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Tezuka Cultural Awards

The finalists for the Grand Prize at the 9th Tezuka Osamu Bunka-sho ("Tezuka Cultural Award") have been announced by the award sponsor, Ichiko Ima
Pluto (based on a Tezuka manga) by Naoki Urasawa
Maihime (Terepsichore) by Takehiko Inoue

Winners will be announced in May.

Every year a grand prize for manga is given out. Other awards, not given out every year, include the Award for Excellence, the Shinsei ("new hope") Award, the Short Manga Prize and a Special Award.

Manga readers from the general public and industry professionals make the nominations, these nominations are then reduced by a of 8 judges to 9 finalists for the Grand Prize.

In 2000 Hikaru no Go won the Shinsei Award.

Past Grand Prize winners

1997 Fujiko F. Fujio
1998 Jiro Taniguchi
1999 Monster, by Naoki Urasawa
2000 The Monkey King and other Chinese Legends (Saiyuu Youenden), by Daijirou Moroboshi
2001 The Master of Shade and Light (Onmyo-Shi), story by Osamu Tezuka's Daughter in Law)
2002 Vagabond, by Takehiko Inoue
2003 Kiiroi Hon (Fumiko Takano
2004 Kyōko Okazaki