The Seiun Award is the Japanese version of the Hugo (that is, voted on by the fans) even though the word “seiun” translates into English as “Nebula”. The winners of this year’s Seiun Awards are:
Japanese Long Fiction: Japan Sinks, Part 2 by Sakyo Komatsu and Koshu Tani (Shogakukan)
Japanese Short Fiction: “A Furoshiki and Spider’s Thread” by Housuke Nojiri (Hayakawa Publishing Corportation)
Translated Long Fiction: Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve (translated by Rei Anno; Tokyo Sogensha)
Translated Short Fiction: “The Astronaut from Wyoming” by Adam-Troy Castro and Jerry Oltion (translated by Hisashi Asakura; Hayakawa Publishing Corporation)
Media: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (directed by Mamoru Hosoda, animation production by Mad House, production by Tokikake Film Partners)
Comics: Quiet Country Cafe (Yokohama Shopping Trip) by Hitoshi Ashinano(Kodansha)
Artist: Yoshitaka Amano
Non Fiction: Passport Into Space 3: Space Pioneers A Frontline Report by Yuichi Sasamoto (Asahi Sonorama)
Special Award: The M-V Launch System, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Special Award: Yoshihiro Yonezawa
SF Awards Watch lists the nominees on this page.