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Nihon Anime Tanjõ (The Birth of Japanese Anime) book and Yukiko Tomiyama's Shōjo Manga no Busaiku Joshikō (The Reports of a Plain Woman on Shōjo Manga) book were both nominated for the Nonfiction category. The "Free" category also nominated the Gundam Factory Yokohama complex with the moving Gundam statue, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Other entries in the Free category include the SpaceX Crew Dragon launch, the return of the Hayabusa 2 asteroid probe sample capsule, and the mythical Amabie creature whose image wards off illness, which went viral in 2020 due to the pandemic. The awar...

Hinamatsuri (complete in 19 volumes) The awards this year are again separated into nine categories: Japanese Novel, Japanese Short Story, Translated Novel, Translated Short Story, Media, Comic, Art, Nonfiction, and a "Free" category. Each category has between 6-10 nominees. The nominees were chosen among works that were released between January 1 and December 31, 2020. Those who registered for the 60th Japan Science Fiction Convention can vote online for the winners between April 24 and June 15. The winners will be announced at the event in Takamatsu on August 21-22. "Seiun Shō" literally tr...

Maeda Kensetsu Fantasy Eigyōbu (live-action film) The awards this year are again separated into nine categories: Japanese Novel, Japanese Short Story, Translated Novel, Translated Short Story, Media, Comic, Art, Nonfiction, and a "Free" category. Each category has between 6-10 nominees. The nominees were chosen among works that were released between January 1 and December 31, 2020. Those who registered for the 60th Japan Science Fiction Convention can vote online for the winners between April 24 and June 15. The winners will be announced at the event in Takamatsu on August 21-22. "Seiun Shō...

© ADK-EM / BEM Production Committee As part of the 50th-anniversary(!!) of this property, a new incarnation is coming for Humanoid Monster Bem. After the recent series for it which was handled overseas by Funimation, a new feature film landed in October 2020 with BEM~BECOME HUMAN. Now, Happinet is getting things in order for the home video release. The film is set for an April 28th, 2021 debut where the DVD is priced at 6,182 yen while the Blu-ray is listed as a limited-edition priced at 8,000 yen. Extras for the sets include an audio commentary, a script for it, and a Range Murata-illustr...