Anime Awards

And here we are, still alive after Sesiune (barely). Since 2007 has been a more than productive year as far as anime-watching is concerned, I've decided that I might as well amuse myself by writing an "Anime Awards" post - with the most random and dumbass categories ever (but, as the poet says, "don't ask" =))...)

best fandom to be obsessed about - Loveless. Hands down and no qualms about it. And this comes from a person that suffers from the "fangirl" syndrome. But nothing beats the beauty that is Loveless - with its mystery, angst, drama, smiles and sniffles, the sweetest main character ever, and the most basket-case main-character-number-two. And nothing will ever beat the butterflies (haha, get it? *dork*) in my stomach when I check the scanlation update page each month. God, I wish they sold this manga here as well...

best angst in fandom - I was like /whoa/ when I realized I can't decide. But as much as I adore the SoubixRitsuka angst and Emospada-sama, I should say... Sukisyo. Because it was the most... human, and /real/ of them all. Because I didn't have to swallow any bits of the plot whole. And because Shinichiro is such a /doll/.

Best angst [character] - two winners sharing this trophy - Agatsuma Soubi and Fujimori Sunao. They left him behind, oh god, they left him behind and just /ran away/ *sobs*

best comedy fandom - need I say it? Ouran Highschool Host Club. But, dang, have you /seen/ the last chapter of the manga? I wanted to murdify Haruhi.

best comic character - This was a tough choice (weren't they all :))...), going between the Hitachiin twins and Kaidou Kio. The winner, however, was the Kaoru - Hikaru pair (but they'll have to /share/ a prize. There!)

best unexpected comic relief character - Hayato Ike (Shakugan no Shana 1 and 2). I mean, what was /up/ with the whole going-to-the-amusement-park thing? And the school-festival episode? (which only go to prove my theory regarding /all/ anime having like a narative imperative or something, to contain one episode of an outing to an amusement park and/or an episode of a school festival. I'm actually surprised Bleach didn't have to go through this... yet.)

best shounen-ai pairing - because I am twisted. Answer - Yoru and Ran (Sukisyo). *shudders* ooo, teh lurve. Also to be metioned: Kaoru and Hikaru (in an AU of some sort) and Shindou Shuuichi and Yuki Eiri. And, of course, Yumichika and Hisagi Shuuhei (as peroxidepest17 writes them. hah!)

best het pairing - oi, /is/ there such a thing in anime?! If I could have it my way - Ichimaru Gin x Matsumoto Rangiku and Lucy x Kouta (Elfen Lied).

best fandom in terms of bishounen - Loveless. Because /nothing/ keeps me up at night like the thought of those guys.

best anime chick - Shihouin Yoruichi. For she is gorgeous, and strong, and determined, and a /woman/, for all it stands (weaknesses included. Though I can see how Urahara Kisuke can be a weakness - in the knees, for me, but any other part is fine, love). And more than anything, because she is not yet another "dumb broad", like most female characters.

best cross-dresser - Fujimori Sunao. Even though he was drawn that way. Abarai Renji has potential, too ( =)) *dies*)

best AMV-generating fandom - Loveless (again). No explanation necessary. An account on amv.org is free (or so they say :-* *loves senpai*)

best fanfic-generating fandom - need I say it? *is embarassed* Loveless. Oh lord, the angst, the angst!!one!

best action fandom - Bleach. "For the pain and the sorrow, caused by my mistakes, won't repent to a mortal whom is all to blame..."

best fantasy / sci-fi - Elfen Liedddddddd and Trinity Blood.

best "wtf?! where did the plot go" - Trinity Blood, for Abel and Ion ending up on Mars. Erm... yeah.

best "what the hell happened in the end to the main character?!" - Black Cat (note: for both this category and the one directly above - and for all anime here generally - these "awards" are based on anime!verse /only/ - not manga. Except for Loveless. That's special *drools*)

best future bishounen [when he grows up] - Aoyagi Ritsuka. Heh, can you tell this was a category made especially for him? (though there was a surprising number of contenders for this one... Hyuuga Natsume will now murder me in my sleep because I didn't choose him.)

biggest anime dumb chick - Esther Blanchett (Trinity Blood). Ye gads, can you say "shimpu-sama! kaka!" (or whatever you spell that :)). )

best anime to be a Mary Sue in - *goes off chanting* Bleach! Bleach! Bleach fairy princess... (because the characters are all so loveable, and so diverse, and so bloomin' special, that I'd looove to meet them)

best character to cosplay as - Abarai Renji. But I'd like to keep the tattoos. And my hair colour almost matches anyway.

anime chick I'd like to date - Again, Shihouin Yoruichi. Because her character type (no, not her, per se. I have yet to fall so deep into my obsession to /worship/ a fictional, drawn person.) is respect- and praise-worthy, because she is strong and vulnerable, and because she looked damn /hot/ on her date with Urahara.

anime bishounen I'd date - Agatsuma Soubi, hands down. (don't care if he has a shota complex. I can be chibi if I try, ne?)

anime imba character - Kenpachi Zaraki. Beautiful man, ne? *bat eyelashes*

anime character I'd send to councelling [does not apply if he/she is already receiving councelling] - Aoyagi Seimei. Bah, I don't want to get into it.

character I's like to kill. Kill him ded. With a rock - Persona (Gakuen Alice). I was going to write "Seimei" for this again, but I figured he deserves a second chance, what with him being Ritsuka's nii-chan and everything. I can already envisage kicking myself in the mouth for this choice, several more chapters into Loveless :))

anime character I'd like to look like - Aoyagi Ritsuka. I'm actually making a conscious effort (no, I'm not wearing fake cat ears). He's just, sort of, the ideal of beauty (at least for the kid in me). Of course, if this had a sub-category of "anime character whose smouldering glances I'd like to be able to give off", Kuchiki Byakuya and Hyuuga Natsume would be having a... staring contest-to-the-death right now. And the winner would prolly be Hitsugaya =))

Best unrequitted-love pairing - Soubi and Kio. Though I'm beginning to believe more and more that Kio's homosexual innuendos are just for show, and that he loves Soubi in a different way. But where would half the fandom be without that little bit of canon-fodder? And where would I get my angst!supply?

best OOC pairing - Renji x Ichigo :)). Nah, I'm (only half-) joking. Orihime x Ulquiorra (senpai's fault again).

character I'd like to kick in the head [for being stupid] - Sakura Mikkan. Ye gads! (but she's got an excuse - she's still young, and so has plenty of time to come to her senses. And besides, she's done a shitload of good for everyone around her. She's like a spastic ray of sunshine... but a handful at times)

Pairing that should become canon - Emiya Shirou x Saber (Fate Stay Night). Because the whole "Shirou! Saber!" routine still gives me migraines. So they should just hook up, get laid, and /get it out of their systems/.

pairing that should never have happened / should never happen - Hitsugaya Toushirou x Hinamori Momo. Or anyone with Hinamori, for that matter. That chick is bland. her motivations have no real logical, emotional or cognitive basis, and she plain sux. (heartfelt, half-objective opinion)

best mysterious character - Between Urahara, Seimei, Ritsu-sensei and Nisei, who /am/ I going to choose?! Urahara, definitely. Because he's loveable, and too intelligent to ever fully reveal his motives (motives aside, his means are simply cool!)

And as they say, that was that was that. It would be neat if senpai would like to do this too (provided she has time enough and has had her fascination perked by this. You can leave aside all the sillier categories :P). Till next year...