Big Windup!

おおきく振りかぶって (Ōkiku Furikabutte)
Big Windup!
Cover of volume 1
Genre	Comedy, Sports (Baseball)
Manga
Written by	Asa Higuchi
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Afternoon
Original run	2003 – present
Volumes	25
Anime television series
Ōkiku Furikabutte
Directed by	Tsutomu Mizushima
Written by	Yōsuke Kuroda
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Licensed by	^NA Funimation Entertainment
Network	TBS, MBS, Animax
English network	^SEA Animax ^US Funimation Channel
Original run	April 12, 2007 – September 28, 2007
Episodes	26 (including OVA)
Anime television series
Ōkiku Furikabutte ~Natsu no Taikai-hen~
Directed by	Tsutomu Mizushima
Written by	Yōsuke Kuroda
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Licensed by	^NA Right Stuf Inc.
Network	TBS, MBS
Original run	April 1, 2010 – June 24, 2010
Episodes	14 (including OVA)

Big Windup! (Japanese: おおきく振りかぶって, Hepburn: Ōkiku Furikabutte), often shortened to just Ōfuri (おお振り), is a baseball manga series by Asa Higuchi, serialized in the monthly seinen Afternoon magazine since 2003. It has been adapted into an anime TV series, animated by A-1 Pictures, which premiered in Japan on TBS. It received its international television premiere on Animax's English language networks in Asia, Animax Asia.

The manga series won the prestigious Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for best creative work in 2006. In 2007, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. The manga was on a 1-year hiatus, and it was resumed on the November 2011 issue of Afternoon (magazine).^[1]

Story

The series, set in Saitama, follows the story of Ren Mihashi. Mihashi was the previous ace pitcher in his middle school's baseball team, but it seems that he only got the position because his grandfather was the owner of the school. His teammates (especially the team's catcher, Hatake) hated him, and they always lost their games. Mihashi is thoroughly convinced that he is a lousy baseball pitcher, and feels guilty because he believes that he is responsible for all the losses. Mihashi graduates through middle school with extremely low self-esteem. But in truth Mihashi is really a hardworking and skillful pitcher, and the main reason why his team always lost all the games is because of bad cooperation, because his teammates never talked about the game with him, and they did not try to come up with a plan or strategy to fight against their rivals. Mihashi then transfers to Nishiura High School with plans of quitting baseball because he thinks he is not good enough to succeed at it, though he still loves the game deeply. However, he is dragged into Nishiura's baseball team by their coach, Momoe, while watching the team training outside the field. Assisted by his new teammates (and especially the catcher, Takaya Abe), he grows in stature, confidence and skill, helping his team excel with his own abilities.

Characters

Nishiura Baseball Team

Nishiura High School Baseball Team and associated members. Left to right, front row: Izumi, Hanai, Mizutani, Oki, Tajima, Mihashi, Nishihiro, Abe, Suyama, Sakaeguchi, Ai-chan the dog. Left to right, back row: Shiga, Shino'oka, Momoe.

Ren Mihashi

Ren Mihashi (三橋廉, Mihashi Ren) is the primary protagonist and the team's pitcher. His nervousness and extreme lack of self-confidence is at odds with his skill, a result of his passion for and dedication to pitching. Mihashi was ostracized by his middle school teammates, who believed he had been given his position of ace because his grandfather owns the school. During the time period, the catcher and team refused to cooperate during games, causing them to lose every game. Mihashi transfers to Nishiura High School afterward, where he joins their baseball team, though fears he will cause more losses. As the series progresses, Mihashi slowly gains more confidence in himself and trust in the team, especially the catcher, Abe. Despite this, Mihashi retains his skittish and shy personality. He shows to have cynophobia. Mihashi's voice actor is Tsubasa Yonaga, while Sean Michael Teague provides his voice in English.

Takaya Abe

Takaya Abe (阿部隆也, Abe Takaya) is the catcher in the Nishiura High School baseball team. As such, he forms the team's battery along with Mihashi. Abe is a serious and mature character, whose short temper is often inadvertently provoked by Mihashi. He is very strategically minded and initially values Mihashi for his obedience in team games. Abe is a capable catcher, signaling Mihashi the right pitches after thoroughly examining his opponent. As the catcher, he successfully memorizes the quirks of the batter and what pitches they are weak against. As time progresses, Abe strives to win games to improve Mihashi's self-confidence. He often gets partially jealous toward Mihashi. Abe normally doesn't show his emotions to everyone, including Mihashi and the rest of the team. He has a tendency to nag and yell constantly, but later on he's more and more caring and open to Mihashi's feelings. In some episodes, he smiles. Abe's voice actor is Yuichi Nakamura, while Greg Ayres provides his voice in English.

Yuuichirou Tajima

Yuuichirou Tajima (田島悠一郎, Tajima Yūichirō) is the cleanup hitter of the team. He is an outgoing, confident, friendly, and extremely perverted, and very talented at baseball. He is considered to be number 1 in his baseball team. However, because of his small build, he is unable to hit home runs, and relies on the team to complete runs. Tajima and Mihashi develop a friendship, and he is able to understand and elucidate Mihashi's sometimes incomprehensible attempts at communication to others. Many have commented that he acts as Mihashi's older brother. Tajima enjoys catching fast balls and, as a result, becomes a back-up catcher in case of Abe's absence and for training purposes. Tajima's voice actor is Hiro Shimono, while Todd Haberkorn provides his voice in English.

Azusa Hanai

Azusa Hanai (花井梓, Hanai Azusa) bats fifth for the team who batted cleanup in middle school. While originally presented as a hot-headed and rude character, he is later shown to be a relatively smart and observant person, and is unanimously voted to become team captain. He tries to surpass Tajima and compete with him, but decides that he must work for the good of the team, rather than taking risks to prove himself. Hanai's voice actor is Kishō Taniyama, while Joel McDonald provides his voice in English.

Yuuto Sakaeguchi

Yuuto Sakaeguchi (栄口勇人, Sakaeguchi Yūto) usually bats in the second position. Sakaeguchi is very friendly and familiar with Abe from their attendance at the same middle school. When Abe and Mihashi have trouble understanding each other, Sakaeguchi generally attempts to mediate, being able to understand both of their mannerisms. Under stress, Sakaeguchi is known to get diarrhea, a trait revealed by Abe, who noticed it during their high school entrance exams. Sakaeguchi is closest to Suyama on the team, because they are in the same class. Unlike other members of the team, Sakaeguchi's mother is deceased. Sakaeguchi's voice actor is Chihiro Suzuki, while Aaron Dismuke provides his voice in English.

Kousuke Izumi

Kousuke Izumi (泉孝介, Izumi Kōsuke) is one of the more experienced characters on the team, shown to be good at batting, catching, and to be a fast base runner. He is in the same class as Mihashi and Tajima and is revealed to share their lunchtime activities of talking, eating, and then falling asleep. Izumi attended the same elementary and junior high school as Hamada, although up until high school Hamada was a year above him. He appears to enjoy antagonizing Hamada and does not treat him with the respect due to a former senior schoolmate. Due to his more serious personality, Izumi tends to get annoyed quickly, especially at Abe's constant bickering. Izumi's voice actor is Jun Fukuyama, while Chris Burnett provides his voice in English.

Shoji Suyama

Shoji Suyama (巣山尚治, Suyama Shōji) acts as the shortstop and third baseman of the team. A level-headed character, he is generally quieter and less rambunctious than his teammates, although he once reacts strongly to Momoe's offer of a particular brand of protein powder to which he harbors a strong dislike. It's revealed that Suyama doesn't share many of the boyish qualities the other Nishiura boys seem to have, such as fantasizing girls, emphasizing his more mature personality. In the series, he is closest to Sakaeguchi. Suyama's voice actor is Makoto Yasumura, while Anthony Bowling provides his voice in English.

Fumiki Mizutani

Fumiki Mizutani (水谷文貴, Mizutani Fumiki) is less skilled at baseball than some of the other members, and occasionally fumbles catches. This leads to Abe calling him the "Crap Left". Many of Mizutani's hits at bat are entirely based on luck; he admits that he does not have a good eye for the ball. He appears to be the most simple-minded of the Nishiura team, often sharing the same goofiness as Mihashi. Mizutani appears to enjoy listening to music, as he is almost always seen with headphones on outside of practice. Mizutani's's voice actor is Kenichirō Sumi, while Jean-Luc Hester provides his voice in English.

Kazutoshi Oki

Kazutoshi Oki (沖一利, Oki Kazutoshi) is Nishiura's reserve pitcher and first baseman. He is a very shy and nervous character who rarely speaks his mind because he is afraid that he might be scolded by the others. He has more pitching experience than Hanai, but was reluctant to admit it as he didn't want to pitch in official games. However, he is inspired by Mihashi's dedication and decides to try his best for the team. Oki's voice actor is Yūdai Satō, while Chris Cason provides his voice in English.

Shintarou Nishihiro

Shintarou Nishihiro (西広辰太郎, Nishihiro Shintarō) is Nishiura's reserve player and is often seen sitting in the benches cheering his team on. Nishihiro is always the base coach next to third base when Nishiura is on the offense. He is a beginner at baseball and therefore has little experience playing. When he does play in games, he often plays the position of left fielder. He is supposedly one of the smartest first years at school because he never has to study for tests. Nishihiro's voice actor is Ryōhei Kimura, while Scott Hinze provides his voice in English.

Associated members

Maria Momoe

Maria Momoe (百枝まりあ, Momoe Maria) is the head coach of the baseball team, and the most prominent adult character in the series. At the start of the series, she mentions that she is a graduate of Nishiura, which used to offer softball instead of baseball. The team nicknames her "Momokan", short for "Momoe-kantoku" (Coach Momoe), and develop a respect for her, though often find her intimidating. Momoe is physically strong and is very dedicated to the baseball team, working menial side jobs to help pay for equipment. Though several characters comment on the peculiarity of having a female coach for a baseball team, Momoe is shown to be competent in the role. Momoe has a small dog named Ai who accompanies the team to practice, including practice games with other teams. Momoe's voice actress is Risa Hayamizu, while Cynthia Cranz provides her voice in English. She is also very attractive described by most of the baseball team

Chiyo Shino'oka

Chiyo Shino'oka (篠岡千代, Shinooka Chiyo) is the manager, a position equivalent to a secretary, of the baseball team. A very hardworking and earnest character, she has great pride in the baseball team and takes great strides in helping them, from making rice balls to writing detailed reports about opposing teams. As manager, she has memorized much information about her own team, and knows all of their full names and birthdays. She stated^[2] that she has no romantic interest in anyone on the team, but it is later revealed^[3] that she has feelings for Abe, though she won't act upon them to avoid awkwardness in the team. She went to the same middle school as Abe and Sakaeguchi, where she played softball in the position of shortstop. Chiyo also loves trying on other school's uniforms, and often swaps uniforms with her friends and takes pictures. Shino'oka's voice actress is Misato Fukuen, while Cherami Leigh provides her voice in English.

Tsuyoshi Shiga

Tsuyoshi Shiga (志賀剛司, Shiga Tsuyoshi) is the teacher advisor responsible for the baseball team. Though he is a math teacher, Shiga-sensei appears to have a great deal of knowledge about the body and how it works, although he doesn't know much about baseball. His relaxing and concentrating methods of meditation help Mihashi and the others to mentally grow as a team. Shiga's voice actor is Takehiro Murozono, while Chuck Huber provides his voice in English.

Yoshirou Hamada

Yoshirou Hamada (浜田良郎, Hamada Yoshirō) is a childhood friend of Mihashi. Though they used to play baseball together when they were young, Hamada has quit playing for an unknown reason, supposedly because of “Little League elbow”, which refers to an elbow injury caused by pitching too much when he was younger. Hamada founded the baseball team's cheering squad and is very good at sewing. Mihashi calls him by his childhood nickname, Hama-chan, which has been adopted by other members of the baseball team. He attended the same elementary school and junior high as Izumi, and the two appear to be very familiar with each other, though Izumi shows him no respect despite Hamada being a year older. Hamada was held back a year due to missing school because he had to work part-time to earn money. He lives by himself as his family has moved to find jobs elsewhere and has a reputation among the girls in his class, but this seems to be just rumor. Hamada's voice actor is Atsushi Kisaichi, while Christopher Bevins provides his voice in English.

Umehara and Kajiyama: Voiced by: Takashi Hikita (Japanese); Eric Vale (English)

Keisuke Umehara (梅原圭介, Umehara Keisuke) and Riki Kajiyama (梶山力, Kajiyama Riki) are two of Hamada's friends and former classmates who agree to join the baseball teams cheering squad. Umehara is voiced by Takashi Hikita in Japanese, and they are respectively voiced by Eric Vale and J. Michael Tatum in English.

Opposition

Teams

Several opposing teams are introduced in Big Windup!. Mihoshi Academy's team is a prominent subject, as Mihashi had left them after his three years as ace pitcher. Along with the battery Kanou and Hatake, the team has Hiroyuki Oda, a cleanup hitter who speaks in a Kansai dialect in Japanese, and the American equivalent southern accent in English. Musashino First is the team where Haruna resides as ace pitcher. Originally lazy and laid-back, the team is later stirred into action by Haruna's desire to end the team's mediocrity. Along with Haruna, the team includes Naoto Kaguyama, the starting pitcher, Ohkawa, the team captain, and Kyouhei Akimaru, a kind back-up pitcher for Haruna. Suzune Miyashita is the team's manager who is dating Ohkawa. Tosei High School was the previous year's Koshien winner, who underestimated the skill of Nishiura. Junta Takase is the Tosei's ace pitcher, who uses sinkers and forkballs to strike out batters, while Kazuki Kawai is the team captain.

Shuugo Kanou

Shuugo Kanou (叶修悟, Kanoō Shūgo) was Mihashi's former teammate who took the role of starting pitcher after Mihashi left and uses a forkball as a strikeout pitch. His team had said that he would have been the ace pitcher of the team if Mihashi's grandfather, who owned the school, had not made Mihashi the starting pitcher. However, Kanou refuses to accept the notion, seeing Mihashi's true potential as an ace pitcher and angry at how the team treated him. As such, he is the first of his team to play seriously against Nishiura in a practice game until convincing the others to as well. Kanou and Mihashi were friends during childhood and Mihashi occasionally refers to him by the nickname "Shu-chan". In fact, at the last episode of season one, Kanou smiles upon hearing this and says excitedly, "He's calling me by my first name! It's like we're little kids again!". Kanou's voice actor is Jun Oosuka, while Jamie McGonnigal provides his voice in English.

Atsushi Hatake

Atsushi Hatake (畠篤史, Hatake Atsushi) is the catcher for the Mihoshi team. He was the most opposed to Mihashi being their ace pitcher in middle school, believing that Kanou was a better pitcher and deserved the position more. Hatake goes as far as to threaten to break Mihashi's arm, even after he had left and joined Nishiura, but is later convinced by Kanou to take him seriously. Hatake and the rest of the team makes amends after losing to Mihashi and his teammates, though Hatake still stubbornly declares Kanou the better pitcher. Hatake's voice actor is Shintarou Oohata, while Josh Grelle provides his voice in English.

Motoki Haruna

Motoki Haruna (榛名元希, Haruna Motoki) is Musashino's back-up pitcher and a former teammate of Abe, whose goal is to become a professional baseball player. At first, he refused Abe to be his catcher because of Abe's short height and doubted his ability as a catcher. Though they grow closer, Abe begins to dislike Haruna's principles about pitching; he refuses to throw more than 80 pitches and use his full strength, while also being protective of his throwing arm, and was unwilling to throw a slider due to a mosquito bite. Haruna's current catcher, Akimaru, noted that Haruna seemed more aggravated and wild in his middle school years, and expressed an understanding for Abe's feelings. On the Musashino team, Haruna is shown to be very hard-working and instills determination into the team, particularly Naoto Kaguyama, who would have quit without Haruna's interference. Haruna's voice actor is Masaya Matsukaze, while Kevin M. Connolly provides his voice in English.

Other characters

Ruri Mihashi

Ruri Mihashi (三橋瑠里, Mihashi Ruri) is the cousin of Ren Mihashi. When they were young, Mihashi and his family visited Ruri and they often played together with Kanou, leading him and Mihashi to develop a friendship. During his middle school games, he told Ruri to not attend and thus did not tell her when the games took place, embarrassed and ashamed for his failures. She cheered for Nishiura during their game against Tosei, surprised by how Mihashi had skillfully played during the game. Ruri enjoys calling Mihashi by the nickname Renren, much to his dismay. Mihashi's teammates even teased him upon hearing Ruri call him by that nickname. She has a younger brother named Ryuu. Ruri's voice actress is Marina Inoue, while Monica Rial provides her voice in English.

Development

While growing up in Saitama, Asa Higuchi became familiar with baseball by reading the manga Dokaben. When she was in high school, the story of a local baseball team wound up inspiring her to come up with the idea for her own baseball manga. In the original version, Mihashi never spoke and characters like Momoe, Kanou and Haruna did not exist yet. Following that, she collected data on high school baseball for over 10 years in order to create the manga, and she worked with the school she had attended, Urawanishi High School, in the year prior to the serialization.^[4] In fact, Urawanishi seems to have been the design for the school that the Nishiura boys attend. The two names are similar as well.

Five months prior to the serialization of Ōkiku Furikabutte in Afternoon, Higuchi published a one shot in the magazine titled "The Basic of Basics". The story was centered around the characters of the Musashino Dai Ichi school, who would show up in the series itself.^[4]

Media

Manga

Main article: List of Ōkiku Furikabutte chapters

Currently has 25 volumes.

Anime

Other merchandise

A video game adaptation of the series was released on the Nintendo DS by MMV. It was released December 13, 2007. Its subtitle is "Honto no Ace ni Nareru Kamo" (ホントのエースになれるかも, Honto no Ace ni Nareru Kamo).^[8]

It also came with a collectible screen-cleaner which looks like Ren's shirt (it has number 1 on the back).

Merchandise of Big Windup! includes action figures, key chains, plush dolls, and branded stationery.^[9]

Reception

Big Windup! has achieved both critical and commercial success in Japan. In 2007, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga,^[1] and the 11th volume of the manga was the best selling manga volume in its week of release,^[10] and sold over 400,000 copies in its first three weeks of release.^[11] Unfortunately, this success was not duplicated in the North American market. Lance Heiskell, Marketing Director of Funimation announced in January 2010 that the company had no plans to release the second season of the animated adaptation.^[12] In 2010 the manga sold 1,080,839 copies.^[13] Big Windup! was the 41st best selling manga in 2011, with 1,097,910 copies sold.^[14] Nikkei Entertainment magazine published a list of top 50 manga creators by sales since January 2010, in its September 2011 issue; Asa Higuchi, the author of Big Windup! was ranked 30th, with 2,241,000 copies sold.^[15]

References

1 2 過去の受賞者一覧 : 講談社漫画賞 : 講談社「おもしろくて、ためになる」出版を (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
↑ Chapter 17
↑ Chapter 59
1 2 Higuchi, Asa (2005). "Omake". Ookiku Furikabutte Volume 3. Kodansha. pp. 165–173.
↑ "Ookiku Furikabutte 2nd Season Green-lit". Anime News Network. 2009-12-19.
↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/right-stuf-nozomi-ent-add-big-windup-season-2-tamayura-hitose-umi-monogatari-anime/.90038
↑ "VOD & Network Updates – Funimation Channel (3/4 Weekend)".
↑ YesAsia: Ookiku Furikabutte Honto no Ace ni Nareru kamo (Japan Version)
↑ http://www.yesasia.com/global/ookiku-furikabutte-honto-no-ace-ni-nareru-kamo-japan-version/1005070764-0-0-0-en/info.html
↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 21–27". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 1 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 4–10". Retrieved 2008-11-13.
↑ "Funimation: No More Big Windup! Anime to Be Licensed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
↑ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2010 (Part 2)". Anime News Network. December 1, 2010. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
↑ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011". Anime News Network. December 1, 2011. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
↑ "Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010". Anime News Network. August 6, 2011. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved 2013-11-18.

External links

Big Windup! Official website (Japanese)
Big Windup! at TBS (Japanese)
Big Windup! at MBS (Japanese)
Big Windup! at Funimation Entertainment
Big Windup! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Kodansha Manga Award – General

1980s	Karyūdo no Seiza by Machiko Satonaka (1982) P.S. Genki Desu, Shunpei by Fumi Saimon (1983) Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (1984) Okashi na Futari by Jūzō Yamasaki (1985) Adolf by Osamu Tezuka and What's Michael? by Makoto Kobayashi (1986) Actor by Kaiji Kawaguchi (1987) Bonobono by Mikio Igarashi and Be-Bop High School by Kazuhiro Kiuchi (1988) Showa: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki (1989)

1990s	The Silent Service by Kaiji Kawaguchi and Gorillaman by Harold Sakuishi (1990) Kachō Kōsaku Shima by Kenshi Hirokane and Waru by Jun Fukami (1991) Naniwa Kin'yūdō by Yūji Aoki (1992) Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki (1993) Tetsujin Ganma by Yasuhito Yamamoto (1994) Hanada Shōnen Shi by Makoto Isshiki (1995) Ping-Pong Club by Minoru Furuya (1996) Dragon Head by Minetarō Mochizuki (1997) Kaiji by Nobuyuki Fukumoto and Sōten Kōro by King Gonta (1999) Wangan Midnight by Michiharu Kusunoki (1999)

2000s	Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue (2000) 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (2001) Zipang by Kaiji Kawaguchi (2002) Tensai Yanagisawa Kyōju no Seikatsu by Kazumi Yamashita (2003) Basilisk by Masaki Segawa (2004) Dragon Zakura by Norifusa Mita (2005) Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara (2006) Big Windup! by Asa Higuchi (2007) Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture by Masayuki Ishikawa (2008) Oh My Goddess! by Kōsuke Fujishima (2009)

2010s	Giant Killing by Masaya Tsunamoto (2010) March Comes in Like a Lion by Chica Umino and Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama (2011) Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura (2012) Gurazeni by Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi and Prison School by Akira Hiramoto (2013) Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū by Haruko Kumota (2014) Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei (2015)

Works by A-1 Pictures

Television series	Zenmai Zamurai (2006–2010) Robby & Kerobby (2007–2008) Big Windup! (2007) Persona: Trinity Soul (2008) Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008) Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (2008) Black Butler (2008–2009) Birdy the Mighty: Decode 2 (2009) Valkyria Chronicles (2009) Fairy Tail (2009–2016) Working!! (2010) Sound of the Sky (2010) Ōkiku Furikabutte ~Natsu no Taikai-hen~ (2010) Night Raid 1931 (2010) Black Butler II (2010) Occult Academy (2010) Togainu no Chi (2010) Fractale (2011) Blue Exorcist (2011) Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2011) Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000% (2011) The Idolmaster (2011) Working'!! (2011) Space Brothers (2012–2014) Tsuritama (2012) Sword Art Online (2012) From the New World (2012–2013) Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter (2012–2013) Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (2012–2013) Oreshura (2013) Vividred Operation (2013) Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai. (2013) Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 2000% (2013) Servant × Service (2013) Silver Spoon (2013) Magi: The Kingdom of Magic (2013–2014) Galilei Donna (2013) Silver Spoon II (2014) World Conquest Zvezda Plot (2014) Nanana's Buried Treasure (2014) Aldnoah.Zero (2014–2015) Sword Art Online II (2014) Persona 4: The Golden Animation (2014) Black Butler: Book of Circus (2014) Your Lie in April (2014–2015) The Seven Deadly Sins (2014–2015) Magic Kaito 1412 (2014–2015) Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (2015) The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls (2015) Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Revolutions (2015) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid (2015) Gunslinger Stratos: THE ANIMATION (2015) Ultimate Otaku Teacher (2015) Working!!! (2015) Gate (2015–2016) The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: 2nd Season (2015) Subete ga F ni Naru (2015) The Asterisk War (2015–2016) Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (2016) Fairy Tail Zero (2016) Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (2016) Ace Attorney (2016) Qualidea Code (2016) The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War (2016) Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Legend Star (2016) The Seven Deadly Sins II (2016) Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Flat (2017) Eromanga Sensei (TBA) Granblue Fantasy (TBA) WWW.Working!! (TBA)

Feature films	Welcome to the Space Show (2010) Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess (2012) Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012) Saint Young Men (2013) Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2013) The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future! (2014) Space Brothers #0 (2014) Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014) Persona 3 The Movie: No. 3, Falling Down (2015) The Anthem of the Heart (2015) Garakowa: Restore the World (2016) Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth (2016) Dōkyūsei (2016) Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017) Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017)

OVAs/ONAs	Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (2009) Birdy the Mighty: Decode - Cipher (2009) Night Raid 1931 (2010) Sound of the Sky (2010) Fairy Tail (2011–present) Valkyria Chronicles III (2011) The Idolmaster Shiny Festa (2012) Saint Young Men (2012–2013) Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai. (2013) Sword Art Online: Extra Edition (2013) Black Butler: Book of Murder (2014) Moments (2015) The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls (2016) Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV (2016)

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize

Grand Prize

1990s	Fujiko Fujio for Doraemon (1997) Jiro Taniguchi and Natsuo Sekikawa for the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai (1998) Naoki Urasawa for Monster (1999)

2000s	Daijiro Morohoshi for Saiyū Yōenden (2000) Reiko Okano and Baku Yumemakura for Onmyōji (2001) Takehiko Inoue for Vagabond (2002) Fumiko Takano for The Yellow Book: A Friend Named Jacques Thibault (2003) Kyoko Okazaki for Helter Skelter (2004) Naoki Urasawa for Pluto (2005) Hideo Azuma for Disappearance Diary (2006) Ryoko Yamagishi for Terpsichora (2007) Masayuki Ishikawa for Moyashimon (2008) Fumi Yoshinaga for Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and Yoshihiro Tatsumi for A Drifting Life (2009)

2010s	Yoshihiro Yamada for Hyouge Mono (2010) Motoka Murakami for Jin and Issei Eifuku and Taiyō Matsumoto for Takemitsuzamurai (2011) Hitoshi Iwaaki for Historie (2012) Yasuhisa Hara for Kingdom (2013) Chica Umino for March Comes in Like a Lion (2014) Yoiko Hoshi for Aisawa Riku (2015) Kei Ichinoseki for Hanagami Sharaku and Kiyohiko Azuma for Yotsuba&! (2016)

Special
Award

1990s	Toshio Naiki (1997) Shotaro Ishinomori (1998) Fusanosuke Natsume (1999)

2000s	Frederik L. Schodt (2000) Akira Maruyuma (2001) Shigeru Mizuki (2003) Tarō Minamoto (2004) Kawasaki City Museum (2005) Kousei Ono (2006) International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka Prefecture (2008)

2010s	Yoshihiro Yonezawa (2010) Weekly Shōnen Jump (2012) Fujiko Fujio (A) (2014) Chikako Mitsuhashi for Chiisana Koi no Monogatari (2015) Kyoto International Manga Museum (2016)

Award for
Excellence

Moto Hagio for A Cruel God Reigns (1997)
Yūji Aoki for Naniwa Kin'yūdō (1998)
Akira Sasō for Shindō (1999)
Minetarō Mochizuki for Dragon Head (2000)
Kotobuki Shiriagari for Yajikita in Deep (2001)
Kentaro Miura for Berserk (2002)

Creative
Award

Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata for Hikaru no Go (2003)
Takashi Morimoto for Naniwadora ihon (2004)
Fumiyo Kōno for Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2005)
Asa Higuchi for Big Windup! (2006)
Nobuhisa Nozoe, Kazuhisa Iwata and Kyojin Ōnishi for Shinsei Kigeki (2007)
Toranosuke Shimada for Träumerei (2008)

New Artist
Prize

Suehiro Maruo for The Strange Tale of Panorama Island (2009)
Haruko Ichikawa for Mushi to Uta (2010)
Hiromu Arakawa for Fullmetal Alchemist (2011)
Yu Itō for Shut Hell (2012)
Miki Yamamoto for Sunny Sunny Ann! (2013)
Machiko Kyō for Mitsuami no Kamisama (2014)
Yoshitoki Ōima for A Silent Voice (2015)
Yuki Andō for Machida-kun no Sekai (2016)

Short Story
Award

Hisaichi Ishii for Gendai Shisō no Sōnanshātachi (2003)
Risu Akizuki for OL Shinkaron (2004)
Rieko Saibara for Jōkyō Monogatari and Mainichi Kaasan (2005)
Risa Itō for One Woman, Two Cats, Hey Pitan! , Onna no Mado (2006)
Hiromi Morishita for Ōsaka Hamlet (2007)
Yumiko Ōshima for Cher Gou-Gou...mon petit chat, mon petit ami (2008)
Hikaru Nakamura for Saint Young Men (2009)
Mari Yamazaki for Thermae Romae (2010)
Keisuke Yamashina for C-kyū Salaryman Kōza, Papa wa Nanda ka Wakaranai (2011)
Roswell Hosoki for Sake no Hosomichi (2012)
Yoshiie Gōda for Love of Machine (2013)
Yuki Shikawa for Onnoji (2014)
Sensha Yoshida (2015)
Tatsuya Nakazaki for Jimihen (2016)

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