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, 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 The Manga category winners – Jury Prize
Golden Daruma manga: My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi (Ki-oon) Daruma for best new series: One-Punch Man by Yusuke Murata and ONE (Kurokawa) Daruma for best scenario: Daedalus by Takamichi (Doki-Doki) Daruma for best drawing: Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction by Inio Asano (Kana) Daruma for best international manga: Outlaw Players by Shonen (Ki-oon) Heritage Daruma: Gen of Hiroshima – Integrale by Keiji Nakazawa (Vertige Graphics) Daruma of the best production – Jury Prize for Creation: Takeru' by Buichi Terasawa (isan manga)
The winners category Anime – Jury Prize
Anime Golden Daruma: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime) Best Achievement Award: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime) Daruma for best screenplay: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime) Daruma for Best Original Soundtrack: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai, original band is Radwimps (@Anime) Daruma of the best edition: The Boy and the Beast by Mamoru Hosoda (Kazé)
Manga & Anime Category Winners – Audience Award
Daruma for Best Seinen: Children of the Whale by Abi Umeda (Glénat Éditions) Daruma for Best Shojo: Takane & Hana by Yuki Shiwasu (Kazé) Daruma for Best Shounen: One-Punch Man by Yusuke Murata and ONE (Kurokawa) Daruma for best film and OAV: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime) Daruma for best 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)