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speculative fiction Speculative fiction is an umbrella term, umbrella genre of fiction that encompasses all the subgenres that depart from Realism (arts), realism, or strictly imitating everyday reality, instead presenting fantastical, supernatural, futuristic, or ...
award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by , the awards are given at the annual Japan Science Fiction Convention. It is the oldest SF award in Japan, being given since the 9th Japan Science Fiction Convention in 1970. "Seiun", the Japanese word for "nebula", was taken from the first professional science fiction magazine in Japan, which had a short run in 1954. The award is not related to the American
Nebula Award The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), a nonprofit association of pr ...
. It is similar to the
Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and chosen by its members. The award is administered by th ...
, which is presented by the members of the
World Science Fiction Society Worldcon, officially the World Science Fiction Convention, the annual convention of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), is a science fiction convention. It has been held each year since 1939 (except for the years 1942 to 1945, during Wor ...
, in that all of the members of the presenting convention are eligible to participate in the selection process, though it is not a one-on-one comparison as the Hugo Awards are open to works from anywhere in any language, while the Seiun is implicitly limited to works released in Japan and written in or translated to Japanese.


Eligibility and the selection process

A professional work or achievement which appeared for the first time in the previous calendar year may be considered eligible. The eligibility of magazines is determined via nominal publication date, which often tend to be a month or two ahead of the actual date due to Japanese publication customs. There are no written rules about word count for literary fiction categories, so that the decision of eligibility in that regard is left up to the voters. Usually in spring, SFFAN issues reference nominee lists for reference in each category, which is chosen by the preliminary vote of their member groups. However, voters can cast their ballots for any eligible works outside of the list in the final ballot. With consideration for voters' availability, a work which appears in a magazine (such as a part of serialized works or short story) or released as audio-visual media (such as a TV show or film) but wasn't chosen for the reference nominee lists may be eligible again if published as a book or released in any other media format.


Categories

There are effectively no official English names for categories, so they vary depending on translators. For example, "Long Work" may be written as "Long Story", "Long Form", or "Novel"; "Short Story" may be referred to as "Short Form" and so on.


Winners and candidates


Best Japanese Long Work

  *   Winners and joint winners   +   No winner selected


Best Japanese Short Story


Best Translated Long Work

  *   Winners and joint winners   +   No winner selected


Best Translated Short Story

  *   Winners and joint winners   +   No winner selected


Best Dramatic Presentation

  *   Winners and joint winners   +   No winner selected Denotes a Japanese work


Best Comic

{, class="wikitable" , - !Year !Work !Author/Artist !Publisher or Publication , - style="background:lightyellow;" ! 1978 , , , , , ''Gekkan Manga Shonen'', since Jan 1977 , - style="background:lightyellow;" ! 1979 , , , , , ''Bessatsu Kisotengai'' No. 6, "SF Manga Compendium Part 2", Dec 1978 , - style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="10" , 1980 , , , , , '' Weekly Shōjo Comic'', 1978 (No. 23) to 1979 (No. 3) , - , , , , , ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump (magazine line), Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many Action (fiction), action scenes and a fair ...
'', since 1978 , - , , , , , '' Young Jump'', 1979 (No. 5) , - , , , , , ''Action Deluxe'', Jan 27, 1979 (No. 5) , - , , , , , '' Bouquet'', Dec 1979 , - , , , , , '' SF Magazine'', Oct 1979 - Jun 1980 , - , (collected edition) , , , , Kisotengaisha
Kisotengai Comics , - , , , , , ''Comic Again'', May - Nov 1979 , - , , , , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

Tentomushi Comics , - , , , , ,
Shueisha is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The ...

Jump Comics , - style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="10" , 1981 , , , , , ''Bouquet'', May to June 1980 , - , , , , , ''Action Deluxe'', since Jan 19, 1980 , - , , , , ,
Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The com ...

Hana to Yume Comics , - , , , , , ''Gekiga Alice'' Oct 1979 - Apr 1980 , - , , , , , ''Manga Kisotengai SF Manga Daizenshuu'' No. 1, Apr 1980 , - , , , , , ''Kisotengai'', Sept 1980 , - , , , Jun Ishikawa , , ''Manga Kisotengai SF Manga Daizenshuu'' No. 1, Apr 1980 , - , , , , , ''Rocking On'', May 1979 - May 1980. , - , {{nihongo4, ''She...'', , {{sort, Sabea, Noma Sabea , , ''Light Blue Page'', Kisotengaisha , - , {{nihongo4, '' Ship of Fools'', 阿呆船, Ahōsen , , {{sortname, Shio, Satō , , ''SF Manga Taizenshuu Part 4'' No. 9, Jan 1980 , - style="background:lightyellow;" ! rowspan="10" , 1982 , {{nihongo4, ''Already Feels Like War'', 気分はもう戦争, Kibun wa Mō Sensō , , Toshihiko Yahagi and {{sortname, Katsuhiro, Otomo , , '' Weekly Manga Action'', Apr 1980 to Nov 1981 , - , {{nihongo4, ''The Mask of Ongoro'', オンゴロの仮面, Ongoro no Kamen , , {{sortname, Daijiro, Morohoshi , ,
Akita Shoten is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948. As of May 2023, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. The company is known for publishing the manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Champ ...

Shonen Champion Comics , - , {{nihongo4, '' A, {{prime, A'', , {{sortname, Moto, Hagio , , ''
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'', Aug 1981 , - , {{nihongo4, ''Winter Planet'', 冬の惑星, Fuyu no Wakusei , , {{sortname, Yukinobu, Hoshino , , ''Kekkan Starlog'', May/June 1981 issue , - , {{nihongo4, ''The Mysterious Person Ackerman'', 怪人アッカーマン, Kaishin Akkaman , , Takako Nitta , , ''Comic Gang'' and '' Bessatsu Manga Action'' , - , {{nihongo4, ''Dream Garden'', 夢庭園, Yume Teien , , Akeru Toto , , Kisotenkaisha , - , {{nihongo4, ''Legend of the Flute Player'', 笛吹伝説, Usui Densetsu , , Mineko Yamada , , ''Ryu'', Mar and May 1981 issues , - , {{nihongo4, ''The Promised Land'', 約束の地, Yakuzoku no Chi , , Jun Ishikawa , ,
Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...

Young Magazine KC , - , {{nihongo4, ''Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow Again'', 明日も、明日も、また明日も, Ashita mo, Ashita mo, Mata Ashita mo , , Yōko Kondō , , ''Kaisotengai'', Jun 1981 , - , {{nihongo4, '' Dokkiri Doctor'', どっきりドクター , , Fujihiko Hosono , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

Shōnen Sunday Comics , - style="background:lightyellow;" ! 1983 , {{nihongo4, ''Silver Triangle'', 銀の三角, Gin no Sankaku , Moto Hagio , '' SF Magazine'', Dec 1980 to Jun 1982 , - ! 1984 , {{nihongo4, '' Domu: A Child's Dream'', 童夢, Dōmu , , {{sortname, Katsuhiro, Otomo , , Futabasha , - ! 1985 , ''X + Y'' , , Moto Hagio , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
, - ! 1986 , '' Appleseed'' , , {{sortname, Masamune, Shirow , ,
Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
, - ! 1987 , ''
Urusei Yatsura is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 1978 to February 1987. Its 366 individual chapters were collected in 34 ''tankōbon'' volum ...
'' , , {{sortname, Rumiko, Takahashi , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
, - ! 1988 , '' Kyūkyoku Chōjin R'' , , Masami Yūki , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
, - ! 1989 , '' Mermaid Saga'' , , {{sortname, Rumiko, Takahashi , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
, - ! 1990 , ''So What?'' , , Megumi Wakatsuki , ,
Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The com ...
, - ! 1991 , ''Uchū Daizakka'' , , Eiji Yokoyama , - ! 1992 , ''Yamataika'' , , Yukinobu Hoshino , - ! 1993 , ''OZ'' , , Natsumi Itsuki , ,
Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The com ...
, - ! rowspan="2" , 1994 , ''Dai-Hon'ya'' , , Miki Tori , - , , ''Grant Leauvas Monogatari'' , , Kyōko Shitō , - ! 1995 , '' Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' , ,
Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as honorary chairman. Throughout his career, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Anime, Japanese ani ...
, , Tokuma Shoten , - ! 1996 , '' Parasyte'' , , {{sortname, Hitoshi, Iwaaki , ,
Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
, - ! 1997 , '' Ushio & Tora'' , , {{sortname, Kazuhiro, Fujita , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
, - ! 1998 , ''SF Taishō'' , , Miki Tori , , , - ! 1999 , ''Runnahime Hourouki'' , , Eiji Yokoyama , , , - ! 2000 , ''Itihaasa'' , , Wakako Mizuki , ,
Shueisha is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The ...
, - ! 2001 , ''
Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Nakayoshi'' from the June 1996 to August 2000 issues, it was also published in ...
'' , , Clamp , ,
Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
, - ! 2002 , '' Planetes'' , , Makoto Yukimura , ,
Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
, - ! 2003 , ''Chronoeyes'' , , Yūichi Hasegawa , ,
Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
, - ! 2004 , '' From Far Away'' , , Kyōko Hikawa , ,
Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The com ...
, - ! 2005 , ''Bremen II'' , , Izumi Kawahara , ,
Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The com ...
, - ! 2006 , '' Onmyōji'' , , Reiko Okano , ,
Hakusensha is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The com ...
, - ! 2007 , '' Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō'' , , Hitoshi Ashinano , ,
Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
, - ! 2008 , '' 20th Century Boys'' , , Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
, - ! 2009 , '' Trigun Maximum'' , , Yasuhiro Nightow , , Shōnen Gahōsha , - ! 2010 , ''
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'' , , Naoki Urasawa,
Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu'', – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques an ...
, Takashi Nagasaki, Macoto Tezka and Tezuka Productions{{cite web, title=2010年星雲賞, url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2010result.html, work=Nihon SF Taikai, language=ja, access-date=2021-10-15 , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
, - ! 2011 , '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' , , Hiromu Arakawa , ,
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, - ! 2012 , '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin'' , ,
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko is a Japanese animator, manga artist, and anime director. He is best known for being the character designer and animation director of the original '' Mobile Suit Gundam'' anime, which began in 1979. That same year, he began working as a mang ...
, , Kadokawa Shoten , - ! 2013 , ''Inherit the Stars'' , , Yukinobu Hoshino , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
, - ! 2014 , '' The World of Narue'' , , Tomohiro Marukawa , , Kadokawa Shoten , - ! 2015 , '' Moyasimon'' , , Masayuki Ishikawa , ,
Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
, - ! 2016 , '' Knights of Sidonia'' , , Tsutomu Nihei , ,
Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
, - ! 2017 , '' Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' , , Osamu Akimoto , ,
Shueisha is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The ...
, - ! 2018 , '' And Yet the Town Moves'' , , Masakazu Ishiguro , , Shōnen Gahōsha , - ! 2019 , ''
Girls' Last Tour is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukumizu. It was serialized monthly through Shinchosha's ''Kurage Bunch'' manga website from February 2014 to January 2018 and collected in six volumes. An English release of the manga ...
'' , , Tsukumizu , , Shinchosha , - ! rowspan="2" , 2020 , '' How Many Light-Years to Babylon?'' , , Seiman Douman , ,
Akita Shoten is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948. As of May 2023, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. The company is known for publishing the manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Champ ...
, - , , '' Batman Ninja'' , , Masato Hisa , , Hero's Inc. , - ! rowspan="2" , 2021 , '' Hozuki's Coolheadedness'' , , Natsumi Eguchi , ,
Kodansha is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
, - , , '' Kimi o Shinasenai Tame no Storia'' , , Toriko Gin , ,
Akita Shoten is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita in 1948. As of May 2023, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. The company is known for publishing the manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Champ ...
, - ! 2022 , '' Psychic Squad'' , , Takashi Shiina , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
, - ! 2023 , '' Orb: On the Movements of the Earth'' , , Uoto , ,
Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
, - ! 2024 , '' Delicious in Dungeon'' , , Ryoko Kui , ,
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Best Artist

{, class="wikitable" , - !Year !Work , - ! 1979 , Naoyuki Kato , - ! 1980 , Noriyoshi Ohrai , - ! 1981 ,
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko is a Japanese animator, manga artist, and anime director. He is best known for being the character designer and animation director of the original '' Mobile Suit Gundam'' anime, which began in 1979. That same year, he began working as a mang ...
, - ! 1982 , Shusei Nagaoka , - ! 1983 , Yoshitaka Amano , - ! 1984 , Yoshitaka Amano , - ! 1985 , Yoshitaka Amano , - ! 1986 , Yoshitaka Amano , - ! 1987 , Michiaki Satō , - ! 1988 , Jun Suemi , - ! 1989 , Hiroyuki Katō & Keisuke Gotō , - ! 1990 , Katsumi Michihara , - ! 1991 , Eiji Yokoyama , - ! 1992 , Masamune Shirow , - ! 1993 , Keinojō Mizutama , - ! 1994 , Hitoshi Yoneda , - ! 1995 , Keinojō Mizutama , - ! 1996 , Akihiro Yamada , - ! 1997 , Yuji Kaida , - ! 1998 , Shigeru Mizuki , - ! 1999 , Takami Akai , - ! 2000 , Kenji Tsuruta , - ! 2001 , Kenji Tsuruta , - ! 2002 , Katsuya Terada , - ! 2003 , Makoto Shinkai , - ! 2004 , Daisuke Nishijima , - ! 2005 , Makoto Shinkai , - ! 2006 , Range Murata , - ! 2007 , Yoshitaka Amano , - ! 2008 , Naoyuki Kato , - ! 2009 , Naoyuki Kato , - ! 2010 , Naoyuki Kato , - ! 2011 , Naoyuki Kato , - ! 2012 , Naohiro Washio , - ! 2013 , Kenji Tsuruta , - ! 2014 , Naoyuki Kato , - ! 2015 , Keinojō Mizutama , - ! 2016 , Noriyoshi Ohrai , - ! 2017 , Naoyuki Kato , - ! 2018 , Noriko Nagano , - ! 2019 , Naoyuki Kato , - ! 2020 , Yūko Shiraishi , - ! 2021 , Yūko Shiraishi , - ! 2022 , Naoyuki Kato , - ! rowspan="2" , 2023 , Kenji Tsuruta , - , Naoyuki Kato , - ! 2024 , Kia Asamiya


Best Nonfiction

{, class="wikitable" , - !Year !Work , - ! 1985 , {{nihongo4, , 光世紀の世界, ''Kōseiki no Sekai'' by Fujio Ishihara , - ! 1986 , {{nihongo4, , 特撮ヒーロー列伝, ''Tokusatsu Hero Retsuden'' by Noriaki Ikeda , - ! 1987 , {{nihongo4, , 石原博士のSF研究室, ''Ishihara Hakase no SF Kenkyūshitsu'' by Fujio Ishihara , - ! 1988 , {{nihongo4, , ウィザードリィ日記, ''Wizardry Nikki'' by Tetsu Yano , - ! 1989 , {{nihongo4, , スペース・オペラの書き方, ''Space Opera no Kakikata'' by Masahiro Noda , - ! 1990 , ''Future Magic'' by Robert L. Forward , - ! 1991 , {{nihongo4, , SFハンドブック, ''SF Handbook'', edited by Hayakawa Publishing Editorial Office , - ! 1992 , TV series {{nihongo4, , 電子立国日本の自叙伝, "Denshi Rikkoku Nippon no Jijoden" by
NHK , also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee. NHK ope ...
, - ! 1993 , '' The Minds of Billy Milligan'' by Daniel Keyes , - ! 1994 , {{nihongo4, , やさしい宇宙開発入門, ''Yasashii Uchū Kaihatsu Nyūmon'' by Masahiro Noda , - ! 1995 , {{nihongo4, , 愛しのワンダーランド——スペース・オペラの読み方, ''Itoshino Wonderland: Space Opera no Yomikata'' by Masahiro Noda , - ! 1996 , {{nihongo4, , トンデモ本の世界, ''Tondemo-bon no Sekai'', edited by Togakkai , - ! 1997 , {{nihongo4, , トンデモ本の逆襲, ''Tondemo-bon no Gyakushū'', edited by Togakkai , - ! 1998 , Walking Humanoid Robot P2 by
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, - ! 1999 , {{nihongo4, , 宇宙を空想してきた人々, ''Uchū o Kūsōshitekita Hitobito'' by Masahiro Noda , - ! 2000 ,
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by
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, - ! 2001 , {{nihongo4, , もっとすごい科学で守ります!, ''Motto Sugoi Kagaku de Mamorimasu!'' by Yūichi Hasegawa , - ! 2002 , {{nihongo4, , NHK少年ドラマシリーズのすべて, ''NHK Shōnen Drama Series no Subete'' by Hisaaki Masuyama , - ! 2003 , {{nihongo4, , 宇宙へのパスポート, ''Uchū eno Passport'' by Yūichi Sasamoto , - ! 2004 , {{nihongo4, , 宇宙へのパスポート 2, ''Uchū eno Passport 2'' by Yūichi Sasamoto , - ! 2005 , {{nihongo4, , 前田建設ファンタジー営業部, ''Maeda Kensetsu Fantasy Eigyobu'' by Maeda Corporation , - ! 2006 , {{nihongo4, , 失踪日記, '' Disappearance Diary'' by Hideo Azuma , - ! 2007 , {{nihongo4, , 宇宙へのパスポート 3, ''Uchū eno Passport 3'' by Yūichi Sasamoto , - ! 2008 , {{nihongo4, , 星新一 一〇〇一話を作った人, ''Hoshi Shinichi: 1001 Wa o Tsukutta Hito'' by Hazuki Saishō , - ! 2009 , {{nihongo4, , 世界のSFがやってきた!!——ニッポンコン・ファイル2007, ''Sekai no SF ga Yattekita! Nippon Con File 2007'' edited by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan , - ! 2010 , {{nihongo4, , 日本SF精神史, ''Nihon SF Seishinshi'' by Yasuo Nagayama , - ! 2011 , {{nihongo4, , サはサイエンスのサ, ''Sa wa Science no Sa'' by Tsukasa Shikano , - ! 2012 , {{nihongo4, , 吾妻ひでお〈総特集〉——美少女・SF・不条理ギャグ、そして失踪, ''Azuma Hideo Sōtokushū: Bishōjo, SF, Fujōri Gag, Soshite Shissō'', edited by Kawade Shobō Shinsha , - ! 2013 , Offprint of "The Present and Future of CGM: The World Opened Up by Hatsune Miku, Nico Nico Douga, and PIAPRO" from the May 2012 issue of IPSJ Magazine, published by Information Processing Society of Japan , - ! 2014 , {{nihongo4, , 宇宙へ行きたくて液体燃料ロケットをDIYしてみた, ''Utyū he Ikitakute Ekitai Nenryō Rocket o DIY shitemita'' by Yoshitoo Asari , - ! 2015 , {{nihongo4, , サンリオSF文庫総解説, ''Sanrio SF Bunko Sōkaisetsu'' edited by Shinji Maki and Nozomi Ohmori , - ! 2016 , {{nihongo4, , SFまで10,000光年, ''SF made 10,000 Kōnen'' and {{nihongo4, , SFまで100,000光年以上, ''SF made 100,000 Kōnen Ijō'' by Keinojō Mizutama , - ! 2017 , {{nihongo4, , SFのSは、ステキのS, ''SF no S ha Suteki no S'' by Haruna Ikezawa , - ! 2018 , {{nihongo4, , アリエナクナイ科学ノ教科書 〜空想設定を読み解く31講〜, ''Arienakunai Kagaku no Kyōkasho'' by Kurare, collaborated with Yakuri Kyōshitsu , - ! 2019 , {{nihongo4, , 筒井康隆、自作を語る, ''Tsutsui Yasutaka Jisaku o Kataru'' by Yasutaka Tsutsui, edited by Sanzō Kusaka , - ! 2020 , {{nihongo4, NHK's 100 minutes on a famous book: Sakyo Komatsu Special "Mythology in the Age of Godlessness", NHK 100分de名著『小松左京スペシャル 「神」なき時代の神話』, ''NHK Hyappun De Meicho: Komatsu Sakyō Special "Kami" naki Jidai no Shinwa'' by Tetsuya Miyazaki (NHK Publishing, Inc.) , - ! 2021 , {{nihongo4, NHK's 100 minutes on a famous book: Arthur C. Clarke Special "Not Just Imagination", NHK 100分de名著『アーサー・C・クラークスペシャル ただの「空想」ではない』, ''NHK Hyappun De Meicho: Arthur C. Clarke Special Tada no "Kūsō" deha nai'' by Hideaki Sena (NHK Publishing, Inc.) , - ! 2022 , {{nihongo4, , 学研の図鑑 スーパー戦隊, ''Gakken's Visual Encyclopedia: Super Sentai'' by Hiroshi Matsui, Toei Company, Ltd., and Gakken Plus Co., Ltd. , - ! 2023 , {{nihongo4, , 地球の歩き方 ムー ~異世界(パラレルワールド)の歩き方~, ''ARUKIKATA MU ~guide to parallel world~'' by ARUKIKATA Editorial Team, Gakken Inc. , - ! 2024 , {{nihongo4, , 創元SF文庫総解説, "The Complete Guide of Sogen SF Bunko", edited by Tokyo Sogensha


Non Category Nomination

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Year ! Work , - ! 2002 , H-IIA Rocket Test Flight 1, by
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The is the Japanese national Aeronautics, air and space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and launch of satell ...
, - ! 2003 , Humanoid Robot HRP-2 Promet, by Yutaka Izubuchi and Kawada Industries , - ! 2004 , Toy ''The Royal Museum of Science'' series one, supervised by Toshio Okada, manufactured by
Takara was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955. In March 2006, the company merged with Tomy, Tomy Company, Ltd. to form Tomy, Takara Tomy. The Takara motto was("playing is culture"). The company focused on traditional toys and board games. They cr ...
and Kaiyodo , - ! 2005 , Japan Pavilion of the 9th Venice Biennale of Architecture, by Japan Foundation, Kaichirō Morikawa, and participating artists , - ! 2006 , Landing on the asteroid Itokawa by the asteroid sample return mission MUSES-C "Hayabusa", by
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The is the Japanese national Aeronautics, air and space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and launch of satell ...
, - ! 2007 , M-V Rocket, by
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, - ! 2008 , Hatsune Miku, by Crypton Future Media Co. , - ! 2009 , (No award) , - ! 2010 , Gundam 30th Anniversary Project Real G the Statue of Gundam, built by Sunrise Inc. and Nomura Co., Ltd. , - ! 2011 , Return of Hayabusa probe (the 20th Science Satellite MUSES-C) to Earth, operated by
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The is the Japanese national Aeronautics, air and space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and launch of satell ...
, - ! 2012 , (No award) , - ! 2013 , iPS cells, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University , - ! 2014 , ''NOVA'' original anthology series, edited by Nozomi Ohmori , - ! 2015 , TV drama '' Aoi Honō'' , - ! 2016 , Publication of the 500th volume of '' Perry Rhodan'' series in Japan , - ! 2017 , Formal designation of element 113 as Nihonium , - ! 2018 , The tribute project to the 50th anniversary of '' Locke the Superman'' , - ! 2019 , MINERVA-II-1 landed on the surface of asteroid Ryugu (the world's first man-made object to explore movement on an asteroid surface), Hayabusa2 Project , - ! 2020 , The first-ever image of a black hole, by Event Horizon Telescope collaboration , - ! 2021 , Amabie, a Japanese monster that wades off an epidemic , - ! 2022 , Completion of Evangelion: New Theatrical Series , - ! 2023 , (No award) , - ! 2024 , ''Giant Robots The Core of Japanese Mecha Anime'', Organization: NISHINIPPON SHIMBUN EVENT SERVICE, PIA, Supervision: YOZO Yamaguchi, Planning and Coordination: KEISUKE Hirota, TARKUS "KOJI Igarashi"


Special Award

SFFAN may give out special awards, which are not voted on. They are regarded as official Seiun Awards. All but one, '' Uchūjin'', of them were given posthumously for people who contributed Japanese SF fandom. {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !Winner , - ! 1980 , Motoichirō Takebe, artist , - ! 1982 , '' Uchūjin'' as Japanese oldest Sci-Fi fanzine , - ! 1989 ,
Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu'', – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator. Considered to be among the greatest and most influential cartoonists of all time, his prolific output, pioneering techniques an ...
, comic artist , - ! 2005 , Tetsu Yano, translator/author , - ! 2007 , Yoshihiro Yonezawa, manga critic/author/Comiket's co-founder and president , - ! 2008 , Kōichirō Noda (Masahiro Noda), translator/author , - ! 2010 , Takumi Shibano (Rei Kozumi), translator/author , - ! 2011 , Sakyo Komatsu, author


See also

* List of manga awards * Nihon SF Taisho Award * Hayakawa's S-F Magazine Reader's Award


Notes

{{reflist, refs= {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/regaward.html , title=年次日本SF大会におけるSF賞選定に関する規定 , trans-title=Regulation for the Selection of SF Award of the Annual Japan SF Convention , language=ja , publisher=Federation of the Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan , date=2006-07-08 , access-date=2009-09-15 {{cite web , url=http://prizesworld.com/prizes/sf/siun.htm , title=星雲賞受賞作・参考候補作一覧 , trans-title=List of The Seiun Awards Winners & Candidates , access-date=2016-03-25 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2013/07/2013-seiun-award-winners/ , title=2013 Seiun Awards Winners , publisher=Locus Online , date=2013-07-22 , access-date=2015-04-23 {{cite web , url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2014/07/2014-seiun-award-winners/ , title=2014 Seiun Awards Winners , publisher=Locus Online , date=2014-07-21 , access-date=2015-04-23 {{cite web , url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/06/2015-seiun-awards-winners/ , title=2015 Seiun Awards Winners , publisher=Locus Online , date=2015-06-30 , access-date=2016-03-25 {{cite web , url=http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016/07/2016-seiun-awards-winners/ , title=2016 Seiun Awards Winners , publisher=Locus Online , date=2016-07-11 , access-date=2016-07-11 {{cite web , url=https://locusmag.com/2020/08/2020-seiun-awards-winners/ , title=2020 Seiun Awards Winners , publisher=Locus Online , date=2020-08-24 , access-date=2020-08-25 {{cite web , url=https://locusmag.com/2021/07/2021-seiun-awards-winners/ , title=2021 Seiun Awards Winners , publisher=Locus Online , date=2021-07-21 , access-date=2020-07-21 {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2008.html , title=2008年星雲賞 , trans-title=2008 Seiun Awards , publisher=SFFAN , access-date=2016-03-28 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/vote2009/ , title=2009年 第40回 星雲賞投票フォーム , trans-title=2009 The 40th Seiun Awards voting form , publisher=SFFAN , access-date=2016-03-28 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://tokon10.net/seiun_award.html , title=星雲賞: 第49回日本SF大会2010TOKON10 , trans-title=The Seiun Awards: The 49th Japanese SF convention "2010TOKON10" , publisher=2010TOKON10 , access-date=2016-03-28 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2011result.html , title=2011年 第42回星雲賞 , trans-title=2011 The 42nd Seiun Awards , publisher=SFFAN , date=2011-07-10 , access-date=2016-03-25 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2012result.html , title=2012年 第43回星雲賞 , trans-title=2012 The 43rd Seiun Awards , publisher=SFFAN , date=2012-07-07 , access-date=2016-03-25 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2013result.html , title=2013年 第44回星雲賞 , trans-title=2013 The 44th Seiun Awards , publisher=SFFAN , date=2013-03-21 , access-date=2016-03-25 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2014result.html , title=2014年 第45回星雲賞 , trans-title=2014 The 45th Seiun Awards , publisher=SFFAN , date=2014-07-19 , access-date=2016-03-25 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2015result.html , title=2015年 第46回星雲賞 , trans-title=2015 The 46th Seiun Awards , publisher=SFFAN , date=2015-07-27 , access-date=2016-03-25 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2016result.html , title=2016年 第47回星雲賞 , trans-title=2016 The 47th Seiun Awards , publisher=SFFAN , access-date=2016-07-11 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2017result.html , title=2017年 第48回星雲賞 , trans-title=2017 The 48th Seiun Awards , publisher=SFFAN , access-date=2017-07-22 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2018result.html , title=2018年 第49回星雲賞 , trans-title=2018 The 49th Seiun Awards , publisher=SFFAN , access-date=2018-04-15 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2019result.html , title=2019年 第50回星雲賞 , trans-title=2019 The 50th Seiun Awards , publisher=SFFAN , access-date=2021-09-23 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2021result.html , title=2021年 第52回星雲賞 , trans-title=2021 The 52nd Seiun Awards , publisher=SFFAN , access-date=2021-07-21 , language=ja {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2022result.html , language=ja , script-title=ja:2022年 第53回星雲賞 , publisher=Science Fiction Fan Groups' Association of Nippon , access-date=29 August 2022 {{cite web , url=https://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2024result.html , language=ja , script-title=ja:2024年 第55回星雲賞 , publisher=Science Fiction Fan Groups' Association of Nippon , access-date=7 June 2024


References

* {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/list.html , title=星雲賞リスト , trans-title=List of Seiun Awards Winners , language=ja , publisher=Federation of the Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan , access-date=2009-06-03 * {{cite web , url=http://ameqlist.com/ , title=翻訳作品集成 (Japanese Translation List) ameqlist , author=Takashi Amemiya , language=ja , access-date=2014-10-21 * {{cite web , url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/seiun_award , title=Seiun Award , publisher=Encyclopedia of Science Fiction , access-date=2016-03-25 {{Seiun Award - Best Media {{Seiun Award - Best Comic {{Science fiction {{Japanese literary awards {{Manga Industry Awards Awards established in 1970 Japanese science fiction awards S Manga awards 1970 establishments in Japan