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WALL-E, Eden of the East, Haruhi-chan Win Anime Kobe Awards (Updated)
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The judging committee of the 14th Animation Kobe Awards has announced this year's award winners on Friday. The awards are among the most prestigious industry accolades in Japanese animation and media.
Individual Award
La Maison en Petits Cubes)
Special Award
Shun-ichi Yukimuro (writer for Kimba the White Lion)
Theatrical Film Award
WALL-E (Pixar)
Television Award
Production I.G)
Network Award
Kyoto Animation)
Theme Song Award
"Don't say 'lazy'" (K-ON! ending theme) by Sakurakou K-On Bu (Sakura High School Light Music Club)The 14th Annual Animation Kobe event will hold an awards ceremony on October 18 in the city of Kobe in western Japan. The judging committee is composed of experts in the industry — notably the editors of animation and media magazines such as Macross Frontier television series.
Update: Yukimuro drafted over 2,000 episodes of the long-running Sazae-san television anime series. The judging committee said that it gave the theatrical film award to WALL-E because there was no Japanese anime contender that was as "completely packed with the sheer enjoyment of cinema" as WALL-E was. Source: animeanime.jp
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