One of the three major awards in the Japanese animation industry, the full list of the Tokyo Anime Awards (TAAF) 2024 was recently announced. In the film department, "Slam Dunk Theatrical Version", based on the classic manga of Yuhiko Inoue, won the grand prize, which is another honor for the work after winning Best Animated Film at the 2023 Japan Film Awards. In the television division, the original anime "The Child I Pushed" produced by Cloverworks, which was loved by the audience for its series of adventures in a mystery club, was won by the audience.
Inoue emerged as the biggest winner
In addition to the grand prize in the film category, Yuhiko Inoue, the original author and director of "Slam Dunk: The Movie", also won the original work, script award, and director and performance awards, becoming the biggest winner of this year's Tokyo Animation Awards. Yuhiko Inoue is a well-known Japanese manga artist and animation director, whose works include "Slam Dunk", "Rogue Kenshin", "Realism", etc., all of which are classics loved by readers and audiences. "Slam Dunk Theatrical Version" is his first animated film directed by himself, which tells the story of the main character's basketball career after graduating from high school, as well as his friendship and growth with his teammates.
Other Individual Award Winners
Among the other categories of the Individual Award, the Animator Award went to Yu Honda, a veteran animator who has worked on the concept art, character design, and art supervision of many well-known animations such as "Neon Genesis Evangelion", "Millennium Actress", "Sapphire Mystery", and "What kind of life do you want to live". The Art, Color, and Video awards went to Taiki Nakazawa, a director who specializes in CG production and has provided beautiful CG effects for animations such as "Slam Dunk Theatrical Version", "Kyosao Drama Painting", and "One Piece Merry Special". The sound, performance award was won by Yoasobi, who is a group composed of singer Ikura and producer Ayase, whose songs "Night Monster" and "Ultramarine" are all adapted from the network**, with a unique style and have been widely popular.
The Animation Enthusiast Award was won by the theatrical version of idolish7
In addition to the above awards, the Tokyo Anime Awards also has an Anime Enthusiast Award, which is voted for by netizens. This year's Animation Enthusiast Award went to the theatrical version of idolish7, an idol anime based on the game of the same name that tells the story of the idol group idolish7, made by Troyca. The work was released in December 2023 and received a good box office and word-of-mouth.
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