Sense of Gender Awards

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Sense of Gender Awards
Awarded for Japanese science fiction
Country Japan
Presented byJapanese Association for Gender, Fantasy & Science Fiction
First awarded2001
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The Sense of Gender Awards are annual awards given by the Japanese Association for Gender, Fantasy & Science Fiction since 2001. It is awarded for the science fiction or fantasy fiction work published in the Japanese language in the prior year, which best "explore and deepen the concept of Gender." An award is also given for works that have been translated into Japanese. [1]

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The organization that gives the award is known as the Japanese Association for Feminist Fantasy and Science Fiction. [2] The award and organization were founded by science fiction critic Mari Kotani, professional SF reviewer Reona Kashiwazaki, and Noriko Maki, the chair of the Japanese science fiction fandom confederation. [3]

They are sometimes called the "Japanese version of the Tiptree Awards". Past winners include Fumi Yoshinaga; [4] N. K. Jemisin; [5] and Eileen Gunn. [4]

List of winners

Grand Prize of the Sense of Gender Award [6] [1]
YearEnglish titleAuthor
2001The Scarlet Wizard Sunako Kayata
2002The Book of Cosmos Megumi Kobayashi
2003The Institution in Crystal Yoriko Shono
2004Amazonia Chise Kasuya
2005Through the Marshy Woods Kaho Nashiki
2006The Ragged-Skin Girl: Angel in the Deserted Garden 2 Hirotaka Tobi
2007Canine-Sexuality Rieko Matsuura
2008Body Temperatures of Hermaphrodites Terumi Ojima
2009Frankenstein BiscuitAkira
2010The Palace of Flower Dragons Sayuri Ueda
2011Schräge Music Yumiko Kawahara
2012Eternal Wilderness (trilogy) Shimobu Suga
2013For Whom la Belle Toils Hiroe Suga
2014Yurei Tower Taro Nogizaka
2015Omegaverse phenomenon
2016 In This Corner of the World Fumiyo Kōno
2017I Want You Natsuki Furuyata
2018Collection System Tanaka Tako
2019Howling at the Moon Yukiko Seike
2020 The Promised Neverland Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu
2021Uncle VR's First Love Tomoko Goryuu
2022 Raven of the Inner Palace Kōko Shirakawa and Ayuko
Best Sense of Gender Award in Translation [6]
YearEnglish titleAuthor
2005 Venus Plus X Theodore Sturgeon
2006Stable Strategies and Others Eileen Gunn
2007A Brother's Price Wen Spencer
2008Carmen Dog Carol Emshwiller
2008 The Privilege of the Sword Ellen Kushner
2009 Perdido Street Station China Miéville
2010 Genesis Bernard Beckett
2011 The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms N.K. Jemisin
2012The Parasol Protectorate Series Gail Carriger
2012 Legend Marie Lu
Special Awards [7]
YearEnglish titleAuthor
2005 Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Fumi Yoshinaga
2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica Gen Urobuchi and Akiyuki Shinbo
2011In the Ending World Chise Kasuya
2021Ōoku: The Inner ChambersFumi Yoshinaga

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References

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