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 award2001
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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

Year [6] [7] English 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
2013Who will I see? 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 Bōryoku
2022 Raven of the Inner Palace Kōko Shirakawa and Ayuko
2023The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GegegeGo Koga
2023Forgotten StoriesTakadono Madoka
2024 Land of the Lustrous Ichikawa Haruko

Best Sense of Gender Award in Translation

Year [6] English 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

Year [7] [8] English titleAuthor
2004Bremen IIKawahara Izumi
2004*Alien Bedfellows Mari Kotani
2005 Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Fumi Yoshinaga
2006Japan SinksShinji Higuchi
2007Chikita GuGu Tono
2007 Love Pistols Kotobuki Tarako
2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica Gen Urobuchi and Akiyuki Shinbo
2011In the Ending World Chise Kasuya
2019Family LandIchi Sawamura
2024Sentimental PhantasmagoriaHaruyo Utsugi

*declined

Other Awards

Various awards [9]

YearAward NameEnglish titleAuthor
2004Topic AwardRussentimentKengo Hanazawa
2009Topic AwardHamlet SyndromeKabayama Sanei
2010Topic AwardSwallowtail Artificial Girl Sales OfficeMachito Ito
2011Sisterhood Award Puella Magi Madoka Magica Akiyuki Shinbo
2011Sisterhood AwardIn a World That Continues to EndTomoyo Kasuya
2012Lifetime Achievement Award Nanohana and all her works Moto Hagio
2014Artificial Intelligence Special AwardMy Neighbor RobotNishi UKO
2016Soar into the Future Idol AwardThe Last and First IdolKusanohara Ran
2018Best Couple AwardYomenusubitoKyushu Manji
2021SOG Hall of Fame Award Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Yoshinaga Fumi
2022SF Original Intentions AwardThe Karamazov Brothers and Sisters: Original Version Takano Fumio

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sense of Gender Award (English page)". The Japanese Association for Gender Fantasy & Science Fiction. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Japanese Association of Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy – FSFwiki". Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Kotani, Mari. "Mari Kotani's Speech" eCube vol. 30, no. 1; 1 June 2005 Archived 9 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 "Sense of Gender Award | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "N.K. Jemisin Named 2019 Indies First Spokesperson". the American Booksellers Association. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 "The Herstory of Sense of Gender Award" (PDF). The Japanese Association for Gender Fantasy & Science Fiction. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Sense of Gender Awards Domestic Category Winners List". The Japanese Association for Gender Fantasy & Science Fiction. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  8. ↑ ジェンダーSF研究会. "特別賞 空木春宵『感傷ファンタスマゴリィ』". ジェンダーSF研究会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  9. ↑ ジェンダーSF研究会. "Sense of Gender賞". ジェンダーSF研究会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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