Japan Expo Awards

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.

Japan Expo Awards
Description	manga and anime award ceremony
Country	France
Website	http://www.japan-expo-awards.com/

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

Les gagnants catégorie Manga – Jury Prize

• Daruma d'or manga : My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi (Ki-oon)
• Daruma de la meilleure nouvelle série : One-Punch Man by Yusuke Murata et ONE (Kurokawa)
• Daruma du meilleur scenario : Dédale by Takamichi (Doki-Doki)
• Daruma du meilleur dessin : Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction by Inio Asano (Kana)
• Daruma du meilleur manga international : Outlaw Players by Shonen (Ki-oon)
• Daruma du patrimoine : Gen d'Hiroshima– Integrale de Keiji Nakazawa (Vertige Graphics)
• Daruma de la meilleure fabrication – Jury Prize for Creation: Takeru by Buichi Terasawa (isan manga)

Les gagnants category Anime – Prix du Jury

• Daruma d'or anime : Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime)
• Best Achievement Award : Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime)
• Daruma du meilleur scénario : Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime)
• Daruma de la meilleure bande originale: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai, original band is Radwimps (@Anime)
• Daruma of the best edition: The Boy and the Beast by Mamoru Hosoda (Kazé)

Les gagnants category Manga & Anime – Prix du public'

• Daruma du meilleur seinen : Les Enfants de la baleine by Abi Umeda (Glénat Éditions)
• Daruma du meilleur shôjo : Takane & Hana by Yuki Shiwasu (Kazé)
• Daruma du meilleur shônen : One-Punch Man by Yusuke Murata and ONE (Kurokawa)
• Daruma du meilleur film et OAV : Your Name by Makoto Shinkai (@Anime)
• Daruma du meilleur 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)

Winners in the Manga & Anime category – Audience Award

• Daruma for Best Seinen: Witch Hat Atelier, Kamome Shirahama (Pika Edition)
• Daruma for Best shôjo : Orange, Ichigo Takano (Éditions Akata)
• Daruma for the best shônen : Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Makoto Morishita (Ki-oon)
• Daruma for the best drama anime : A Silent Voice, Naoko Yamada (Kazé)
• Daruma for the best comedy anime : Food Wars – The Third Plate, Yoshitomo Yonetani (Crunchyroll)

2022

Daruma d'or

• Best manga of the year: Spy × Family, Tatsuya Endo (Kurokawa)
• Best anime of the year: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Movie—Mugen Train / The Pleasure District (TV series), Ufotable, Haruo Sotozaki

Manga category winners

• Daruma for best action manga: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Kazé)
• Daruma for best romance manga: Kaguya-sama – Love is War, Aka Akasaka (Pika Édition)
• Daruma for best thriller manga: Summer Time Rendering, Yasuki Tanaka (Kana)
• Daruma for best slice of life manga: ' Blue Period, Tsubasa Yamaguchi (Pika Edition)
• Daruma for best production: Fullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa (Kurokawa)
• Daruma for best one shot: Death Note Short Stories, Tsugimi Ohba and Takeshi Obata (Kana)
• Daruma of the French Touch: Jizo, Mr.Tan & Mato (Glénat Éditions)
• Daruma of the best new manga: The Apothecary Diaries, Itsuki Nanao and Nekokurage (Ki-oon)
• Daruma of the heritage: Slam Dunk by Inoue Takehiko (Kana)
• Daruma of the best drawing: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Kazé)
• Daruma for Best Screenplay: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Kazé)

Anime Category Winners

• Daruma for Best Action Anime: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the Movie: Mugen Train / The Pleasure District (TV Series), Haruo Sotozaki
• Daruma for Best Romance Anime: Fruits Basket The Final Season, TMS Entertainment, Akitaru Daichi
• Daruma for Best Suspense Anime: Moriarty the Patriot Season 1, Production I.G., Kazuya Nomura
• Daruma for Best Slice of Life Anime: Komi Can't Communicate, OLM, Ayumu Watanabe, and Kazuki Kawagoe
• Daruma for Best Movie: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the Movie: Mugen Train

2023

The Golden Daruma

• Daruma for Best Manga: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Crunchyroll)
• For Best Anime: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Studio Trigger (Netflix)

Manga category winners

• Daruma for Best Action Manga: Sakamoto Days, Yuto Suzuki
• Best Romance Manga: Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun Mayuzuki (Kana)
• Daruma for Best Suspense Manga: Fool Night by Kasumi Yasuda
• Daruma for the best slice of life manga: Look Back, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Crunchyroll)
• Daruma for the best one shot: Look Back, Tatsuki Fujimoto (Crunchyroll)
• Daruma for Best Production: Veil of Kotteri! (November Grafx)
• For the French Touch: Space Punch, ZD. (Ankama)
• Heritage Daruma: City Hunter, Tsukasa Hōjō (Panini)
• New Manga Daruma: Call of the Night, Kotoyama (Kurokawa)
• Best Drawing: Kotteri's Veil!
• Best Screenplay: Heavenly Delusion by Masakazu Ishiguro (Pika)

Anime Category Winners

• Best Action Anime Title: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Studio Trigger (Netflix)
• Daruma for Best Romance Anime: Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-, A-1 Pictures ( Crunchyroll)
• For Best Thriller Anime: Summer Time Rendering, OLM (Disney+)
• Daruma for Best Slice of Life Anime: Spy × Family CloverWorks, Wit Studio (Crunchyroll)
• Daruma for Best Original Soundtrack: CloverWorks
• Daruma for Best Opening: Chainsaw Man – Kick Back Kenshi Yonezu (Crunchyroll
• Daruma for Best Ending: Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 – Akuma no Ko, Higuchi Ai (Crunchyroll)
• Nomination for Best Feature Film: Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Sunghoo Park, MAPPA (Crunchyroll)
• Daruma for Best Original Creation: Sunrise (Crunchyroll)
• Nomination for Best Direction: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Studio Trigger (Netflix)