Yesterday, Kyoto Animation announced the results of their first Kyoto Animation Award program. The program was announced last October, and offered grand prizes of 300,000 yen ($1,075.50) and honorable mention prizes of 100,000 yen ($3,226.50) in categories of scenario, manga, and novel. The most popular winning entries would be given a chance of being animated by Kyoto Animation.

No grand prizes were awarded this time, but the honorable mentions were given as follows:

Manga Category: No winners

Scenario Category:

• Cafe Avant-Hier ~Mo Hitosu no Menu~ by Suzumu Hisao
• Dynamite My Honey by Shinichiro Arisaka
• Hare no Isekai ~Koi to Kenka to Senchisha~ by Kenta Taniguchi
• Kamata-"ko"-shinkyoku by Victory
• Kaze ni Sakarafu Tamashii no Hana ~Utayomi~ by coyote
• Magical Girl Returns! by Yumihiko Toya

Novel Category:

• Boku-tachi, Watashi-tachi by Kamasu Onii
• Toi Machi to Kuro no Negai by Tsukasa
• O-Yashiki to Coppelia by Rikuki Ichinose
• Chuni-byo demo Koi Shitai! by Tora Tora
• Kuroi Kanojo to Aki-Chi no Boku by Tomoya Kizuka

Over the years, Kyoto Animation produced a number of fan-favorite anime series, including The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, and K-On!. Haruhi and Lucky Star are both currently available in America through Bandai Entertainment.