The anime won the 28th Hashida Prize for serving as a “national program” of Japan.
Mainichi Shimbun’s Mantan Web news website reported on Sunday that the Sazae-san anime series is the first anime to win the Hashida Prize.
The live-action Natsuzora television series about the early Japanese animation industry also won the 28th Hashida Prize alongside Sazae-san.
The Hashida Cultural Foundation, founded by playwright and scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, established the Hashida Prize in 1993 to honor programs and people that have greatly contributed to broadcast culture in Japan.