Japanese Academy Prize Nominees Announced

Nominees for the 31st annual Japan Academy Prize awards were announced yesterday. The five anime films nominated for recognition as 2007 best anime feature are:

Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Jou
Kappa no Coo to Natsuyasumi
Tekkon Kinkreet
Piano no Mori
Meitantei Conan: Konpeki no Jolly Roger

On a related note, Eiji Wentz is nominated for recognition as “Rookie of the Year” for his role as Kitaro in the 2007 live action Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro movie adaptation of Mizuki Shigeru’s manga.

Winners will be announced on February 15, 2008.

Source: Tokyograph