ANIMAF Awards is an independent otaku-made online awards that would give recognitions to outstanding Live-actions and Japanese animated films each year. The main objective of the event is to share some knowledge to people about anime and live-action films, especially those that are not well-known to many.

Requirements

• The film must be released in Japan from July 7th of the first year, up to July 6th of the following year.
• Only Japanese animated films are able to enter, no series, specials, OAVs, nor ONAs.
• Live-action films can be from any country as long as it’s based on a Japanese manga or anime.

FAQ

I choose the films by:

• user reviews and ratings, from AnimeNewsNetwork, IMDB, and other review sites
• how they were accepted in Japan, or around the world; if they were screened internationally and maybe was nominated/won an award; I also use Tokyo Anime Award, Animation Kobe, Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year, and Mainichi Film Awards as a reference.
• and lastly, the film’s plot, I like something that’s unusual and of course interesting.

I decided to relate the awards to my site (afufu.net) which was published in July 07, 2007.

The judging will be done by me, wolf, the webmaster. I don’t trust people’s choice that much ’cause I’ve actually tried that style a couple of years back, and the results were plainly biased. And if someone would be a judge he or she should have able to watch every movie nominated.

I’m not sure if I can contact other people that easy, so to not give myself a hard time in terms of communication, I’ll just do everything myself.

Because for me, every anime is a winner in that category. Whether it’s done in cell or 3D, as long as it fits the anime, then it should be perfect.

Most likely every May-June of each year.

Categories

Best Character Design
Best Sound Effects
Best Background Art
Best Voice Cast
Best Mechanical Design
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Theme Song
Best Visual Effects
Best Background Song/Score
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Live-Action Adaptation
Best Cinematography
Best Screenplay
Best Short Film
Best Director
Best Feature Film

Note: Each category can only have a maximum of six nominees.

To view the old format, go here.
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1st: Official Entries | Nominees and Winners | Videos
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