I'm just waiting for the Dead Fantasy sequel premieres, but I found the awards given to be interestingly biased.
The only one I agree with is Category 21. Category 19 is bullshit, it's like they have a one tracked mind, they seriously can not believe that shit has the best action out of all 2009 manga. Bakuman has more action than that spin off bullshit, oops sorry it's apparently not a spin off now since it's a sequel. I've seen better songs than Tonight,Tonight,Tonight, even though it's still a good song. In general I think the whole list is biased. It's filled with mainly mainstream stuff. Also, even though Fairy Tail is one of my favorite manga, it does not deserve best manga for comedy, even though it has its moments. I can't say much about Category 22 since I don't buy Shonen Jump or anything like that.
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) also announced this year’s winners for the 2009 SPJA Industry Awards. Winners and their categories include:
[Category 01: Best Voice Actor (Japanese)
Kappei Yamaguchi – DEATH NOTE – L
Category 02: Best Voice Actor (English)
Kyla Hebert – GURREN LAGAAN - Kamina
Category 03: Best Voice Actress (Japanese)
Junko Takeuchi – NARUTO – Naruto Uzumaki
Category 04: Best Voice Actress (English)
Michelle Ruff – BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY – Rukia Kuchiki
Category 05: Best Casting Director
Jaime Simone – BLEACH
Category 06: Best Character Design
Masaru Kitao of Madhouse – DEATH NOTE
Category 07: Best Mechanical Design
Yoh Yoshirari – GURREN LAGAAN
Category 08: Best Male Character
L – DEATH NOTE
Category 09: Best Female Character
Rukia Kuchiki – BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY
Category 10: Best Mascot Character
Mokona – xxxHOLIC
Category 11: Best Backround Design
Minoru Nakamura of Studio Pierrot – BLEACH
Category 12: Best Original Video Animation
LUCKY STAR OVA – Bandai Entertainment
Category 13: Best Feature Film
THE GIRL WHO LEPT THROUGH TIME – Bandai Entertainment
Category 14: Best Television Series
GURREN LAGAAN – Bandai Entertainment
Category 15: Best Original Score
DEATH NOTE Score – DEATH NOTE – Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi
Category 16: Best Original Song
“Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” – Bleach – Beat Crusaders – Aniplex Inc. – BEAT CRUSADERS
Category 17: Best Director (Japanese)
Tetsuro Araki – DEATH NOTE
Category 18: Best Director (American)
Karl Willems – DEATH NOTE
Category 19: Best Manga – Action
TSUBASA: RESERVOIR CHRONICLE - Del Rey Manga – Clamp
Category 20: Best Manga – Comedy
FAIRY TAIL – Del Rey Manga – Hiro Mashima
Category 21: Best Manga – Drama
MONSTER – Viz Media – Naoki Urasawa
Category 22: Best Publication
Shonen Jump – VIZ Media
Category 23: Best Full Motion Video in Video Game
FINAL FANTASY IV – Square-Enix
The only one I agree with is Category 21. Category 19 is bullshit, it's like they have a one tracked mind, they seriously can not believe that shit has the best action out of all 2009 manga. Bakuman has more action than that spin off bullshit, oops sorry it's apparently not a spin off now since it's a sequel. I've seen better songs than Tonight,Tonight,Tonight, even though it's still a good song. In general I think the whole list is biased. It's filled with mainly mainstream stuff. Also, even though Fairy Tail is one of my favorite manga, it does not deserve best manga for comedy, even though it has its moments. I can't say much about Category 22 since I don't buy Shonen Jump or anything like that.
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