The winners of the Tokyo Anime Award have been announced for 2011.

Animation of the Year
Karigurashi no Arrietty

Best TV Anime
K-ON!!
Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei

Best Domestic Film
Karigurashi no Arrietty

Best Foreign Film
Toy Story 3

Best OVA
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

Individual Awards
Best Director: Yonebayashi Hiromasa (Karigurashi no Arrietty)
Best Writer: Maruo Miho (Colorful (Movie))
Best Art Directors: Takeshige Yoji & Yoshida Noboru (Karigurashi no Arrietty)
Best Character Designer: Umakoshi Yoshihiko (Heartcatch Precure!)
Best Voice Actor: Toyosaki Aki (K-ON!!)
Best Music: Cécile Corbel (Karigurashi no Arrietty)

K-ON!!, Amagami SS, Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru, Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko, and Yumekui Merry had once been listed in TBS's exhibition entries at TAF 2011, but all of them removed on February 3rd. Amagami, SoreMachi, Denpa Onna are related to the Comic 10 Publishers' Society, who boycott TAF. The final decision whether to exhibit manga or anime is left to the authors.

Ishiguro Masakazu, the manga author of SoreMachi, revealed that he had made a strong protest against the entry list and TBS immediately erased the name and the illustration of SoreMachi next day. Ishiguro said he opposed to Tokyo's Anime & Manga Regulation Ordinance and resented the mistake of TBS.

Source: TAF 2011 official website, Ishiguro's web diary
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