The Tokyo Anime Award Festival launched the Meritorious Service Award in 2005 (when the festival was then called the Tokyo Anime Award and was part of the Tokyo International Anime Fair event).
The official website for the 2017 Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) announced the 10 recipients on Thursday of the festival’s Meritorious Service Award.
The Tokyo Anime Award Festival will be held this year in Ikebukuro in Tokyo from March 10-13.
Tokyo Anime Award Festival also grants awards to theatrical and television anime, as well as individual awards for different staff positions.