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[JadedWriter]

And of fucking course DTL is in that thread.

 

[ShinRPGamer]

And of fucking course DTL is in that thread.

I'm surprised he wasn't the first post.

 

[JadedWriter]

I'm surprised he wasn't the first post.

Surprised that man doesn't have some sort of Yaoi signal app on his phone. "My fetish sense is tingling."

 

[BatDan]

Finished Half Genie Hero.
Short but fun. Can't wait for Shantae 5.

 

[bigkrev]

Surprised that man doesn't have some sort of Yaoi signal app on his phone. "My fetish sense is tingling."

nah i paged him about it

 

[Crocodile]

You know, I kept trying to come up with a nomination list for Toonami for the past year but honestly everything I could think off was most a repetition, in part, of someone else's lists. I think all the major moments (good or bad) have been touched upon so I feel its hard for me to add one to that massive list I'm sure Grexeno has by now. The one exception, which I don't think I've seen anyone else really mention?

Worst Moment:
The ending of the show when they decided to take a giant dump on Leone (Akame ga Kill)

Like there were very, very few good things about Akame ga Kill, I felt Leone was one of them. The way the ending played out and her final fate?

I'm still salty about that :/

 

[gamerguy2002]

You know, I kept trying to come up with a nomination list for Toonami for the past year but honestly everything I could think off was most a repetition, in part, of someone else's lists. I think all the major moments (good or bad) have been touched upon so I feel its hard for me to add one to that massive list I'm sure Grexeno has by now. The one exception, which I don't think I've seen anyone else really mention?

Worst Moment:
The ending of the show when they decided to take a giant dump on Leone (Akame ga Kill)

Like there were very, very few good things about Akame ga Kill, I felt Leone was one of them. The way the ending played out and her final fate?

I'm still salty about that :/

It looks like the manga might change that.

 

[B-Dubs]

You know, I kept trying to come up with a nomination list for Toonami for the past year but honestly everything I could think off was most a repetition, in part, of someone else's lists. I think all the major moments (good or bad) have been touched upon so I feel its hard for me to add one to that massive list I'm sure Grexeno has by now. The one exception, which I don't think I've seen anyone else really mention?

Worst Moment:
The ending of the show when they decided to take a giant dump on Leone (Akame ga Kill)

Like there were very, very few good things about Akame ga Kill, I felt Leone was one of them. The way the ending played out and her final fate?

I'm still salty about that :/

I'm down with adding this to the list.

 

[Grexeno]

Y'all got 30 minutes or forever hold your peace.

 

[bigkrev]

You know, I kept trying to come up with a nomination list for Toonami for the past year but honestly everything I could think off was most a repetition, in part, of someone else's lists

Yeah, same.

The only thing I would put in surprise is me actually liking Christina Vee as Killua after being really worried watching the early clips they posted.

 

[Zonic]

I feel the same way, there's going to be some clear winners this year since most of us seem to be in agreement for quite a few categories. I was a bit hard pressed to think of nominations that didn't seem like I was just mixing & copy/pasting other lists people came up with.

 

[Grexeno]

Dio Presents: Best Villian

 

[Schadenfreude]

I'm not motivated enough to look back on the year and organize my thoughts and feelings with regards to Toonami. I'm the same with all "Year's Best" things. Can't be bothered to do it for video games or movies or anime. I will vote on whatever nominees you guys end up choosing tho. And so like most of the American public, I won't concern myself enough with the process to actually do something but I will bitch and be resentful about the outcome later on when the nominees are out. Godspeed, you motivated bastards.

 

[Grexeno]

Oh it's still podcast this year by the way so there's no actual voting.

Unless the demand is really high.

 

[Grexeno]

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

Best Opening Theme

Dragon Soul - Dragonball Z Kai OP

Liar Mask - Akame ga Kill! OP 2

Let Me Hear - Parasyte OP

Battlecry - Samurai Champloo OP

Closer - Naruto Shippuden OP 4

Glow of Fireflies - Naruto Shippuden OP 5

Sign - Naruto Shippuden OP 6

Jungle P - One Piece OP 9

Genesis - Dimension W OP

Departure! - Hunter x Hunter OP 1

Departure! -Second Version- - Hunter x Hunter OP 2

Raise your flag - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans OP 1

Survivor - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans OP 2

The Hero!! Set Fire to the Furious Fist - One-Punch Man OP

JoJo ~That Blood's Destiny~ - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OP 1


Best Ending Theme

Wings of the Heart - Dragonball Z Kai ED 2

Tsuki Akari - Akame ga Kill! ED 2

It's the Right Time - Parasyte ED

Song of Four Seasons - Samurai Champloo ED

BRING IT ON!!! - Naruto Shippuden ED 8

Deep Breathing - Naruto Shippuden ED 9

My ANSWER - Naruto Shippuden ED 10

It Was You - Naruto Shippuden ED 11

Contrast - Dimension W ED

Just Awake - Hunter x Hunter ED 1

Hunting for Your Dream - Hunter x Hunter ED 2

Tears of Orphans - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans ED 1

STEEL -Iron Blooded Bonds- - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans ED 2

I'll Find It Before the Stars for You - One-Punch Man ED

Roundabout - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ED

Best Promo

Please note that this includes all promos longer than 30 seconds, and does not include Game Reviews or Better Cartoon Show Promos linked to an advertisement.

January 2016 Lineup Promo

March 2016 Lineup Promo

April 2016 Lineup Promo

June 2016 Lineup Promo

July 2016 Lineup Promo

October 2016 Lineup Promo

December 2016 Lineup Promo

Dimension W Promo

Hunter x Hunter Promo

Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans Promo

One Punch Man Promo

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Promo

Children Who Chase Lost Voices Promo

Gundam Unicorn Promo

Dragonball Z Kai: The Final Chapters Promo

Dragonball Super Teaser 2

Better Cartoon Show 2016 #1

Better Cartoon Show 2016 #3

Weapons

Inner Power

You're Not Alone

Life Advice Part Two Speech

Dreams 2016 Speech

Best Soundtrack

(all shows that aired new episodes this year)

Worst Moment

Cell survives his own self-destruction because reasons (Dragonball Z Kai)
Goku gives Cell a Senzu Bean (Dragonball Z Kai)
Sasuke defeats Orochimaru (Naruto Shippuden)
Itachi face-turn (Naruto Shippuden)
Incredibly subtle environmental messaging (Parasyte)
Absalom & Lola scenes (One Piece)
Yukimaru won't shut up about camellias (Naruto Shippuden)
Shinichi defeats Gotou with the power of pollution (Parasyte)
Waiting for Saitama in the Sea King Arc (One-Punch Man)
All the bullshit in Akame vs. Esdeath (Akame ga Kill!)
Trunks won't kill Cell to save Vegeta's pride (Dragonball Z Kai)
Bols' death (Akame ga Kill!)
Epilogue (Akame ga Kill!)
Akihiro's dumbass brother (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
The Froggy Song (Naruto Shippuden)
Epilogue (Akame ga Kill!)
Funeral Sex (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Vegeta allows Cell to power up (Dragonball Z Kai)
Canary allows Gon to pass (Hunter x Hunter)
Kana's death (Parasyte)
Sasuke's "Perfect Team" (Naruto Shippuden)
Leone's death (Akame ga Kill!)

Best Moment

Zeppeli accepts his death (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Joseph whips out a Tommy Gun (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency)
Final crew attack vs. Oars (One Piece)
Hamon Leaf Glider (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Father/Son Kamehameha (Dragonball Z Kai)
Mumen Rider takes on the Deep Sea King (One-Punch Man)
Killua rips out that guy's heart (Hunter x Hunter)
The Straw Hats meet Brook (One Piece)
Gohan defeats Cell (Dragonball Z Kai)
IT WAS ME, DIO! (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Gon makes Netero use his hand (Hunter x Hunter)
The baseball game (Samurai Champloo)
"OK" (One-Punch Man)
McGillis betrays Gaelio (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Jin saves prostitute lady (Samurai Champloo)
Mugen's near-death experience (Samurai Champloo)
Saitama's dream (One-Punch Man)
Akame ga Kill! finally ends (Akame ga Kill!)
Tactics 15! (One Piece)
Return of Sniper King (One Piece)
Jiraiya's Death (Naruto Shippuden)
Jonathan's Death (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Jonathan meets Speedwagon (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
There's always a price (Children Who Chase Lost Voices)
Reiko Tamura's death (Parasyte)

Worst Looking Show

(all shows that aired new episodes this year)

Best Looking Show

(all shows that aired new episodes this year)

Worst Ending

Akame ga Kill!
Parasyte
Samurai Champloo
Dimension W
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
One-Punch Man
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood

Best Ending

Akame ga Kill!
Parasyte
Samurai Champloo
Dimension W
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
One-Punch Man
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood

Best Fight

Straw Hat Pirates vs. Oars (One Piece)
Jonathan vs. Dio - Mansion Fight (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Saitama vs. Boros (One-Punch Man)
Mugen vs. Jin (Samurai Champloo)
Jiraiya vs. Pain (Naruto Shippuden)
Jin vs. Kagetoki Kariya (Samurai Champloo)
Piccolo vs. Android 17 (Dragonball Z Kai)
Gon & Killua vs. Netero (Hunter x Hunter)
Genos vs. Deep Sea King (One-Punch Man)
Krillin vs. Cell (Dragonball Z Kai)
Saitama vs. Genos (One-Punch Man)
Gotou vs. the police (Parasyte)
Jonathan vs. Bluford (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Usopp vs. Perona (One Piece)
Mumen Rider vs. Deep Sea King (One-Punch Man)
Shinichi & Migi vs. Gotou #1 (Parasyte)
Mikazuki vs. Ein (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)

Best Villain

Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
McGillis Fareed (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Perona (One Piece)
Hisoka (Hunter x Hunter)
Gekko Moriah (One Piece)
Sonic (One-Punch Man)
Gotou (Parasyte)

Worst Character

Captain Puzzle (One Piece)
Yukimaru (Naruto Shippuden)
Syura (Akame ga Kill!)
Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto Shippuden)
Tobi (Naruto Shippuden)
Ein Dalton (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Haruka Seameyer (Dimension W)
Absalom (One Piece)
Akame (Akame ga Kill!)
Genos (One-Punch Man)
Mumen Rider (One-Punch Man)
Perfect Cell (Dragonball Z Kai)
Emperor (Akame ga Kill!)
Tonpa (Hunter x Hunter)
Karin (Naruto Shippuden)
Kudelia (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Puri-Puri Prisoner (One-Punch Man)
Fumitan (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Togonosuke Makanai (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Esdeath (Akame ga Kill!)
Amida (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Nurari/Condom Guy (Naruto Shippuden)
Kana (Parasyte)
Mira (Dimension W)
Wave (Akame ga Kill!)

Best Character

Brook (One Piece)
Jiraiya (Naruto Shippuden)
Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Jonathan Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Mikazuki (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Hisoka (Hunter x Hunter)
Saitama (One-Punch Man)
Imperfect Cell (Dragonball Z Kai)
Speedwagon (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Piccolo (Dragonball Z Kai)
Killua (Hunter x Hunter)
Will Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Mugen (Samurai Champloo)
Jin (Samurai Champloo)
Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency)
Genos (One-Punch Man)
Mumen Rider (One-Punch Man)

Best Cast

(all shows that aired new episodes this year)

Biggest Disappointment

Intruder III
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Permanent Gundam timeslot
Dimension W
Sentai dubs
Less room for new premieres
No My Hero Academia
One-Punch Man
Buu Arc acquired
Double DBZ
GITS instead of Space Dandy S2
Sasuke vs. Itachi
No G Gundam
Parasyte
Shelter edits
Akama ga Kill!
Bad music videos
Still no Month of Movies
Cell Saga

Best Surprise

Hunter X Hunter acquired
Full Roundabout
Dragonball Super acquired
Phantom Blood dub quality
FLCL Season 2 announced
Return of Gundam
Post-Intruder Block Look
JoJo acquired
Intruder III
Edmonton in anime!
Phantom Blood quality
11:30 - the re-re-returnening
One Punch Man Ending

Most Wanted New Show

Mob Psycho 100
My Hero Academia
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
Blood Blockade Battlefront
Legend of Galactic Heroes
Iron-Blooded Orphans S2
Black Clover
Keijo
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc
Lupin III Part 4
Tiger and Bunny
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
Psycho Pass
Ping Pong The Animation
Young Justice

Best Performance by a Voice Actor

Ian Sinclair as Brook (One Piece)
Patrick Seitz as Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Keith Silverstein as Hisoka (Hunter x Hunter)
Jonny Yong Bosch as Jonathan Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
Chris Guerrero as Gekko Moriah (One Piece)
Max Mittleman as Saitama (One-Punch Man)
David Lodge as Jiraiya (Naruto Shippuden)
Andrew Love as Uragami (Parasyte)
Robbie Daymond as Mumen Rider (One-Punch Man)
Kyle McCarley as Mikazuki (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Steve Blum as Mugen (Samurai Champloo)
Chris Jai Alex as Boros (One-Punch Man)
Sonny Strait as Usopp (One Piece)

Best Performance by a Voice Actress

Erica Mendez as Gon (Hunter x Hunter)
Cristina Valenzuela as Killua (Hunter x Hunter)
Felecia Angelle as Perona (One Piece)
Erika Harlacher as Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter)
Luci Christian as Nami (One Piece)
Cassandra Lee as Atra (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Kari Wahlgren as Fuu (Samurai Champloo)
Joanne Bonasso as Reiko Tamura (Parasyte)
Hilary Haag as Asuna Watase (Children Who Chase Lost Voices)
Colleen Clinkenbeard as Luffy (One Piece)
Brittney Karbowski as Migi (Parasyte)
Marieve Harrington as Tornado (One-Punch Man)

Best Dub

(all shows that aired new episodes this year)

Worst Show of the Year

(all shows that aired new episodes this year)

Best Show of the Year

(all shows that aired new episodes this year)


And so tomorrow 5 people will jump in a podcast, and less than that will come out with a list of winners.

 

[Raxus]

Worst Moment
It's been a great year for Toonami and next year looks even stronger However we have to remember where we came from and how stupid some shows got.

DBZ - Everyone gets the stupid stick!

Lots about DBZ has reminded me why I fell in love in the series but there are rude awakenings as well. Most notably the way they stretch out arcs by stupid decisions the main characters make. While I can explain Krillin's and Vegeta's is well written into his character it gets ludicrous how many characters just make bone headed decisions because pride, short sightedness, or just plain stupidity. Goku making his son fight based off a one second interaction, Gohan not finishing Cell ASAP, Piccolo leading cell straight to the androids. It figures the two characters who make any smart decisions are the one offs. Trunks and Android 16. Good job Bulma removing that bomb :-/

Parasyte - Run to my Husbando!

Parasyte had lots of strong moments and it is very much a product of the era it was written in originally but there is no excusing Kana. While I can write around how she hopelessly falls in love with Shinji, she still gets really creepy and proceeds to make some unbelievably boneheaded decisions despite being warned in advance multiple times ultimately leading to her getting a knife in the back and 'woman in the freezer'd' for Shinji. Awful.

Naruto Shippuden - Sasuke and his ninja pals!

I am glad Naruto ended this year on a strong note because ho boy did this arc make you want to quit the show forever. Bland character on top of bland character and no non-canon excuse to save it. Forgettable characters at best and downright offensive at worst *glares at Karin*, it will only get worse going forward for these characters.

Best Moment
Thankfully the bad of this year was HEAVILY outweighed by the good. The problem? So much good stuff that most of my nominations probably won't make the list. Even really strong moments like Parasyte will probably get passed over but I want to give credit where credit is due so here comes a wave of nominations!

DBZ - Father/Son Kamehameha

Ignoring what happens after, this was a bold step to take. Passing the torch on to Gohan as the main protagonist which has been built up as the series went forward and providing a much needed shakeup to the status quo. Cell saga had it's share of mistakes but I still love this moment even to this day.

JoJo - JoJo is here and he is FABULOUS!

Ok, this is cheating because it is a whole series of moments but I can't state often enough how nice it is to have JoJo on the block and everyone loving it. It is by far the most fun I have seen on Toonami in ages (subjective I know). Even better we had a blast with arguably the LEAST Bizarre and LEAST popular part of JoJo. I can't wait for next year. Now strike a pose!

Parasyte - Come back to the one who left a hole in your heart

Missteps aside, nothing hits home quite as hard as the end of the detective arc. Several story arcs come to a close here (with varying success) but the two strongest threads are Shinichi's finally coming to terms with his mother's death and Reiko Tamura blurring the lines of parasyte and human. Parasyte may showed its age but it was scenes like this that really made me glad it exists.

OPM - Mumen Rider, A true hero

For a series about a guy who takes out most of his opponents in ONE PUUUUUUUNCH, it speaks volumes about ONE's writing when he can still have genuinely emotional moments like this. Some context; Mumen Rider is a C-class hero whose moveset consists of standard punches and kicks and tossing his bike at his opponent. He could have EASILY been written as a one note joke character but his speech to the audience and Deep Sea King show in his heart he is my text book definition of the hero. A man who will scratch and claw, no matter how hopeless a circumstance, to find hope. Saitama's reassurance after he gets the stuffing beat out of him and Mumen sharing Ramen with Saitama is easily the series emotional climax. He also forms a nice through line for the series when a God threat comes down in the form of Boros and he can still be seen rescuing civilians in the rubble. My helmet off you you!

Best Fight
There are tons of great fights this year thanks to several high profile shonen series coming to the block. If it wasn't for a certain caped baldy, I'd say it'd be a tough pick but I do want to give a shout out to some other great fights in some of the series.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Mansion Fight

As you guys already know I am a huge fan of this series, but what sold me on the anime was actually episode 3, this barn burner of an episode (quite literally) has several massive plot developments and one of the most nail biting fights of the year. It is Jonathan vs. a super powered vampire armed with a knife and his wits and a mansion collapsing all around them. It was this fight that sold me on the series and get ready to go on a bizarre adventure.

Iron Blooded Orphans - Mika vs. Robo-Ein Dalton

I have a bone to pick with this series but let's not muddy the waters. IBO still has great mech fights and uses them sparingly enough to build up hype for the next. The more metal on metal nature of IBO's fights make them pretty brutal affairs and nothing more so than Dalton's rampage of vengence on our main crew. It is sends IBO out on a high note.

OPM - Boros vs Saitama

Ok, this entry practically isn't fair. Animation budget as well as some great direction make this fight visual candy from the word go. What really pushes this over the edge is the direction, not the gorgeous animation. The shout outs to the molemen vs. Saitama in episode one drawing a parallel to Boros and Saitama. It even escalates to the point Saitama actually has to throw a 'serious' punch to beat him. Easily one of the best anime fights of all time in my opinion.

Best Villain
What a year to be a bad guy. Several iconic villains debuted on Toonami making this one of the hotly contested spots on the list.

JoJo - Dio Brando

Sometimes you just need and irredeemable bastard as your antagonist (YOU HEAR THAT NARUTO!). Dio is a delight to watch. He is just so over the top it is strangely charming in a way. As the series progresses he only gets more cocky and MORE EVIL. Kind of hard when your intro is punching a cute dog in the face.

Hunter x Hunter - Hisoka

Let's get this out of the way. Hisoka is creepy clown that is very likely a pedophile, a sadist and a masochist. He could easily be one of the worst characters but is one of my favorite villains of all time because of these traits thanks to how he is written into the story. Guy is simply a high functioning sociopath. He will murder people at the drop of a dime if he deems them worthy or not worth investing time to give him a fair fight and kills people pretty brutally (guy loves decapitating people). To make matters worse he is super crafty making him a huge threat to not only our heroes but practically every character moving forward, good or evil. Hisoka, you scary.

Iron Blooded Orphans - McGillis

It is funny putting McGillis on the list since his intentions are fuzzy until the end of the first season but the guy is pretty cold blooded. Killing not one but two childhood friends and hugging his best friends sister after he murdered him is pretty dark. I also like that his plan actually makes sense on paper (albeit kind of convoluted), it works and we have a massive threat going into season 2.

Worst Character
So much terrible was packed into the early year I just kind of wrote them off since it is hard to find the singular character that ruined Akame ga Kill! or the multiple terrible filler villains in Naruto. I decided to settle in on characters that actively dragged/good shows down when they were on screen. These guys are the worst.

Parasyte - Kana

In some respects I understand what the author was going for with Kana. A girl who is blindly in love that she ignores warning signs and dies tragically. However, that is blown out of the water when the Shinichi honestly doesn't care for her that much and she more or less gets lady in the fridged later on (see worst moment). Kana really never get developed as a character outside her love for Shinichi and as a result, really dragged the show down whenever she was on screen.

OPM/One Piece - Puri Puri Prisoner/Absalom

I had to lump these two together since they both share the same flaw. They are kinda rapey and really that is more or less their character. Puri Puri at least gets SOME development outside of that but he is also seated in 'gay panic' which is equally as vile. Absalom's rapey-ness is played for laughs. I hate them both with a fiery passion I can't describe.

Dimension W - Mira

For the record I don't really hate Mira on her own. It is more how much she brought the worst out of the series through no direct action of her own aside from being there. Direction in the series got super pervy for no reason, the main character turned into a woman beating asshole and really none of this gets addressed in a substantial manner. What the hell. That is the one nomination you get Dimension W, you utterly forgettable series.

Best Character
Due to several of my favorite characters already being nominated in the villains category (sorry Dio), I decided to give this category to characters who had one last hurrah/showcased a big emotional moment this year.

Naruto - Jiraiya

Jiraiya was a boss. A pervy sensei with the sick ninja skills to back it up. Unfortunately for him this also made him a huge liability on the story with Kishi often having to nerf the shit out of him in order to make a fight fair. So he meets his end with Pain who, up to this point, was shaping up to be the big bad (*screams internally*). Jiraya was a breath of fresh air for mentor characters in anime for me. While the pervy side is nothing new in anime (See Roshi), Jiraiya was endlessly supportive of Naruto, often brought much needed levity to situations and was pretty badass. He also represented much of what Naruto was about of the beginning, hard work and determination leading him to become a huge badass.

OPM - Mumen Rider

See Best Moment

One Piece - Brook

I feel bad nominating Brook before Thriller Bark concludes but really there is no better time to nominate him since he has only one major story left for the arc. Brook spent years living on a ghost ship after his crew had died and his devil fruit brought him back to life. He is gentlemanly in appearance and kind of a pervert but you can excuse that as some madness from being alone for nearly 50 years. Easily one of the most fun characters of the year.

Biggest Disappointment
We had bad but then we had....ok.... not great and not terrible but we may have had some expectations going into it. These nominees have some value to them but something in one way or another kept them from reaching it.

The Intruder 3

I didn't have high expectations going into this but it was still shockingly short. It all felt kind of rushed. I really don't hate anything about it though and it did give us one of the sleekest redesigns yet (IMO) so I really can never be too mad about it and I still hope for an Intruder 4 some time way way way down the line.

Iron Blooded Orphans

Another series that I have hope for. The beginning and end of this series are really good with good characters I care about and some great fights. It is just a shame the plot was such a convoluted mess and the middle from space debris to Dort was laughably bad. I still have high hopes for the series but it really needs to get its ducks in a row.

DBZ - Cell Saga

Another entry that starts out strong and just kind of peters out. There are elements in here that I love but the nostalgia goggles came off this arc as everyone came to realize how stretched out this arc had become and that is saying something after spending several episodes on a planet 5 minutes from destruction. I still love the android saga and think it holds up well today but the Cell saga got really stupid steadily as the arc went on.

Best Surprise

Dragon Ball Super and Buu Kai

Both were pretty much known quantities but the question was which would air first. The answer? BOTH! It is nice to have the 11:30 slot back and I am genuinely excited to watch both back to back (albeit Super more than Buu) and it is good to know the future of Toonami is secure for some time as the block goes into the new year as the strongest it has been maybe ever since it relaunched.

FLCL 2

Sure the first ended perfectly but I am an optimist and I can't wait to see these characters back. Also the Pillows. Wish I could say more but yeah...not much on this right now.

HxH arrived

It was between this and JoJo but at the time it was shocking to have yet another long shonen on the block. It turns out to be for the best since this is one of the best shows airing at the moment with some impressive talent in the voice acting department.

Most Wanted New Show

Mob Psycho 100

Take the animation of OPM and crank it up to 11. Where One Punch mostly made fun of shonen stereotypes, Mob Psycho refines it to a T and comes up with tons of great characters, great humor and great stories. Easily one of the best directed anime of last year as well.

JoJo Part 3 Stardust Crusaders

Ok, this is a little greedy after we got JoJo finally. That being said it would be a shame to air the first two parts and stop right before the most popular part of the series. Without going into much detail, this is where many of JoJo hits its stride in terms of power structures and it makes for some interesting TV. However at a whopping 50 episodes it is another heavy commitment for Toonami.

Young Justice

My dark horse candidate. It was between this and My Hero Academia and honestly this is the cheaper of the two alternatives and it has a fresh third season that is HYPE. I always wondered why Toonami never showed this back when we had a larger block but this may be its chance to showcase these heroes. I'll also take MHA please ;P.

Best Performance by a Voice Actor
Another packed category that I had to narrow down in several ways. 1) Strength of performance, of course 2) Can they be nominated next year 3)Do they have an emotional climax this year. The last disqualifies some perfectly good candidates because they often have stronger moments coming up so I will try to give credit where credit is due in time.

Keith Silverstein - Hisoka

Hunter x Hunter is kind of a small miracle that it's voice talent works so well. Keith really nailed the creepy, playful nature of Hisoka in his voice as well as that blood curdling scream.

David Lodge - Jiraiya

Pervy sensei himself spoke with an air of dignity that demanded respect yet also had to air on the funny side of the character (flog...frog). Big props to Mr. Lodge for all his hard work on the character.

Patrick Seitz - Dio

Dio is pretty iconic and Seitz takes on the role with aplomb. Seitz hams it up HARD with Dio and it shows in his voice acting that he is having a ball playing such a despicable character.

Honorable mention - Ian Sinclair - Brook, Max Mittleman - Saitama

Best Performance by a Voice Actress

Brittney Karbowsi - Migi

Sentai dubs can be pretty bad but I had to give a shout out to the actress who played Migi. She did a great job playing an otherworldly creature who slowly grows more human as time went on.

Cristina Vee - Killua

Another hit out of the park from Mrs. Vee. She plays the mischievous Killua and is obviously having a lot of fun doing it. I hesitated including her on my list since Killua has tons of great moments ahead but I wanted to give my love to her this year as well.

Marieve Herington - Tornado

Sadly no other standout performances pop into my head so this is sadly a filler slot

Lightning Round!

Best OP

That Blood's Destiny
The Hero!!!
Closer

Best Ending

Roundabout
Nothing else stood a chance, sorry tears of orphans

Best Promo

Pass...too many good ones.

Best Soundtrack

OPM
Samurai Champloo
Hunter x Hunter

Worst Looking Show

Naruto

Best Looking Show

OPM

Worst Ending

Akame ga Kill!

Best Ending

Samurai Champloo
JoJo Part 1
OPM

Best Cast

JoJo
One Piece
OPM

Best Dub

Iron Blooded Orphans
Hunter x Hunter
OPM

Worst Show

Akame ga Kill!

Best Show

JoJo Part 1
OPM
Hunter x Hunter

 

[Zonic]

oh god, that's right, Kana was this year. She easily needs to be at least a runner up, I cannot think of a single thing she contributed to the show.

 

[Raxus]

I regret I didn't give any positive awards to Akame ga Kill! or Dimension W but space was tight and it is REALLY hard to find positives for either show. I would have probably given Loser a nod and probably the VA for Leone. I am still happy I DQ'd Samurai Champloo from a lot of awards since it would have taken up valuable space otherwise (plus nearly everything I would have given a nod to was almost already nominated).

 

[Schadenfreude]

Oh it's still podcast this year by the way so there's no actual voting.

Unless the demand is really high.

Oh son of a bitch, I forgot you guys do it like that. Damn this electoral college. Abolish this broken system now! Any chance you guys can squeeze me in? I will not let the tragedy of last year repeat itself.

 

[Raxus]

Next year we really should make a separate category for Best JoJo moment.

 

[Zonic]

Here's the logos you can vote from for the anniversary month via Facebook.

 

[zulux21]

"
Also, did I mishear, or did they briefly mention Soul Eater Not never hitting the block?

even if you didn't mishear I can't image soul eater not ever hitting the block. it's a very bad series and nothing like the original series.

fare more k-on than soul eater :/

 

[Mizerman]

Surprised that man doesn't have some sort of Yaoi signal app on his phone. "My fetish sense is tingling."

He probably does for all we know.

 

[Preble]

Here's the logos you can vote from for the anniversary month via Facebook.

Figure the last one (2000-2003) will probably win, but I'm hoping it's either the first one(2003-2004) or the original logo.

 

[Man God]

A. is the nostalgia choice. That's peak TOONAMI's logo.

 

[Jarate]

Let me on intoi the podcast purely so I can complain about Condom Guy

the world needs to know about Condom dude

 

[Man God]

Condom guy? FF VI Cid?

 

[Jarate]

Condom guy? FF VI Cid?

http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nurari

 

[Man God]

http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nurari

Nah, that Non-Canon™ arc never happened because I slept through it.

 

[Line_HTX]

You know, while I agree with everyone that Akame ga Kill deserves all the shit it gets, I really believe that Worst Ending needs to go to Parasyte. Knowing beforehand that Akame was going to have a gecko ending was enough to drive expectations down to zero since it was a throwaway from far away. However, I cannot stress enough how fucking STUPID the final two episodes of Parasyte was after having incredible momentum in the 2nd half of the show built up, and for what? Some stupid cop-out philosophical soliloquy? It's like they flat out didn't know how to end it right after a very good climax and just decided to throw it all away just so they can fit something in instead of a coherent flow to finish it off. I didn't really much watch all of the lineup for most of the year, so I can't really do a proper nominations list, but God, FUCK THE PARASYTE ENDING. WORST of 2016 if not of all time aired on Toonami's history.

 

[Man God]

Soul Eaters ending is so damn flat. Tenchi Muyo GXP is unassailable in the bad endings department.

 

[Jarate]

I thought Akame Ga Kills ending was on par with the rest of the show

Parasyte was weird in that it started real bad, turned good, and then came crashing back down to earth

 

[Zonic]

Dimension W & Parasyte both had worse endings than AgK.

Dimension W just went into WTF territory & Parasyte just didn't work with its sudden environmental stuff & "OH RIGHT, THAT PRISONER DUDE" crap that had to be "resolved".

Also, I was completely stupid & didn't remember to sync my trophy data before putting in my new 2TB HDD in my PS4, meaning I'm gonna have to rebeat Challenge Mode & relevel up all of my weapons & health in Ratchet & Clank despite about 1/3rd into my 3rd playthrough.....

......& because I'm already maxed out in health & weapons, this can only mean I HAVE TO DO A COMPLETELY FRESH START SINCE CHALLENGE MODE REMEMBERS MY MAXED STATS

UUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[Man God]

On the video game front I beat Wonderful 101 today. Fun game with some major problems. Worth playing though.

 

[Zonic]

Oh thank god, if I put the old HDD back in, it should still have the data of the fact I got the trophy so I can sync it & then only have to worry about one more trophy for R&C, that one where every enemy gets hit by the Groovitron.

Not really fond that my one night off I get from work was trying to get my HDD working & now have to get everything redownloaded, but oh well, least it's installed & working.

 

[Seda]

just wanted to say i read raxus's nominations and appreciate the time it took to put all those thoughts down.

 

[mightynine]

Here's the logos you can vote from for the anniversary month via Facebook.

My first choice is D because I'd like to see what the Pipes look would, er, look like in HD, followed by C because translating that very 90s look to today would be interesting.

We've already had B, and A's overall look was kind weak in my opinion.

 

[Grexeno]

It's podcast time!

 

[Schadenfreude]

#NotMyPodcast

 

[ASSauLTxMasTER]

Sooooooooooo OG Samuari Jack is at 8:30PM starting next week.

 

[mightynine]

Sooooooooooo OG Samuari Jack is at 8:30PM starting next week.

Maybe it's a new block. [pre-adult swim]

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

It looks like the manga might change that.

About that;

Spoiler

She pretty much goes out exactly in the same way.

Soul Eaters ending is so damn flat. Tenchi Muyo GXP is unassailable in the bad endings department.

More harem anime should end in a gang bang.

 

[ShinRPGamer]

Sooooooooooo OG Samuari Jack is at 8:30PM starting next week.

Is it airing daily or weekly? If daily, perhaps we'll see the final season start after the final episode of the OG series.

 

[cntr]

All I know about Tenchi Muyo is that "Mayonnaise? WOW" clip

 

[ASSauLTxMasTER]

Is it airing daily or weekly? If daily, perhaps we'll see the final season start after the final episode of the OG series.

Weekly, right after 8PM Super.

THEN, on Sundays, The Brak Show, Harvey Birdman, Sealab, Titan Maximum, & Space Ghost return.

ohboy.

 

[cntr]

I need to go finish my Samurai Jack rewatch

 

[Moaradin]

Same. I watched like 10 episodes then stopped. Think I'm just waiting for them to actually put a date on the new season before I finish it.

 

[BatDan]

Same. I watched like 10 episodes then stopped. Think I'm just waiting for them to actually put a date on the new season before I finish it.

That's my plan. Wait for premiere date then binge it.

 

[Chase17]

I'm going to hope that there is a really solid recap to kick of the new episodes. Or I could at least read a summary.

 

[Regiruler]

Froggy song needs to be in best moment, not worst moment

EDIT: I'm confused, which cell is imperfect cell supposed to be? And why is perfect cell in worst character?

EDIT2: Who was the asshole who put One Punch Man in biggest disappointment? Is this the work of Bass? And yet I forgot to nominate OPM for best surprise AHHHHHH