Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair

The Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair ( Japanese 東京国際アニメフェア , Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fea ), abbreviated TAF , also known as Tokyo International Anime Fair , was one of the largest fairs for anime in Japan from 2002 to 2013 . The first fair was held in 2002 as Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair 21 .

The chairman was the governor of Tokyo , Shintarō Ishihara . The venue was the Tokyo Big Sight in Kōtō . The mass was always held on four days at the end of March. On the first two days, which are always weekday, the fair was not accessible to normal visitors. It was not opened to the public until the weekend. At the 2007 fair, 270 exhibitors (55 of them from abroad) were present and 107,713 visitors were counted. In 2008, 126,622 visitors were counted, and in 2009, according to their own information, 129,819 visitors, which was a new record.

In December 2010, ten publishers announced that they would boycott the fair in 2011 in protest at a bill submitted by Ishihara. These are Kadokawa Shoten , Shūeisha , Shōgakukan , Kōdansha , Akita Shoten , Hakusensha , Shōnen Gahōsha , Shinchosha , Futabasha and Leed Publishing . As a parallel event against the Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair , the Anime Contents Expo was launched, which was to take place at the same time at the end of March 2011 in the Makuhari Messe in Chiba . Because of the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011 , however, both events were canceled at short notice.

After both fairs were held in parallel in 2012 and 2013, they were merged into AnimeJapan in 2014 .

At the fair, both domestic and foreign productions were presented and the Tōkyō Anime Awards ( 東京アニメアワード , tōkyō anime awādo ) were awarded. Since 2005, the Awards of Merit have also been presented independently of the trade fair .

Tōkyō Anime Awards

The Tōkyō Anime Awards have been presented annually since 2002. The organizers themselves nominate works ( ノミネート作品 , nominēto sakuhin ) that are intended to stand out from the crowd of animated series and films and that were shown on television or sold on a medium in the previous year. Independent mailings ( 公募作品 , kōbo sakuhin ) are also included in order, according to the organizers, to promote young talent from all over the world.

The works are evaluated by a jury according to various criteria and several prizes are awarded, each worth up to one million yen . The chairman of the committee is the governor of the capital city prefecture Tokyo Shintarō Ishihara .

Award winners

2002

Animation of the year: Spirited away in a magical land

Notable ones
TV Shows:	Inu Yasha , DoReMi , Hikaru no Go , Fruits Basket , One Piece
Films:	Arite-hime , Spirited Away , Metropolis
Original video animations:	Anime Seisaku Shinkō Kuromi-chan

Best Director:	Akitaro Daichi , Hayao Miyazaki
Best script:	Takashi Yamada , Hayao Miyazaki
Best artistic director:	Yūji Ikeda , Yoji Takeshige
Best character design:	Masaaki Sudō , Hayao Miyazaki
Best voice actor:	Kurumi Mamiya , Rumi Hiiragi
Best music:	Kōhei Tanaka , Joe Hisaishi

2003

Best TV Series:	Hanada Shonen-shi
Best movie:	Sennen Joyū
Best Original Video Animation:	Yukikaze
Best Foreign Film:	the monster Inc
Notable ones
TV Shows:	Inuyasha , Overman King Gainer
Films:	The Kingdom of Cats , Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Appare! Sengoku Daikassen
Original video animations:	Lupine III - Return of Pycal , Jojo no Kimyō na Bōken
foreign films:	Atlantis - The Secret of the Lost City , Ice Age

Best Director:	Keiichi Hara for Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Appare! Sengoku Daikassen
Best script:	Ichiro Okouchi for Overman King Gainer
Best artistic director:	Nobutaka Ike for Millennium Actress
Best character design:	Kōsuke Fujishima for Sakura Taisen
Best voice actor:	Kappei Yamaguchi for Inu Yasha in Inu Yasha
Best music:	Yōko Kanno for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

2004

Animation of the year: Gundam Seed

Notable ones
TV Shows:	Astro Boy , Gundam Seed , Fullmetal Alchemist
Films:	Tokyo Godfathers , Nasu - Andalusia no Natsu
Original video animations:	Animatrix , Macross Zero
foreign films:	Lilo & Stitch

Best Director:	Satoshi Kon for Tokyo Godfathers
Best script:	Shō Aikawa for Fullmetal Alchemist
Best artistic director:	Nobutaka Ike for Tokyo Godfathers
Best character design:	Hisashi Hirai for Gundam Seed
Best voice actor:	Romi Paku for Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist
Best music:	Yōko Kanno

2005

Animation of the year: Howl's moving castle

Notable ones
TV Shows:	Gankutsuō , Sergeant Frog , Pretty Cure
Films:	Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence , Steamboy
Original video animations:	Anime Seisaku Shinkō Kuromi-chan 2 , Top o Nerae 2!
foreign films:	Find Nemo

Best Director:	Hayao Miyazaki for Howl's Moving Castle
Best plot:	Masamune Shirow for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Best script:	Mamoru Oshii for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Best artistic director:	Shinji Kimura for Steamboy
Best character design:	Hiroyuki Okiura for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Best voice actor:	Chieko Baishō for Sophie in Howl's Moving Castle
Best music:	Joe Hisaishi for Howl's Moving Castle

2006

Animation of the year: Fullmetal Alchemist - The film: The Conqueror of Shamballa

Notable ones
TV Shows:	Eureka Seven , Black Jack , Mushishi
Films:	Detective Conan - Intrigue on the Pacific
Original video animations:	Karas , Yukikaze
foreign films:	The Incredibles

Best Director:	Yoshiyuki Tomino for Kidou Senshi Z Gundam -Hoshi wo Tsugu Mono-
Best plot:	Hiromu Arakawa for Fullmetal Alchemist
Best script:	Dai Satō for Eureka Seven
Best artistic director:	Takeshi Waki for Mushishi
Best character design:	Ken'ichi Yoshida for Eureka Seven
Best voice actor:	Akio Ōtsuka for Black Jack in Black Jack
Best music:	Michiru Ōshima for Fullmetal Alchemist

2007

Animation of the year: the girl who jumped through time

Notable ones
TV Shows:	Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch , The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya , Death Note
Films:	Paprika , Arashi no Yoru ni
Original video animations:	Top o Nerae 2! , Freedom
foreign films:	Cars

Best Director:	Mamoru Hosoda for The Girl Who Leaped Through Time
Best plot:	Yasutaka Tsutsui for peppers
Best script:	Satoko Okudera for The Girl Who Leaped Through Time
Best artistic director:	Nizou Yamamoto for The Girl Who Leaped Through Time
Best character design:	Yoshiyuki Sadamoto for The Girl Who Leaped Through Time
Best voice actor:	Aya Hirano as Haruhi Suzumiya in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Best music:	Susumu Hirasawa for paprika

2008

Animation of the year: Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Jo

Notable ones
TV Shows:	Dennō Coil , Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Films:	Kappa no Coo to Natsuyasumi
Original video animations:	Nasu - Suitcase no Wataridori
foreign films:	Ratatouille

Best Director:	Hideaki Anno for Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Jo
Best plot:	Taiyō Matsumoto for Tekkon Kinkreet
Best script:	Keiichi Hara for Kappa no Coo to Natsuyasumi
Best artistic director:	Shinji Kimura for Tekkon Kinkreet
Best character design:	Atsushi Nishigori for Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Best voice actor:	Mamoru Miyano as Setsuna F Seiei in Mobile Suit Gundam 00
Best music:	Yōko Kanno for Sōsei no Aquarion

2009

Animation of the year: Gake no Ue no Ponyo

Notable ones
TV Series: Macross Frontier , Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch R2
Movies: Gake no Ue no Ponyo
Original Video Animations: Detroit Metal City
foreign films: Kung Fu Panda

Best director: Hayao Miyazaki for Gake no Ue no Ponyo
Best storyline: Hayao Miyazaki for Gake no Ue no Ponyo
Best script: Ichirō Ōkouchi for Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch R2
Best artistic direction: Noboru Yoshida for Gake no Ue no Ponyo
Best character design: Tetsuya Nishio for The Sky Crawlers
Best Voice Actor: Jun Fukuyama for Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch R2
Best music: Yōko Kanno for Macross Frontier

2010

Animation of the year: Summer Wars

Notable ones
TV Show: K-On! , Higashi no Eden
Movies: Summer Wars
Original video animations: Eve no Jikan
foreign films: WALL · E - The last one cleans up the earth

Best Director: Mamoru Hosoda for Summer Wars
Best storyline: Mamoru Hosoda for Summer Wars
Best script: Satoko Okudera for Summer Wars
Best Artistic Direction: Yōji Takeshige for Summer Wars
Best character design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto for Summer Wars
Best voice actor : Hiroshi Kamiya as Koyomi Araragi in Bakemonogatari
Best music: Shiro Sagisu for Evangelion Shin-Gekijōban: Ha

2011

Animation of the year: Karigurashi no Arrietty

Notable ones
TV Show: K-On !! , Yojōhan Shinwa Taikei
Movies: Karigurashi no Arrietty
Original Video Animations: Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
foreign films: Toy Story 3

Best director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi for Karigurashi no Arrietty
Best script: Miho Maruo for Colorful
Best artistic directors: Yōji Takeshige and Noboru Yoshida for Karigurashi no Arrietty
Best character design: Yoshihiko Umakoshi for Heartcatch Precure!
Best Voice Actor: Aki Toyosaki as Yui Hirasawa in K-On !!
Best music: Cécile Corbel for Karigurashi no Arrietty

2012

Animation of the year: Kokurikozaka kara

Notable ones
TV Series: Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika , Tiger and Bunny
Movies: Kokurikozaka kara
Original Video Animations: Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
foreign films: Rapunzel - New spoiled

Best director: Akiyuki Shinbo for Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika
Best script: Gen Urobuchi for Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika
Best Artistic Direction: Takumi Tanji for Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below
Best character design: Masakazu Katsura for Tiger and Bunny
Best Voice Actor: Hiroaki Hirata as Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger in Tiger and Bunny
Best music: Satoshi Takebe for Kokurikozaka kara

2013

Animation of the year: Ame & Yuki - The Wolf Children

Notable ones
TV Series: Sword Art Online , Kuroko no Basuke
Films: Ame & Yuki - The Wolf Children
Original video animations: -
foreign films: The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn

Best director: Mamoru Hosoda for Ame & Yuki - Die Wolfskinder
Best storyline: Reki Kawahara for Sword Art Online
Best script: Satoko Okudera and Mamoru Hosoda for Ame & Yuki - Die Wolfskinder
Best artistic direction: Hiroshi Ōno for Ame & Yuki - Die Wolfskinder and Momo e no Tegami
Best character design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto for Ame & Yuki - The Wolf Children
Best voice actor : Yūki Kaiji for Aquarion Evol and Accel World
Best music: Yōko Kanno for Sakamichi no Apollon and Aquarion Evol

2014

Animation of the year:

Notable ones
TV Show: Attack on Titan
Films: How the Wind Rises
Anime Fan Award: Danbōru Senki Wars

Best Director: Tetsuro Araki for Attack on Titan
Best plot: Yasuko Kobayashi , Hayao Miyazaki , Reiko Yoshida
Best Animator: Kitaro Kōsaka for How the Wind Rises
Best artistic direction: Yōji Takeshige
Best character design: Sushio for Aim for the Top 2!
Best voice actor : Hideaki Anno for How the wind rises
Best music: Hiroyuki Sawano

2015

Animation of the year:

Notable ones
TV Show : Ping Pong: The Animation
Movies: Frozen - Completely unabashed
Anime Fan Award: Tiger & Bunny The Movie -The Rising-

Best director: Isao Takahata
Best storyline: Jukki Hanada
Best Animator: Kumiko Takahashi , Nobutake Ito , Osamu Tanabe
Best artistic direction: Kazuo Oga
Best character design: Takahiro Kishida
Best voice actor: Daisuke Ono , Kōki Uchiyama
Best music: Hiroyuki Sawano

2016

Animation of the year:

Notable ones
TV Show : Shirobako
Movies: Love Live! The School Idol Movie
Anime Fan Award: Gintama

Best director: Yoichi Fujita
Best storyline: Shū Matsubara
Best Animator: Chikashi Kubota
Best character design: Naoyuki Asano

2017

Animation of the year:

Notable ones
TV Show : Yuri !!! on ice
Films: A Silent Voice
Anime Fan Award: Yuri !!! on ice

Best director: Makoto Shinkai
Best storyline: Reiko Yoshida
Best Animator: Tadashi Hiramatsu
Best design: Shunichiro Yoshihara
Best performance: Hiroyuki Sawano