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2002 (6th) Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prizes

Grand Prize:
      Takehiko Inōe (井上   雄彦), for Vagabond [Bagabonto 『バガボンド』], serialized in Morning [Mōningu モーニング] (Kōdansha 講談社) (original story by Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川   英治), titled Musashi Miyamoto [Miyamoto Musashi 『宮本   武蔵』]) [63 points]

Award for Excellence:
      Kentarō Miura (三浦   建太郎), for Berserk [Beruseruku 『ベルセルク』], serialized in Jets [Jettsu ジェッツ] (Hakusensha 白泉社) [57 points]

Other finalists:
      • Yumi Hotta (ほった   ゆみ) (story) and Takeshi Obata (小畑   健) (art), for Hikaru no Go [Hikaro no Go 『ヒカルの碁』] (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) [53 points]
      • Hideki Arai (新井   英樹), for The world is mine [『The   World   Is   Mine』], serialized in Young Sunday [Yangu sandei ヤングサンデー] (Shōgakukan 小学館) [47 points]
      • Reiko Shimizu (清水   玲子), for Top secret [Himitsu - toppu shiikuretto 『秘密–トップ・シークレット』] (Hakusensha 白泉社) [45 points]
      • Eiichirō Oda (尾田   栄一郎), for One piece [『ONE   PIECE』], serialized in Shonen jump [Shōnen janpu ジャンプコミックス] (Shūeisha 集英社) [40 points] (received the greatest number of nominations from manga fans)

Special Award:
      No award [Nashi なし]

Selection committee:
      Hiroshi Aramata (荒俣   宏), Mitsutoshi Ishigami (石上   三登志), Jun Ishikawa (いしかわ   じゅん), Takashi Oshiguchi (印口   崇), Tomofusa Kure (呉   智英), Mochiko Satonaka (里中   満智子), Natsuo Sekikawa (関川   夏央), Jaqueline Berndt (Jakuriinu Berunto ジャクリーヌ・ベルント), Osamu Takeuchi (竹内   オサム), [Kentō Sai] (細萱敦), Yukari Fujimoto (藤本   由香里), Hideko Mizuno (水野   英子), Tomohiko Murakami (村上   知彦), Baku Yumemakura (夢枕   獏), Yoshihiro Yonezawa (米沢   嘉博)