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Japanese Otaku Awards' 2008 Winners Announced
posted on by Egan Loo
The 8th Annual Japanese Otaku Awards were presented at Tokyo's LOFT/PLUS ONE hall on January 8. The organizers have described it as an informal "event of the otaku, by the otaku, for the otaku" to commemorate the things, people, and events that left a lasting impression on the otaku world in the past year. A of nine judges, led by novelist/manga creator Hōsai Tsuruoka, first nominated several entries. Then the held a free-form discussion to determine the winners of the awards presented by each judge, as well as one Grand Prix winner.
Grand Prix
Gegege no Kitarō TV anime series)Ryōta Hideyuki Kurata)
Harayasa Tōkaimura Award
Masaki Asai (figure modeler)
Hidekuni Shida Award
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G game
Masumi Kurata Award
Junjō Romantica anime
True Tears anime
Hōsai Tsuruoka Award
Tengirl (Tenga anthropomorphication)
Production I.G)
Aria comics & anime
Dorii Osaki Award
Cloverfield/Hakaisha
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G game
Hōsai Tsuruoka Award
Tengirl (Tenga anthropomorphication)Production I.G)
Aria comics & anime
Dorii Osaki Award
Cloverfield/Hakaisha
Dorii Osaki Award
Cloverfield/HakaishaThe Otaku Awards event will be broadcasted on Japan's Mondo21 satellite channel in two parts on January 31 and February 1. The Grand Prix winners in the previous seven years are as follows:
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Mōretsu! Otona Teikoku no Gyakushū |
| 2002 | Kaiyodo |
| 2003 | Mobile Suit Gundam Seed |
| 2004 | Moe Anthromorphism (In particular, Bincho-tan) |
| 2005 | Akihabara |
| 2006 | Ultraman 80 (from the live-action Ultraman Mebius special-effects series) |
| 2007 | Video-sharing sites (Example: Nico Nico Douga) |
Source: animeanime.jp
