| Sense of Gender Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Japanese science fiction |
| Country | Japan |
| Presented by | Japanese Association for Gender, Fantasy & Science Fiction |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Website | Official website  |
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 fictionorfantasy 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]
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]
| Year | English title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Scarlet Wizard | Sunako Kayata |
| 2002 | The Book of Cosmos | Megumi Kobayashi |
| 2003 | The Institution in Crystal | Yoriko Shono |
| 2004 | Amazonia | Chise Kasuya |
| 2005 | Through the Marshy Woods | Kaho Nashiki |
| 2006 | The Ragged-Skin Girl: Angel in the Deserted Garden 2 | Hirotaka Tobi |
| 2007 | Canine-Sexuality | Rieko Matsuura |
| 2008 | Body Temperatures of Hermaphrodites | Terumi Ojima |
| 2009 | Frankenstein Biscuit | Akira |
| 2010 | The Palace of Flower Dragons | Sayuri Ueda |
| 2011 | Schräge Music | Yumiko Kawahara |
| 2012 | Eternal Wilderness (trilogy) | Shimobu Suga |
| 2013 | For Whom la Belle Toils | Hiroe Suga |
| 2014 | Yurei Tower | Taro Nogizaka |
| 2015 | Omegaverse phenomenon | |
| 2016 | In This Corner of the World | Fumiyo Kōno |
| 2017 | I Want You | Natsuki Furuyata |
| 2018 | Collection System | Tanaka Tako |
| 2019 | Howling at the Moon | Yukiko Seike |
| 2020 | The Promised Neverland | Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu |
| 2021 | Uncle VR's First Love | Tomoko Goryuu |
| 2022 | Raven of the Inner Palace | Kōko Shirakawa and Ayuko |
| Year | English title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Venus Plus X | Theodore Sturgeon |
| 2006 | Stable Strategies and Others | Eileen Gunn |
| 2007 | A Brother's Price | Wen Spencer |
| 2008 | Carmen 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 |
| 2012 | The Parasol Protectorate Series | Gail Carriger |
| 2012 | Legend | Marie Lu |
| Year | English title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ōoku: The Inner Chambers | Fumi Yoshinaga |
| 2011 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Gen Urobuchi and Akiyuki Shinbo |
| 2011 | In the Ending World | Chise Kasuya |
| 2021 | Ōoku: The Inner Chambers | Fumi Yoshinaga |
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