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K-On! Wins DVD of the Year, Gold Disc of the Year Awards
posted on by Egan Loo
The April issue of Kinema-Junpo's DVD Navigator magazine is announcing that One Piece won the Theatrical Anime and TV/Original Anime categories, respectively.
Kinema-Junpo sponsors these awards in collaboration with the Japan Video Software Association, and the DVD retailers of Japan vote on the DVD of the Year winners. Kinema-Junpo's Monthly Video Insider Japan sponsors the Video of the Year awards, which are selected by the video rental shops.
On Wednesday, both K-ON! and the female idol group AKB48 won the Special Awards in The Japan Gold Disc Award 2010 competition. The Recording Industry Association of Japan recognizes the best-selling CDs and other related releases with these awards.
The musical group Gintama Best received the Animation Album of the Year award.
[Via Kyō no Yarareyaku, Natalie]
Update: Replaced Blu-ray image with DVD image.
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