Seiun Award

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 Award
Takeshi Ikeda handling the Seiun Award prize to Takayuki Tatsumi, at the Hugo Awards Ceremony 2017 at Worldcon in Helsinki.
Awarded forScience fiction works and achievements of previous year
CountryJapan
First awarded1970
Websitewww.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/index.html

"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 Gengen Kusano 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
Best Japanese Novel
(日本長編, Nihon Chōhen)
1970Science 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.
Best Japanese Short Story
(日本短編, Nihon Tanpen)
1970
Best Translated Novel
(海外長編, Kaigai Chōhen)
1970
Best Translated Short Story
(海外短編, Kaigai Tanpen)
1970
Best Dramatic Presentation
(メディア, Media)
1970Films, 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.
Best Comic
(コミック, Comic)
1978Manga. Serial works may be treated as in the case with novels.
Best Artist
(アート, Art)
1978Artists with notable achievements.
Best Nonfiction
(ノンフィクション, Nonfiction)
1985Nonfiction works about SF such as studies and critiques, including translated ones. Other criteria is as in the case with Novels.
Free Nomination
(自由, Jiyū)
2002Any 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 TsutsuiKodansha
1971[5] Tsugu no wa Dare ka? (継ぐのは誰か?)Sakyo KomatsuSekai SF Zenshū Vol.29: Sakyo Komatsu, Hayakawa Publishing
1972[5] Ishi no Ketsumyaku (石の血脈)Ryō HanmuraNihon SF Novels, Hayakawa Publishing
1973[5] Kagami no Kuni no Alice (鏡の国のアリス)Tadashi HiroseKawade Shobō Shinsha
1974[5] Japan Sinks (日本沈没, Nihon Chinbotsu)Sakyo KomatsuKappa Novels, Kōbunsha
1975[5] Ore no Chi wa Tanin no Chi (おれの血は他人の血)Yasutaka TsutsuiKawade Shobō Shinsha
1976[5] Nanase Futatabi (七瀬ふたたび)Yasutaka TsutsuiShinchōsha
1977[5] Saikoro Tokkōtai (サイコロ特攻隊)Musashi KanbeNihon 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 YamadaTokuma Shoten
1979[5] Shōmetsu no Kōrin (消滅の光輪)Taku MayumuraSF Magazine Feb 1976 - Oct 1978
1980[5] Hōseki Dorobō (宝石泥棒)Masaki YamadaSF Magazine Dec 1977 - Aug 1979
1981[5] Kaseijin Senshi (火星人先史)Chiaki KawamataSF Magazine Jul 1979 - Oct 1980
1982[5] Kirikirijin (吉里吉里人)Hisashi InoueShinchosha
1983[5] Bye-bye, Jupiter (さよならジュピター, Sayonara Jupiter)Sakyo KomatsuSankei Shuppan
1984[5] Teki wa Kaizoku: Kaizokuban (敵は海賊 海賊版)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
1985[5] Yukikaze (戦闘妖精・雪風, Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
1986[5] Dirty-Pair no Daigyakuten (ダーティ・ペアの大逆転)Haruka TakachihoHayakawa Publishing
1987[5] Prism (プリズム)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
1988[5] Legend of the Galactic Heroes (銀河英雄伝説, Ginga Eiyū Densetsu) series (10 books)Yoshiki TanakaTokuma Novels, Tokuma Shonten
1989[5] Babylonia Wave (バビロニア・ウェーブ)Akira HoriTokuma Shoten
1990[5] Jōgen no Tsuki o Taberu Shishi (上弦の月を喰べる獅子)Baku YumemakuraHayakawa Publishing
1991[5] Hybrid Child (ハイブリッド・チャイルド)Mariko ŌharaHayakawa Publishing
1992[5] Merusasu no Shōnen (メルサスの少年)Hiroe SugaShinchō Bunko, Shinchōsha
1993[5] Venus City (ヴィーナス・シティ)Gorō MasakiHayakawa Publishing
1994[5] Owarinaki Sakuteki (終わりなき索敵)Kōshū TaniHayakawa Publishing
1995[5] Kishin Heidan (機神兵団) series (10 books)Masaki YamadaC Novels, Chūōkōronsha
1996[5] Hikishio no Toki (引き潮のとき) series (5 books)Taku MayumuraHayakawa Publishing
1997[5] Seikai no Monshō (星海の紋章) trilogyHiroyuki MoriokaHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
1998[5] Teki wa Kaizoku: A-kyū no Teki (敵は海賊 A級の敵)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
1999[5] Suiseigari (彗星狩り)Yūichi SasamotoSonorama 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 KanbayashiHayakawa Publishing
2001[5] Eien no Mori, Hakubutsukan Wakusei (永遠の森 博物館惑星)Hiroe SugaHayakawa Publishing
2002[5] Fuwafuwa no Izumi (ふわふわの泉)Hōsuke NojiriFamitsu Bunko, Enterbrain
2003[5] Usurper of the Sun (太陽の簒奪者, Taiyō no Sandatsusha)Hōsuke NojiriHayakawa SF Series J collection, Hayakawa Publishing
2004[5] The Next Continent (第六大陸, Dai Roku Tairiku)Issui OgawaHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
2005[5] Ariel (ARIEL (エリアル))Yūichi SasamotoSonorama Bunko, Asahi Sonorama
2006[5] Summer/Time/Traveler (サマー/タイム/トラベラー)Kazuma ShinjōHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
2007[5] Japan Sinks: Part 2 (日本沈没 第二部, Nihon Chinbotsu Dai ni bu)Sakyo KomatsuShogakukan
Kōshū Tani
2008[5] Toshokan Sensō (図書館戦争) series (4 books)Hiro ArikawaASCII Media Works
2009[5] Harmony (ハーモニー)Keikaku ItōHayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing
2010[6] Guin Saga (グイン・サーガ) series (130 books)Kaoru KurimotoHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
2011[7] Kyonen wa Ii Toshi ni Narudarō (去年はいい年になるだろう)Hiroshi YamamotoPHP Institute
2012[8] Tengoku to Jigoku (天獄と地国)Yasumi KobayashiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
2013[9] The Empire of Corpses (屍者の帝国, Shisha no Teikoku)Keikaku ItōKawade Shobō Shinsha
Toh Enjoe
Kiryū Keisatsu: Ankoku Shijō (機龍警察 暗黒市場)Ryōe TsukimuraHayakawa Publishing
Hon ni datte Osu to Mesu ga Arimasu (本にだって雄と雌があります)Masakuni OdaShinchosha
Beatless (BEATLESS (ビートレス))Satoshi HaseKadokawa Shoten
Grimm Fragments (断章のグリム, Danshō no Grimm) series (17 books)Gakuto KōdaDengeki Bunko, ASCII Media Works
Delivery (Delivery (デリバリー))Masayoshi YasugiHayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing
Hyakunen Hō (百年法)Muneki YamadaKadokawa Shoten
2014[10] Kororogi-dake kara Jupiter Trojan e (コロロギ岳から木星トロヤへ)Issui OgawaHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
Know (know (ノウ))Mado NozakiHayakawa 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 FujiiHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
Sysiphean (皆勤の徒, Kaikin no To)Dempow TorishimaSogen Nihon SF Selection, Tokyo Sogensha
Shinku no Hibun (深紅の碑文)Sayuri UedaHayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing
Chryse no Sakana (クリュセの魚)Hiroki AzumaNOVA Collection, Kawade Shobō Shinsha
Black Rider (ブラックライダー)Akira HigashiyamaShinchosha
2015[3] Orbital Cloud (オービタル・クラウド)Taiyō FujiiHayakawa Publishing
Toppen (突変)Hiroyuki MoriokaTokuma Bunko, Tokuma Shoten
Dare no Musuko demo Nai (誰の息子でもない)Chōhei KanbayashiKodansha
Mirai e... (未来へ……)Motoko AraiKodansha
Humanity Has Declined (人類は衰退しました, Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita) (9 books)Romeo TanakaGagaga Bunko, Shogakukan
Shika no Ō (鹿の王)Nahoko UehashiKADOKAWA / Kadokawa Shoten
2016[11] Onshū Seiiki (怨讐星域) (3 books)Shinji KajioHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
Nami no Tegami ga Hibiku Toki (波の手紙が響くとき)Takehiko OxiHayakawa SF Series J Collection, Hayakawa Publishing
Exodus Shōkōgun (エクソダス症候群)Yūsuke MiyauchiSogen Nihon SF Selection, Tokyo Sogensha
Kōshudai no Mokushiroku (絞首台の黙示録)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Publishing
Tytania (タイタニア) (5 books)Yoshiki TanakaTokuma Novels, Tokuma Shoten & Kodansha Novels, Kodansha
Tsukisekai Shōsetsu (月世界小説)Osamu MakinoHayakawa Bunko JA, Hayakawa Publishing
Underground Market (アンダーグラウンド・マーケット)Taiyō FujiiAsahi Shinbun Shuppan
Epilogue (エピローグ)Toh EnjoeHayakawa Publishing
Kunkō no Canopeum (薫香のカナピウム)Sayuri UedaBungeishunjū
2017[4] Ultraman F (ウルトラマンF)Yasumi KobayashiHayakawa Publishing
Kanojo ga Esper datta Koro (彼女がエスパーだったころ)Yūsuke MiyauchiKodansha
Toppen Sekai: Ikyō no Suito (突変世界 異境の水都)Hiroyuki MoriokaTokuma Shoten
Aoi Umi no Utyūkō (青い海の宇宙港) (2 books)Hiroto KawabataHayakawa Publishing
Kameri (カメリ)Yūsaku KitanoKawade Shobō Shinsha
Ōkina Tori ni Sarawarenaiyō (大きな鳥にさらわれないよう)Hiromi KawakamiKodansha
Space Kin'yūdō (スペース金融道)Yūsuke MiyauchiKawade Shobō Shinsha
Bibibi Be-Bop (ビビビ・ビ・バップ)Hikaru OkuizumiKodansha
2018[12] Ato wa No to Nare Yamatonadeshiko (あとは野となれ大和撫子)Yūsuke MiyauchiKADOKAWA
Kōzō Soshi (構造素子)Kyōsuke HiguchiHayakawa Publishing
Game no Ōkoku (ゲームの王国) (2 books)Satoshi OgawaHayakawa Publishing
Plastic no Koibito (プラスチックの恋人)Hiroshi YamamotoHayakawa Publishing
Olympus no Yūbin Post (オリンポスの郵便ポスト)Tamao MonoDengeki Bunko, KADOKAWA
Yokohama Eki SF: Zenkoku Ban (横浜駅SF 全国版)Yuba IsukariKADOKAWA
Uchū Tantei Nogray (宇宙探偵ノーグレイ)Hirofumi TanakaKawade Bunko, Kawade Shobō Shinsha
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (アルスラーン戦記, Arslan Senki) (16 books)Yoshiki TanakaKappa Novels, Kōbunsha
2019[13] Reigōkin (零號琴)Hirotaka TobiHayakawa Publishing
Planetarium no Sotogawa (プラネタリウムの外側)Kō HayaseHayakawa Publishing
Hello, World (ハロー・ワールド)Taiyō FujiiKodansha
World Insurance (ワールド・インシュランス) (3 books)Katsuie ShibataSeikaisha Fictions, Kodansha
Landscape to Natsu no Teiri (ランドスケープと夏の定理)Yūya TakashimaTokyo Sogensha
Saishūshokusaki ha Utyū Kaizoku (再就職先は宇宙海賊)Kazuyuki TakamiHayakawa Publishing
Chūshi, Ayashii Nabe to Tabi o Suru (厨師、怪しい鍋と旅をする)Umiyuri KatsuyamaTokyo Sogensha
2020[14] Signposts to the Stars (天冥の標, Tenmei no Shirube series) (17 books)Issui OgawaHayakawa Publishing
Long Dream of One Night/Human World (ヒト夜の永い夢, Hitoyo no Nagai Yume)Katsuie ShibataHayakawa Publishing
The Hermitage (宿借りの星, Yadokari no Hoshi)Dempow TorishimaTokyo Sogensha
Tokyo Nipper (東京の子, Tokyo no Ko)Taiyō FujiiKADOKAWA
The Ones Who Go Ahead (先をゆくもの達, Saki o Yukumonotachi)Chōhei KanbayashiHayakawa Publishing
HELLO WORLD (HELLO WORLD)Mado NozakiShueisha
Great Extinction Dinosaur Time Wars (大絶滅恐竜タイムウォーズ, Daizetsumetsu Kyoryu Time Wars)Gengen KusanoHayakawa Publishing

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 Masahiro Noda
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 Jin Kusakami
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 Kō Hiura
1997 "Diet no Hōteishiki" (ダイエットの方程式) by Jin Kusakami
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 Hirofumi Tanaka
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 Hiroshi Yamamoto
"Kaijū Rukusubigura no Ashigata o Totta Otoko" (怪獣ルクスルビラの足型を取った男) by Hirofumi Tanaka
2017 "Saigo ni shite Saisho no Idol" (最後にして最初のアイドル) by Gengen Kusano
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 Gengen Kusano
2020 Unseen Moon (不見の月, Mizu no Tsuki) by Hiroe Suga (SF Magazine 2/19)

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 WorldJ. G. BallardYasuo NakamuraTokyo Sogensha
1971[5] The Andromeda StrainMichael CrichtonHisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
1972[5] NightwingsRobert SilverbergTakako SatōHayakawa Publishing
1973[5] The Sirens of TitanKurt Vonnegut, Jr.Hisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
1974[5] DuneFrank HerbertTetsu YanoHayakawa Publishing
1975[5] Up the LineRobert SilverbergYasuo NakamuraTokyo Sogensha
1976[5] ...And Call Me ConradRoger ZelaznyFusa ObiHayakawa Publishing
1977[5] The Dragon MastersJack VanceHisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
1978[5] I Will Fear No EvilRobert A. HeinleinTetsu YanoHayakawa Publishing
1979[5] RingworldLarry NivenRei KozumiHayakawa Publishing
1980[5] Rendezvous with RamaArthur C. ClarkeHiroshi MinamiyamaHayakawa Publishing
1981[5] Inherit the StarsJames P. HoganHiroaki IkeTokyo Sogensha
1982[5] The Genesis MachineJames P. HoganHiroaki IkeTokyo Sogensha
1983[5] Dragon's EggRobert L. ForwardAkira YamatakaHayakawa Publishing
1984[5] The Garments of CaeanBarrington J. BayleyWataru FuyukawaHayakawa Publishing
1985[5] The Zen GunBarrington J. BayleyAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
1986[5] Elric saga Michael Moorcock Hitoshi Yasuda Hayakawa Publishing
Akemi Itsuji
1987[5] NeuromancerWilliam GibsonHisashi KuromaHayakawa Publishing
1988[5] NorstriliaCordwainer SmithHisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
1989[5] Footfall Larry Niven Akinobu Sakai Tokyo Sogensha
Jerry Pournelle
1990[5] Collision with ChronosBarrington J. BayleyNozomi OhmoriTokyo Sogensha
1991[5] The Uplift WarDavid BrinAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
1992[5] The McAndrew ChroniclesCharles SheffieldAkinobu SakaiTokyo Sogensha
1993[5] Tau ZeroPoul AndersonHisashi AsakuraTokyo Sogensha
1994[5] EntoverseJames P. HoganHiroaki IkeTokyo Sogensha
1995[5] HyperionDan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
1996[5] The Fall of HyperionDan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
Timelike InfinityStephen BaxterKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
King of Morning, Queen of DayIan McDonaldYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
The Renegades of PernAnne McCaffreyFusa ObiHayakawa Publishing
Voyage to the Red PlanetTerry BissonTōru NakamuraHayakawa Publishing
Doomsday BookConnie WillisNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
A Fire Upon the DeepVernor VingeNaoya NakaharaTokyo Sogensha
Dead GirlsRichard CalderMamoru MasudaTreville
1997[5] End of an EraRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
The Memory of WhitenessKim Stanley RobinsonMasayuki UchidaTokyo Sogensha
The Einstein IntersectionSamuel R. DelanyNorio ItōHayakawa Publishing
Twistor John CramerRei Kozumi Hayakawa Publishing
Ayako Ogiso
The Hacker and the AntsRudy RuckerNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
The Vor GameLois McMaster BujoldAyako OgisoTokyo Sogensha
Mother of StormsJohn BarnesNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
The Color of DisasterAmy ThomsonKazue TanakaHayakawa Publishing
1998[5] Fallen Angels Larry Niven Osamu Asai Tokyo Sogensha
Jerry Pournelle
Michael F. Flynn
Sunglasses After DarkNancy A. CollinsYōko MikiHayakawa Publishing
JumperSteven GouldShigeyuki KudeHayakawa Publishing
Desolation RoadIan McDonaldYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
Feersum EndjinnIan M. BanksMamoru MasudaHayakawa Publishing
Little, BigJohn CrowleyKatsumasa SuzukiKokusho Kankōkai
Moving MarsGreg BearKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
The Terminal ExperimentRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
1999[5] The Time ShipsStephen BaxterNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
Red MarsKim Stanley RobinsonYutaka ŌshimaTokyo Sogensha
Dydeetown WorldF. Paul WilsonHisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
The Bohr MakerLinda NagataNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
Wielkość urojona Stanisław LemKazuo Hasemi Kokusho Kankōkai
Mitsuyoshi Numano
Masahiko Nishi
When Worlds CollidePhilip Wylie Tatsuo Satō Tokyo Sogensha
Edwin Balmer
Slow RiverNicola GriffithYōko MikiHayakawa Publishing
Snow CrashNeal StephensonMasamichi HigurashiASCII Corporation
2000[5] KirinyagaMike ResnickMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Endymion / The Rise of EndymionDan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
StarplexRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
One of UsMichael Marshall SmithYooichi ShimadaSony Magazines
QuarantineGreg EganMakoto YamagishiTokyo Sogensha
Forever PeaceJoe HaldemanNaoya NakaharaTokyo Sogensha
Permutation CityGreg EganMakoto YamagishiHayakawa Publishing
The Immortality OptionJames P. HoganRei KozumiTokyo Sogensha
2001[5] The Positronic ManIsaac Asimov Tōru Nakamura Tokyo Sogensha
Robert Silverberg
Ender's ShadowOrson Scott CardKazue TanakaHayakawa Publishing
Simulacron-3Daniel F. GalouyeTōru NakamuraTokyo Sogensha
The Light of the Other DaysArthur C. Clarke Wataru Fuyukawa Hayakawa Publishing
Stephen Baxter
All Tomorrow's PartiesWilliam GibsonHisashi AsakuraKadokawa Shoten
Darwin's RadioGreg BearNozomi OhmoriSony Magazines
BarrayarLois McMaster BujoldAyako OgisoTokyo Sogensha
The Moon and the SunVonda N. McIntyreYōko MikiHayakawa Publishing
2002[5] There and Back AgainPat MurphyHisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
Children of the MindOrson Scott CardKazue TanakaHayakawa Publishing
OrgasmachineIan WatsonYutaka ŌshimaCore Magazine
Green MarsKim Stanley RobinsonYutaka ŌshimaTokyo Sogensha
The Player of GamesIan M. BanksHisashi AsakuraKadokawa Shoten
CetagandaLois McMaster BujoldAyako OgisoTokyo Sogensha
The Diamond AgeNeal StephensonMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
FlashforwardRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Brightness ReefDavid BrinAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
All the Weyrs of PernAnne McCaffreyFusa ObiHayakawa Publishing
2003[5] Illegal AlienRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
CryptonomiconNeal StephensonNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
GlorianaMichael MoorcockKeisuke ŌtakiTokyo Sogensha
DavyEdgar PangbornHiroaki EndōFusosha Publishing
FreewareRudy RuckerNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
The TellingUrsula K. Le GuinFusa ObiHayakawa Publishing
PassageConnie WillisNozomi OhmoriSony Magazines
A Deepness in the SkyVernor VingeNaoya NakaharaTokyo Sogensha
The Reefs of EarthR.A. LaffertyKiichirō YanashitaKawade Shobō Shinsha
ThraxasMartin ScottMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
2004[5] Heaven's ReachDavid BrinAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
The Impossible BirdPatrick O'LearyNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
LeviathanJames Byron HugginsTōru NakamuraTokyo Sogensha
The Drive-InJoe R. LansdaleKōji OnoueTokyo Sogensha
The Other WindUrsula K. Le GuinMasako ShimizuIwanami Shoten
Das Jesus VideoAndreas EschbachYoshio HiraiHayakawa Publishing
Ethan of AthosLois McMaster BujoldAyako OgisoTokyo Sogensha
FastwalkerJacques ValléeTsuyoki IsobeTokyo Sogensha
2005[5] DistressGreg EganMakoto YamagishiTokyo Sogensha
To Say Nothing of the DogConnie WillisNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
The PrestigeChristopher PriestYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
The Fifth Head of CerberusGene WolfeKiichirō YanashitaKokusho Kankōkai
The Physiognomy Jeffrey FordYūko Yamao Kokusho Kankōkai
Mizuto Kanehara
Akemi Tanigaki
The EmbeddingIan WatsonHiroo YamagataKokusho Kankōkai
Down the Bright WayRobert ReedNorio ItōHayakawa Publishing
2006[5] DiasporaGreg EganMakoto YamagishiHayakawa Publishing
Revelation SpaceAlastair ReynoldsNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
Space ChanteyR.A. LaffertyKiichirō YanashitaKokusho Kankōkai
Tuf VoyagingGeorge R. R. MartinAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
The Neanderthal Parallax trilogyRobert J. SawyerMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Venus Plus XTheodore SturgeonYuzuru ŌkuboKokusho Kankōkai
The Swords of LankhmarFritz LeiberHisashi AsakuraTokyo Sogensha
2007[5] Mortal EnginesPhillip ReeveRei AnnoTokyo Sogensha
Singularity SkyCharles StrossHiroshi KanekoHayakawa Publishing
Mars CrossingGeoffrey A. LandisKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
IliumDan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
The CollapsiumWil McCarthyYooichi ShimadaHayakawa Publishing
Chasm CityAlastair ReynoldsNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
2008[5][15] Brightness Falls from the AirJames Tiptree, Jr.Hisashi AsakuraHayakawa Publishing
OlymposDan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
The SeparationChristopher PriestYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
Old Man's WarJohn ScalziMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Kiln PeopleDavid BrinAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
CamouflageJoe HaldemanTsukasa KanekoHayakawa Publishing
The Golden Oecumene trilogyJohn C. WrightMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
Golem100Alfred BesterSachie WatanabeKokusho Kankōkai
The Atrocity ArchivesCharles StrossHiroshi KanekoHayakawa Publishing
2009[5][16] SpinRobert Charles WilsonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
The Ghost BrigadesJohn ScalziMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Redemption ArkAlastair ReynoldsNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
LightM. John HarrisonNaoya NakaharaKokusho Kankōkai
The Urth of the New SunGene WolfeHiroyuki OkabeHayakawa Publishing
Sun of SunsKarl SchroederNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
SeekerJack McDevittHiroshi KanekoHayakawa Publishing
2010[5][6] The Last ColonyJohn ScalziMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
AccelerandoCharles StrossAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
Rainbows EndVernor VingeHideko AkaoTokyo Sogensha
Perdido Street StationChina MiévilleMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
Probability trilogyNancy KressTsukasa KanekoHayakawa Publishing
The Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael ChabonToshiyuki KuroharaShinchosha
2011[7] EifelheimMichael F. FlynnYooichi ShimadaTokyo Sogensha
World War ZMax BrooksAkio HamanoBungeishunjū
Small Change trilogyJo WaltonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
El Mapa del TiempoFelix J. PalmaMaki miyazakiHayakawa Publishing
Hunter's Run George R. R. Martin Akinobu Sakai Hayakawa Publishing
Gardner Dozois
Daniel Abraham
Un Lun DunChina MiévilleMasayuki UchidaKawade Shobō Shinsha
GenesisBernard BeckettKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
2012[8] The Windup Girl Paolo Bacigalupi Kazue Tanaka Hayakawa Publishing
Hiroshi Kaneko
The City & the CityChina MiévilleMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
The ChronolithsRobert Charles WilsonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
DhalgrenSamuel R. DelanyYuzuru ŌkuboKokusho Kankōkai
Little BrotherCory DoctorowHiroshi KanekoHayakawa Publishing
Millennium PeopleJ. G. BallardMamoru MasudaTokyo Sogensha
2013[9][17] The Android's DreamJohn ScalziMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
The Quantum ThiefHannu RajaniemiAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
VortexRobert Charles WilsonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
BlackoutConnie WillisNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
Leviathan trilogyScott WesterfeldMiyuki KobayashiHayakawa Publishing
2014[10][18] BlindsightPeter WattsYooichi ShimadaTokyo Sogensha
IncandescenceGreg EganMakoto YamagishiHayakawa Publishing
Serpent's EggR. A. LaffertyHiroshi InoueSeishinsha
EmbassytownChina MiévilleMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
KrakenChina MiévilleMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
The IslandersChristopher PriestYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
All ClearConnie WillisNozomi OhmoriHayakawa Publishing
2015[3][19] The MartianAndy WeirKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
PathfinderOrson Scott CardNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
Ready Player OneErnest ClineMakiko IkedaSB Creative
The Dervish HouseIan McDonaldMasaya ShimokusuTokyo Sogensha
RedshirtsJohn ScalziMasayuki UchidaHayakawa Publishing
Among OthersJo WaltonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
2016[11][20] Ancillary JusticeAnn LeckieHideko AkaoTokyo Sogensha
ZendegiGreg EganMakoto YamagishiHayakawa Publishing
Ack-Ack MacaqueGareth L. PowellKazuyo MisumiTokyo Sogensha
The Water KnifePaolo BacigalupiNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
The Violent CenturyLavie TidharTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
Vulcan's HammerPhilip K. DickTatsuo SatōTokyo Sogensha
2017[4] United States of JapanPeter TieryasNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
Jack Vance Treasury 1: Magnus Ridolph Jack VanceHisashi Asakura Kokusho Kankōkai (Japanese original collection)
Akinobu Sakai
The Grace of KingsKen LiuYoshimichi FurusawaHayakawa Publishing
RoderickJohn SladekKiichirō YanashitaKawade Shobō Shinsha
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustClaire NorthHiromi AmagaiKADOKAWA / Kadokawa Shoten
Imperial Radch trilogyAnn LeckieHideko AkaoTokyo Sogensha
Enchanted NightSteven MillhauserMotoyuki ShibataHakusuisha
2018[12] Sleeping GiantsSylvain NeuvelChiori SadaTokyo Sogensha
The Adjacent Christopher PriestYoshimichi Furusawa Hayakawa Publishing
Yōko Miki
A Borrowed ManGene WolfeAkinobu SakaiHayakawa Publishing
My Real ChildrenJo WaltonTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
Blue MarsKim Stanley RobinsonYutaka ŌshimaTokyo Sogensha
The History of Soviet Fantastika (История советской фантастики)Roman Arbitman (Роман Арбитман) as Rustam Katz (Рустам Кац)Hiroaki UmemuraKyōwakoku
Jack Vance Treasury 3: Space Opera Jack VanceHisashi Asakura Kokusho Kankōkai (Japanese original collection)
Rō Shiraishi
2019[13] Mecha Samurai EmpirePeter TieryasNaoya NakaharaHayakawa Publishing
ArtemisAndy WeirKazuko OnodaHayakawa Publishing
We Are LegionDennis E. TaylorHiroshi KanekoHayakawa Publishing
ProvenanceAnn LeckieHideko AkaoTokyo Sogensha
Waking GodsSylvain NeuvelChiori SadaTokyo Sogensha
Six WakesMur LaffertyTakeshi MogiTokyo Sogensha
SevenevesNeal StephensonMasamichi HigurashiHayakawa Publishing
2020[14] The Three-Body Problem Cixin LiuTōya Tachihara Hayakawa Publishing
Nozomi Ohmori
Sakura Mitsuyoshi
Chai Wang
The Long Way to a Small, Angry PlanetBecky ChambersYōko HosomiTokyo Sogensha
The Paradox MenCharles L. HarnessTohru NakamuraTakeshobo
Jade CityFonda LeeMayumi OhtaniHayakawa Publishing
Only HumanSylvain NeuvelChiori SadaTokyo Sogensha
A Man Lies DreamingLavie TidharShingo OshinoTakeshobo
The Murderbot Diaries [All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, and Exit Strategy]Martha WellsNaoya NakaharaTokyo 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. DischNorio ItōSF Magazine
1971[5] "The Poems"Ray BradburyNorio ItōSF Magazine
1972[5] "The Blue Bottle"Ray BradburyNorio ItōSF Magazine
1973[5] "The Black Ferris"Ray BradburyNorio ItōDark Carnival, Hayakawa Publishing
1974[5] "A Meeting with Medusa"Arthur C. ClarkeNorio ItōSF Magazine
1975[5] "Eurema's Dam"R. A. LaffertyNorio ItōSF Magazine
1976[5] "Wet Paint"A. Bertram ChandlerMasahiro NodaSF Magazine
1977[5] "Rozprawa"Stanisław LemTadashi FukamiSF Magazine
1978[5] (No award)
1979[5] "Inconstant Moon"Larry NivenRei KozumiSF Magazine
1980[5] (No award)
1981[5] "A Relic of the Empire"Larry NivenRei KozumiSF Magazine
1982[5] "The Brave Little Toaster"Thomas M. DischHisashi AsakuraSF Magazine
1983[5] "Nightflyers"George R. R. MartinHitoshi YasudaSF Magazine
1984[5] "Unicorn Variation"Roger ZelaznyJun KazamiSF Magazine
1985[5] (No award)
1986[5] (No award)
1987[5] "Press Enter■"John VarleyJun KazamiSF Magazine
1988[5] "The Only Neat Thing To Do"James Tiptree, Jr.Hisashi AsakuraSF Magazine
1989[5] "Eye for Eye"Orson Scott CardMariko FukamachiSF Magazine
1990[5] "Think Blue, Count Two"Cordwainer SmithNorio ItōSF Magazine
1991[5] "Schrödinger's Kitten"George Alec EffingerHisashi AsakuraSF Magazine
1992[5] "Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo"John VarleyHisashi AsakuraSF Magazine
1993[5] "Groaning Hinges of the World"R. A. LaffertyHisashi AsakuraSF Magazine
1994[5] "Tangents"Greg BearAkinobu SakaiTangents: Greg Bear's New Collection, Hayakawa Publishing
1995[5] "The Planet Named Shayol"Cordwainer SmithNorio ItōThe Planet Named Shayol, Hayakawa Publishing
1996[5] "Robot Visions"Isaac AsimovNorio ItōSF Magazine
1997[5] "Heads"Greg BearKazuko OnodaSF Magazine
1998[5] "The Death of Captain Future"Allen SteeleMasahiro NodaSF Magazine
1999[5] "This Year's Class Picture"Dan SimmonsYooichi ShimadaSF Magazine
2000[5] "Out of the Everywhere"James Tiptree, Jr.Norio ItōOut of the Everywhere, Hayakawa Publishing
2001[5] "Oceanic"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiSF Magazine
2002[5] "Story of Your Life"Ted ChiangShigeyuki KudeSF Magazine
"Reasons to be Cheerful"Greg EganMakoto Yamagishi20-seiki SF vol. 6 [The 20th Century SF vol. 6], Kawade Shobō Shinsha
2003[5] "Luminous"Greg EganMakoto Yamagishi90-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 ChiangMakoto YamagishiStory of Your Life, Hayakawa Publishing
2005[5] "And Now the News..."Theodore SturgeonNozomi OhmoriSF Magazine
2006[5] "The Human Front"Ken MacLeodYooichi ShimadaSF Magazine
2007[5] "The Astronaut from Wyoming" Adam-Troy Castro Hisashi Asakura SF Magazine
Jerry Oltion
2008[5] "Weather"Alastair ReynoldsNaoya NakaharaGreat Wall of Mars, Hayakawa Publishing
2009 "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate"Ted ChiangNozomi OhmoriSF Magazine
2010[5] "Dark Integers"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiSF Magazine
2011[7] "Carry the Moon in My Pocket"James LovegroveTōru NakamuraThe Astronaut from Wyoming: The Best Space Exploration SF, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original anthology)
"Exhalation"Ted ChiangNozomi OhmoriSF Magazine
"The Ray-Gun: A Love Story"James Alan GardnerHiroshi KanekoSF Magazine
"Crystal Nights"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiSF Magazine
"Pump Six"Paolo BacigalupiNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"The Man in the Mirror"Geoffrey A. LandisKazuko OnodaSF Magazine
"The Beloved Time of Their Lives"Ian WatsonNozomi OhmoriSF Magazine
Robert Quaglia
2012[8] "The Lifecycle of Software Objects"Ted ChiangNozomi OhmoriSF Magazine
"The Pelican Bar"Karen Joy FowlerWataru IshigameSF Magazine
"The Gambler"Paolo BacigalupiYoshimichi FurusawaSF Magazine
"The People of Sand and Slag"Paolo BacigalupiNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"Troika"Alastair ReynoldsNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"The Little Goddess"Ian McDonaldHitomi NakamuraSF Magazine
2013[9][17] "Pocketful of Dharma"Paolo BacigalupiHiroshi KanekoPump Six and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing
"The Emperor of Mars"Allen M. SteeleYoshimichi FurusawaSF Magazine
"The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window"Rachel SwirskyEiko KakinumaSF Magazine
"The Tamarisk Hunter"Paolo BacigalupiNaoya NakaharaPump Six and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing
"With Unclean Hands"Adam-Troy CastroKazuko OnodaSF Magazine, Hayakawa Publishing
"Vishnu at the Cat Circus"Ian McDonaldMasaya ShimokusuCyberabad Days, Hayakawa Publishing
2014[10][18] "The Paper Menagerie"Ken LiuYoshimichi FurusawaSF Magazine
"Palimpsest"Charles StrossHiroshi KanekoSF Magazine
"Vacuum Lad"Stephen BaxterSatoru YaguchiSF Magazine
"Christopher Raven"Theodora GossJun SuzukiSF Magazine
"The Man Who Bridged the Mist"Kij JohnsonKazuyo MisumiSF Magazine
"Final Exam"Megan AkenbergJun SuzukiSF Magazine
2015[3][19] "The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi"Pat CadiganYooichi ShimadaSF Magazine
"The Negation"Christopher PriestYoshimichi FurusawaSF Magazine
"Hunter Come Home"Richard McKennaTōru NakamuraBlack Destroyer and Other Stories, Tokyo Sogensha (Japanese original anthology)
"Water"Ramez NaamNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"For Want of a Nail"Mary Robinette KowalFumiyo HarashimaSF Magazine
"Year of the Rat"Qiufan ChenNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"War 3.01"Keith BrookeMasato NaruniwaSF Magazine
2016[11][20] "Good Hunting"Ken LiuYoshimichi FurusawaThe Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
"The Road of Needles"Caitlín R. KiernanJun SuzukiSF Magazine
"White Sin, Now"Tanith LeeIzumi IchidaSF Magazine
"Mask"Stanisław LemKōichi HisayamaFantstyczny Lem: Antologia według czytelników, Kokusho Kankōkai
"Relays and Roses"Gene WolfeTakao MiyawakiGene Wolfe's Book of Days, Kokusho Kankōkai (Japanese original collection)
"Alfred's Ark"Jack VanceTōru NakamuraThe Bookshop and Other Stories, Tokyo Sogensha (Japanese original anthology)
"Beautiful Boys"Theodora GossJun SuzukiSF Magazine
2017[4] "Backward, Turn Backward"James Tiptree, Jr.Kazuko OnodaCrown of Stars, Hayakawa Publishing
"Simulacrum"Ken LiuYoshimichi FurusawaSF Magazine
"Seventh Sight"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiSF Magazine
"The Day the World Turned Upside Down"Thomas Olde HeuveltJun SuzukiSF Magazine
"The Guiding Nose of Ulfänt Banderōz"Dan SimmonsAkinobu SakaiSF Magazine
"The Deathbird"Harlan EllisonNorio ItōThe Deathbird and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
2018[12] "Folding Beijing" (北京折叠)Hao Jingfang (郝景芳)Mayumi ŌtaniSF Magazine
Ken Liu (as the English translator)
"The New Guys Always Work Overtime"David Erik NelsonJun SuzukiSF Magazine
"An Advanced Reader's Picture Book of Comparative Cognition"Ken LiuIzumi IchidaMemories of My Mother, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
"Healing Benjamin"Dennis DanversMakoto YamagishiNeko ha Utyū de Marukunaru [Cats Curling Up in Space], Takeshobo (Japanese original anthology)
"Travel Diary"Alfred BesterAkinobu SakaiAdam and No Eve, Tokyo Sogensha (Japanese original collection)
"Knotting Grass, Holding Ring"Ken LiuYoshimichi FurusawaMemories of My Mother, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese original collection)
2019[13] "The Circle" (円)Liu Cixin (劉慈欣)Naoya NakaharaInvisible Planets, Hayakawa Publishing
Ken Liu (as the English translator)
"The Martian Obelisk"Linda NagataNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine
"Liar's House"Lucius ShepardMasayuki UchidaThe Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule, Takeshobo (Japanese Original Collection)
"Monster in the Midest"Julio Toro San MartinYoshio NomuraFUNGI: The Second Colony, P-vine ele-king books
"Převychování"Jan BardaKiyomi HiranoCzech SF Collection, Heibonsha (Japanese Original Collection)
"Between Nine and Eleven"Adam RobertsMasayuki UchidaSF Magazine
"Cybertank vs. Megazillus"Timothy J. GawneAkinobu SakaiSF Magazine
2020[14] "Uncanny Valley"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiBit Players and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese Original Collection)
“Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom”Ted ChiangNozomi OhmoriExhalation, Hayakawa Publishing
“Omphalos”Ted ChiangNozomi OhmoriExhalation, Hayakawa Publishing
"Memorials"Aliette de BodardYutaka OhshimaThe Tea Master and the Detective, Takeshobo (Japanese Original Collection)
"Bit Players"Greg EganMakoto YamagishiBit Players and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese Original Collection)
"The Caretaker"Ken LiuMayumi OhtaniThe Reborn and Other Stories, Hayakawa Publishing (Japanese Original Collection)
"The Secret Life of Bots"Suzanne PalmerNaoya NakaharaSF Magazine

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

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 Wakako Mizuki
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 Megumi Wakatsuki
1991 Uchū Daizakka by Eiji Yokoyama
1992 Yamataika by Yukinobu Hoshino
1993 OZ by Natsumi Itsuki
1994 Dai-Hon'ya by Miki Tori
Grant Leauvas Monogatari by Kyōko Shitō
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 Eiji Yokoyama
2000 Itihaasa by Wakako Mizuki
2001 Cardcaptor Sakura by Clamp
2002 Planetes by Makoto Yukimura
2003 Chronoeyes by Yūichi Hasegawa
2004 From Far Away by Kyōko Hikawa
2005 Bremen II by Izumi Kawahara
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, Takashi Nagasaki, 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 Tomohiro Marukawa
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 Masakazu Ishiguro
2019 Girls' Last Tour by Tsukumizu
2020 How many light-years to Babylon? by Dowman Sayman (AKITA PUBLISHING CO.,LTD.)
Batman Ninja by Masato Hisa Characters&Supervision DC COMICS (HERO'S INC.)

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 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

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 Noriaki Ikeda
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 Masahiro Noda
1990 Future Magic 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 Masahiro Noda
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 Masahiro Noda
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 Masahiro Noda
2000 AIBO by Sony
2001 Motto Sugoi Kagaku de Mamorimasu! (もっとすごい科学で守ります!) by Yūichi Hasegawa
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 Hazuki Saishō
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 Yasuo Nagayama
2011 Sa wa Science no Sa (サはサイエンスのサ) by Tsukasa Shikano
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 Yoshitoo Asari
2015 Sanrio SF Bunko Sōkaisetsu (サンリオSF文庫総解説) edited by Shinji Maki and Nozomi Ohmori
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 Keinojō Mizutama
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 Kurare, collaborated with Yakuri Kyōshitsu
2019 Tsutsui Yasutaka Jisaku o Kataru (筒井康隆、自作を語る) by Yasutaka Tsutsui, edited by Sanzō Kusaka
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.)

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 Kawada Industries
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, 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
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 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

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 Motoichirō Takebe, 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 (Masahiro Noda), translator/author
2010 Takumi Shibano (Rei Kozumi), translator/author
2011 Sakyo Komatsu, author

See also

Notes

  1. "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.
  2. "Awards". Nippon2007: 65th World Science Fiction Convention. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  3. "2015年 第46回星雲賞" [2015 The 46th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  4. "2017年 第48回星雲賞" [2017 The 48th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "2011年 第42回星雲賞" [2011 The 42nd Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  8. "2012年 第43回星雲賞" [2012 The 43rd Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  9. "2013年 第44回星雲賞" [2013 The 44th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  10. "2014年 第45回星雲賞" [2014 The 45th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  11. "2016年 第47回星雲賞" [2016 The 47th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  12. "2018年 第49回星雲賞" [2018 The 49th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  13. "2019年 第50回星雲賞" [2019 The 50th Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  14. "2020 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  15. "2008年星雲賞" [2008 Seiun Awards] (in Japanese). SFFAN. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  16. "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.
  17. "2013 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  18. "2014 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  19. "2015 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  20. "2016 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

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