New “Nippon Anime Awards” ceremony announced for November 2027
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- The Association of Japanese Animations announced a new anime award, the “Nippon Anime Awards”, on 2 November.
- ANN reports it will be held on 21 November 2027 at SGC Hall Ariake, but this has not been confirmed elsewhere.
- The Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) has already announced the end of its activities.

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The announcement
According to Anime News Network (ANN), the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) announced the “Nippon Anime Awards” on 2 November, during Tokyo Anime Next at the Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall (Ikebukuro, Tokyo). The stated aim is to create a “timeless” prize representing Japan. ANN gives a date, 21 November 2027, and a venue, SGC Hall Ariake.
What is Tokyo Anime Next?
According to GameBusiness.jp, Tokyo Anime Next ran from 30 October to 2 November 2026 around Ikebukuro, organised by the AJA, co-organised by the Tokyo metropolitan government and supported by Toshima ward, as a “prologue” to a new ceremony planned for 2027. ANN recalls that the Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) announced in September that it was ending its activities, its last edition having been held in March 2026.
Points not verified
The date of 21 November 2027 and the SGC Hall Ariake venue are reported only by ANN among the sources consulted; they could not be confirmed elsewhere. The categories, the selection process and the official Japanese name are not known at this stage. We will update the article if new information is published.
Learn the grammar
French grammar
Learn sentence patterns and usage from the article’s own sentences.
01The present indicative
est / sont + attribute (noun, adjective, prepositional phrase)
L’objectif affiché est de créer un prix « intemporel » représentant le Japon.Key pointsÊtre in the present is est for a singular subject and sont for a plural one. It describes nature, state or place (“is”, “is located”). If what follows (the attribute) is a noun, adjective or prepositional phrase, it is not a passive. If a past participle follows, it is a passive (est annoncé). Headlines and summaries often use the present to describe the current situation.
02The passé composé
present of avoir + past participle
L’Association of Japanese Animations a dévoilé une nouvelle cérémonie de récompenses lors de la dernière journée de Tokyo Anime Next.Key pointsThe passé composé is the most common past tense, used for “did” and “has done” — actions completed in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary avoir (a / ont…) in the present + a past participle. Past participles of -er verbs end in -é (annoncer → annoncé); learn the irregular ones (faire → fait, prendre → pris, voir → vu). In the negative, ne … pas wraps the auxiliary (n’a pas annoncé). In the news it reports facts that have already happened, such as “announced” or “voted”.
03The futur simple
stem (infinitive) + -ai / -as / -a / -ons / -ez / -ont
Nous mettrons à jour l’article si de nouvelles informations sont publiées.Key pointsThe futur simple means “will do” or “is planned to”. Add -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont to the infinitive (participer → il participera). Watch the irregular stems: être → ser-, avoir → aur-, aller → ir-, faire → fer-, pouvoir → pourr-, voir → verr-. In the news it is used for fixed plans and outlooks.
04The passive voice in the present
être (est / sont) + past participle (+ par / de)
Ce qui est confirmé, et ce qui ne l’est pas.Key pointsThe passive means “is done” or “is being done”. It is formed with être + past participle, which agrees with the subject in gender and number (la mesure est adoptée / les mesures sont adoptées). The agent is introduced by par (or de). In the news it is common when the event, rather than the actor, is the focus (est prévu / est annoncé / est connu).
05Negation and its scope
ne / n’ … pas · ne … plus
Ce qui est confirmé, et ce qui ne l’est pas.Key pointsNormally ne and pas wrap the verb. Before a vowel, ne becomes n’. Check which part of the sentence the negation covers. Ne … plus means “no longer”.
06Citing a source with selon
selon + noun / organisation
Selon Anime News Network (ANN), l’Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) a annoncé le 2 novembre, lors de Tokyo Anime Next au Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall (Ikebukuro, Tokyo), les « Nippon Anime Awards ».Key pointsSelon means “according to”. Put a person or organisation after it as the source. It separates facts the writer checked directly from what another body or report said. Citing a source does not turn a forecast into an accomplished fact.
07Expressing a plan or a deadline
être prévu / prévoir / être envisagé
Selon GameBusiness.jp, Tokyo Anime Next s’est tenu du 30 octobre au 2 novembre 2026 autour d’Ikebukuro, organisé par l’AJA, co-organisé par la Ville de Tokyo et soutenu par l’arrondissement de Toshima, comme un « prologue » à une nouvelle cérémonie prévue en 2027.Key pointsPrévoir means “to plan, to expect”. Être prévu means “to be scheduled” and être envisagé means “to be under consideration”. In the news, read them separately from expressions that describe events that have already happened. They do not say that the event has already taken place.
08The subject relative pronoun qui
noun + qui + verb
Ce qui est confirmé, et ce qui ne l’est pas.Key pointsQui continues a description of the person or thing just mentioned (“the one that does…”). Because qui is itself the subject of the next verb, do not repeat the subject. The verb agrees with the noun qui refers to.
Japanese grammar
Understand the structure and usage from the text.
01Citing a source: によると
noun + によると
アニメ専門メディアのAnime News Network(ANN)によると、日本動画協会(AJA)は11月2日、東京・池袋の東京建物Brillia HALLで開かれた「TOKYO ANIME NEXT」で、新しい「Nippon Anime Awards」を発表しました。Key pointsAs in “LCPによると”, it shows where the information comes from. What that source reported follows. It is used differently from “私にとって”, which gives one’s own opinion.
02Giving examples with など
noun / expression + など
日程や会場など、確認できた点とできなかった点を分けて書きます。Key points“暴言など” gives “abusive language” as one example. It is not necessarily a closed list of only the things named. It also helps when reading the scope of a news story.
03The polite past ました
verb stem (連用形) + ました
日本動画協会が、池袋のイベント「TOKYO ANIME NEXT」の最終日に、新しいアニメの賞を発表しました。Key pointsIn “発表しました”, ました makes a verb polite past. The negative is “ませんでした”. Read the actual date together with the date and time in the text.
04Quoting with と: content and report
plain-form sentence + と + verbe de parole (報じる, 説明する…)
日本を代表する、時代に左右されない(長く続く)アニメの賞を目指すとしています。Key pointsと takes the content that is reported or explained. In “改定する方針だと報じました”, “改定する方針だ” is what the report said. Separating the content from who said it and how makes long sentences easier to read.
05Possibility in Japanese: できる・られる
verb potential form / 〜ことができる
2027年11月21日とSGC HALL有明という情報は、参照できた記事のうち、ANNだけが伝えていて、ほかの報道や公式サイトでは確認できませんでした。Key pointsできる is the basic verb for ability. The potential form of 受ける is 受けられる. The same られる can also be passive or honorific, so decide from the meaning of the sentence.
06Linking actions with the て-form
verb て-form + next expression
ANNは、開催日を2027年11月21日、会場をSGC HALL有明と伝えています。Key pointsThe て-form links actions in a series, in order or as a reason. In “確認して、出発する” the relation is judged from the content. In “〜ている” it can show an action in progress or a continuing state.