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With the growth of the animation industry in Japan, the award in the 80s came to be dominated by big budget studio productions, over the work of the independant animators for recognition of whom's efforts it was originally established. To address this concern, the ''Animation Grand Award'' was established to reward large scale cinematic animation, enabling the Ōfuji award to focus on shorter pieces again. | With the growth of the animation industry in Japan, the award in the 80s came to be dominated by big budget studio productions, over the work of the independant animators for recognition of whom's efforts it was originally established. To address this concern, the ''Animation Grand Award'' was established to reward large scale cinematic animation, enabling the Ōfuji award to focus on shorter pieces again. | ||
It's worth noting that the award encompasses a much wider variety of animation than many western anime fans would consider. Two of the most frequent winners over the years OKAMOTO Tadanari (岡本忠成) and KAWAMOTO Kihachirō (川本喜八郎) specialise mainly in stop motion rather than cell animation. Also, as well as being an adaptation of the | It's worth noting that the award encompasses a much wider variety of animation than many western anime fans would consider. Two of the most frequent winners over the years OKAMOTO Tadanari (岡本忠成) and KAWAMOTO Kihachirō (川本喜八郎) specialise mainly in stop motion rather than cell animation. Also, as well as being an adaptation of the Hemingway novel (not Japanese!), 'The Old Man and the Sea' is the work of Russian animator Alexander Petrov, which would have the average moe fan screaming 'not anime!' | ||
== Table of awards == | == Table of awards == | ||