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1999 (3rd) Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prizes

Grand Prize:
      Naoki Urasawa (浦沢   直樹), for Monster [『MONSTER』], serialized in Big Comic Original [Biggu komikku orijinaru ビッグコミックオリジナル] (Shōgakukan 小学館) [74 points]

Award for Excellence:
      Akira Sasō (さそう   あきら), for The prodigy [Shindō 『神童』], serialized in Action comics [Manga akushon 漫画アクション] (Futabasha 双葉社) [71 points]

Other finalists:
      • Kentarō Miura (三浦   建太郎), for Berserk [Beruseruku 『ベルセルク』], serialized in Jets [Jettsu ジェッツ] (Hakusensha 白泉社) [59 points]
      • Minetarō Mochizuki (望月   峯太郎), for Dragon head [Doragon heddo『ドラゴンヘッド』], serialized in Young magazine [Yangu magajin ヤングマガジン] (Kōdansha 講談社) [45 points]
      • Kyōko Okazaki (岡崎   京子), for Untitled [『UNTITLED』, a.k.a. Antaitoredo 『アンタイトルド』], serialized in Asuka Comics Deluxe [Asuka komikku DX あすかコミックDX] (Kadokawa Shoten 角川書店) [42 points]

Special Award:
      Fusanosuke Natsume (夏目   房之介), for his excellent contributions to manga criticism [Manga hihyō no sugureta gyōseki ni taishite 「マンガ批評の優れた業績に対して」]

Selection committee:
      Hiroshi Aramata (荒俣   宏), Mitsutoshi Ishigami (石上   三登志), Jun Ishikawa (いしかわ   じゅん), Takahiro Ōtsuki (大月   隆寛), Toshio Okada (岡田   斗司夫), Takashi Oshiguchi (印口   崇), Shunichi Karasawa (唐沢   俊一), Tomofusa Kure (呉   智英), Sakyō Komatsu (小松   左京), Yuki Saitō (斉藤   由貴), Mochiko Satonaka (里中   満智子), Sandaimeuotakehamadashigeo (三代目魚武濱田成夫), Kōji Suzuki (鈴木   光司), Natsuo Sekikawa (関川   夏央), Genichirō Takahashi (高橋   源一郎), Yokihide Takekawa (タケカワ   ユキヒデ), Kunio Nagatani (長谷   邦夫), Kazuko Nimiya (荷宮   和子), Masuzō Furukawa (古川   益蔵), Frederik Schodt (Furedorikku Shotto フレデリック・ショット) Tomohiko Murakami (村上   知彦), Baku Yumemakura (夢枕   獏), Takeshi Yōrō (養老   孟司), Yoshihiro Yonezawa (米沢   嘉博)