Recording Industry Association of Japan announced the winners of the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards. They are selected based on the annual sales of music CD, DVD and online downloads. The anime & manga related winners are as follows:
Top 5 Newface Artists: supercell (“Bakemonogatari” ED)
Soundtrack Album of the Year: Nodame Cantabile The Final Movement (soundtracks of the live action movie)
Animation Album of the Year: Gintama BEST
Special Award: K-ON!
Source: RIAJ
According to Kinema Junpo, the winners of “Video of the Year 2009” and “DVD of the Year” were announced. They were selected by the owners of rental video/DVD shops.
Best Video of the Year
Best Anime Movie: Gake no Ue no Ponyo
Best TV Anime & OVA: One Piece
Best DVD of the Year
Grand Prize: Gake no Ue no Ponyo
Best Anime Movie: Gake no Ue no Ponyo
Best TV Anime & OVA: K-ON! vol.1 – 6
Best Longtime Seller Title: My Neighbor Totoro
Source: KineJun
