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Deca-Dence, Drifting Dragons, ID: Invaded, BNA, Demon Slayer, Precure, More Anime Nominated for Seiun Sci-Fi Awards
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The 60th Japan Science Fiction Convention (Nihon SF Taikai) revealed the list of nominees for the 52nd Seiun Awards on April 24.
The nominees of the Media category include:
- Deca-Dence (TV anime series)
- Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai (live-action TV series)
- Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (live-action film)
- Ultraman Z (live-action TV series)
- ID: INVADED (TV anime series)
- BNA: Brand New Animal (TV anime series)
- Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (anime film)
- Eiga Precure Miracle Leap: Minna to Fushigi na 1-nichi (anime film)
- Drifting Dragons (TV anime series)
- Maeda Kensetsu Fantasy Eigyōbu (live-action film)
The awards this year are again separated into nine categories: Comic, Art, Nonfiction, and a "Free" category. Each category has between 6-10 nominees. The nominees were chosen among works that were released between January 1 and December 31, 2020.
Those who ed for the 60th Japan Science Fiction Convention can vote online for the winners between April 24 and June 15. The winners will be announced at the event in Takamatsu on August 21-22.
"Seiun Shō" literally translates to "nebula awards," but the Japan SF Con's Seiun Awards are more akin to the Hugo Awards, in that the attendees of each respective convention vote on the winners. There is another set of awards, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan's Nihon SF Taishō honors, that are the rough Japanese equivalent of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's Nebula Awards. Like the Hugo Awards, the Seiun Awards honor all forms of speculative fiction — including but not limited to science fiction — and related materials.
Previous winners of the Seiun Awards Moyashimon, and more.
Last year, the Batman Ninja manga both won the "Best Comic" award.
Source: Japan Science Fiction Convention via Locus
