Media that won (or were nominated for) the Seiun award
This is a list of Japanese live-action stuff that won or was nominated for the Media Division category of the Seiun Award (japanese sci-fi award, equivalent to the Hugo Award, though "seiun" actually means "nebula" instead).
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiun_Award#Winners_and_candidates
- https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/SeiunAward
- as well as the available results pages (on the list itself under the relevant entries)
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![Zeiram 2]()
1. Zeiram 2
Japanese Movie - 1994
Won in 1995.
(http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/list.html) -
![Gamera: Guardian of the Universe]()
2. Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Japanese Movie - 1995
Won in 1996.
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![Gamera 2: Advent of Legion]()
3. Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Japanese Movie - 1996
Won in 1997.
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![Ultraman Tiga]()
4. Ultraman Tiga
Japanese Drama - 1996, 52 episodes
Won in 1998.
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![Kamen Rider Kuuga]()
5. Kamen Rider Kuuga
Japanese Drama - 2000, 49 episodes
Won in 2002.
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![Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]()
6. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Japanese Drama - 2004, 50 episodes
Won in 2006.
(http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2006.html) -
![Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean]()
7. Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Japanese Movie - 2005
Was nominated in 2006.
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![The World Sinks Except Japan]()
8. The World Sinks Except Japan
Japanese Movie - 2006
Was nominated in 2007.
(http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2007.html) -
![Kamen Rider W]()
9. Kamen Rider W
Japanese Drama - 2009, 49 episodes
Was nominated in 2011.
(http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2011result.html) -
![Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]()
10. Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Japanese Drama - 2009, 49 episodes
Was nominated in 2011.
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![Uchu Inu Sakusen]()
11. Uchu Inu Sakusen
Japanese Drama - 2010, 24 episodes
Was nominated in 2011.
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![Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo]()
12. Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
Japanese Movie - 2012
Was nominated in 2013.
(http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2013result.html) -
![Nazo no Tenkousei]()
13. Nazo no Tenkousei
Japanese Drama - 2014, 12 episodes
Was nominated in 2015.
(http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2015result.html) -
![Shin Godzilla]()
14. Shin Godzilla
Japanese Movie - 2016
Won in 2017.
(http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2017result.html) -
![Tonde Saitama]()
15. Tonde Saitama
Japanese Movie - 2019
Was nominated in 2020.
(http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2020result.html) -
![Ultraman Z]()
16. Ultraman Z
Japanese Drama - 2020, 25 episodes
Won in 2021.
(http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2021result.html)
Btw here's a translation (by DeepL - it gives a more natural translation than Google Translate) of what the director Taguchi Kiyotaka said about receiving the award:
"The mere mention of 50-meter monsters and aliens running amok can only be fanciful; the S of science fiction is basically unviable. Even though we knew this, many works have continued to challenge this idea. I myself, while directing Ultraman every year for the past several years, have been trying to make it into something that could be called science fiction. And with a limited budget, the staff and cast worked together to create "Ultraman Z" in an attempt to come up with the best that we could. I am very happy to have received the Nebula* Award, as I believe it means that this work has been recognized as science fiction. I will continue to devote myself to it.
July 18, 2021 Kiyotaka Taguchi"
* = Seiun means Nebula in Japanese -
![Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai]()
17. Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai
Japanese Drama - 2020, 3 episodes
Was nominated in 2021.
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![Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar]()
18. Project Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar
Japanese Movie - 2020
Was nominated in 2021.
