20° Annual Anime Grand Prix (1997)

Best anime :



1. The End of Evangelion (Tie)
1. Princess Mononoke (Tie)
3. Slayers Try
4. Revolutionary Girl Utena
5. Battle Athletes Victory
6. The King of Braves GaoGaiGar
7. Perfect Blue
8. Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go WGP
9. You're Under Arrest
10. Rurouni Kenshin
11. Saber Marionette J Again
12. Pokemon
13. New Mobile Report Gundam Wing : Endless Waltz
14. Tenchi in Tokyo
15. YAT Anshin! Uchu Ryokou
16. Berserk
17. Detective Conan
18. Vampire Princess Miyu
19. Cutie Honey Flash
20. Flame of Recca

Obs : Like in 1982, in 1997 the award was also shared by two movies.

Best female character :

1. Lina Inverse (Slayers Try)
2. Utena Tenjou (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
3. Rei Ayanami (The End of Evangelion)
4. Akari Kanzaki (Battle Athletes Victory)
5. Asuka Langley Sohryu (The End of Evangelion)
6. Miko Kamiyama (Elf Ban Kakyuusei)
7. San (Princess Mononoke)
8. Tenjouin Katsura (YAT Anshin! Uchu Ryokou)
9. Miyuki Kobayakawa (You're Under Arrest)
10. Lime (Saber Marionette J Again)

Best male character :



1. Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)
2. Shinji Ikari (The End of Evangelion)
3. Ashitaka (Princess Mononoke)
4. Xelloss (Slayers Try)
5. Gutts (Berserk)
6. Gai Shishiô (GaoGaiGar)
7. Retsu Seiba (Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go WGP)
8. Gourry Gabriev (Slayers Try)
9. Kaworu Nagisa (Evangelion)
10. Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)

Best Seiyuu :



- Megumi Hayashibara (Rei Ayanami; Neon Genesis Evangelion)

The choice to select the best voice actors (Seiyuus) and characters are made considering only the letters and emails that fans send to Tokuma Shoten's office throughout the year, so there is no interference of the editors in the selection process.
Best song :



1. ''Rondo–Revolution'' by Masami Okui (Revolutionary Girl Utena OP)
2. ''Soul Refrain'' by Yoko Takahashi (Evangelion : Death and Rebirth ED)
3. ''Yuusha-oh Tanjou!'' by Masaaki Endo (GaoGaiGar OP)
4. ''Thanatos -If I Can't Be Yours-'' by Loren & Mash (The End of Evangelion ED)
5. ''Mononoke Hime'' by Joe Hisaishi (Princess Mononoke ED)
6. ''Don't be Discouraged'' by Megumi Hayashibara (Slayers Try ED)
7. ''Tsubasa'' by Yukari Asakura (Battle Athletes Victory OP)
8. ''Breeze'' by Megumi Hayashibara (Slayers Try OP)
9. ''1/3 no Junjou na Kanjou'' by Siam Shade (Rurouni Kenshin ED)
10. ''Komm, süsser Tod'' by Arianne (The End of Evangelion BMG)