“Zaijian” by Nobuto Ochiai received a Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 1998.
I am not an avid watcher of animation, but since I grew up in Japan during the period of the full bloom of Japanese animation, it can be said that I watched them a lot. Japanese animations have been produced in large numbers, from comedy to horror, love story to action.
About Nobuto Ochiai
Nobuto Ochiai (J), born in Hiroshima in 1971, has been a freelance computer graphics animator since 1995. Curreently he works mainly at the Digital Engine Lab, preparing for director Mamoru Oshii's CG film project G.R.M.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.