Wow, you actually answered most of them! Good job. Good choices, too. You didn't choose a single thing I don't like. And I can tell how much you hate Code Geass. You set a good example for which categories can and should actually be answered.
Best Hero - Simon, Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Best Heroine - Seras Victoria, Hellsing Ultimate
Best Villain - Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann:
The Universe
Best Giant Robot Anime - Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Best Moment - 5 Centimeters Per Second, when "One more time, One more chance." plays in the 3rd part. I cry every time.
Best Dub - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Best Soundtrack - Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Best Death - Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann:
Kamina
Best Action - Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage
Best Comedy - Ouran High School Host Club
Best Suspense - Ghost Hunt
Best Sci-Fi - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Best Drama - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Best Fantasy - Claymore
Guiltiest Pleasure - Ouran High School Host Club
Best Rescue - Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Best Series on TV - Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Best Series on DVD - Ouran High School Host Club
Best Manga - Goth
Anime of the Year - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
How bout adding Best Film and Best Performance from voice actors, etc.? Or does the former already ties with the genres?
Best Hero: Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
Best Heroine: Revvy (Black Lagoon)
Best Villain: Medusa (Soul Eater) *can't think of anyone else at the moment*
Best Giant Robot Anime: Gundam 00
Best Giant Robot Itself: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Best Moment: Light's laugh in episode 38 of Death Note
Best Japanese RPG with Anime Style Cutscenes: Valkyria Chronicles
Best Japanese Game: Valkyria Chronicles
Best Dub: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (anime), Valkyria Chronicles (game)
Best Performance from Voice Actors: Emily Hirst (Makoto Konno, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) & Brad Swaile (Light, Death Note) [anime], Quinton Flynn (Axel, Re:CoM) and Hedy Burress (Rosie, Valkyria Chronicles) [game]
Best Soundtrack: Gundam 00
Best Death:
Isara Gunther in Valkyria Chronicles (Game), Kamina in (Gurren Lagann)
Best Action: Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage
Best Comedy: Ouran High School Host Club
Best Suspense: Ghost Hunt
Best Sci-Fi: Casshern Sins
Best Drama: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Best Fantasy: Soul Eater
Guiltiest Pleasure: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Best Series on TV: Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Best Series on DVD: One Piece
Best Film: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Anime of the Year: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
It's just too bad that I haven't seen too many 2008 anime. Oh well, here are my choices for the stuff that I can answer (although, some of my choices may actually pertain to 2007, so if that's the case, then you really don't have to count it):
Best Villain: Light Yagami (Death Note)
Best Moment: Some part in Death Note which I can't say because its a huge spoiler.
Best Japanese Game: Ninja Gaiden 2 (I really have been wanting to check out Dragon Ball: Origins, though)
Best Dub: Ouran High School Host Club
Best Soundtrack: Death Note
Best Death: Death Note
Best Comedy: Ouran High School Host Club
Best Suspense: Death Note
Guiltiest Pleasure: Dragon Ball Z (uncut) DVD season releases
Best Series on TV: Shin-Chan (assuming that this pertains to anime airing on TV in North America)
Best Series on DVD: Yu Yu Hakusho
Best Manga: Rurouni Kenshin (Vizbig Edition); (I would have liked to say Death Note, though, but that already has enough popularity as it is)
Anime of the Year: Death Note (dub; since the dub was still airing this year)
Quick question - what are the terms for "2008?" Like, would Death Note count? It was releasing in Japan in 2006, but didn't end in America until earlier this year. What about streaming? Toei has been streaming Slam Dunk and Fist of the North Star - both decades old - for the first time, legally, on Crunchyroll this year. Other stuff, too, like release schedules and all that...
Lots of people answering lots of categories now! Keep it up!
Added.
They all look fine to me.
Yes. Anything that had any releases in either country, at any time in the series, counts. For the Crunchyroll stuff, I added a special category for it in my second post, and another one for anything streamed for the first time legally this year.
Best Hero: Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann)
Best Heroine: Balsa (Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit)
Best Villain: Light Yagami (Death Note)
Best Giant Robot Anime: Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Best Moment: "Don't believe in yourself, believe in the me who believes in you!" (Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann)
Best Japanese Game: Okami (Capcom; Wii)
Best Dub: Death Note
Best Performance from Voice Actors: Alessandro Juliani; L (Death Note)
Best Death:
Light's Death
(Death Note)
Best Action: Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Best Suspense: Death Note
Best Sci-Fi: Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann (It can be in both, right? )
Most Wigs: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Best Fanservice (for men): Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Best Series on TV: Death Note
Best Series on DVD: One Piece
Best Film: Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea
Anime of the Year: Death Note
...I think it's pretty plain to see where my loyalties lie.
Best Hero: Lelouch Vi Brittania
Best Heroine: Balsa (Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit)
Best Villain: Ribbonz
Best Giant Robot Anime: Gundam 00
Best Dub: Death Note
Best Death:
Lelouch (if you count it as a death)
Best Action: Gundam 00
Best Suspense: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Best Sci-Fi: Gundam 00
Most Wigs: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Best Fanservice (for men): Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Best Series on TV: Death Note
Anime of the Year: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
I just realized that the majority of those whom actually put aside time to fill this out are putting all their votes towarRAB shows aired on [as] and Ani-Monday.
It's a shame to see the lesser known shows getting little attention at all, considering quite a few of them are far better than those aired on the channels I previously stated.
It's been more than a month since the last votes, and there are only a few days left of the year, so if there are no more by Tuesday the 30th, I'll add a poll with the 3 nominees for Anime of the Month, so at least we'll have a winner for that.
Best Hero: Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann)
Best Heroine: Masane- Witcrabroadlade
Best Villain: Light Yagami (Death Note)
Best Giant Robot Anime: Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
Best Moment: WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM? (Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann)
Best Japanese Game: Metal Gear Solid 4
Best Dub: N/A
Best Death:
Masane's death
(Witcrabroadlade)
Best Action: Black Lagoon
Best Suspense: Death Note
Best Sci-Fi: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (was there any doubt?)
Best Fanservice (for men): N/A
Best Series on TV: Gurren Lagann
Best Series on DVD: One Piece
Guiltiest Pleasure- Hell Girl
Anime of the Year: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Nevermind. Thanks to Beat, the Anime of the Month, unless someone else votes for one of the ones it was tied with, is, for the second year in a row in this two-year-so-far awarRAB thread, TENGEN TOPPA GURREN LAGANN! For the record, it's what I would've voted for. Of course, there's still time to change that.
honestly I think the best dub was Magikano because the show is utterly worthless, but because of the jokes and things inserted into the 'reversion dub' or whatever they call it I actually found it pretty funny and watched it on demand.
Best Hero: Lelouch. He's the anti-Light, and for that I'll always appreciate him.
Best Heroine: Sumeragi Noriega from Gundam 00. Don't worry, if you don't get why right now, you will.
Best Villain: Yeah, I'll echo Light. He's a massive bastard.
Best Giant Robot Anime: Gurren Lagann for super, Gundam 00 for real.
Best Giant Robot Itself:
00 Gundam
Best Moment: Light's laugh in the final Death Note episode. That was just bone-chilling.
Best Japanese RPG with Anime Style Cutscenes: Valkryia Chronicles. It goes well beyond the standard. Cutscenes? Practically the entire game is maintains a very high standard of artistic quality.
Best Dub: Ouran Host Club. The performances are essential to the humor working as well as it does.
Best Performance from Voice Actors: Brad Swailie as Light. See Death Note's final episode.
Best Soundtrack: Gundam 00. Kenji Kawai has amazing talent, and he really shows it off in this show.
Best Death:
Light's downfall in Death Note
Best Action: Gurren Lagann, just because of the sheer scale of some of the battles.
Best Comedy: Ouran Host Club. It's impossible not to laugh at it.
Best Suspense: Code Geass. I'll give it this, it knows how to serve up cliffhangers.
Best Sci-Fi: Gundam 00. I'd love to say Toward the Terra, but Gundam 00 does too good a job at portraying its alternate A.D. timeline. I'd really urge people to pay attention to the former, though.
Best Drama: Victorian Romance Emma. It's romance, so I figure it counts. This series really is a hidden gem, give it a look. If you like Le Chevalair D'eon's historical context, you'll love the faithfulness of the Emma series when it comes to Victorian England.
Best Fantasy: Tsubasa Chronicle: Tokyo Revelations. That was one kickass OVA. I really hope it gets licensed eventually.
Guiltiest Pleasure: Macross Frontier
Best Fanservice (for men): Gurren Lagann. Shameless and unapologetic.
Best Fanservice (for women): Ouran Host Club. Is there really any doubt?
Best Movie: The Girl Who Leaped Through Time
Best Series on TV: Gundam 00. It'll only get better from here, folks.
Best Series on DVD: One Piece
Best DVD Feature: Hmm. Probably Ouran Host Club's dub outtakes.
Anime of the Year: Gundam 00. Yeah, I'm biased, but even for a long time Gundam fan like me I've been constantly surprised by it. It isn't often that a series sets my expectations high and then goes even further beyond them.
I haven't seen nearly enough 2008 anime I'm afraid, but I'll just do my best to catch up and try to give some of them their due next year.
Best Hero: Lelouch (Code Geass)
Best Heroine: Masane (Witcrabroadlade)
Best Villain: Death Note
Light Yagami
Best Giant Robot Anime: Gundam 00
Best Giant Robot Itself: Teggen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Best Moment: Gurren Laggan:
"JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!!"
Best Japanese RPG with Anime Style Cutscenes: Chrono Trigger on RAB
Best Dub: Death Note
Best Performance from Voice Actors: Death Note (Brad Swaile and Alessandro Juliani)
Best Soundtrack: Death Note (esp. "What's Up People?!")
Best Death: Death Note
the guy who has the twelfth letter of the English alphabet for his name
Best Action: Gurren Laggan
Best Comedy: Bleach
Best Suspense: Death Note
Best Sci-Fi: Gundam 00
Best Drama: Now and Then Here and There (on SciFi; very heart-wrenching)
Best Fantasy: Bleach
Guiltiest Pleasure: Witcrabroadlade
Most Painful Costume: Witcrabroadlade outfits
Mom of the Year: Masane from Witcrabroadlade
Best Mullet: M.D. Geist (on SciFi)
Best Fanservice (for men): Witcrabroadlade (thank you IFC!) and Code Geass
Best Fanservice (for women): Descendants of Darkness (SciFi)
Best Series on TV: Death Note
Best Series on DVD: Cowboy Bebop (Anime LegenRAB)
Best Manga: Berserk
Anime of the Year: Gundam 00
Best Hero : Lelouch (Code Geass)
Best Heroine : Balsa (Moribito)
Best Villain : Light (Death Note)
Best Giant Robot Anime: Code Geass
Best Giant Robot Itself: Code Geass
Best Moment : Ending of Code Geass Season 1
Best Dub : Death Note
Best Performance from Voice Actors: Death Note (Brad Swaile and Alessandro Juliani)
Best Soundtrack : Death Note
Best Death : Death Note
Best Action : Code Geass
Best Comedy : Welcome to the NHK
Best Suspense : Death Note
Best Sci-Fi : Code Geass
Best Drama : Kanon
Best Fantasy : Code Geass
Most Wigs : Code Geass
Guiltiest Pleasure : Code Geass
Best Fanservice (for men) : Code Geass
Best Series on TV : Death Note
Best Series on DVD : Death Note
Best Film : 5 CM per second
Anime of the Year : Death Note
Sorry, but since that was after New Year's, and since it would cause a tie, it won't count. So the winner for Anime of the Month is still Gurren Lagann again. I'll figure out the winners for the rest of the categories in the next day or so, when I have more free time. Here's to another year of anime, including Gurren Lagann, which can win again in 2009, since there will be releases in 2009.
Having not watched much anime from this year, here's what I have:
Best Hero: Kamina (Gurren Lagann)
Best Heroine: Haruhi (Ouran High School Host Club)
Best Villain: Light Yagami (Death Note)
Best Giant Robot Anime: Gurren Lagann
Best Giant Robot Itself: The Gurren Lagann
Best Moment: the trippy Van Gogh animation when Mokoto first gets charged in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Best Japanese Game: Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Best Dub: 5 Centimeters Per Second
Best Performance from Voice Actors: Brian Drummond as Ryuk (Death Note)
Best Soundtrack: 5 Centimeters Per Second
Best Death:
Light
Best Action: Gurren Lagann
Best Comedy: Ouran High School Host Club
Best Suspense: Death Note
Best Sci-Fi: Kaiba
Best Drama: BECK
Best Fantasy: One Piece
Guiltiest Pleasure: I'm not guilty of anything
Most Painful Costume: The Witcrabroadlade
Mom of the Year: Mom from the live-action Speed Racer (eligible?)
Best Rescue: SGT Frog (perhaps)
Fuzziest Reincarnation: what is this category?
Best Mullet: Solid Snake!
Best Fanservice (for men) and Best Fanservice (for women): not voting due to somewhat sexist nature of categories
Best Series on TV: Death Note
Best Series on DVD: Ouran High School Host Club
Best Film: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Best Manga: Monster
Anime of the Year: Ouran High School Host Club
