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France's Japan Expo Award Winners Announced

The winners of this year's Japan Expo Awards were announced in Paris on Thursday:

Manga Category

Best Shōnen: Bakuman.
Best Shōjo: Maid Sama!
Best Seinen: Drops of God
Best Release: A Distant Neighborhood Special Edition

Anime Category

Best Series Adaptation of Manga: Black Butler
Best Original Series: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Best Release: The Vision of Escaflowne

Asian Film Category

Best Live-Action Film: Ikigami
Best Animated Film: Summer Wars
Best Release: Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

Videogame Category

Best Home Console Videogame: Naruto Shippūden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Best Portable Console Videogame: Kingdom Heart - Birth by Sleep

J-Music Category

Best Group/Artist: Aural Vampire
Best Album: Microcosm

Awards of Honor

Nobuteru Yuki
Yumiko Igarashi

[Via Manga News]

Update: "Album" typo fixed. Thanks, QuinnM.