[Houtarou]

Presenting awards for the 2018 calandar year.

ANIME OF THE YEAR



A Place Further Than the Universe — MADHOUSE
Devilman Crybaby — Science SARU
MEGALOBOX — TMS Entertainment/3xCube
Violet Evergarden — Kyoto Animation
HINAMATSURI — feel
ZOMBIE LAND SAGA — MAPPA

Winner: Devilman Crybaby — Science SARU

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BEST OPENING SEQUENCE

"Fiction" by Sumika — Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
KISS OF DEATH by Mika Nakashima x Hyde — DARLING in the FRANXX
"Deal with the Devil" by Tia — Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler
POP TEAM EPIC by Sumire Uesaka — Pop Team Epic
"Aggretsuko Theme" by Miura Jam — Aggretsuko
"Fighting Gold" by Coda — JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure: Golden Wind

Winner: KISS OF DEATH by Mika Nakashima x Hyde — DARLING in the FRANXX

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BEST ENDING SEQUENCE

Kakatte Koi yo by NakamuraEmi — MEGALOBOX
"Akatsuki no Requiem" by Linked Horizon — Attack on Titan Season 3
"Ref:rain" by Aimer — After the Rain
"Star Overhead" by the pillows — FLCL Alternative
"Fly Me to the Star" by Starlight Kukugumi — Revue Starlight
"Spiky Seeds" by the pillows — FLCL Progressive

Winner: "Akatsuki no Requiem" by Linked Horizon — Attack on Titan Season 3

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BEST BOY

Kotaro Tatsumi — ZOMBIE LAND SAGA
Honda-san — Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia Season 3
Sakuta Azusagawa — Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Haida — Aggretsuko
Joe — MEGALOBOX

Winner: Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia Season 3

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BEST GIRL

Anzu — HINAMATSURI
Hinata Miyake — A Place Further Than the Universe
Lily Hoshikawa — ZOMBIE LAND SAGA
Asirpa — Golden Kamuy
Nadeshiko Kagamihara — Laid-Back Camp
Mai Sakurajima — Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Winner: Mai Sakurajima — Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

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BEST VOICE ACTOR PERFORMANCE (JAPANESE)

Mamoru Miyano as Kotaro Tatsumi — ZOMBIE LAND SAGA
Soma Saito as Honda-san — Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Megumi Han as Miki Makimura — Devilman Crybaby
Nao Toyama as Rin Shima — Laid-Back Camp
Rareko as Retsuko — Aggretsuko
Reina Ueda as Akane Shinjo — SSSS.Gridman

Winner: Mamoru Miyano as Kotaro Tatsumi — ZOMBIE LAND SAGA

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BEST VOICE ACTOR PERFORMANCE (ENGLISH)

Kari Wahlgren as Haruko Haruhara — FLCL Progressive
Christopher Sabat as All Might — My Hero Academia Season 3
Erica Mendez as Retsuko — Aggretsuko
David Wald as the Narrator — Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues
Tia Ballard as Zero Two — DARLING in the FRANXX
Erika Harlacher as Violet Evergarden — Violet Evergarden

Winner: Christopher Sabat as All Might — My Hero Academia Season 3

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BEST FIGHT SCENE (PRESENTED BY CAPCOM)

Hina vs. Anzu — HINAMATSURI
All for One vs. All Might — My Hero Academia Season 3
Naruto & Sasuke vs. Momoshiki — BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS
Jiren vs. Goku — Dragon Ball Super
Yami vs. Licht — Black Clover
Satan vs. Devilman — Devilman Crybaby

Winner: All for One vs. All Might — My Hero Academia Season 3

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BEST PROTAGONIST

Retsuko — Aggretsuko
Yumeko Jabami — Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler
Joe — MEGALOBOX
Violet Evergarden — Violet Evergarden
Rimuru Tempest — That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Sakuta Azusagawa — Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Winner: Rimuru Tempest — That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

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BEST ANTAGONIST

Ryo Asuka — Devilman Crybaby
Akane Shinjo — SSSS.Gridman
All For One — My Hero Academia Season 3
Yuri — MEGALOBOX
Tokushiro Tsurumi — Golden Kamuy
Momonga — Overlord III

Winner: All For One — My Hero Academia Season 3

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BEST ANIMATION

Violet Evergarden — Kyoto Animation
Devilman Crybaby — Science SARU
MEGALOBOX — TMS Entertainment/3xCube
A Place Further Than the Universe — MADHOUSE
Bloom into You — Troyca
My Hero Academia Season 3 — BONES

Winner: Violet Evergarden — Kyoto Animation

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BEST CHARACTER DESIGN

Violet Evergarden — Designs by Akiko Takase
Devilman Crybaby — Designs by Kiyotaka Oshiyama Based on Original Designs by Go Nagai
ZOMBIE LAND SAGA — Designs by Kasumi Fukagawa
MEGALOBOX — Designs by Hiroshi Shimizu
Aggretsuko — Original Designs by Sanrio
JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure: Golden Wind — Designs by Takahiro Kashida Based on Original Designs by Hirohiko Araki

Winner: JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure: Golden Wind — Designs by Takahiro Kashida Based on Original Designs by Hirohiko Araki

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BEST CONTINUING SERIES (PRESENTED BY VRV)

The Ancient Magus’ Bride — WIT STUDIO
Dragon Ball Super — Toei Animation
Black Clover — Pierrot
March comes in like a lion — Shaft
One Piece — Toei Animation
BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS — Pierrot

Winner: Dragon Ball Super — Toei Animation

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BEST DIRECTOR

Masaaki Yuasa — Devilman Crybaby
Atsuko Ishizuka — A Place Further Than the Universe
You Moriyama — MEGALOBOX
Yohei Suzuki — Planet With
Taichi Ishidate — Violet Evergarden
Hiroko Utsumi — Banana Fish

Winner: Masaaki Yuasa — Devilman Crybaby

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BEST FILM

Night is Short, Walk on Girl — Science SARU
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes — BONES
Mirai of the Future — Studio Chizu
Liz and the Blue Bird — Kyoto Animation
Mazinger Z: Infinity — Toei Animation
Fireworks — Shaft

Winner: My Hero Academia: Two Heroes — BONES
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(Source: Crunchyroll)

[Happeh]

Nice thread, by the way. Shame I don't really know any of these, really got to start watching again and keeping up. Difficult when CR barely has any licences in your country and cba with illegal streams.

[Houtarou]

Nice thread, by the way. Shame I don't really know any of these, really got to start watching again and keeping up. Difficult when CR barely has any licences in your country and cba with illegal streams.

I did a really bad job of keeping of with the majority of stuff that aired last year as well.

Generally speaking I don't care much about these types of award shows, but was a bit salty that A Place Further Than the Universe got shafted for Anime of the Year.
Not sure if you've seen the series or not, but I always try to recommend people check it out.