Animesou
Annual Anime Awards
Editor
Votes --------------------------------------------------
Hinatasou’s picks
for the year:
Best Action - Kiddy Grade
“Fly and Fly Takaku Mirai no kioku ni tsuzuku yo Precious Time.
Nothing's gonna stop me. (Animelyrics.com)” Éclair and Lumiere are
the modern age Dirty Pair. Éclair’s lipstick when applied turns
itself into a whip-like weapon. Lumiere can hurl exploding wine
bottles and has the ability to manipulate machinery from her
fingertips. Add to that their own giant mech and a personal escort
ship – nothing can stop them.
Best Drama - Angel Tales
Tenshi no Shippo is heartwarming. It is for anyone who has ever
experienced raising a pet and having to say farewell as life takes
its natural course. What happens to animals when they die? They
become your guardian angels. For Mutsumi Goro, he has twelve of them
that are all willing to help him in every way possible.
Most Emotional - Saikano
It is The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. Saikano is a 13
episode series detailing the romance between two high school
students, Shuji and Chise, in a bleak World War 3 environment.
People are dying by the thousands at the hand of Chise. Is there
hope that their relationship can withstand its trials?
Most Ecchi Humor – 1) Mahoromatic Summer Special
The Mahoromatic Summer Special is Mahoro’s battle on ecchi magazines
as she attempts to find where all of Suguru’s secret stashes are
hidden. Although Suguru claims defeat, the war will never be over.
2) Onegai Twins (Please Twins)
Maiku always seems to get caught in awkward (sexual) positions with
Karen or Miina, sometimes both. The two girls fantasize about Maiku.
Like sisters they share the same bath scenes. There is even some gay
love between Maiku and Kousei Shimazaki.
Weirdest - Puni Puni Poemi
A continuation of Excel Saga, Poemi is a fast talking daughter of
Nabeshin. The final clip is straight fanservice with all the girls
in bondage poses moaning.
Why? (The Worst) - Final Fantasy: Unlimited
Square can make the best role playing games but when it comes to
anime series and the movie the Spirits Within, they set themselves
up for financial disaster. Originally it was planned to span 52
episodes, but the low ratings or the lack of funds or a combination
of the two condensed it down to 25 episodes. The ending is hastily
pieced together. Hopefully the anticipated Final Fantasy 7 movie
will break the trend.
Best Kiddy Anime – 1) Dragon Drive
Dragon Drive is a Digimon clone. At first, it is a game with digital
dragon monsters. But then, Reiji soon finds himself trapped in
another dimension where the dragons are real. He and his friends
must compete in a tournament in order to save the world from those
who don’t care about its destruction.
2) Yugioh
Special acknowledgement has to be given to Yugioh. Finally after all
the online petitions and e-mails, Funi gave into the fans and
released the first volume of the uncut version of Yugioh. The
English dialogue was re-dubbed. The DVDs feature bilingual support
so you can hear the Japanese voices. All the original music in the
Japanese version is left in its entirely. No more invisible guns
either.
Best Manga - Ragnarok Online
Ten times better than its anime counterpart, Ragnarok Online is
based on the Massively Multiplayer Online RPG of the same name by
Sueng-Hi Lee and Gravity Interactive. Before Final Fantasy XI it was
the game of choice. The manga storyline is much darker than the
game.
Best Shoujo - DNAngel
Apart from the Daisuke and Hiwatari relationship, there is a growing
fanbase for Dark-san as a handsome bishounen with wings. Wizu is
soooo cute!
Favorite Seiyuu - Kawasumi Ayako
Her most famous role might be Mahoro from Mahoromatic. She even
sings the opening themes “On the Way Home” and “Something More
Beautiful” for both seasons of the series. She was also Aoi in Ai
Yori Aoshi, Lafiel in the Crest of the Stars trilogy, and the
supporting character Mogi in Initial D.
Most Kawaii Character - Rena ("Black Rose") from hack//Legend of
the Twilight
The character design for Rena is a chibified
version of her game counterpart.
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Best Anime Site - Animetopia (http://www.animetopia.com)
A must add to your list of favorite Internet bookmarks. Animetopia
is the premiere and official anime search directory. Don’t Google
it, Topia it instead!
Best New Series - Chrono Crusade
Who can pass up watching a nun with a gun? From an airship to the
subway and crossing the country on a train, demons must be slayed
wherever they may be. Angelic swords, apostles, prophecy, stigmata,
jewel summoning, a neko girl, and an old perverted man. It’s all
there.
A Look to the Future - Naruto
There is a huge pricing battle on who licenses the Naruto anime.
Will it be the tri-glomerate of ADV, Gratz, and Viz or 4Kids? Will
it one day appear on KidsWB? There are over 100 episodes and without
a doubt will extend longer than Inuyasha. It will soon be as common
as Dragon Ball.
