<p>There seem to be three main anime script awards, at least in Japan. </p>

<p><strong><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Anime_Award" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tokyo Anime Award</a></strong> includes a wide variety of anime and categories, including two for screenplays. One is for screenplays and one is for original adaptation screenplays. These seem to be all professional/aired screenwriters/anime. These categories were created in 2014, though the Award is from 2002. </p>

<p><strong><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animax_Taish%C5%8D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Animax Taishō</a></strong> is for submitted rather than already aired anime, and the winners are produced and aired on Animax. It's not clear if this has been run after 2008. </p>

<p><strong><a href="http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/kyoani_award/outline/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kyoto Animation Awards</a></strong> is also for unpublished work, though oddly they seem to not have winners every year. In the last cycle, for example, there were no winners. This is run by Kyoto Animation. </p>

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kuwaly
<p>I'm familar with the Animeka anime script-writing competition, but it doesn't seem like there are many others out there. What major or well-known script-writing competitions exist for anime works?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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The only other one I can think of, in the same catergory, is the [Kyoto Animation Prize](http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/kyoani_award/). You can see a list of other competitions in other literary and arts categories [here](http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2133413293346698001).
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BTW, we opened up a [meta post](http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/q/743/49) on whether to keep this question closed or not.
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What major or well-known script-writing competitions exist for anime works?
# What major or well-known script-writing competitions exist for anime works?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-11-25
I'm familar with the Animeka anime script-writing competition, but it doesn't seem like there are many others out there. What major or well-known script-writing competitions exist for anime works?

Thanks
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> **username_1**: The only other one I can think of, in the same catergory, is the [Kyoto Animation Prize](http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/kyoani_award/). You can see a list of other competitions in other literary and arts categories [here](http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2133413293346698001).  
> **username_2**: BTW, we opened up a [meta post](http://meta.anime.stackexchange.com/q/743/49) on whether to keep this question closed or not.  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-03-16. Score: 3
There seem to be three main anime script awards, at least in Japan.

**[Tokyo Anime Award](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Anime_Award)** includes a wide variety of anime and categories, including two for screenplays. One is for screenplays and one is for original adaptation screenplays. These seem to be all professional/aired screenwriters/anime. These categories were created in 2014, though the Award is from 2002.

**[Animax Taishō](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animax_Taish%C5%8D)** is for submitted rather than already aired anime, and the winners are produced and aired on Animax. It's not clear if this has been run after 2008.

**[Kyoto Animation Awards](http://www.kyotoanimation.co.jp/kyoani_award/outline/)** is also for unpublished work, though oddly they seem to not have winners every year. In the last cycle, for example, there were no winners. This is run by Kyoto Animation.
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