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Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo Wins at Japanese Academy Awards

In a ceremony that took place in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2007, Madhouse Studios' TOKI WO KAKERU SHOUJO (THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME) took home best animated film at the 30th Japanese Academy Awards. The other nominees included GEDO SENKI (TALES OF EARTHSEA), BRAVE STORY, DETECTIVE CONAN: THE PRIVATE EYES' REQUIEM and ARASHI NO YORU NI. Previously TOKI WO KAKERU SHOUJO won the Digital Content Grand Prix award, the Mainichi Film Awards Animated Film Award, the Japanese Ministry for Cultural Affairs Media Arts Plaza Festival award for best animated work, and the award for best animated feature at the 39th Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia.

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