The Anime Grand Prix (アニメグランプリ) is an annual Japanese anime award given to recognize the best in anime of the previous year, decided by the votes of readers of entertainment magazine Animage, published by Tokuma Shoten since July 1978. The Anime Grand Prix started in 1979, and the first prize was announced in the January 1980 issue, generally announced at the next year's June issue every year.
Annual award granted by magazine Animage
Award
| Anime Grand Prix |
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| Awarded for | Best in anime of the previous year |
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| Presented by | Tokuma Shoten |
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| First award | 1979; 47 years ago (1979) |
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| Website | animageplus.jp |
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The Anime Grand Prix (アニメグランプリ) is an annual Japanese anime award given to recognize the best in anime of the previous year, decided by the votes of readers of entertainment magazine Animage, published by Tokuma Shoten since July 1978. The Anime Grand Prix started in 1979, and the first prize was announced in the January 1980 issue, generally announced at the next year's June issue every year.[1]
Episode (1979–2013)
[edit]Director, Screenwriter and Character Designer (1979–1982)
[edit]
| No. |
Year |
Director |
Screenwriter |
Character Designer
|
| 1
|
1979[2]
|
Rintaro
|
Masaki Tsuji
|
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
|
| 2
|
1980 1st half[3]
|
Rintaro
|
Masaki Tsuji
|
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
|
| 3
|
1980 2nd half[4]
|
Yoshiyuki Tomino
|
Masaki Tsuji
|
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
|
| 4
|
1981[5]
|
Yoshiyuki Tomino
|
Masaki Tsuji
|
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
|
| 5
|
1982[6]
|
Yoshiyuki Tomino
|
Masaki Tsuji
|
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
|
Megumi Hayashibara won 12 times and Akira Kamiya won 11 times. In 1994, Megumi Ogata won the voice actress, the Male character (Kurama) and the Female character (Haruka Tenoh).
Women's voice acting
[edit]After its 14th edition, the Anime Grand Prix no longer separated women and men into distinct voice acting categories.
| No. |
Year |
Song |
Type |
Singer |
Title
|
| 1
|
1979[2]
|
"Kita no Okami, Minami no Tora"
|
OP
|
Mitsuko Horie
|
Yakyuu-kyo no Uta
|
| 2
|
1980 1st half[3]
|
"Fukkatsu no Ideon"
|
OP
|
Isao Taira
|
Space Runaway Ideon
|
| 3
|
1980 2nd half[4]
|
"Cosmos ni Kimi to"
|
ED
|
Keiko Toda
|
Space Runaway Ideon
|
| 4
|
1981[5]
|
"Lum no Love Song"
|
OP
|
Yuko Matsutani
|
Urusei Yatsura
|
| 5
|
1982[6]
|
"Macross"
|
OP
|
Makoto Fujiwara
|
Super Dimension Fortress Macross
|
| 6
|
1983[7]
|
"Hello Vifam"
|
OP
|
TAO
|
Ginga Hyōryū Vifam
|
| 7
|
1984[8]
|
"Ai Oboete Imasu ka"
|
BGM
|
Mari Iijima (Lynn Minmay)
|
Macross: Do You Remember Love?
|
| 8
|
1985[9]
|
"Ru-Ru-Ru-Russian Roulette"
|
OP
|
Meiko Nakahara
|
Dirty Pair
|
| 9
|
1986[10]
|
"Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa"
|
OP
|
Yuki Saito
|
Maison Ikkoku
|
| 10
|
1987[11]
|
"Get Wild"
|
ED
|
TM Network
|
City Hunter
|
| 11
|
1988[12]
|
"Beyond the Time"
|
ED
|
Char's Counterattack
|
| 12
|
1989[13]
|
"Yasashisa ni Tsutsumaretanara"
|
ED
|
Yumi Matsutoya
|
Kiki's Delivery Service
|
| 13
|
1990
|
"Blue Water"[14]
|
OP
|
Miho Morikawa
|
Nadia and the Secret of Blue Water
|
| 14
|
1991[15]
|
"Winners"
|
ED
|
G-Grip
|
Future GPX Cyber Formula
|
| 15
|
1992[16]
|
"Moonlight Densetsu"
|
OP
|
DALI
|
Sailor Moon
|
| 16
|
1993[17]
|
OP
|
| 17
|
1994[18]
|
"Yuzurenai Negai"
|
OP
|
Naomi Tamura
|
Magic Knight Rayearth
|
| 18
|
1995[19]
|
"A Cruel Angel's Thesis"
|
OP
|
Yoko Takahashi
|
Neon Genesis Evangelion
|
| 19
|
1996[20]
|
OP
|
| 20
|
1997[21]
|
"Rondo–Revolution"
|
OP
|
Masami Okui
|
Revolutionary Girl Utena
|
| 21
|
1998[22]
|
"Dearest"
|
ED
|
Yumi Matsuzawa
|
Nadesico: Prince of Darkness
|
| 22
|
1999[23]
|
"Platinum"
|
OP
|
Maaya Sakamoto
|
Cardcaptor Sakura
|
| 23
|
2000[24]
|
OP
|
| 24
|
2001[25]
|
"For Fruits Basket"
|
OP
|
Ritsuko Okazaki
|
Fruits Basket
|
| 25
|
2002[26]
|
"Anna ni Issho Datta no ni"
|
ED
|
See-Saw
|
Gundam SEED
|
| 26
|
2003[27]
|
"Melissa"
|
OP
|
Porno Graffitti
|
Fullmetal Alchemist
|
| 27
|
2004[28]
|
"Ignited"
|
OP
|
T.M.Revolution
|
Gundam SEED Destiny
|
| 28
|
2005[29]
|
"Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru"
|
ED
|
See-Saw
|
| 29
|
2006[30]
|
"Colors"
|
OP
|
Flow
|
Code Geass
|
| 30
|
2007[31]
|
"Take It! Sailor Uniform"
|
OP
|
Aya Hirano, Emiri Katō, Kaori Fukuhara, and Aya Endo
|
Lucky Star
|
| 31
|
2008[32]
|
"Monochrome no Kiss"
|
OP
|
SID
|
Black Butler
|
| 32
|
2009[33]
|
"Don't Say "Lazy""
|
ED
|
Yōko Hikasa with Aki Toyosaki, Satomi Satō, and Minako Kotobuki
|
K-On!
|
| 33
|
2010[34]
|
"Bokura no Goal"
|
OP
|
T-Pistonz+KMC
|
Inazuma Eleven
|
| 34
|
2011[35]
|
"Orion o Nazoru"
|
OP
|
Unison Square Garden
|
Tiger & Bunny
|
| 35
|
2012[36]
|
"V.I.P."
|
OP
|
Sid
|
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
|
| 36
|
2013[37]
|
"Guren no Yumiya"
|
OP
|
Linked Horizon
|
Attack on Titan
|
| 37
|
2014[38]
|
"Dried Up Youthful Fame"
|
OP
|
Oldcodex
|
Free! Eternal Summer
|
| 38
|
2015[39]
|
"Hanamaru Pippi wa Yoi Ko dake"
|
OP
|
AŌP
|
Mr. Osomatsu
|
| 39
|
2016[40]
|
"History Maker" [ja]
|
OP
|
Dean Fujioka
|
Yuri on Ice
|
| 40
|
2017[41]
|
"Wish Voyage"
|
OP
|
Idolish7 (Kenshō Ono, Toshiki Masuda, Yūsuke Shirai, Tsubasa Yonaga, KENN, Atsushi Abe, Takuya Eguchi)
|
Idolish7
|
| 41
|
2018[42]
|
"Rei –Zero–"
|
ED
|
Masaharu Fukuyama
|
Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer
|
| 42
|
2019[43]
|
"Gurenge"
|
OP
|
LiSA
|
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
|
| 43
|
2020[44]
|
"Homura"
|
ED
|
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
|
| 44
|
2021[45]
|
"Zankyosanka"
|
OP
|
Aimer
|
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
|
| 45
|
2022[46]
|
"Mixed Nuts"
|
OP
|
Official Hige Dandism
|
Spy × Family
|
| 46
|
2023[47]
|
"Ba-Bang to Suisan! Bang Bravern"
|
OP
|
Kenichi Suzumura
|
Brave Bang Bravern!
|
| 47
|
2024[48]
|
"Kaijū"
|
OP
|
Sakanaction
|
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
|
Most awarded studios
[edit]The list below cites the most awarded studios based on the productions of these studios that won the award for Best Anime of the Year.
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