2026 Seiun Awards Nominees

The finalists for the 2025 Seiun Awards have been announced. The Seiun Awards are the Japanese equivalent of the Hugo Awards, and they honor the best original and translated works published last year in Japan. Nominees are also being considered in categories such as Japanese Novel, Japanese Short Story, Media, Comic, Artist, Non-Fiction, and “Free”. The awards will be presented at the 64th Japan SF Convention in Oita, Japan. The convention will be held July 11-12, 2026.

• Hellcon, the 64th Japan Science Fiction Convention , has announced the finalists for the 2025 Seiun Awards (the Japanese equivalent of the Hugo Awards), honoring the best original and translated works published last year in Japan.
• There are also nominees in the Japanese Novel, Japanese Short Story, Media, Comic, Artist, Non-Fiction, and “Free” (other) categories .
• The awards will be presented at the 64th Japan SF Convention in Oita, Japan, to be held July 11-12, 2026.

Source: Locus Magazine  | 
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