Seiun Award
| Seiun Award | |
|---|---|
 Takeshi Ikeda handing the Seiun Award prize to Takayuki Tatsumi, at the Hugo Awards Ceremony 2017 at Worldcon in Helsinki | |
| Awarded for | Science fiction works and achievements of previous year |
| Country | Japan |
| First awarded | 1970 |
| Website | www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/index.html |
The Seiun Award (星雲賞, Seiunshō) is a Japanese speculative fiction award for the best science fiction works and achievements during the preceding year. Organized and overseen by the Science Fiction Fan Groups’ Association of Nippon (SFFAN; 日本SFファングループ連合会議, Nihon SF Fan Group Rengō Kaigi), the awards were given each year at the annual Japan Science Fiction Convention.[1] It is the oldest SF award in Japan, which was first given in 1970 at the 9th Japan Science Fiction Convention and has been awarded every year since that.
"Seiun", the Japanese word for "nebula", was named after the first and short-lived professional science fiction magazine in Japan, which appeared in 1954.[2] The award is not related to the American Nebula Award.
It is similar to the Hugo Award, which is presented by the members of the World Science Fiction Society, in that all of the members of the presenting convention are eligible to participate in the selection process. But it is not strictly correct to call it Japan's "equivalent" to the Hugo Awards, as the Hugo Awards are open to works from anywhere in any language while the Seiun implicitly limited the area and the language like the BSFA Award.
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 on its nominal publication date, which often tend to be a month or two ahead of the actual date due to Japanese publication custom.
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 candidate 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 appeared on a magazine (such as a part of serialized works or short story) or released on audio-visual media (such as a TV show or film) but wasn't chosen for the candidate lists may be eligible again when it got published as a book or released in any other media.[1]
Though the regulation has no mention about e-publishing, two literary works have won the award: "Umi no Yubi" by Hirotaka Tobi in Best Japanese Short Story 2015, which appeared on a webzine in the eligible year;[3] "Saigo ni shite Saisho no Idol" by in the same category 2017 was published as an e-book.[4]
Categories[]
There are effectively no official English names for categories, so that they are varied depending on translators. For example, "Novel" may be appeared as "Long Story" or "Long Form"; "Short Story" may be referred to as "Short form" and so on.
| Current categories | Year started | Current description |
|---|---|---|
(日本長編, Nihon Chōhen) |
1970 | Science fiction novels and stories which appears or are translated for the first time during the eligible year. Serialized works on magazines may be eligible when they are finished; other works may be eligible when it got published as a book. A multi-volume works may also be eligible as a whole series when it is concluded as well. |
(日本短編, Nihon Tanpen) |
1970 | |
(海外長編, Kaigai Chōhen) |
1970 | |
(海外短編, Kaigai Tanpen) |
1970 | |
(メディア, Media) |
1970 | Films, plays, and any other audio-visual works. Serial works may be treated as is the case with novels. Note: The name was changed from "Best Film & Play" (映画・演劇, Eiga Engeki) in 1980. |
(コミック, Comic) |
1978 | Manga. Serial works may be treated as in the case with novels. |
(アート, Art) |
1978 | Artists with notable achievements. |
(ノンフィクション, Nonfiction) |
1985 | Nonfiction works about SF such as studies and critiques, including translated ones. Other criteria is as in the case with Novels. |
(自由, Jiyū) |
2002 | Any events which aren't fitted in other categories, such as things, phenomenon, or feats of science and technology. |
Winners and candidates[]
Best Japanese Long Work[]
* Winners and joint winners + No winner selected
| Year | Winner(s) | Author(s) | Publisher or publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970[5] | Reichōrui Minami e (霊長類南へ) | Yasutaka Tsutsui | Kodansha |
| 1971[5] | Tsugu no wa Dare ka? (継ぐのは誰か?) | Sakyo Komatsu | Sekai SF Zenshū Vol.29: Sakyo Komatsu, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1972[5] | Ishi no Ketsumyaku (石の血脈) | Ryō Hanmura | Nihon SF Novels, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1973[5] | Kagami no Kuni no Alice (鏡の国のアリス) | Kawade Shobō Shinsha | |
| 1974[5] | Japan Sinks (日本沈没, Nihon Chinbotsu) | Sakyo Komatsu | Kappa Novels, Kōbunsha |
| 1975[5] | Ore no Chi wa Tanin no Chi (おれの血は他人の血) | Yasutaka Tsutsui | Kawade Shobō Shinsha |
| 1976[5] | Nanase Futatabi (七瀬ふたたび) | Yasutaka Tsutsui | Shinchōsha |
| 1977[5] | Saikoro Tokkōtai (サイコロ特攻隊) | Musashi Kanbe | Nihon SF Novels, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1978[5] | Chikyū Seishin Bunseki Kiroku: Eld Analusis (地球・精神分析記録 (エルド・アナリュシス)) | Masaki Yamada | Tokuma Shoten |
| 1979[5] | Shōmetsu no Kōrin (消滅の光輪) | Taku Mayumura | SF Magazine Feb 1976 - Oct 1978 |
| 1980[5] | Hōseki Dorobō (宝石泥棒) | Masaki Yamada | SF Magazine Dec 1977 - Aug 1979 |
| 1981[5] | Kaseijin Senshi (火星人先史) | Chiaki Kawamata | SF Magazine Jul 1979 - Oct 1980 |
| 1982[5] | Kirikirijin (吉里吉里人) | Hisashi Inoue | Shinchosha |
| 1983[5] | Bye-bye, Jupiter (さよならジュピター, Sayonara Jupiter) | Sakyo Komatsu | Sankei Shuppan |
| 1984[5] | Teki wa Kaizoku: Kaizokuban (敵は海賊 海賊版) | Chōhei Kanbayashi | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1985[5] | Yukikaze (戦闘妖精・雪風, Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze) | Chōhei Kanbayashi | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1986[5] | Dirty-Pair no Daigyakuten (ダーティ・ペアの大逆転) | Haruka Takachiho | Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1987[5] | Prism (プリズム) | Chōhei Kanbayashi | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1988[5] | Legend of the Galactic Heroes (銀河英雄伝説, Ginga Eiyū Densetsu) series (10 books) | Yoshiki Tanaka | Tokuma Novels, Tokuma Shonten |
| 1989[5] | Babylonia Wave (バビロニア・ウェーブ) | Akira Hori | Tokuma Shoten |
| 1990[5] | Jōgen no Tsuki o Taberu Shishi (上弦の月を喰べる獅子) | Baku Yumemakura | Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1991[5] | Hybrid Child (ハイブリッド・チャイルド) | Mariko Ōhara | Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1992[5] | Merusasu no Shōnen (メルサスの少年) | Hiroe Suga | Shinchō Bunko, Shinchōsha |
| 1993[5] | Venus City (ヴィーナス・シティ) | Gorō Masaki | Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1994[5] | Owarinaki Sakuteki (終わりなき索敵) | Kōshū Tani | Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1995[5] | Kishin Heidan (機神兵団) series (10 books) | Masaki Yamada | C Novels, Chūōkōronsha |
| 1996[5] | Hikishio no Toki (引き潮のとき) series (5 books) | Taku Mayumura | Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1997[5] | Seikai no Monshō (星海の紋章) trilogy | Hiroyuki Morioka | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1998[5] | Teki wa Kaizoku: A-kyū no Teki (敵は海賊 A級の敵) | Chōhei Kanbayashi | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1999[5] | Suiseigari (彗星狩り) | Yūichi Sasamoto | Sonorama Bunko, Asahi Sonorama |
| 2000[5] | Good Luck, Yukikaze (グッドラック 戦闘妖精・雪風, Good Luck: Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze) | Chōhei Kanbayashi | Hayakawa Publishing |
| 2001[5] | Eien no Mori, Hakubutsukan Wakusei (永遠の森 博物館惑星) | Hiroe Suga | Hayakawa Publishing |
| 2002[5] | Fuwafuwa no Izumi (ふわふわの泉) | Hōsuke Nojiri | Famitsu Bunko, Enterbrain |
| 2003[5] | (太陽の簒奪者, Taiyō no Sandatsusha) | Hōsuke Nojiri | Hayakawa SF Series J collection, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 2004[5] | The Next Continent (第六大陸, Dai Roku Tairiku) | Issui Ogawa | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 2005[5] | Ariel (ARIEL (エリアル)) | Yūichi Sasamoto | Sonorama Bunko, Asahi Sonorama |
| 2006[5] | Summer/Time/Traveler (サマー／タイム／トラベラー) | Kazuma Shinjō | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 2007[5] | Japan Sinks: Part 2 (日本沈没 第二部, Nihon Chinbotsu Dai ni bu) | Sakyo Komatsu | Shogakukan |
| Kōshū Tani | |||
| 2008[5] | Toshokan Sensō (図書館戦争) series (4 books) | Hiro Arikawa | ASCII Media Works |
| 2009[5] | Harmony (ハーモニー) | Keikaku Itō | Hayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 2010[6] | Guin Saga (グイン・サーガ) series (130 books) | Kaoru Kurimoto | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 2011[7] | Kyonen wa Ii Toshi ni Narudarō (去年はいい年になるだろう) | PHP Institute | |
| 2012[8] | Tengoku to Jigoku (天獄と地国) | Yasumi Kobayashi | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing |
| 2013[9] | The Empire of Corpses (屍者の帝国, Shisha no Teikoku) | Keikaku Itō | Kawade Shobō Shinsha |
| Toh Enjoe | |||
| Kiryū Keisatsu: Ankoku Shijō (機龍警察 暗黒市場) | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Hon ni datte Osu to Mesu ga Arimasu (本にだって雄と雌があります) | Shinchosha | ||
| Beatless (BEATLESS (ビートレス)) | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
| Grimm Fragments (断章のグリム, Danshō no Grimm) series (17 books) | Gakuto Kōda | Dengeki Bunko, ASCII Media Works | |
| Delivery (Delivery (デリバリー)) | Hayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Hyakunen Hō (百年法) | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
| 2014[10] | Kororogi-dake kara Jupiter Trojan e (コロロギ岳から木星トロヤへ) | Issui Ogawa | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing |
| Know (know (ノウ)) | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Gene Mapper -full build- (Gene Mapper -full build- (ジーン・マッパー フル・ビルド)) | Taiyō Fujii | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Sysiphean (皆勤の徒, Kaikin no To) | Dempow Torishima | Sogen Nihon SF Selection, Tokyo Sogensha | |
| Shinku no Hibun (深紅の碑文) | Sayuri Ueda | Hayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Chryse no Sakana (クリュセの魚) | Hiroki Azuma | NOVA Collection, Kawade Shobō Shinsha | |
| Black Rider (ブラックライダー) | Shinchosha | ||
| 2015[3] | Orbital Cloud (オービタル・クラウド) | Taiyō Fujii | Hayakawa Publishing |
| Toppen (突変) | Hiroyuki Morioka | Tokuma Bunko, Tokuma Shoten | |
| Dare no Musuko demo Nai (誰の息子でもない) | Chōhei Kanbayashi | Kodansha | |
| Mirai e... (未来へ……) | Motoko Arai | Kodansha | |
| Humanity Has Declined (人類は衰退しました, Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita) (9 books) | Romeo Tanaka | Gagaga Bunko, Shogakukan | |
| Shika no Ō (鹿の王) | Nahoko Uehashi | KADOKAWA / Kadokawa Shoten | |
| 2016[11] | Onshū Seiiki (怨讐星域) (3 books) | Shinji Kajio | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing |
| Nami no Tegami ga Hibiku Toki (波の手紙が響くとき) | Hayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Exodus Shōkōgun (エクソダス症候群) | Sogen Nihon SF Selection, Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Kōshudai no Mokushiroku (絞首台の黙示録) | Chōhei Kanbayashi | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Tytania (タイタニア) (5 books) | Yoshiki Tanaka | Tokuma Novels, Tokuma Shoten & Kodansha Novels, Kodansha | |
| Tsukisekai Shōsetsu (月世界小説) | Hayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Underground Market (アンダーグラウンド・マーケット) | Taiyō Fujii | Asahi Shinbun Shuppan | |
| Epilogue (エピローグ) | Toh Enjoe | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Kunkō no Canopeum (薫香のカナピウム) | Sayuri Ueda | Bungeishunjū | |
| 2017[4] | Ultraman F (ウルトラマンF) | Yasumi Kobayashi | Hayakawa Publishing |
| Kanojo ga Esper datta Koro (彼女がエスパーだったころ) | Kodansha | ||
| Toppen Sekai: Ikyō no Suito (突変世界 異境の水都) | Hiroyuki Morioka | Tokuma Shoten | |
| Aoi Umi no Utyūkō (青い海の宇宙港) (2 books) | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Kameri (カメリ) | Kawade Shobō Shinsha | ||
| Ōkina Tori ni Sarawarenaiyō (大きな鳥にさらわれないよう) | Hiromi Kawakami | Kodansha | |
| Space Kin'yūdō (スペース金融道) | Kawade Shobō Shinsha | ||
| Bibibi Be-Bop (ビビビ・ビ・バップ) | Hikaru Okuizumi | Kodansha | |
| 2018[12] | Ato wa No to Nare Yamatonadeshiko (あとは野となれ大和撫子) | KADOKAWA | |
| Kōzō Soshi (構造素子) | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Game no Ōkoku (ゲームの王国) (2 books) | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Plastic no Koibito (プラスチックの恋人) | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Olympus no Yūbin Post (オリンポスの郵便ポスト) | Dengeki Bunko, KADOKAWA | ||
| Yokohama Eki SF: Zenkoku Ban (横浜駅SF 全国版) | KADOKAWA | ||
| Uchū Tantei Nogray (宇宙探偵ノーグレイ) | Kawade Bunko, Kawade Shobō Shinsha | ||
| The Heroic Legend of Arslan (アルスラーン戦記, Arslan Senki) (16 books) | Yoshiki Tanaka | Kappa Novels, Kōbunsha | |
| 2019[13] | Reigōkin (零號琴) | Hirotaka Tobi | Hayakawa Publishing |
| Planetarium no Sotogawa (プラネタリウムの外側) | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Hello, World (ハロー・ワールド) | Taiyō Fujii | Kodansha | |
| World Insurance (ワールド・インシュランス) (3 books) | Seikaisha Fictions, Kodansha | ||
| Landscape to Natsu no Teiri (ランドスケープと夏の定理) | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Saishūshokusaki ha Utyū Kaizoku (再就職先は宇宙海賊) | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Chūshi, Ayashii Nabe to Tabi o Suru (厨師、怪しい鍋と旅をする) | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| 2020[14] | Signposts to the Stars (天冥の標, Tenmei no Shirube series) (17 books) | Issui Ogawa | Hayakawa Publishing |
| Long Dream of One Night/Human World (ヒト夜の永い夢, Hitoyo no Nagai Yume) | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Hermitage (宿借りの星, Yadokari no Hoshi) | Dempow Torishima | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| Tokyo Nipper (東京の子, Tokyo no Ko) | Taiyō Fujii | KADOKAWA | |
| The Ones Who Go Ahead (先をゆくもの達, Saki o Yukumonotachi) | Chōhei Kanbayashi | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| HELLO WORLD (HELLO WORLD) | Shueisha | ||
| Great Extinction Dinosaur Time Wars (大絶滅恐竜タイムウォーズ, Daizetsumetsu Kyoryu Time Wars) | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2021[15] | Military Logistics of Star System Izumo (星系出雲の兵站, Seikei Izumo no Heitan) (9 books) | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| One More Nuke (ワン・モア・ヌーク, One More Nuke) | Taiyō Fujii | Shinchosha | |
| I Didn’t Know the End (その果てを知らず, Sono Hate wo Shirazu) | Taku Mayumura | Kodansha | |
| Titan (タイタン, Titan) | Kodansha | ||
| The Irregular at Magic High School (魔法科高校の劣等生, Mahōkakōkō no Rettōsei) (32 books) | Tsutomu Satō | KADOKAWA | |
| Ode to Joy (Museum Planet vol.3) (歓喜の歌 博物館惑星III, Kanki no Uta, Hakubutsukan Wakusei 3) | Hiroe Suga | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| The Horse of Shuri (首里の馬, Shuri no Uma) | Haneko Takayama | Shinchosha | |
| The Complete Manual of How to Get One Billion Yen by Artificial Intelligence (人工知能で10億ゲットする完全犯罪マニュアル, Jinkōchinō de 10oku get suru kanzen hanzai manual) | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Rail Wars! (Rail Wars!) (20 books) | Sōgeisha & Jitsugyō no Nihonsha |
Best Japanese Short Story[]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1970 | "Full Nelson" (フル・ネルソン) by Yasutaka Tsutsui |
| 1971 | "Vitamin" (ビタミン) by Yasutaka Tsutsui |
| 1972 | "Shirokabe no Moji wa Yūhi ni Haeru" (白壁の文字は夕日に映える) by Yoshio Aramaki |
| 1973 | "Kesshō Seidan" (結晶星団) by Sakyo Komatsu |
| 1974 | "Nippon Igai Zenbu Chinbotsu" (日本以外全部沈没) by Yasutaka Tsutsui |
| 1975 | "Kamigari" (神狩り) by Masaki Yamada |
| 1976 | "Vomisa" (ヴォミーサ) by Sakyo Komatsu |
| 1977 | "Metamorphoses Guntō" (メタモルフォセス群島) by Yasutaka Tsutsui |
| 1978 | "Gordian Knot" (ゴルディアスの結び目, "Gordian no Musubime") by Sakyo Komatsu |
| 1979 | "Chikyū wa Plain Yogurt" (地球はプレイン・ヨーグルト) by Shinji Kajio |
| 1980 | "The Dirty Pair's Great Adventures" (ダーティ・ペアの大冒険, "Dirty Pair no Daibōken") by Haruka Takachiho |
| 1981 | "Green Requiem" (グリーン・レクイエム) by Motoko Arai |
| 1982 | "Neptune" (ネプチューン) by Motoko Arai |
| 1983 | "Kotobazukaishi" (言葉使い師) by Chōhei Kanbayashi |
| 1984 | "Super Phoenix" (スーパー・フェニックス) by Chōhei Kanbayashi |
| 1985 | (No award) |
| 1986 | "Lemon Pie, Oyashiki Yokochō Zero Banchi" (レモンパイ、お屋敷横町0番地) by |
| 1987 | "Martian Railroad Nineteen" (火星鉄道一九) by Kōshū Tani |
| 1988 | "Yama no Ue no Kōkyō-gaku" (山の上の交響楽) by Norio Nakai |
| 1989 | "Kurage no Hi" (くらげの日) by |
| 1990 | "Aqua Planet" (アクア・プラネット) by Mariko Ōhara |
| 1991 | "Jōdan no Tsuki o Kurau Inoshishi" (上段の突きを喰らう猪獅子) Baku Yumemakura |
| 1992 | "Kyōryū Laurentiis no Genshi" (恐竜ラウレンティスの幻視) by Shinji Kajio |
| 1993 | "Sobakasu no Figure" (そばかすのフィギュア) by Hiroe Suga |
| 1994 | "Kuruguru Tsukai" (くるぐる使い) by Kenji Ōtsuki |
| 1995 | "Nonoko no Fukushū Zigzig" (のの子の復讐ジグジグ) by Kenji Ōtsuki |
| 1996 | "Hitonatsu no Keikenchi" (ひと夏の経験値) by |
| 1997 | "Diet no Hōteishiki" (ダイエットの方程式) by |
| 1998 | "Independence Day in Ōsaka (Ai wa Nakutomo Shihonshugi)" (インディペンデンス・デイ・イン・オオサカ（愛はなくとも資本主義）) by Mariko Ōhara |
| 1999 | "Yoake no Terrorist" (夜明けのテロリスト) by Hiroyuki Morioka |
| 2000 | "Usurper of the Sun" (太陽の簒奪者, "Taiyō no Sandatsusha") by Hōsuke Nojiri |
| 2001 | "Ashibiki Daydream" (あしびきデイドリーム) by Shinji Kajio |
| 2002 | "Ginga Teikoku no Kōbō mo Fude no Ayamari" (銀河帝国の弘法も筆の誤り) by |
| 2003 | "Ore wa Missile" (おれはミサイル) by Mizuhito Akiyama |
| 2004 | "Yomibito Shirazu" (黄泉びと知らず) by Shinji Kajio |
| 2005 | "Katadorareta Chikara" (象られた力) by Hirotaka Tobi |
| 2006 | "Tadayotta Otoko" (漂った男) by Issui Ogawa |
| 2007 | "A Furoshiki and Spider’s Thread" (大風呂敷と蜘蛛の糸, "Ōburoshiki to Kumo no Ito") by Hōsuke Nojiri |
| 2008 | "Chinmoku no Flyby" (沈黙のフライバイ) by Hōsuke Nojiri |
| 2009 | "Nankyokuten no Pia Pia Dōga" (南極点のピアピア動画) by Hōsuke Nojiri |
| 2010 | "Jisei no Yume" (自生の夢) by Hirotaka Tobi |
| 2011 | "Arisuma Ō no Aishita Mamono" (アリスマ王の愛した魔物) by Issui Ogawa |
| 2012 | "Utau Sensuikan to Pia Pia dōga" (歌う潜水艦とピアピア動画) by Hōsuke Nojiri |
| 2013 | "Ima Shūgōteki Muishiki o," (いま集合的無意識を、) by Chōhei Kanbayashi |
| 2014 | "Hoshi o Tsukuru Monotachi" (星を創る者たち) by Kōshū Tani |
| 2015 | "Umi no Yubi" (海の指) by Hirotaka Tobi |
| 2016 | "Tatarajima Futatabi" (多々良島ふたたび) by |
| "Kaijū Rukusubigura no Ashigata o Totta Otoko" (怪獣ルクスルビラの足型を取った男) by | |
| 2017 | "Saigo ni shite Saisho no Idol" (最後にして最初のアイドル) by |
| 2018 | "Yunnan Shō Sū zoku ni okeru VR Gijutsu no Shiyōrei" (雲南省スー族におけるVR技術の使用例) by Katsuie Shibata |
| 2019 | Ankoku Seiyū (暗黒声優) by |
| 2020 | Unseen Moon (不見の月, Mizu no Tsuki) by Hiroe Suga (SF Magazine 2/19) |
| 2021[15] | Orbital Christmas (オービタル・クリスマス, Orbital Christmas) by Haruna Ikezawa (Nova Summer '21) |
| American Buddha (アメリカン・ブッダ, American Buddha) by Katsuie Shibata (American Buddha) |
Best Translated Long Work[]
* Winners and joint winners + No winner selected
| Year | Winner(s) | Author(s) | Translator(s) | Publisher or publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970[5] | The Crystal World | J. G. Ballard | Yasuo Nakamura | Tokyo Sogensha |
| 1971[5] | The Andromeda Strain | Michael Crichton | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1972[5] | Nightwings | Robert Silverberg | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1973[5] | The Sirens of Titan | Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1974[5] | Dune | Frank Herbert | Tetsu Yano | Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1975[5] | Up the Line | Robert Silverberg | Yasuo Nakamura | Tokyo Sogensha |
| 1976[5] | ...And Call Me Conrad | Roger Zelazny | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1977[5] | The Dragon Masters | Jack Vance | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1978[5] | I Will Fear No Evil | Robert A. Heinlein | Tetsu Yano | Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1979[5] | Ringworld | Larry Niven | Rei Kozumi | Hayakawa Publishing |
| 1980[5] | Rendezvous with Rama | Arthur C. Clarke | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1981[5] | Inherit the Stars | James P. Hogan | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| 1982[5] | The Genesis Machine | James P. Hogan | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| 1983[5] | Dragon's Egg | Robert L. Forward | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1984[5] | The Garments of Caean | Barrington J. Bayley | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1985[5] | The Zen Gun | Barrington J. Bayley | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1986[5] | Elric saga | Michael Moorcock | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1987[5] | Neuromancer | William Gibson | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1988[5] | Norstrilia | Cordwainer Smith | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1989[5] | Footfall | Larry Niven | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| Jerry Pournelle | ||||
| 1990[5] | Collision with Chronos | Barrington J. Bayley | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| 1991[5] | The Uplift War | David Brin | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1992[5] | Charles Sheffield | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| 1993[5] | Tau Zero | Poul Anderson | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| 1994[5] | Entoverse | James P. Hogan | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| 1995[5] | Hyperion | Dan Simmons | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1996[5] | The Fall of Hyperion | Dan Simmons | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Timelike Infinity | Stephen Baxter | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| King of Morning, Queen of Day | Ian McDonald | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Renegades of Pern | Anne McCaffrey | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Voyage to the Red Planet | Terry Bisson | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Doomsday Book | Connie Willis | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| A Fire Upon the Deep | Vernor Vinge | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Dead Girls | Richard Calder | Treville | ||
| 1997[5] | Robert J. Sawyer | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Memory of Whiteness | Kim Stanley Robinson | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Einstein Intersection | Samuel R. Delany | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Twistor | John Cramer | Rei Kozumi | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| The Hacker and the Ants | Rudy Rucker | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Vor Game | Lois McMaster Bujold | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Mother of Storms | John Barnes | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Color of Disaster | Amy Thomson | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 1998[5] | Fallen Angels | Larry Niven | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| Jerry Pournelle | ||||
| Michael F. Flynn | ||||
| Sunglasses After Dark | Nancy A. Collins | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Jumper | Steven Gould | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Desolation Road | Ian McDonald | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Feersum Endjinn | Ian M. Banks | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Little, Big | John Crowley | Kokusho Kankōkai | ||
| Moving Mars | Greg Bear | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Terminal Experiment | Robert J. Sawyer | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 1999[5] | The Time Ships | Stephen Baxter | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Red Mars | Kim Stanley Robinson | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Dydeetown World | F. Paul Wilson | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Bohr Maker | Linda Nagata | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Wielkość urojona | Stanisław Lem | Kokusho Kankōkai | ||
| When Worlds Collide | Philip Wylie | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Edwin Balmer | ||||
| Slow River | Nicola Griffith | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Snow Crash | Neal Stephenson | ASCII Corporation | ||
| 2000[5] | Kirinyaga | Mike Resnick | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Endymion / The Rise of Endymion | Dan Simmons | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Starplex | Robert J. Sawyer | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| One of Us | Michael Marshall Smith | Sony Magazines | ||
| Quarantine | Greg Egan | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Forever Peace | Joe Haldeman | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Permutation City | Greg Egan | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Immortality Option | James P. Hogan | Rei Kozumi | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| 2001[5] | The Positronic Man | Isaac Asimov | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| Robert Silverberg | ||||
| Ender's Shadow | Orson Scott Card | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Simulacron-3 | Daniel F. Galouye | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Light of the Other Days | Arthur C. Clarke | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Stephen Baxter | ||||
| All Tomorrow's Parties | William Gibson | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
| Darwin's Radio | Greg Bear | Sony Magazines | ||
| Barrayar | Lois McMaster Bujold | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Moon and the Sun | Vonda N. McIntyre | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2002[5] | There and Back Again | Pat Murphy | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Children of the Mind | Orson Scott Card | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Orgasmachine | Ian Watson | Core Magazine | ||
| Green Mars | Kim Stanley Robinson | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Player of Games | Ian M. Banks | Kadokawa Shoten | ||
| Cetaganda | Lois McMaster Bujold | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Diamond Age | Neal Stephenson | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Flashforward | Robert J. Sawyer | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Brightness Reef | David Brin | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| All the Weyrs of Pern | Anne McCaffrey | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2003[5] | Illegal Alien | Robert J. Sawyer | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Cryptonomicon | Neal Stephenson | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Gloriana | Michael Moorcock | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Davy | Edgar Pangborn | Fusosha Publishing | ||
| Freeware | Rudy Rucker | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Telling | Ursula K. Le Guin | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Passage | Connie Willis | Sony Magazines | ||
| A Deepness in the Sky | Vernor Vinge | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Reefs of Earth | R.A. Lafferty | Kawade Shobō Shinsha | ||
| Thraxas | Martin Scott | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2004[5] | Heaven's Reach | David Brin | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| The Impossible Bird | Patrick O'Leary | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Leviathan | James Byron Huggins | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Drive-In | Joe R. Lansdale | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Other Wind | Ursula K. Le Guin | Iwanami Shoten | ||
| Das Jesus Video | Andreas Eschbach | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Ethan of Athos | Lois McMaster Bujold | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Fastwalker | Jacques Vallée | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| 2005[5] | Distress | Greg Egan | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| To Say Nothing of the Dog | Connie Willis | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Prestige | Christopher Priest | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Fifth Head of Cerberus | Gene Wolfe | Kokusho Kankōkai | ||
| The Physiognomy | Jeffrey Ford | Kokusho Kankōkai | ||
| The Embedding | Ian Watson | Hiroo Yamagata | Kokusho Kankōkai | |
| Robert Reed | Hayakawa Publishing | |||
| 2006[5] | Diaspora | Greg Egan | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Revelation Space | Alastair Reynolds | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| R.A. Lafferty | Kokusho Kankōkai | |||
| Tuf Voyaging | George R. R. Martin | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Neanderthal Parallax trilogy | Robert J. Sawyer | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Venus Plus X | Theodore Sturgeon | Kokusho Kankōkai | ||
| The Swords of Lankhmar | Fritz Leiber | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| 2007[5] | Mortal Engines | Phillip Reeve | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| Singularity Sky | Charles Stross | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Mars Crossing | Geoffrey A. Landis | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Ilium | Dan Simmons | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Collapsium | Wil McCarthy | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Chasm City | Alastair Reynolds | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2008[5][16] | Brightness Falls from the Air | James Tiptree, Jr. | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Olympos | Dan Simmons | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Separation | Christopher Priest | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Old Man's War | John Scalzi | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Kiln People | David Brin | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Camouflage | Joe Haldeman | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Golden Oecumene trilogy | John C. Wright | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Golem100 | Alfred Bester | Kokusho Kankōkai | ||
| The Atrocity Archives | Charles Stross | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2009[5][17] | Spin | Robert Charles Wilson | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| The Ghost Brigades | John Scalzi | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Redemption Ark | Alastair Reynolds | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Light | M. John Harrison | Kokusho Kankōkai | ||
| The Urth of the New Sun | Gene Wolfe | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Sun of Suns | Karl Schroeder | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Seeker | Jack McDevitt | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2010[5][6] | The Last Colony | John Scalzi | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Accelerando | Charles Stross | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Rainbows End | Vernor Vinge | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Perdido Street Station | China Miéville | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Probability trilogy | Nancy Kress | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Yiddish Policemen's Union | Michael Chabon | Shinchosha | ||
| 2011[7] | Eifelheim | Michael F. Flynn | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| World War Z | Max Brooks | Bungeishunjū | ||
| Small Change trilogy | Jo Walton | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| El Mapa del Tiempo | Felix J. Palma | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Hunter's Run | George R. R. Martin | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Gardner Dozois | ||||
| Daniel Abraham | ||||
| Un Lun Dun | China Miéville | Kawade Shobō Shinsha | ||
| Genesis | Bernard Beckett | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2012[8] | The Windup Girl | Paolo Bacigalupi | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| The City & the City | China Miéville | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Chronoliths | Robert Charles Wilson | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Dhalgren | Samuel R. Delany | Kokusho Kankōkai | ||
| Little Brother | Cory Doctorow | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Millennium People | J. G. Ballard | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| 2013[9][18] | The Android's Dream | John Scalzi | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| The Quantum Thief | Hannu Rajaniemi | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Vortex | Robert Charles Wilson | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Blackout | Connie Willis | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Leviathan trilogy | Scott Westerfeld | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2014[10][19] | Blindsight | Peter Watts | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| Incandescence | Greg Egan | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Serpent's Egg | R. A. Lafferty | Seishinsha | ||
| Embassytown | China Miéville | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Kraken | China Miéville | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Islanders | Christopher Priest | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| All Clear | Connie Willis | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2015[3][20] | The Martian | Andy Weir | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Pathfinder | Orson Scott Card | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Ready Player One | Ernest Cline | SB Creative | ||
| The Dervish House | Ian McDonald | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Redshirts | John Scalzi | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Among Others | Jo Walton | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| 2016[11][21] | Ancillary Justice | Ann Leckie | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| Zendegi | Greg Egan | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Ack-Ack Macaque | Gareth L. Powell | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Water Knife | Paolo Bacigalupi | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Violent Century | Lavie Tidhar | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Vulcan's Hammer | Philip K. Dick | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| 2017[4] | United States of Japan | Peter Tieryas | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Jack Vance Treasury 1: Magnus Ridolph | Jack Vance | Kokusho Kankōkai (Japanese original collection) | ||
| The Grace of Kings | Ken Liu | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Roderick | John Sladek | Kawade Shobō Shinsha | ||
| The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August | Claire North | KADOKAWA / Kadokawa Shoten | ||
| Imperial Radch trilogy | Ann Leckie | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Enchanted Night | Steven Millhauser | Hakusuisha | ||
| 2018[12] | Sleeping Giants | Sylvain Neuvel | Tokyo Sogensha | |
| The Adjacent | Christopher Priest | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| A Borrowed Man | Gene Wolfe | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| My Real Children | Jo Walton | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Blue Mars | Kim Stanley Robinson | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The History of Soviet Fantastika (История советской фантастики) | (Роман Арбитман) as Rustam Katz (Рустам Кац) | Kyōwakoku | ||
| Jack Vance Treasury 3: Space Opera | Jack Vance | Kokusho Kankōkai (Japanese original collection) | ||
| 2019[13] | Mecha Samurai Empire | Peter Tieryas | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Artemis | Andy Weir | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| We Are Legion | Dennis E. Taylor | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Provenance | Ann Leckie | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Waking Gods | Sylvain Neuvel | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Six Wakes | Mur Lafferty | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Seveneves | Neal Stephenson | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2020[14] | The Three-Body Problem | Cixin Liu | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet | Becky Chambers | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Paradox Men | Charles L. Harness | Takeshobo | ||
| Jade City | Fonda Lee | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Only Human | Sylvain Neuvel | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| A Man Lies Dreaming | Lavie Tidhar | Takeshobo | ||
| The Murderbot Diaries [All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, and Exit Strategy] | Martha Wells | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| 2021[15] | The Dark Forest | Cixin Liu | Hayakawa Publishing | |
| All the Birds in the Sky | Charlie Jane Anders | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter | Theodora Goss | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| The Fifth Season | N.K. Jemisin | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Calculating Stars | Mary Robinette Kowal | Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| Ninefox Gambit | Yoon Ha Lee | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| The Psychology of Time Travel | Kate Mascarenhas | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Embers of War | Gareth L. Powell | Tokyo Sogensha | ||
| Avengers of the Moon | Allen Steele | Tokyo Sogensha |
Best Translated Short Story[]
* Winners and joint winners + No winner selected
| Year | Winner(s) | Author(s) | Translator(s) | Publisher or publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970[5] | "The Squirrel Cage" | Thomas M. Disch | SF Magazine | |
| 1971[5] | "The Poems" | Ray Bradbury | SF Magazine | |
| 1972[5] | "The Blue Bottle" | Ray Bradbury | SF Magazine | |
| 1973[5] | "The Black Ferris" | Ray Bradbury | Dark Carnival, Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1974[5] | "A Meeting with Medusa" | Arthur C. Clarke | SF Magazine | |
| 1975[5] | "Eurema's Dam" | R. A. Lafferty | SF Magazine | |
| 1976[5] | "Wet Paint" | A. Bertram Chandler | SF Magazine | |
| 1977[5] | "Rozprawa" | Stanisław Lem | Tadashi Fukami | SF Magazine |
| 1978[5] | (No award) | |||
| 1979[5] | "Inconstant Moon" | Larry Niven | Rei Kozumi | SF Magazine |
| 1980[5] | (No award) | |||
| 1981[5] | "A Relic of the Empire" | Larry Niven | Rei Kozumi | SF Magazine |
| 1982[5] | "The Brave Little Toaster" | Thomas M. Disch | SF Magazine | |
| 1983[5] | "Nightflyers" | George R. R. Martin | SF Magazine | |
| 1984[5] | "Unicorn Variation" | Roger Zelazny | SF Magazine | |
| 1985[5] | (No award) | |||
| 1986[5] | (No award) | |||
| 1987[5] | "Press Enter■" | John Varley | SF Magazine | |
| 1988[5] | "The Only Neat Thing To Do" | James Tiptree, Jr. | SF Magazine | |
| 1989[5] | "Eye for Eye" | Orson Scott Card | SF Magazine | |
| 1990[5] | "Think Blue, Count Two" | Cordwainer Smith | SF Magazine | |
| 1991[5] | "Schrödinger's Kitten" | George Alec Effinger | SF Magazine | |
| 1992[5] | "Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo" | John Varley | SF Magazine | |
| 1993[5] | "Groaning Hinges of the World" | R. A. Lafferty | SF Magazine | |
| 1994[5] | "Tangents" | Greg Bear | Tangents: Greg Bear's New Collection, Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1995[5] | "The Planet Named Shayol" | Cordwainer Smith | The Planet Named Shayol, Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 1996[5] | "" | Isaac Asimov | SF Magazine | |
| 1997[5] | "Heads" | Greg Bear | SF Magazine | |
| 1998[5] | "The Death of Captain Future" | Allen Steele | SF Magazine | |
| 1999[5] | "This Year's Class Picture" | Dan Simmons | SF Magazine | |
| 2000[5] | "Out of the Everywhere" | James Tiptree, Jr. | Out of the Everywhere, Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 2001[5] | "Oceanic" | Greg Egan | SF Magazine | |
| 2002[5] | "Story of Your Life" | Ted Chiang | SF Magazine | |
| "Reasons to be Cheerful" | Greg Egan | 20-seiki SF vol. 6 [The 20th Century SF vol. 6], Kawade Shobō Shinsha | ||
| 2003[5] | "Luminous" | Greg Egan | 90-nendai SF Kessaku-sen: the Second Volume [The Best SF of Nineties: the Second Volume], Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 2004[5] | "Hell Is the Absence of God" | Ted Chiang | Story of Your Life, Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 2005[5] | "And Now the News..." | Theodore Sturgeon | SF Magazine | |
| 2006[5] | "The Human Front" | Ken MacLeod | SF Magazine | |
| 2007[5] | "The Astronaut from Wyoming" | Adam-Troy Castro | SF Magazine | |
| Jerry Oltion | ||||
| 2008[5] | "Weather" | Alastair Reynolds | Great Wall of Mars, Hayakawa Publishing | |
| 2009 | "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" | Ted Chiang | SF Magazine | |
| 2010[5] | "" | Greg Egan | SF Magazine | |
| 2011[7] | "Carry the Moon in My Pocket" | James Lovegrove | The Astronaut from Wyoming: The Best Space Exploration SF, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original anthology) | |
| "Exhalation" | Ted Chiang | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Ray-Gun: A Love Story" | James Alan Gardner | SF Magazine | ||
| "Crystal Nights" | Greg Egan | SF Magazine | ||
| "Pump Six" | Paolo Bacigalupi | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Man in the Mirror" | Geoffrey A. Landis | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Beloved Time of Their Lives" | Ian Watson | SF Magazine | ||
| 2012[8] | "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" | Ted Chiang | SF Magazine | |
| "The Pelican Bar" | Karen Joy Fowler | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Gambler" | Paolo Bacigalupi | SF Magazine | ||
| "The People of Sand and Slag" | Paolo Bacigalupi | SF Magazine | ||
| "Troika" | Alastair Reynolds | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Little Goddess" | Ian McDonald | SF Magazine | ||
| 2013[9][18] | "Pocketful of Dharma" | Paolo Bacigalupi | Pump Six and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing | |
| "The Emperor of Mars" | Allen M. Steele | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window" | Rachel Swirsky | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Tamarisk Hunter" | Paolo Bacigalupi | Pump Six and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| "With Unclean Hands" | Adam-Troy Castro | SF Magazine, Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| "Vishnu at the Cat Circus" | Ian McDonald | Cyberabad Days, Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| 2014[10][19] | "The Paper Menagerie" | Ken Liu | SF Magazine | |
| "Palimpsest" | Charles Stross | SF Magazine | ||
| "Vacuum Lad" | Stephen Baxter | SF Magazine | ||
| "Christopher Raven" | Theodora Goss | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Man Who Bridged the Mist" | Kij Johnson | SF Magazine | ||
| "Final Exam" | SF Magazine | |||
| 2015[3][20] | "The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi" | Pat Cadigan | SF Magazine | |
| "The Negation" | Christopher Priest | SF Magazine | ||
| "Hunter Come Home" | Richard McKenna | Black Destroyer and Other Stories, Tokyo Sogensha (Japanese original anthology) | ||
| "Water" | Ramez Naam | SF Magazine | ||
| "For Want of a Nail" | Mary Robinette Kowal | SF Magazine | ||
| "Year of the Rat" | SF Magazine | |||
| "War 3.01" | Keith Brooke | SF Magazine | ||
| 2016[11][21] | "Good Hunting" | Ken Liu | The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection) | |
| "The Road of Needles" | Caitlín R. Kiernan | SF Magazine | ||
| "White Sin, Now" | Tanith Lee | SF Magazine | ||
| "Mask" | Stanisław Lem | Fantstyczny Lem: Antologia według czytelników, Kokusho Kankōkai | ||
| "Relays and Roses" | Gene Wolfe | Gene Wolfe's Book of Days, Kokusho Kankōkai (Japanese original collection) | ||
| "Alfred's Ark" | Jack Vance | The Bookshop and Other Stories, Tokyo Sogensha (Japanese original anthology) | ||
| "Beautiful Boys" | Theodora Goss | SF Magazine | ||
| 2017[4] | "Backward, Turn Backward" | James Tiptree, Jr. | Crown of Stars, Hayakawa Publishing | |
| "Simulacrum" | Ken Liu | SF Magazine | ||
| "Seventh Sight" | Greg Egan | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Day the World Turned Upside Down" | Thomas Olde Heuvelt | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Guiding Nose of Ulfänt Banderōz" | Dan Simmons | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Deathbird" | Harlan Ellison | The Deathbird and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection) | ||
| 2018[12] | "Folding Beijing" (北京折叠) | Hao Jingfang (郝景芳) | SF Magazine | |
| Ken Liu (as the English translator) | ||||
| "The New Guys Always Work Overtime" | SF Magazine | |||
| "An Advanced Reader's Picture Book of Comparative Cognition" | Ken Liu | Memories of My Mother, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection) | ||
| "Healing Benjamin" | Dennis Danvers | Neko ha Utyū de Marukunaru [Cats Curling Up in Space], Takeshobo (Japanese original anthology) | ||
| "Travel Diary" | Alfred Bester | Adam and No Eve, Tokyo Sogensha (Japanese original collection) | ||
| "Knotting Grass, Holding Ring" | Ken Liu | Memories of My Mother, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection) | ||
| 2019[13] | "The Circle" (円) | Liu Cixin (劉慈欣) | Invisible Planets, Hayakawa Publishing | |
| Ken Liu (as the English translator) | ||||
| "The Martian Obelisk" | Linda Nagata | SF Magazine | ||
| "" | Lucius Shepard | The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule, Takeshobo (Japanese Original Collection) | ||
| "" | FUNGI: The Second Colony, P-vine ele-king books | |||
| "" | Czech SF Collection, Heibonsha (Japanese Original Collection) | |||
| "" | Adam Roberts | SF Magazine | ||
| "" | SF Magazine | |||
| 2020[14] | "Uncanny Valley" | Greg Egan | Bit Players and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese Original Collection) | |
| “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom” | Ted Chiang | Exhalation, Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| “Omphalos” | Ted Chiang | Exhalation, Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| "Memorials" | Aliette de Bodard | The Tea Master and the Detective, Takeshobo (Japanese Original Collection) | ||
| "Bit Players" | Greg Egan | Bit Players and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese Original Collection) | ||
| "The Caretaker" | Ken Liu | The Reborn and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese Original Collection) | ||
| "The Secret Life of Bots" | Suzanne Palmer | SF Magazine | ||
| 2021[15] | "Zima Blue" | Alastair Reynolds | Best SF of the 2000s, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese Original Collection) | |
| "Our Science Fiction World" | SF Magazine | |||
| "This is Not the Way Home" | Greg Egan | SF Magazine | ||
| "About My Space Hero" | If We Cannot Move at the Speed of Light, Hayakawa Publishing | |||
| "The Weight of Memories" | Cixin Liu | SF Magazine | ||
| "The Snow of Jinyang" | Zhang Ran | Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation, Hayakawa Publishing | ||
| "My Crappy Autumn" | Zion’s Fiction: A Treasury of Israeli Speculative Literature, Takeshobo | |||
| "The Syllables of Silence" | Zhou Wen | The Stairway of the Time, Shinkigensha (Japanese Original Collection) | ||
Best Dramatic Presentation[]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1970 | TV Series The Prisoner |
| Film Charly | |
| 1971 | TV Series UFO |
| 1972 | Film The Andromeda Strain |
| 1973 | Film A Clockwork Orange |
| 1974 | Film Soylent Green |
| 1975 | Anime Uchū Senkan Yamato |
| 1976 | Theatrical play Star |
| 1977 | (No award) |
| 1978 | Film Solaris |
| 1979 | Film Star Wars |
| 1980 | Film Alien |
| 1981 | Film Star Wars/The Empire Strikes Back |
| 1982 | (No award) |
| 1983 | Film Blade Runner |
| 1984 | Film The Dark Crystal |
| 1985 | Film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind |
| 1986 | Film Back to the Future |
| 1987 | Film Brazil |
| 1988 | Film Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise |
| 1989 | Film My Neighbor Totoro |
| 1990 | Anime Gunbuster |
| 1991 | TV Ginga Uchū Odyssey |
| 1992 | Film Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
| 1993 | Anime Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei |
| 1994 | Film Jurassic Park |
| 1995 | Film Zeiram 2 |
| 1996 | Film Gamera: Guardian of the Universe |
| 1997 | Film Gamera 2: Attack of Legion |
| 1998 | Tokusatsu Ultraman Tiga |
| 1999 | Film Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness |
| 2000 | Anime Cowboy Bebop |
| 2001 | Video game Gunparade March |
| 2002 | Tokusatsu Kamen Rider Kuuga |
| 2003 | Anime Voices of a Distant Star |
| 2004 | Film The Two Towers |
| 2005 | Anime Planetes |
| 2006 | Tokusatsu Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger |
| 2007 | Film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time |
| 2008 | Anime Dennō Coil |
| 2009 | Anime Macross Frontier |
| 2010 | Film Summer Wars |
| 2011 | Film District 9 |
| 2012 | Anime Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika |
| 2013 | Anime Bodacious Space Pirates |
| 2014 | Film Pacific Rim |
| 2015 | Film Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark |
| 2016 | Film Girls und Panzer der Film |
| 2017 | Film Shin Godzilla |
| 2018 | Anime Kemono Friends |
| 2019 | Anime SSSS.Gridman |
| 2020 | Anime Astra Lost in Space |
| 2021 | Tokusatsu Ultraman Z |
Best Comic[]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Toward the Terra by Keiko Takemiya |
| 1979 | Fujōri Nikki by Hideo Azuma |
| 1980 | Star Red by Moto Hagio |
| 1981 | Densetsu by |
| 1982 | Kibun wa Mō Sensō by Katsuhiro Otomo |
| 1983 | Gin no Sankaku by Moto Hagio |
| 1984 | Domu: A Child's Dream by Katsuhiro Otomo |
| 1985 | X + Y by Moto Hagio |
| 1986 | Appleseed by Masamune Shirow |
| 1987 | Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi |
| 1988 | Kyūkyoku Chōjin R by Masami Yūki |
| 1989 | Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi |
| 1990 | So What? by |
| 1991 | Uchū Daizakka by |
| 1992 | Yamataika by Yukinobu Hoshino |
| 1993 | OZ by Natsumi Itsuki |
| 1994 | Dai-Hon'ya by Miki Tori |
| Grant Leauvas Monogatari by | |
| 1995 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki |
| 1996 | Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki |
| 1997 | Ushio and Tora by Kazuhiro Fujita |
| 1998 | SF Taishō by Miki Tori |
| 1999 | Runnahime Hourouki by |
| 2000 | Itihaasa by |
| 2001 | Cardcaptor Sakura by Clamp |
| 2002 | Planetes by Makoto Yukimura |
| 2003 | Chronoeyes by |
| 2004 | From Far Away by |
| 2005 | Bremen II by |
| 2006 | Onmyōji by Reiko Okano |
| 2007 | Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō by Hitoshi Ashinano |
| 2008 | 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa |
| 2009 | Trigun Maximum by Yasuhiro Nightow |
| 2010 | Pluto by Naoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka, , Makoto Tezuka and Tezuka Productions |
| 2011 | Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa |
| 2012 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko |
| 2013 | Inherit the Stars by Yukinobu Hoshino |
| 2014 | The World of Narue by |
| 2015 | Moyasimon by Masayuki Ishikawa |
| 2016 | Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei |
| 2017 | Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo by Osamu Akimoto |
| 2018 | And Yet the Town Moves by |
| 2019 | Girls' Last Tour by Tsukumizu |
| 2020 | How many light-years to Babylon? by |
| Batman Ninja by | |
| 2021 | Hozuki's Coolheadedness by |
| Kimi o Shinasenai tame no Storia by Toriko Gin |
Best Artist[]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Naoyuki Kato |
| 1980 | Noriyoshi Ohrai |
| 1981 | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko |
| 1982 | Shusei Nagaoka |
| 1983 | Yoshitaka Amano |
| 1984 | Yoshitaka Amano |
| 1985 | Yoshitaka Amano |
| 1986 | Yoshitaka Amano |
| 1987 | |
| 1988 | Jun Suemi |
| 1989 | & |
| 1990 | Katsumi Michihara |
| 1991 | |
| 1992 | Masamune Shirow |
| 1993 | |
| 1994 | |
| 1995 | |
| 1996 | Akihiro Yamada |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | Shigeru Mizuki |
| 1999 | Takami Akai |
| 2000 | Kenji Tsuruta |
| 2001 | Kenji Tsuruta |
| 2002 | Katsuya Terada |
| 2003 | Makoto Shinkai |
| 2004 | |
| 2005 | Makoto Shinkai |
| 2006 | Range Murata |
| 2007 | Yoshitaka Amano |
| 2008 | Naoyuki Kato |
| 2009 | Naoyuki Kato |
| 2010 | Naoyuki Kato |
| 2011 | Naoyuki Kato |
| 2012 | |
| 2013 | Kenji Tsuruta |
| 2014 | Naoyuki Kato |
| 2015 | |
| 2016 | Noriyoshi Ohrai |
| 2017 | Naoyuki Kato |
| 2018 | |
| 2019 | Naoyuki Kato |
| 2020 | |
| 2021 |
Best Nonfiction[]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Kōseiki no Sekai (光世紀の世界) by Fujio Ishihara |
| 1986 | Tokusatsu Hero Retsuden (特撮ヒーロー列伝) by |
| 1987 | Ishihara Hakase no SF Kenkyūshitsu (石原博士のSF研究室) by Fujio Ishihara |
| 1988 | Wizardry Nikki (ウィザードリィ日記) by Tetsu Yano |
| 1989 | Space Opera no Kakikata (スペース・オペラの書き方) by |
| 1990 | by Robert L. Forward |
| 1991 | SF Handbook (SFハンドブック), edited by Hayakawa Publishing Editorial Office |
| 1992 | TV Series "Denshi Rikkoku Nippon no Jijoden" (電子立国日本の自叙伝) by NHK |
| 1993 | The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes |
| 1994 | Yasashii Uchū Kaihatsu Nyūmon (やさしい宇宙開発入門) by |
| 1995 | Itoshino Wonderland: Space Opera no Yomikata (愛しのワンダーランド――スペース・オペラの読み方) by |
| 1996 | Tondemo-bon no Sekai (トンデモ本の世界), edited by Togakkai |
| 1997 | Tondemo-bon no Gyakushū (トンデモ本の逆襲), edited by Togakkai |
| 1998 | Walking Humanoid Robot P2 by Honda |
| 1999 | Uchū o Kūsōshitekita Hitobito (宇宙を空想してきた人々) by |
| 2000 | AIBO by Sony |
| 2001 | Motto Sugoi Kagaku de Mamorimasu! (もっとすごい科学で守ります！) by |
| 2002 | NHK Shōnen Drama Series no Subete (NHK少年ドラマシリーズのすべて) by Hisaaki Masuyama |
| 2003 | Uchū eno Passport (宇宙へのパスポート) by Yūichi Sasamoto |
| 2004 | Uchū eno Passport 2 (宇宙へのパスポート 2) by Yūichi Sasamoto |
| 2005 | Maeda Kensetsu Fantasy Eigyobu (前田建設ファンタジー営業部) by Maeda Corporation |
| 2006 | Disappearance Diary (失踪日記) by Hideo Azuma |
| 2007 | Uchū eno Passport 3 (宇宙へのパスポート 3) by Yūichi Sasamoto |
| 2008 | Hoshi Shinichi: 1001 Wa o Tsukutta Hito (星新一 一〇〇一話を作った人) by |
| 2009 | Sekai no SF ga Yattekita! Nippon Con File 2007 (世界のSFがやってきた!!――ニッポンコン・ファイル2007) edited by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan |
| 2010 | Nihon SF Seishinshi (日本SF精神史) by |
| 2011 | Sa wa Science no Sa (サはサイエンスのサ) by |
| 2012 | Azuma Hideo Sōtokushū: Bishōjo, SF, Fujōri Gag, Soshite Shissō (吾妻ひでお〈総特集〉――美少女・SF・不条理ギャグ、そして失踪), 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 | Utyū he Ikitakute Ekitai Nenryō Rocket o DIY shitemita (宇宙へ行きたくて液体燃料ロケットをDIYしてみた) by |
| 2015 | Sanrio SF Bunko Sōkaisetsu (サンリオSF文庫総解説) edited by and |
| 2016 | SF made 10,000 Kōnen (SFまで10,000光年) and SF made 100,000 Kōnen Ijō (SFまで100,000光年以上) by |
| 2017 | SF no S ha Suteki no S (SFのSは、ステキのS) by Haruna Ikezawa |
| 2018 | Arienakunai Kagaku no Kyōkasho (アリエナクナイ科学ノ教科書 〜空想設定を読み解く31講〜) by , collaborated with |
| 2019 | Tsutsui Yasutaka Jisaku o Kataru (筒井康隆、自作を語る) by Yasutaka Tsutsui, edited by |
| 2020 | 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[22] | 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.) |
Free Nomination[]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2002 | H-IIA Rocket Test Flight 1, by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| 2003 | Humanoid Robot HRP-2 Promet, by Yutaka Izubuchi and |
| 2004 | Toy The Royal Museum of Science series one, supervised by Toshio Okada, manufactured by Takara and Kaiyodo |
| 2005 | Japan Pavilion of the 9th Venice Biennale of Architecture, by Japan Foundation, , and participating artists |
| 2006 | Landing on the asteroid Itokawa by the asteroid sample return mission MUSES-C "Hayabusa", by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| 2007 | M-V Rocket, by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| 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 |
| 2012 | (No award) |
| 2013 | iPS cells, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University |
| 2014 | NOVA original anthology series, edited by |
| 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[22] | Amabie, a Japanese monster that wades off an epidemic |
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.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1980 | , artist |
| 1982 | Uchūjin as Japanese oldest Sci-Fi fanzine |
| 1989 | Osamu Tezuka, comic artist |
| 2005 | Tetsu Yano, translator/author |
| 2007 | Yoshihiro Yonezawa, manga critic/author/Comiket's co-founder and president |
| 2008 | Kōichirō Noda (), translator/author |
| 2010 | Takumi Shibano (Rei Kozumi), translator/author |
| 2011 | Sakyo Komatsu, author |
See also[]
- List of manga awards
- Nihon SF Taisho Award
- Sense of Gender Awards
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "年次日本SF大会におけるSF賞選定に関する規定" [Regulation for the Selection of SF Award of the Annual Japan SF Convention] (in Japanese). Federation of the Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan. 2006-07-08. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "Awards". Nippon2007: 65th World Science Fiction Convention. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "2015年 第46回星雲賞" [2015 The 46th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "2017年 第48回星雲賞" [2017 The 48th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq "星雲賞受賞作・参考候補作一覧" [List of The Seiun Awards Winners & Candidates] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "星雲賞: 第49回日本SF大会2010TOKON10" [The Seiun Awards: The 49th Japanese SF convention "2010TOKON10"] (in Japanese). 2010TOKON10. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2011年 第42回星雲賞" [2011 The 42nd Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2012年 第43回星雲賞" [2012 The 43rd Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2013年 第44回星雲賞" [2013 The 44th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2014年 第45回星雲賞" [2014 The 45th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2016年 第47回星雲賞" [2016 The 47th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2018年 第49回星雲賞" [2018 The 49th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2019年 第50回星雲賞" [2019 The 50th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2019-04-07. Cite error: The named reference "seiun2019" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2020 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "2021 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ "2008年星雲賞" [2008 Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ "2009年 第40回 星雲賞投票フォーム" [2009 The 40th Seiun Awards voting form] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2013 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2014 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2015 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2016 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cite error: The named reference
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References[]
- "星雲賞リスト" [List of Seiun Awards Winners] (in Japanese). Federation of the Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- Takashi Amemiya. "翻訳作品集成 (Japanese Translation List) ameqlist" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- "Seiun Award". Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
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