Japan Expo Awards
The Japan Expo Awards are an award ceremony created in 2006 for the Japan Expo convention. They reward the best productions in the worlds of manga and anime, awarded by a jury of professionals and separate public prizes.
Previously, they also rewarded the best productions in the worlds of Asian films, video games and J-Music, based on the average of the votes of a jury of professionals and the public.
After a stop of the awards in 2013, the Japan Expo Awards are back in 2016 with a new formula.
Awards
2006
Manga Category Winners- Shōnen Award: Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
- Shōjo Award: Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
- Seinen Award: Monster by Naoki Urasawa
- Moriawase Award: Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue
- Drawing Award: Bleach by Tite Kubo
- Scenario Award: Monster by Naoki Urasawa
- Adaptation Award: One Piece by Eiichirō Oda
- Manufacturing Award: xxxHolic by Clamp
- Shōnen Award: Fullmetal Alchemist
- Shōjo Award: Cardcaptor Sakura
- Seinen Award: Wolf's Rain
- Moriawase Award: Haibane Renmei
- Drawing Award: Samurai Champloo
- Scenario Award: Fullmetal Alchemist
- Dubbing Award: Fullmetal Alchemist
- Packaging Award: 'Samurai Champloo'''''
2007
Manga Category Winners – Jury Prize- Grand Prize: Death Note by Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ōba
- Shōnen Category: C by Yuko Osada
- Shōjo Category: Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
- Seinen Category: Berserk by Kentaro Miura
- Moriawase Category: Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms by Fumiyo Kōno
- Drawing Category: Real by Takehiko Inoue
- Scenario Category: Death Note by Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba
- Translation / Adaptation Category: Manga Science by Yohitoh Asari
- Production Category: GoGo Monster by Taiyō Matsumoto
- Grand Prize: Paranoia Agent
- Shōnen Category: Samurai Champloo
- Shōjo Category: Nana
- Seinen Category: Paranoia Agent
- Moriawase Category: Genshiken
- Character Design Category: Ergo Proxy
- Scenario Category: Ghost in the Shell
- French Version Category: Monster
- Packaging Category: Karas – Collector's Edition
- Grand Prize: Shinobi: Heart Under Blade by Futaro Yamada
2008
Manga category winners- Grand Prize: 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa
- Shōnen Prize: One Piece by Eiichirō Oda
- Shōjo Prize: I am not an angel by Ai Yazawa
- Seinen Prize: Übel Blatt by Etorouji Shiono
- Prize Moriawase: The game of cat and mouse by Setona Mizushiro
- Virgin Public Prize: Eyeshield 21 by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata
- Grand Prize: Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Shōnen Prize: Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa
- Shōjo Prize: xxxHOLiC
- Seinen Award: Ergo Proxy
- Moriawase Award: The Leaper by Mamoru Hosoda
- Best Film Award: 'I am a cyborg'''''
2009
Manga Category Winners- Best Shōnen: Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima
- Best Shōjo: Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino
- Best Seinen: Detroit Metal City by Kiminori Wakasugi
- Best Edition: Blackjack – Deluxe Edition by Osamu Tezuka
- Best Adapted Manga Series: Death Note
- Best Original Series: Elfen Lied
- Best Edition: Death Note – Complete Limited Edition
- Best Live Action Film: Sukiyaki Western Django by Takashi Miike
- Best Animated Film: La Traversée du temps by Mamoru Hosoda
- Best Edition: La Traversée du temps – Édition collector by Mamoru Hosoda
- Best artist/group: Anna Tsuchiya
- Best album: GIMMICAL*IMPACT!! by LM.C
- Best soundtrack: Nana Best
- Best Home Console Game: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots on PS3
- Best Handheld Game: Professor Layton and the Curious Village on DS
- Grand Prize: Undercurrent by Tetsuya Toyoda
2010
Category Winners Manga- Best Shōnen Award: Black Butler by Yana Toboso
- Best Shōjo Award: Otaku Girls by Natsumi Konjoh
- Best Seinen Award: Ikigami by Motorō Mase
- Best Edition Award: RG Veda – Deluxe Edition by Clamp
- Best Series Adapted from a Manga Award: Soul Eater
- Best Original Series Award: Code Geass
- Best Edition Award: Fullmetal Alchemist – Collector's Edition
- Best Directed Film Award
2011
Category Winners Manga- Best Shōnen Award: Bakuman by Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba
- Best Shōjo Award: Maid Sama! by Hiro Fujiwara
- Best Seinen Award: Les Gouttes de Dieu by Tadashi Agi
- Best Edition Award: A Distant Neighborhood by Jirō Taniguchi
- Award for Best Series Adapted from a Manga: Black Butler
- Award for Best Original Series: Code Geass – Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
- Award for Best Editing: Visions of Escaflowne
- Award for Best Live Action Film: Ikigami
- Award for Best Animated Film: Summer Wars
- Best Edition Award: Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
- Best Group/Artist Award: Aural Vampire
- Best Album Award: Microcosm
- Best Home Console Game Award: Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 on Xbox 360 & PS3
- Best Handheld Game Award: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep on PSP
- Grand Prize: Elmer by Gerry Alanguilan
2012
Category winners Manga- Best Shōnen Award: GTO: Shonan 14 Days by Tōru Fujisawa
- Best Shōjo Award: Dengeki Daisy by Kyōsuke Motomi
- Best Seinen Award: Ashita no Joe by Tetsuya Chiba and Asao Takamori
- Award for best series adapted from a manga: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Award for best original series: Eden of the East
- Award for best game on home console: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword on Wii
- Award for best game on portable console: Super Mario 3D Land on Nintendo 3DS
- Grand Prize: Une Vie dans les Marges 2 by Tatsumi Yoshihiro
- Grand Prize: Nonnonba by Shigeru Mizuki
2016
Winners in the Manga category – Jury Prize- Golden Daruma manga: Inuyashiki by Hiroya Oku
- Daruma for the best new series: Ajin by Tsuina Miura and Gamon Sakurai
- Daruma for heritage: This city will kill you by Yoshihiro Tatsumi
- Daruma for the best international manga: Radiant by Tony Valente
- Daruma for best scenario: Dēmokratía by Motoro Mase
- Daruma for best drawing: A Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori
- Daruma for best production: Cutie Honey by Go Nagai
2017
The Manga category winners – Jury Prize- Golden Daruma manga: My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi
- Daruma for best new series: One-Punch Man by Yusuke Murata and ONE
- Daruma for best scenario: Daedalus by Takamichi
- Daruma for best drawing: Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction by Inio Asano
- Daruma for best international manga: Outlaw Players by Shonen
- Heritage Daruma: Gen of Hiroshima – Integrale by Keiji Nakazawa
- Daruma of the best production – Jury Prize for Creation: Takeru' by Buichi Terasawa
- Best Achievement Award: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai
- Daruma for best screenplay: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai
- Daruma for Best Original Soundtrack: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai, original band is Radwimps
- Daruma of the best edition: The Boy and the Beast by Mamoru Hosoda
- Daruma for Best Seinen: Children of the Whale by Abi Umeda
- Daruma for Best Shojo: Takane & Hana by Yuki Shiwasu
- Daruma for Best Shounen: One-Punch Man by Yusuke Murata and ONE
- Daruma for best film and OAV: Your Name by Makoto Shinkai
- Daruma for best simulcast: Yuri on Ice by Sayo Yamamoto
2018
Les gagnants catégorie Manga – Jury Prize- Daruma d'or manga : A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima
- Daruma de la meilleure nouvelle série : To Your Eternity by Yoshitoki Ōima
- Award for best screenplay : Satoru Noda for Golden Kamui
- Daruma du meilleur dessin : Haruhisa Nakata for Levius Est
- Daruma du meilleur manga international : Green Mechanic by Yami Shin
- Daruma du patrimoine: My Name Is Shingo by Kazuo Umezu
- Daruma de la meilleure fabrication – Prix du creation jury: Guardians of the Louvre by Jirō Taniguchi
- Daruma d'or anime : Dans un recoin de ce monde by Sunao Katabuchi
- Award for Best Screenplay : Mitsurou Kubo and Sayo Yamamoto for Yuri on Ice
- Daruma of the best series adapted: My Hero Academia by Kenji Nagasaki, adapted from the work of Kōhei Horikoshi
- Daruma of the best original series : Yuri on Ice by Sayo Yamamoto
- Daruma du meilleur film / OAV : Dans un recoin de ce monde by Sunao Katabuchi
- Daruma de la meilleure édition – Prize du creation jury: Psycho-Pass – Intégrale, édition collector limitée, by Naoyoshi Shiotani
2019
Winners in the Manga category – Jury Prize- Golden Daruma manga: Witch Hat Atelier, Kamome Shirahama
- Daruma for the best drawing: Les Montagnes hallucinées, Gou Tanabe
- Daruma for the best international manga: Lastman Stories, Bastien Vivès and Alexis BACCI LEVEILLÉ
- Daruma for the best new series: The Promised Neverland by Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu
- Daruma for best production – Creation jury prize: The Mountains of Hallucinations, Gou Tanabe
- Daruma for best one shot : Memories of Emanon, Shinji Kajio and Kenji Tsuruta The winners in the Anime category – Jury Prize
- Daruma d'or anime: A Silent Voice, Naoko Yamada
- Daruma for best original series: B: The Beginning, Yoshiki Yamakawa and Kazuto Nakazawa
- Daruma for best adapted series: Cells at Work!, Kenichi Suzuki
- Daruma for Best Film: Silent Voice, Naoko Yamada
- Daruma for Best Edition – Creation Jury Prize: Death Note – Limited Collector's Edition, Tetsurō Araki
- Daruma for Best Seinen: Witch Hat Atelier, Kamome Shirahama
- Daruma for Best shôjo : Orange, Ichigo Takano
- Daruma for the best shônen : Im: Great Priest Imhotep, Makoto Morishita
- Daruma for the best drama anime : A Silent Voice, Naoko Yamada
- Daruma for the best comedy anime : Food Wars – The Third Plate, Yoshitomo Yonetani
2022
Daruma d'or- Best manga of the year: Spy × Family, Tatsuya Endo
- Best anime of the year: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Movie—Mugen Train / The Pleasure District , Ufotable, Haruo Sotozaki
- Daruma for best action manga: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Daruma for best romance manga: Kaguya-sama – Love is War, Aka Akasaka
- Daruma for best thriller manga: Summer Time Rendering, Yasuki Tanaka
- Daruma for best slice of life manga: ' Blue Period, Tsubasa Yamaguchi
- Daruma for best production: Fullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa
- Daruma for best one shot: Death Note Short Stories, Tsugimi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
- Daruma of the French Touch: Jizo, Mr.Tan & Mato
- Daruma of the best new manga: The Apothecary Diaries, Itsuki Nanao and Nekokurage
- Daruma of the heritage: Slam Dunk by Inoue Takehiko
- Daruma of the best drawing: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Daruma for Best Screenplay: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Daruma for Best Action Anime: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the Movie: Mugen Train / The Pleasure District , Haruo Sotozaki
- Daruma for Best Romance Anime: Fruits Basket The Final Season, TMS Entertainment, Akitaru Daichi
- Daruma for Best Suspense Anime: Moriarty the Patriot Season 1, Production I.G., Kazuya Nomura
- Daruma for Best Slice of Life Anime: Komi Can't Communicate, OLM, Ayumu Watanabe, and Kazuki Kawagoe
- Daruma for Best Movie: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the Movie: Mugen Train'''''
2023
The Golden Daruma- Daruma for Best Manga: Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto
- For Best Anime: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Studio Trigger
- Daruma for Best Action Manga: Sakamoto Days, Yuto Suzuki
- Best Romance Manga: Kowloon Generic Romance by Jun Mayuzuki
- Daruma for Best Suspense Manga: Fool Night by Kasumi Yasuda
- Daruma for the best slice of life manga: Look Back, Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Daruma for the best one shot: Look Back, Tatsuki Fujimoto
- Daruma for Best Production: Veil of Kotteri!
- For the French Touch: Space Punch, ZD.
- Heritage Daruma: City Hunter, Tsukasa Hōjō
- New Manga Daruma: Call of the Night, Kotoyama
- Best Drawing: Kotteri's Veil!
- Best Screenplay: Heavenly Delusion by Masakazu Ishiguro
- Best Action Anime Title: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Studio Trigger
- Daruma for Best Romance Anime: Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-, A-1 Pictures
- For Best Thriller Anime: Summer Time Rendering, OLM
- Daruma for Best Slice of Life Anime: Spy × Family CloverWorks, Wit Studio
- Daruma for Best Original Soundtrack: CloverWorks
- Daruma for Best Opening: Chainsaw Man – Kick Back Kenshi Yonezu
- Nomination for Best Feature Film: Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Sunghoo Park, MAPPA
- Daruma for Best Original Creation: Sunrise
- Nomination for Best Direction: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Studio Trigger