[1] The award ceremonies were held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) until 2013.
[4][5] Various groups participate in judging the festival, such as anime studio staff members, professors of universities, as well as producers and chief editors of various magazines.
In the second year, there was no Animation of the Year award; therefore, the 'Best Entry Awards' in the 'Notable Entries' are often recognized as 'Grand Prix', they were: Millennium Actress (film), Hanada Shōnen-shi (TV) and Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze (OVA) Since 2014, Tokyo Anime Award Festival has given an Anime of the Year Grand Prize in two categories, Film and Television.
[6] The awards for the creator of the non-commercialized work for TV, movie and OVA, to find new talents and to provide support for subsequent commercialization.
If the work was not commercialized before, professional creator also can enter this Grand Prize.
[7] The 2007 winner, Flutter, was the first work from a non-Asian country to win this award.
Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze (2003 and 2006) and Diebuster (2005 and 2007) were awarded two times.
Rumi Hiiragi (2002) and Chieko Baisho (2005) are more famous as actress in Japan.