Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize

The Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize - (Japanese手冢治虫 文化 赏, Tezuka Osamu Bunkashō ) is held annually in early summer by the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun to outstanding manga artist and to individuals or institutions that have made ​​outstanding contributions to manga. Was named the price which has been awarded since 1997, after the artist Osamu Tezuka ( 1928-1989 ).

The winners were first in the categories Large Manga Award (マンガ 大賞, Manga Taishō ), price for excellent manga (マンガ 優秀 賞, Manga Yushu Shō ), and Special Prize (特别 赏, Tokubetsu Shō ) divided. Since 2003 there is also the junior categories Artist Award (新生 赏, Shinsei Shō ) and short stories Prize (短 编 赏, rope Shō ), the category prize for excellent manga was deleted.

Currently the Great manga award is endowed with a profit of two million yen ( about 14,500 euros ), all other categories with one million yen. In addition, all winners will receive an Astro Boy statue in bronze. The only artist who has won the award twice, Naoki Urasawa is. He won in 1999 with Monster and 2005 with Pluto. 2004 was originally Shuho Sato Blackjack ni Yoroshiku, a tribute to Tezuka's Black Jack, are excellent. Since Satō the price, however, refused, he instead went to the jury erkorene as runner-up Kyoko Okazaki with the manga Helter Skelter.

In addition to several of the jury were manga illustrators and writers Matt Thorn, Jaqueline Berndt and Frederik L. Schodt.

Award winners and nominees

Nominations are made for the Great Manga Award.

1997-2002

2003-2012

Takayuki Yamaguchi and Norio Nanjo for Shigurui Tatsuhiko Yamagami for Chūshun Komawari -kun Makoto Kubota for Tentai Senshi Sunred Hiromu Arakawa for Full Metal Alchemist Ami Sugimoto for Fantasium