The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
At the Mainichi Film Awards, "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" won the Animation Film Award and "Tekkon Kinkreet" won the Ōfuji Noburō Award. The inaugural Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year was awarded to "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time"; other nominees were "Arashi no Yoru Ni", "Tales from Earthsea", "Brave Story" and "". "Paprika" was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival.