2005 Seiun nominees and winners
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The 2005 Seiun Award winners and nominees, for best science fiction published in Japan in the calendar year 2004.

Japanese Long Stories
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Winner: ARIEL 1-20 Yuichi Sasamoto Asahi Sonorama

Nominees:

* Sokyu no Yari [A Spear in the Blue Sky] Takuma Kageyama Kobunsha
* Hada no Shita [Under the Skin] Chohei Kanbayashi Hayakawa Books
* Fukkatsu no Chi [Land of Rebirth] Issui Ogawa Hayakawa Books
* Sora no Naka [In the Sky] Hiro Arikawa MediaWorks
* All You Need Is Kill Hiroshi Sakurazaka Shueisha
* Shamon Kukai To no Kuni nite Oni to Ensu 1 - 4 [Kukai's Pilgrimage to Dine with Demons in the land of T'ang] Baku Yumemakura Tokuma Shoten
* Pandora 1 - 2 Koshu Tani Hayakawa Books
* Shin Chitei Ryoko [A New Journey to the Center of the Earth] Hikaru Okuizumi Asahi Shimbun Company


Japan Short Stories
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Winner: "Katadorareta Chikara" ("Kaleidoscape" - official English title) Tobi Hirotaka Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in "Katadorareta Chikara"

Nominees:

* "Shokutaku ni Biru o - Densetsu no Sunekumasuta Hen" ("A Beer on the Table - The Legend of the Snakemaster") Megumi Kobayashi Fujimi Shobo, Appeared in "Shokutaku no Biru o 2"
* "Ragiddo Garu" ("Unweaving the Human Being" - official English title) Tobi Hirotaka Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in February 2004 SF Magazine
* "Nihon Kaireki Jijo" ("Reforming the Japanese Calendar") To Ubukata Tokuma Shoten, Appeared in Spring 2004 SF Japan
* "Chikyu no Uragawa" ("The Other Side of the Earth") Masaya Fujita Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in December 2004 SF Magazine
* "Kameri, Esukarugo o Tsukuru" ("Cameri Makes Escargo") Yusaku Kitano Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in March 2004 SF Magazine
* "Shiawase ni naru Hakoniwa" ("A Happy Idiot's Universe" - official English title) Issui Ogawa Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in April 2004 SF Magazine
* "Tokibunkatsu no Jigoku" "Time Sharing Hell" Hiroshi Yamamoto Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in April 2004 SF Magazine


Foreign Long Stories
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Winner: Distress ("Banbutsu Riron" - "Theory of Everything") by Greg Egan/Trans. Makoto Yamagishi Tokyo Sogensha

Nominees:

* To Say Nothing of the Dog: How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last ("Inu wa Kanjo ni Iremasen: Aruiwa, Kieta Victoria Asa Kabin no Nazo" - "The Dog Doesn't Count: Or, the Mystery of the Missing Victorian Vase") by Connie Willis/Trans. Nozomi Omori Hayakawa Books
* The Prestige ("Kijutsushi" - "Magicians") Christopher Priest/Trans. Yoshimichi Furusawa Hayakawa Books
* The Fifth Head of Cerberus("Keruberosu Daigo no Kubi") by Gene Rodman Wolfe/Trans. Kiichiro Yanashita Kokushokankokai
* The Physiognomy ("Shiroi Kajitsu" - "White Fruit") by Jeffrey Ford/Trans. Yuko Yamao, Kanehara Mizuhito, Akemi Tanigaki Kokushokankokai
* The Embedding ("Enbedingu") by Ian Watson/Trans. Hiro Yamagata Kokushokankokai
* Down the Bright Way ("Chikyukan Haiuei" - "Interplanetary Highway") by Robert Reed/Trans. Norio Ito Hayakawa Books


Foreign Short Stories
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Winner: "And Now the News..." ("Nyusu no Jikan Desu") by Theodore Sturgeon/Trans. Nozomi Omori Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in July 2004 SF Magazine

Nominees:

* "The Ice Dragon" ("Aisu Duragon") by George R.R. Martin/Trans. Akinobu Sakai Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in December 2004 SF Magazine
* "Seven American Nights" ("Amerika no Shichiya") by Gene Wolfe/Trans. Hisashi Asakura Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in October 2004 SF Magazine
* "The Last of the Winnebagos" ("Saigo no Uinebego") by Connie Willis/Trans. Nozomi Omori Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in May 2004 SF Magazine
* "My Pal Clunky" ("Meiken Kuranki" - "Clunky the Wonder Dog") by Ron Goulart/Trans. Hisashi Asakura Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in October 2004 SF Magazine
* "The Asian Shore" ("Ajia no Kishibe") by Thomas M. Disch/Trans. Tadashi Wakashima Kokushokankokai, Appeared in the Compilation "The Asian Shore"
* The Two Janets ("Futari Janetto") by Terry Bisson/Trans. Toru Nakamura Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Appeared in the Compilation "The Two Janets"
* Tourist ("Tsurisuto") by Charles Stross/Trans. Akinobu Sakai Hayakawa Publishing, Appeared in August 2004 SF Magazine


Media
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Winner: Puranetesu ("Planetes" - official English title) Director: Goro Taniguchi Sunrise, NHK

Nominees:

* Kumo no Muko, Yakusoku no Basho ("The Place Promised in our Early Days" - official English title) Director: Makoto Shinkai CoMix Wave
* Tetsujin 28go ("Gigantor" - official English title) Director: Yasuhiro Imagawa GENCO, Ganges, TV Tokyo
* Inosensu ("Innocence" - official English title) Director: Mamoru Oshi Production I.G.
* Hagane no Renkinjutsushi ("Full Metal Alchemist" - official English title) Director: Seiji Mizushima BONES, TBS
* Rodo obu za Ringu - Ou no Kikan ("Lord of the Rings - Return of the King") Director: Peter Jackson Newline Cinema
* ASTRO BOY Tetsuwan Atomu ("Astro Boy" - official English title) Director: Kazuya Konaka Tezuka Productions


Comics
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Winner: Buremen II 1 - 5 ("Bremen ii" - official English title) Izumi Kawahara Hakusensha

Nominees:

* Joka Shirizu 1 - 8 ("JOKER series" - official English title) Katsumi Michihara Shinshokan
* Mun Rosuto 1 - 2 ("Lost Moon") Yukinobu Hoshino Kodansha
* Zettai Karen Chirudoren ("Truly Lovely Children") Takashi Shina Appeared in Issues 39 - 42 of Shonen Sunday, 2004
* Oson Senso ("The Oson War") Daisuke Nishijima Hayakawa Books
* Hoshin Ekuzakuson 1 - 7 ("The Cannon God Exaxxion" - official English title) Kenichi Sonoda Kodansha
* Aijin AI-REN 1 - 5 ("Lovers: AI-REN") Yutaka Tanaka Hakusensha


Artwork
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Winner: Makoto Shinkai

Nominees:

* Naoyuki Kato
* Mikio Masuda
* Taiko Matsuo
* Range Murata
* Shigeki Maeshima
* Daisuke Nishijima
* Juryoku Iwago
* Yoshitoshi Abe


Nonfiction
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Winner: Maeda Kensetsu Fuantaji Eigobu (Maeda Corporation Fantasy Marketing Department) Maeda Corporation Gentosha

Nominees:

* Unleashing the Atom: Part 1 of the story of the science fiction magazines from the beginning to the 1950s ("SF Zasshi no Rekishi: Parupu Magajin no Kyoen" - "The History of SF Magazines: A Feast of Pulp Magazines") by Mike Ashley/Trans. Shinji Maki Tokyo Sogensha
* Raito Noberu - Mettagiri! (Light Novel - Wild Cutting!) Nozomi Omori, Mii Mimura Ohta Books
* Imaginary Worlds (Fuantaji no Rekishi: Kuso Sekai - "A History of Fantasy: Imaginary Worlds") by Lin Carter/Trans. Toru Nakamura Tokyo Sogensha
* Tondemo Hon? Chigau, SF da! ("Tondemo? No! this is Science-Fiction!!!!!!!!!!" - official English title) Hiroshi Yamamoto Yosensha
* Otaku: Jinkaku = Kuso = Toshi: Venechia Biennare Dai 9kai Kokusai Kenchikuten Nihonkan Shutten Figyua Mura Katarogu ("OTAKU: persona = space = city: La Biennale di Venezia 9th International Architecture Exhibition's Japanese Figure Catalog) Japan Foundation Gentosha


Free
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Winner:Venechia Biennare Dai 9kai Kokusai Kenchikuten La Biennale di Venezia 9th International Architecture Exhibition Japan Foundation
Nomination Reason - For contributions to spreading knowledge about Japan's Otaku (loosely translated as "nerd") culture Public Website: http://www.jpf.go.jp/venezia-biennale/otaku/j/index.html

Nominees:

* Robotto Opera ("Robot Opera: An Anthology of Robot Fiction and Robot Culture" - official English title) Ed. Hideaki SenaKobunsha Nomination Reason - For the compilation of the anthology
* Yumei Boenkyo Pepakurafuto (Paper Craft Versions of Famous Telescopes) National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) Nomination Reason - For the highly creative effort to put together this project Public Website: http://www.nro.nao.ac.jp/~lmsa/outreach/papermodel.html
* Mirai no Bungaku (Literature about the Future) Kokushokankokai Nomination Reason - For the design and editing of the series (Special Note: The Fifth Head of Cerberus, The Embedding, and The Asian Shore were part of this series)

Special
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Tetsu Yano : Passed away on October 13th, 2004. We present the special award for his efforts as a true SF fan working to build deep relationships within the SF community, and for his contributions and dedication as a professional.
(Special Note: See SFWA news article for more information about his life: http://www.sfwa.org/news/yano.htm)


Translated by Eric Bailey

Posted September 8, 2005

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