Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Anime 2009: Best & Worst

So, we're a few days into the new year, and it's time to look back and have ourselves a retrospective. Since I am (as previously mentioned) an anime nerd, my retrospective will be on the Japanese animated shows, direct-to-video specials, and movies that caught my eye in one way or another.

Note: I won't be going into too much detail on the entirety of each series, for full details, go look up the titles on Wikipedia or Anime News Network.

Let's-a-go!
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BEST OF 2009:
  • Best Action Series: Canaan
  • Best Comedy Series: Nyan Koi!
  • Best Drama Series: White Album
  • Best Film or OVA: Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners (Film 7)
  • Best Soundtrack: Casshern: Sins
  • Best Story: Casshern: Sins
  • Best Opening Theme Song: "Alternative", Asura Cryin' OP 2
  • Best Opening Sequence: "Shugoshin ~The Guardian~", Shin Mazinger Shougeki!: Z-Hen OP 2
  • Best Ending Theme Song: "Prototype", Mobile Suit Gundam 00 ED 3
  • Best Ending Sequence: "Don't Say 'Lazy'", K-On! ED
  • Best Main Character: Kouji Kabuto, Shin Mazinger Shougeki!: Z-Hen
  • Best Secondary Character: Lockon Stratos (Lyle Dylandy), Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Second half)
  • Best Love Interest: Holo, Spice and Wolf II
  • Best Potential Love Interest: Ami Kawashima, ToraDora!
  • Best Villain: Alphard, Canaan
  • Best Character Development: Cecily Cambell, Seiken no Blacksmith
  • Best Minor Character: Unnamed taxi driver (AKA "TAXIMAN!"), Canaan
  • Most Moe Girl: Azaka Kokutou, Kara No Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners (Films 6-7)
  • Badass of the Year: Adam Blade, Needless
  • Seiyuu of the Year: Haruka Tomatsu (Misao Minakami in Asura Cryin', Yunyun in Canaan, Kisaragi Yamaguchi in GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class, Mileina Vashti in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Kotone and Akari Kirishima in Nyan Koi!, Mana Mizuki in White Album, Yumiko Christina Ichinose in Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou, Rouge in Basquash!)
  • Coolest Giant Robot: Mazinger Z, Shin Mazinger Shougeki!: Z-Hen
  • Coolest Weapon: Kitchen flatware as utilized by Sebastian, Kuroshitsuji
  • Coolest Special Attack/Superpower: Saten's Daiyon Hadou, Needless
  • Coolest Upgrade: God Scrander/Big Bang Rocket Punch, Shin Mazinger Shougeki!: Z-Hen
  • Most Awesome Moment: Hyakuretsu Rocket Punch, Shin Mazinger Shougeki!: Z-Hen
  • Funniest Moment: The reveal of Nagi Ichinose's gender, Nyan Koi!
  • Sweetest Moment: Mikiya's release from the hospital and subsequent reunion with Shiki, Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners (Film 7)
  • Best Show I Didn't Watch: Bakemonogatari
  • Best Show You Didn't Watch: Pandora Hearts
  • Best Running Gag: Inko-chan the ugly bird, ToraDora!
  • Best Original Concept: Giant robots playing basketball, Basquash!
  • Best Reference: Making fun of Dragon Ball: Evolution, Seitokai no Ichizon

WORST OF 2009:

  • Worst Action Series: Queen's Blade
  • Worst Comedy Series: Kampfer
  • Worst Drama Series: Aoi Hana
  • Most Overrated Series: Mobile Suit Gundam 00
  • Biggest Letdown: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu (Honorable Mention to Slayers Revolution/Evolution-R)
  • Least Interesting Lead: Layfon Alseif, Koukaku no Regios
  • Lamest Villain: Kaede Sakura, Kampfer
  • Biggest Godmoder: Setsuna F. Seiei, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 / Layfon Alseif, Koukaku no Regios (tie)
  • Most Annoying Character: Pokota, Slayers Revolution/Evolution-R
  • "Isn't it Sad?" Award For Underdeveloped and Underutilized Characters: Allelujah Haptism, Mobile Suit Gundam 00
  • Most Pointless Death: Nena Trinity, Mobile Suit Gundam 00
  • Idiot of the Year: Whoever on the staff of Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu that thought "Endless Eight" was a good idea
  • Coolest Concept That Didn't Quite Work: Combat Librarians, Tatakau Shishou: The Book of Bantorra
  • Lamest Giant Robot: Ahead, Mobile Suit Gundam 00
  • Lamest Weapon: Super-Special Awesome Katana (not official name), Koukaku no Regios
  • Lamest Special Attack/Superpower: Kandatta String, Needless
  • Lamest Upgrade: 00-Raiser/"True Innovator", Mobile Suit Gundam 00

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And there you have it, my best and worst in anime of 2009. In case you're the kind of person who likes to flame people for their opinions online, be forewarned that I. DO. NOT. CARE.

- Azure out.

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