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The Anime Grand Prix is an annual prize decided by the readers’ votes to the anime of the year. It started in 1979, and the first prize was announced at the issue 1980 January, generally announced at the next year’s June issue every year.

This annual anime recognition is a feature from Animage — a Japanese anime and entertainment magazine which Tokuma Shoten began publishing in July 1978.

Record holders: (As of 2007)

Title:

Neon Genesis Evangelion was the only anime which has successfully took the #1 spot three times consecutively.

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995 and 1996)
End of Evangelion (1997)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004 and 2005)

Runner-ups:

Mobile Suit Gundam (1970 and 1980 1st half)
YuYu Hakusho (1993 and 1994)
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006 and 2007)

Episode:

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Sailor Moon both have three consecutive #1’s.

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam ep. 36 – Forever Four (1985)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ ep. 36 – Puru Two’s Descent (1986)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ ep. 47 – Warrior, Again… (1987)

Sailor Moon ep. 31 – Loved and Chased! Luna’s Worst Day Ever (1992)
Sailor Moon ep. 45 – The Sailor Warriors Die! The Tragic Final Battle (1993)
Sailor Moon S ep. 110 – Death of Uranus and Neptune!? Talismans Appear (1994)

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED ep. 1 – False Peace (2002)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny – Final Phase – The Final Power (2005)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny – Final Plus – The Chosen Future (2006)

Runner-ups:

Mobile Suit Gundam ep. 24 – Black Tri-Star (1979)
Mobile Suit Gundam ep. 43 – Escape (1980 1st half)

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 22 – Uragiri no Electra (1990)
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ep. 39 – Hosi wo Tsugumono (1991)

Cardcaptor Sakura ep. 26 – Sakura and the Final Judgement
Cardcaptor Sakura ep. 72 – Sakura and Her True Feelings

Fullmetal Alchemist ep.7 – Night of the Chimera’s Cry
Fullmetal Alchemist ep.51 – Laws and Promises

Character:

Ryo Saeba for Male Character – City Hunter (1988 -1990)
Lacus Clyne for Female Character – Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002), Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004-2005), and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition (2006)

Runner-ups:

Male Character:

Kurama – YuYu Hakusho (1993-1994)
Shinji Ikari – Neon Genesis Evangelion (1996-1997)
Spike Spiegel – Cowboy Bebop (1998-1999)
Kira Yamato – Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002) and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2005)
Lelouch Lamperouge – Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006-2007)

Female Character:

Nadia – Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990-1991)
Rei Ayanami – Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996)
Sakura Kinomoto – Cardcaptor Sakura (1999-2000)

Seiyuu:

Megumi Hayashibara won 12 times and Akira Kamiya won 11 times. In 1994, Megumi Ogata won the Seiyuu for both Male (Kurama) and Female character (Haruka Tenoh).

Akira Kamiya:

(Character – Anime)
Akira Hibiki – Brave Raideen
Arthur – King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Shuutarou Mendou – Urusei Yatsura
Claude Mizusawa – Miraikeisatsu Urashiman
Kenshiro – Fist of the North Star
Ryo Saeba – City Hunter

Megumi Hayashibara:

(Character – Anime)
Ranma Saotome (female) – Ranma ½
Minky Momo – Magical Princess Minky Momo
Rei Ayanami – Neon Genesis Evangelion
Lina Inverse – Slayers Try
Faye Valentine – Cowboy Bebop

Song:

Moonlight Densetsu – by DALI – Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon R (1992-1993)
A Cruel Angel’s Thesis – by Yoko Takahashi – Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996)
Platinum – by Maaya Sakamoto – Cardcaptor Sakura (1999-2000)