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2002 Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prizes
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2002 (6th) Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prizes

Grand Prize:
      Takehiko Inōe (井上いのうえ   雄彦たけひこ), for Vagabond [Bagabonto 『バガボンド』], serialized in Morning [Mōningu モーニング] (Kōdansha 講談社こうだんしゃ) (original story by Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川よしかわ   英治えいじ), titled Musashi Miyamoto [Miyamoto Musashi 『宮本みやもと   武蔵むさし』]) [63 points]

Award for Excellence:
      Kentarō Miura (三浦みうら   たて太郎たろう), for Berserk [Beruseruku 『ベルセルク』], serialized in Jets [Jettsu ジェッツ] (Hakusensha 白泉社はくせんしゃ) [57 points]

Other finalists:
      • Yumi Hotta (ほった   ゆみ) (story) and Takeshi Obata (小畑おばた   けん) (art), for Hikaru no Go [Hikaro no Go 『ヒカルの』] (lit. "Hikaru's [game of] Go"), serialized in Shonen jump [Shōnen janpu ジャンプコミックス] (Shūeisha 集英社しゅうえいしゃ) [53 points]
      • Hideki Arai (新井あらい   英樹ひでき), for The world is mine [『The   World   Is   Mine』], serialized in Young Sunday [Yangu sandei ヤングサンデー] (Shōgakukan 小学しょうがくかん) [47 points]
      • Reiko Shimizu (清水しみず   玲子れいこ), for Top secret [Himitsu - toppu shiikuretto秘密ひみつ–トップ・シークレット』] (Hakusensha 白泉社はくせんしゃ) [45 points]
      • Eiichirō Oda (尾田おだ   栄一郎えいいちろう), for One piece [『ONE   PIECE』], serialized in Shonen jump [Shōnen janpu ジャンプコミックス] (Shūeisha 集英社しゅうえいしゃ) [40 points] (received the greatest number of nominations from manga fans)

Special Award:
      No award [Nashi なし]

Selection committee:
      Hiroshi Aramata (荒俣あらまた   ひろし), Mitsutoshi Ishigami (石上いしがみ   さん登志とし), Jun Ishikawa (いしかわ   じゅん), Takashi Oshiguchi (しるしこう   たかし), Tomofusa Kure (   智英ともひで), Mochiko Satonaka (里中さとなか   満智子まちこ), Natsuo Sekikawa (関川せきかわ   なつひさし), Jaqueline Berndt (Jakuriinu Berunto ジャクリーヌ・ベルント), Osamu Takeuchi (竹内たけうち   オサム), [Kentō Sai] (ほそかやあつし), Yukari Fujimoto (藤本ふじもと   由香里ゆかり), Hideko Mizuno (水野みずの   英子えいこ), Tomohiko Murakami (村上むらかみ   知彦ともひこ), Baku Yumemakura (夢枕ゆめまくら   ばく), Yoshihiro Yonezawa (米沢よねざわ   嘉博よしひろ)