The selection committee for the first five years consisted of science fiction and fantasy author Motoko Arai, anime director, screenwriter, and producer Ryōsuke Takahashi, video game designer Yūji Horii, and Akutagawa Prize-winning author Kazushige Abe.
Shinzō Abe | Abe Fortas | Kōbō Abe | Abe Waddington | Shinzo Abe | Masao Abe | Yoshitoshi ABe | Abe Reles | Abe Hartley | Abe Attell | Utu Abe Malae | Shinnosuke Abe | Kazushige Nosawa | Kazushige Abe | Abe Vigoda | Abe Saperstein | Abe no Seimei | Abe no Sadatō | Abe no Sadato | Abe no Munetō | Abe no Hirafu | Abe Lyman | Abe "Little Champ" Attell | Abe Levy | Abe Burrows | Sada Abe | Ryuichi Abe | Masatoshi Abe | Lena Abé | Kohki Abe |