2008 [12th] Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Jury Recommended Works

Out of Award-winning Works of the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival, the Jury Committee has recommended these excellent works from each division.

Animation Division/Long Animation (Movie/TV/Original Video Animation)

the Garden of sinners :Thanatos.
[the Garden of sinners :Thanatos.]
AOKI Ei
© Kinoko Nasu/Kodansha, Aniplex, Notes, ufotable		 The Sky Crawlers
[The Sky Crawlers]
OSHII Mamoru
© MH/NI,BWDVYHDYCH		 CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
[CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion R2]
TANIGUCHI Goro
© SUNRISE/PROJECT GEASS・MBS Character Design © 2006-2008 CLAMP		 SAYONARA ZETSUBOU SENSEI
[SAYONARA ZETSUBOU SENSEI]
SHINBOU Akiyuki
© Koji Kumeta・Kodansha/Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Committee.All Rights Resereved.
Sutefan no ongaeshi
[Sutefan no ongaeshi]
NAITO Maro / SUZUKI Yukihiro / AOKI Jun / EDO Atushi
© propeller,Maro Naito,Yukihiro Suzuki		 STRIKE WITCHES
[STRIKE WITCHES]
TAKAMURA Kazuhiro
© 2007 501st JOINT FIGHTER WING		 SOULEATER
[SOULEATER]
IGARASHI Takuya
© Atsushi Ohkubo/SQUARE ENIX, TV TOKYO, MEDIA FACTORY, BONES, DENTSU 2008		 TETSUWAN BIRDY DECODE
[TETSUWAN BIRDY DECODE]
AKANE Kazuki
© YUUKI MASAMI・Shogakukan/PROJECT BIRDY
Tokyo Marble Chocolate
[Tokyo Marble Chocolate]
SHIOTANI Naoyoshi
© 2007 Production I.G / Project Tokyo Marble Chocolate		 NORAMIMI
[NORAMIMI]
KOYAMA Yoshitaka
© Kazuo Hara・Shogakukan/NORAMIMI Project		 HAKABA KITARO
[HAKABA KITARO]
CHIOKA Masatoshi
© MIZUKI Production/hakaba-kitaro committee		 HELLS ANGELS
[HELLS ANGELS]
YAMAKAWA Yoshinobu
© 2008 HELLS ANGELS PARTNERS
Minamike
[Minamike]
OOTA Masahiko
© SAKURABA KOHARU・KODANSHA/MINAMIKE COMMITTEE		 Vegetable Fairies Episode 5 The Lost Piano
[Vegetable Fairies Episode 5 The Lost Piano]
AMANO Yoshitaka
© N.Y. SALAD PARTNERS

Animation Division/Short Animation

BUILDINGS
[BUILDINGS]
JOKO Tomoyoshi
© Tomoyoshi Joko		 CHRISTIAN BAUER-Tree of Life
[CHRISTIAN BAUER-Tree of Life]
HASHIMOTO Daisuke
© UMEX Co.,2007		 DEVOUR DINNER
[DEVOUR DINNER]
MIZUE Mirai
© MIRAI MIZUE		 Omstart
[Omstart]
CORNELIUS / TSUJIKAWA Koichiro
© WARNER MUSIC JAPAN
shift
[shift]
YAGI Tomoko
© tomoko yagi		 Syscapes # Interlude
[Syscapes # Interlude]
Eric SCHOCKMEL
© Eric Schockmel		 swimming
[swimming]
HIRAYAMA Shiho
© hirayama shiho		 A Tale of Carefree King 3
[A Tale of Carefree King 3]
MISUMI Yoshiko
© Misumi Yoshiko・NHK・NEP
Orchestra
[Orchestra]
OKUDA Masaki / OGAWA Yutaro / OKAWARA Ryo
© Masaki Okuda,Yutaro Ogawa,Ryo Okawara		 LITTLE BIRD IN GINGHAM
[LITTLE BIRD IN GINGHAM]
NAGAI Katsumi
© NHK/Katsumi Nagai		 Man and Whale
[Man and Whale]
YAMAMURA Koji
© GREENPEACE JAPAN		 Cornelis
[Cornelis]
NAKATA Ayaka
© Ayaka Nakata
Sketchbook hanayayahei story
[Sketchbook hanayayahei story]
TAKEUCHI Ryohei / SASAKI Daisuke / TAKAHASHI Kotono
© TAKEUCHI Ryohei ・ SASAKI Daisuke ・ TAKAHASHI Kotono / Bunkyo Gakuin University		 advices
[advices]
LI Jie
© LiJie		 Knyacki! Heaven and Hell
[Knyacki! Heaven and Hell]
ITO Yuichi
© Y.ITO・NHK・NEP		 mending a puncture
[mending a puncture]
OKAMOTO Masanori
© OKAMOTO Masanori
Man in the tunnel-alley
[Man in the tunnel-alley]
IWAISAWA Kenji
© iwaisawa kenji