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Kyoto Animation Awards Takes Year Off, Will Return in 2018
posted on by Karen Ressler
The official website for anime studio A Silent Voice) announced on Friday that it will not hold the ninth annual Kyoto Animation Awards this year. The program will return in 2018 for the 10th annual awards. The staff explained that it is taking the time to improve the awards, and the 10th annual awards will be a "new start."
Kyoto Animation did not mention this possibility.
The only work that has won a grand prize in any of the three categories was the adaptation of Violet Evergarden.
Previous honorable mention recipients in the contest's history have been animated despite not winning the grand prize. The honorable mention works that have been Tamako Market anime.
The staff announced the results of its eighth annual awards in May. Hiroshi Yūki's Nijūseiki Denki Mokuroku (20th Century Electricity Catalog) received an honorable mention in the full-length novel category. The studio awarded no grand prizes, and no Animation DO Special Award prizes in the full-length novel category, and no grand prizes, Animation DO Special Award prizes, and honorable mentions in the short novel category.
