G’s animated short film based on Machiko Kyō’s Mitsuami no Kami-sama (Braided Pig-Tail Deity) manga, won the Diamond Award in the Animated Film category at the 2016 California Film Awards.
The short made its international debut in April at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, where it won the Platinum Remi Award in the Classic Cel Animation Category.
The stage production combined line readings, animation, music, and sand art to present the story.
The manga won an award in the 18th Annual Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize in March 2014.