Gen Urobuchi
Awards & Honours
9
Awards Won
2
Honours
3
Rankings
3
Covers
2
Records
Gen Urobuchi is one of the most influential anime and visual novel writers of his generation. His work on Puella Magi Madoka Magica redefined the magical girl genre, earning him the Tokyo Anime Award for Best Scriptwriter in 2011. He has won Newtype Anime Awards for three consecutive years (2011, 2012, 2015), a rare achievement. Thunderbolt Fantasy, his puppet theater series, won both the Seiun Award and a Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award, showcasing his versatility across media. His ability to blend philosophical depth with genre storytelling has made him a standout figure in Japanese pop culture.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Seiun Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Awarded for Thunderbolt Fantasy, a Japanese science fiction award.
Special Award at Japan Media Arts Festival
Recognized for contributions to anime and puppetry.
Rankings & Lists
Best Scriptwriter
Top 10 Anime Screenwriters
Best Puppet Series
Magazine Covers
Newtype
2011
The Dark Side of Magical Girls: Gen Urobuchi's Revolution
Anime! Anime!
2013
Urobuchi Takes on Tokusatsu
Taipei Times
2017
Puppet Master: Gen Urobuchi's New Fantasy
Records & Feats
First writer to win Newtype Anime Award for Best Screenplay three times
Won in 2011, 2012, and 2015 for Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, and Psycho-Pass: The Movie.
Only writer to have created both a Seiun Award-winning anime and puppet series
Thunderbolt Fantasy won the Seiun Award in 2018, while Madoka Magica won the Tokyo Anime Award.