---------- The first Japan Media Arts Festival, organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, was held in 1997, and will conclude in 2022. This 800-page record showcases media arts that have developed alongside the development of digital technology, tracing its growth into an international festival.
[Jury Discussion/Interview]
・Art Division: Hiroshi Harashima (Researcher/Chair of the 4th-6th Jury Committee/Jury Committee Member of the 10th-12th Jury Committee) x Tomoe Moriyama (Media Arts Curator/Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo/Jury Committee Member of the 20th-22nd Jury Committee)
・Entertainment Division: Gavin Ito (Editor/Creative Director/Jury Committee Member of the 14th-16th Jury Committee) x Sayawaka (Writer/Narrative Critic/Jury Committee Member of the 24th-25th Jury Committee)
・Animation Division: Ryusuke Hikawa (Anime/Special Effects Researcher/Jury Committee Member of the 14th-16th Jury Committee) x Ryota Fujitsu (Anime Critic/Jury Committee Member of the 25th Jury Committee)
・Manga Division: Machiko Satonaka (Manga Artist/Jury Committee Member of the 1st-3rd Jury Committee (Animation and Manga Divisions), 7th-9th Jury Committee)
・Manga Division: Shima Kadokura (Writer/Jury Committee Member of the 19th-21st Jury Committee)
[Winner Interview]
・Art Division: Kimoto Keiko (Artist/10th Art Division Grand Prize)
・Art and Entertainment Divisions: Daito Manabe (Artist/15th Art Division Excellence Award, etc.) x Motoi Ishibashi (Engineer/15th Art Division Excellence Award, etc.)
・Entertainment Division: Fumito Ueda (Game Designer/21st Entertainment Division Grand Prize, etc.)
・Animation Division: Masaaki Yuasa (Animation Director/8th, 14th, 21st, and 24th Animation Division Grand Prize, etc.)
・Animation and Manga Divisions: Haruko Kuno (Artist/17th Animation Division Newcomer Award, 21st Manga Division Newcomer Award, etc.)
・Manga Division: Naoki Urasawa (Manga Artist/1st, 6th, and 9th Manga Division Excellence Award, etc.)
・Award-winning Artist Index
・Event Overview for the 1st through 25th Competitions / Related Projects (Overseas Expansion / Domestic Expansion / Media Arts Creator Development Support Project)
・Application Status for the 1st through 25th Competitions