Best of 2006 Awards Voting

By David Rasmussen
14th Jan 07

Ok! We’re almost done! You now have until the weekend of the Academy Awards to vote, so vote already. Vote by favorite, vote by choice, vote by flip of a coin or jan ken po or whatever. If you don’t have an opinion on a certain category this time just pick something! As long as you vote before the deadline! Winner will be announced on Academy Award day.

VOTING, however, is different! Instead of posting on a thread please PM me your votes! Remember, don’t look for a thread to post this on, instead PM me your votes instead! Deadline is, again, the weekend of the Academy Awards (voting will end on the Sunday of the Awards, where I will tally up the votes and give you your winners)… except for one category where we already have a winner!

Best Manga of 2006
Best One-Shot/Mini Series
Disgaea
Kingdom Hearts

Best Series
Crimson Hero
DearS
Full Moon O Sagashite
Guru Guru Pon-chan
Nana

Best Maxi Series
Naruto
Oh My Goddess!
Tenchi Muyo

Best Cine Manga(!)
The Cat Returns : Baron
(YES, The Cat Returns wins for Best Cine Manga of 2006. Congratulations!)

Best AmeriManga
Aoi House
Captain Nemo
Destiny’s Hand
Dramacon
Kat & Mouse
Sorcerers and Secretaries

Best Manga Company
Del Rey
TOKYOPOP
VIZ

Best Anime of 2006
Best One Shot/Movie or OAV
A Place Promised in our Early Days
FMA : Conquerer of Shamballa

Best ½ Series
Elfen Lied
Hellsing : Ultimate
Ichigo Mashimaro (Strawberry Marshmallow)

Best Season
Gantz
Tactics
Tenchi Muyo : Ryo-Ohki!
Ultra Maniac

Best Maxi Series
Aria(*)
Gundam SEED
Naruto
(* - Aria, the best series you are being denied by ADV. Still only watched in Japan, this series has gotten two seasons under it’s belt (Aria the Natural being Season 2) and now I’m waiting to see if word of a Season 3 comes about or not… so vote for Aria, because somebody should tell the companies that it’s time that this series finally got it’s debut on this side of the world already!!)

Best Anime Company
Geneon
Manga Entertainment

(NOTE - Pity Afro Samurai (now showing on SPIKE) didn’t launch until New Year’s Day, I watched Episode 1 and it looks slick and interesting. Looking forward to seeing it catch fire and start to gain interest in viewers as the year rolls along and The Best of 2007 voting begins in November).

Best PSP UMD of 2006
Best Movie
Ah! My Goddess! UMD
Appleseed UMD
Cowboy Bebop the Movie UMD
GITS (original) Movie UMD
Sakura Wars the Movie UMD

Best Series (2 to 3 Episode length)
Hellsing UMD V. 1
Ikki Tousen UMD V. 1
Read or Die UMD V. 1
Trigun UMD V. 1

Best Maxi Series (4 to 5 Episode length)
Cowboy Bebop UMD V. 1
Ghost in the Shell : SAC UMD V. 1
S-Cry-ed UMD V. 1

Best PSP UMD Company
BANDAI
Geneon
Manga Entertainment

-- David Rasmussen 14th Jan 07