grand Prize: Nonnonba by Shigeru Mizuki (Cornelius)

A special prize was also awarded to the group Flow and to Naoki Urasawa.

2016

Winners in the Manga category – Jury Prize

• Golden Daruma manga: Inuyashiki by Hiroya Oku (Ki-oon)
• Daruma for the best new series: Ajin by Tsuina Miura and Gamon Sakurai (Glénat Éditions)
• Daruma for heritage: This city will kill you by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (Cornélius)
• Daruma for the best international manga: Radiant by Tony Valente (Ankama)
• Daruma for best scenario: Dēmokratía by Motoro Mase (Kazé)
• Daruma for best drawing: A Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori (Ki-oon)
• Daruma for best production: Cutie Honey by Go Nagai (isan manga)

Anime category winners – Jury Prize

2017

Les gagnants catégorie Manga – Jury Prize

• Daruma d'or manga : My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi (Ki-oon)
• Daruma de la meilleure nouvelle série : One-Punch Man by Yusuke Murata et ONE (Kurokawa)
• Daruma du meilleur scenario : Dédale by Takamichi (Doki-Doki)
• Daruma du meilleur dessin : Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction by Inio Asano (Kana)
• Daruma du meilleur manga international : Outlaw Players by Shonen (Ki-oon)
• Daruma du patrimoine : Gen d'Hiroshima– Integrale de Keiji Nakazawa (Vertige Graphics)
• Daruma de la meilleure fabrication – Jury Prize for Creation: Takeru by Buichi Terasawa (isan manga)

Les gagnants category Anime – Prix du Jury

• Daruma d'or anime : Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime)
• Best Achievement Award : Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime)
• Daruma du meilleur scénario : Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime)
• Daruma de la meilleure bande originale: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai, original band is Radwimps (@Anime)
• Daruma of the best edition: The Boy and the Beast by Mamoru Hosoda (Kazé)

Les gagnants category Manga & Anime – Prix du public'

• Daruma du meilleur seinen : Les Enfants de la baleine by Abi Umeda (Glénat Éditions)
• Daruma du meilleur shôjo : Takane & Hana by Yuki Shiwasu (Kazé)
• Daruma du meilleur shônen : One-Punch Man by Yusuke Murata and ONE (Kurokawa)
• Daruma du meilleur film et OAV : Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime)
• Daruma du meilleur simulcast : Yuri on Ice by Sayo Yamamoto (Crunchyroll)

2018

Les gagnants catégorie Manga – Jury Prize

• Daruma d'or manga : A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima (Ki-oon)
• Daruma de la meilleure nouvelle série : To Your Eternity by Yoshitoki Ōima (Pika Édition)
• Award for best screenplay : Satoru Noda for Golden Kamui (Ki-oon)
• Daruma du meilleur dessin : Haruhisa Nakata for Levius Est (Kana)
• Daruma du meilleur manga international : Green Mechanic by Yami Shin (Ki-oon)
• Daruma du patrimoine: My Name Is Shingo by Kazuo Umezu (Le Lézard Noir)
• Daruma de la meilleure fabrication – Prix du creation jury: Guardians of the Louvre by Jirō Taniguchi (Futuropolis)

Les gagnants category Anime – Prix du Jury'

• Daruma d'or anime : Dans un recoin de ce monde by Sunao Katabuchi (Septième Factory)
• Award for Best Screenplay : Mitsurou Kubo and Sayo Yamamoto for Yuri on Ice (Crunchyroll)
• Daruma of the best series adapted: My Hero Academia by Kenji Nagasaki, adapted from the work of Kōhei Horikoshi (Kazé / VIZ Media)
• Daruma of the best original series : Yuri on Ice by Sayo Yamamoto (Crunchyroll)
• Daruma du meilleur film / OAV : Dans un recoin de ce monde by Sunao Katabuchi (Septième Factory)
• Daruma de la meilleure édition – Prize du creation jury: Psycho-Pass – Intégrale, édition collector limitée, by Naoyoshi Shiotani (Kana Home Video)

2019

Winners in the Manga category – Jury Prize

• Golden Daruma manga: Witch Hat Atelier, Kamome Shirahama (Pika Édition)
• Daruma for the best drawing: Les Montagnes hallucinées, Gou Tanabe (Ki-oon)
• Daruma for the best international manga: Lastman Stories, Bastien Vivès and Alexis BACCI LEVEILLÉ (Casterman)
• Daruma for the best new series: The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu (Kazé)
• Daruma for best production – Creation jury prize: The Mountains of Hallucinations, Gou Tanabe (Ki-oon)
• Daruma for best one shot (comics channel booksellers' prize): Memories of Emanon, Shinji Kajio and Kenji Tsuruta (Ki-oon) The winners in the Anime category – Jury Prize
• Daruma d'or anime: A Silent Voice, Naoko Yamada (Kazé)
• Daruma for best original series: B: The Beginning, Yoshiki Yamakawa and Kazuto Nakazawa (Netflix)
• Daruma for best adapted series: Cells at Work!, Kenichi Suzuki (Wakanim)
• Daruma for Best Film: Silent Voice, Naoko Yamada (Kazé)
• Daruma for Best Edition – Creation Jury Prize: Death Note – Limited Collector's Edition, Tetsurō Araki (Kana Home Video)

Winners in the Manga & Anime category – Audience Award

• Daruma for Best Seinen: Witch Hat Atelier, Kamome Shirahama (Pika Edition)
• Daruma for Best shôjo : Orange, Ichigo Takano (Éditions Akata)
• Daruma for the best shônen : Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Makoto Morishita (Ki-oon)
• Daruma for the best drama anime : A Silent Voice, Naoko Yamada (Kazé)
• Daruma for the best comedy anime : Food Wars – The Third Plate, Yoshitomo Yonetani (Crunchyroll)

2022

Daruma d'or

• Best manga of the year: Spy × Family, Tatsuya Endo (Kurokawa)
• Best anime of the year: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Movie—Mugen Train / The Pleasure District (TV series), Ufotable, Haruo Sotozaki

Manga category winners

• Daruma for best action manga: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Kazé)
• Daruma for best romance manga: Kaguya-sama – Love is War, Aka Akasaka (Pika Édition)
• Daruma for best thriller manga: Summer Time Rendering, Yasuki Tanaka (Kana)
• Daruma for best slice of life manga: ' Blue Period, Tsubasa Yamaguchi (Pika Edition)
• Daruma for best production: Fullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa (Kurokawa)
• Daruma for best one shot: Death Note Short Stories, Tsugimi Ohba and Takeshi Obata (Kana)
• Daruma of the French Touch: Jizo, Mr.Tan & Mato (Glénat Éditions)
• Daruma of the best new manga: The Apothecary Diaries, Itsuki Nanao and Nekokurage (Ki-oon)
• Daruma of the heritage: Slam Dunk by Inoue Takehiko (Kana)
• Daruma of the best drawing: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Kazé)
• Daruma for Best Screenplay: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Kazé)

Anime Category Winners

• Daruma for Best Action Anime: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the Movie: Mugen Train / The Pleasure District (TV Series), Haruo Sotozaki
• Daruma for Best Romance Anime: Fruits Basket The Final Season, TMS Entertainment, Akitaru Daichi
• Daruma for Best Suspense Anime: Moriarty the Patriot Season 1, Production I.G., Kazuya Nomura
• Daruma for Best Slice of Life Anime: Komi Can't Communicate, OLM, Ayumu Watanabe, and Kazuki Kawagoe
• Daruma for Best Movie: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the Movie: Mugen Train

2023

The Golden Daruma

• Daruma for Best Manga: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Crunchyroll)
• For Best Anime: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Studio Trigger (Netflix)

Manga category winners

• Daruma for Best Action Manga: Sakamoto Days, Yuto Suzuki
• Best Romance Manga: Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun Mayuzuki (Kana)
• Daruma for Best Suspense Manga: Fool Night by Kasumi Yasuda
• Daruma for the best slice of life manga: Look Back, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Crunchyroll)
• Daruma for the best one shot: Look Back, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Crunchyroll)
• Daruma for Best Production: Veil of Kotteri! (November Grafx)
• For the French Touch: Space Punch, ZD. (Ankama)
• Heritage Daruma: City Hunter, Tsukasa Hōjō (Panini)
• New Manga Daruma: Call of the Night, Kotoyama (Kurokawa)
• Best Drawing: Kotteri's Veil!
• Best Screenplay: Heavenly Delusion by Masakazu Ishiguro (Pika)

Anime Category Winners

• Best Action Anime Title: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Studio Trigger (Netflix)
• Daruma for Best Romance Anime: Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-, A-1 Pictures ( Crunchyroll)
• For Best Thriller Anime: Summer Time Rendering, OLM (Disney+)
• Daruma for Best Slice of Life Anime: Spy × Family CloverWorks, Wit Studio (Crunchyroll)
• Daruma for Best Original Soundtrack: CloverWorks
• Daruma for Best Opening: Chainsaw Man – Kick Back Kenshi Yonezu (Crunchyroll
• Daruma for Best Ending: Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 – Akuma no Ko, Higuchi Ai (Crunchyroll)
• Nomination for Best Feature Film: Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Sunghoo Park, MAPPA (Crunchyroll)
• Daruma for Best Original Creation: Sunrise (Crunchyroll)
• Nomination for Best Direction: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Studio Trigger (Netflix)

References

1. "No Japan Expo Awards in 2013". manga-news.com. May 3, 2013.