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[Moaradin]

Nominations:

Worst Moment:
Extremely subtle environmental message at the end of Parasyte (Parasyte)
Cell survives his own self-destruction because reasons (Dragonball Z Kai)
Absalom and Lola sections of Thriller Bark (One Piece)

Best Moment:
Mumen Rider during the Sea King arc (One Punch Man)
Killua ripping that dudes heart out (Hunter x Hunter)
Final crew attack vs. Oars (One Piece)

Best Fight:
Saitama vs. Boros (One Punch Man)
Mugen vs. Jin (Samurai Champloo)
Jiraiya vs. Pain (Naruto Shippuden)

To be honest, all three of these nominations would probably be One Punch Man if I didn't want to give other shows some props.

Best Villain:
Hisoka (Hunter x Hunter)
Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood)
McGillis Fareed (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)

Worst Character:
Captain Puzzle (One Piece)
Haruka Seameyer (Dimension W)
Absalom (One Piece)

Best Character:
Hisoka (Hunter x Hunter)
Brook (One Piece)
Saitama (One Punch Man)

Biggest Disappointment:
Dimension W
Sentai dubs
Less room for new premieres

Best Surprise:
Hunter X Hunter
Dragonball Super
FLCL announcement

Most Wanted New Show:
Mob Psycho 100
My Hero Academia
Blood Blockade Battlefront

aka The Studio Bones category

Best Performance by a Voice Actor:
Keith Silverstein as Hisoka (Hunter x Hunter)
Ian Sinclair as Brook (One Piece)
Max Mittelman as Saitama (One Punch Man)

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)

 

[MetatronM]

Tonight on Toonami, it's beginning to look a lot like JoJo. First up at midnight is the premiere of Scavengers, a special animated short from Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner. After that, it's the final 5 episodes of Phantom Blood and a little taste of Battle Tendency as nothing says Christmas like rippling muscles and the howls of the undead.

12:00 - Scavengers
12:15 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 5 - The Dark Knights
12:45 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 6 - Tomorrow's Courage
1:15 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 7 - Sorrowful Successor
1:45 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 8 - Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio
2:15 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 9 - The Final Ripple! - PART 1 END
2:45 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 10 - New York's JoJo - PART 2 START
3:15 - Scavengers

 

[Hellwarden]

The new CG Resident Evil film looks bad.

I can't wait.

 

[Regiruler]

Tonight on Toonami, it's beginning to look a lot like JoJo. First up at midnight is the premiere of Scavengers, a special animated short from Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner. After that, it's the final 5 episodes of Phantom Blood and a little taste of Battle Tendency as nothing says Christmas like rippling muscles and the howls of the undead.

12:00 - Scavengers
12:15 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 5 - The Dark Knights
12:45 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 6 - Tomorrow's Courage
1:15 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 7 - Sorrowful Successor
1:45 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 8 - Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio
2:15 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 9 - The Final Ripple! - PART 1 END
2:45 - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - 10 - New York's JoJo - PART 2 START
3:15 - Scavengers

Wait, we're starting that late in the season? Damn it.

 

[Moaradin]

Probably not gonna watch JoJo tonight but I might check out the music video

 

[Mizerman]

Yeah, I'll likely skip out on the marathon.

 

[Zonic]

Here's some of my picks that I can think of at the moment, I'll add/change it once I've given it more though/remember more what we got this year:

Worst Moment:

- LOL I'M NOT DEAD, or all the stupid decisions made during Cell Arc, but because I can only choose one, I'll go with the biggest ass-pull of them all (DBZ Kai)
- I HAVE ICE POWERS, THEREFORE I CAN FREEZE TIME (Akame ga Kill)
- "Oh crap, I better not defeat Cell because of my dad's egotistical pride & instead risk the world's destruction" (DBZ Kai)
- ......WHEN ZORO HAD TO BABYSIT THOSE KIDS I WILL NEVER LET THAT GO JESUS CHRIST THAT WAS AWFUL The "humor" that is Absalom & Lola

Best Moment:

- The crew's final attack against Oars, mainly breakin' his spine (One Piece)
- Mugen, Jin, & Fuu playing baseball against the Americans (Samurai Champloo)
- Joseph pulling a machinegun out of his ass (Jojo)

Best Fight:
- Saitama vs. Boros (One Punch Man)
- ....nah, that's it, that easily is my favorite

Best Villain:

- Dio Brando (Jojo Part 1)
- Hisoka (HxH)
- Moria (One Piece)

Worst Character:

- Captain Puzzle (One Piece)
- Absalom (One Piece)

Best Character:

- Joseph (Jojo Part 2) (probably a little too early for this, though)
- Brook (One Piece)

Biggest Disappointment:

- Iron Blooded Orphans
- Buu arc is actually airing

Best Surprise:

- The new graphics/style of the layout after Intruder 3
- Hunter x Hunter actually hitting the block
- FLCL 2 is happening

Most Wanted New Show:

- Mob Psycho 100
- My Hero Academia
- Keijo Jojo Part 3 &/or 4

Best Voice Actor Performance:

- Patrick Seitz as Dio (Jojo)
- Ian Sinclair as Brook (One Piece)
- Keith Silverstein as Hisoka (HxH)

Best Voice Actress Performance:

- ......uh, whatever you guys put down, I'm blanking out on any standouts aside from maybe Perona

 

[BassForever]

Worst Moment

Waiting for saitama in the seaking arc
Goku gives cell a senzu bean
Dio loses to worst Jojo

Best Moment

But it was me Dio
Future Trunks introduction
Gon makes Netero use his hand

Best Fight

Android 17 vs Piccolo
Gon and Killua vs Netero
Johnathan vs Dio

Best Villain

Dio

Worst Character

Genos
Mumen Rider
Perfect Cell

Best Character

Hisoka
Dio
Imperfect Cell

Biggest Disappointment

Dimension W rushed second half
No my hero academia
One Punch Man

Best Surprise

Gundam back on toonami
Dragon Ball Super and Buu Kai confirmed

Most Wanted New Show

My hero academia
Black Clover
Keijo (kappa)

Best Performance by a Voice Actor

Patrick Sweitz as Dio

Best Performance by a Voice Actress

Erica Mendez as Gon

 

[MetatronM]

Worst Moment:
Akame ga Kill! (all of it)
Goku gives Cell a senzu bean
Yukimaru mentions red camellias
Shinichi defeats Gotou with the powers of pollution

Best Moment:
The Straw Hats meet Brook
Gohan defeats Cell
JoJo ambushes Straizo with a tommy gun

Best Fight:
Jin vs. Kagetoki Kariya
Straw Hat Pirates vs. Oars
Saitama vs. Boros

Best Villian:
Dio Brando
Hisoka
Gekko Moriah

Worst Character:
Akame
Dr. Stylish
Yukimaru

Best Character:
Mikazuki Augus
Brook
Mugen/Jin/Fuu (as a trio)

Biggest Disappointment:
Dimension W
Intruder III

Best Surprise:
FLCL 2 announced
Full Roundabout ED
Hunter X Hunter joins the block

Most Wanted New Show:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (nobody ever said it had to be plausible)
Mob Psycho 100
Iron-Blooded Orphans S2 (might as well keep going)

Best Performance by a Voice Actor:
Ian Sinclair as Brook
Patrick Seitz as Dio Brando
Keith Silverstein as Hisoka

Best Performance by a Voice Actress:
Cristina Vee as Killua Zoldyck
Felicia Angelle as Perona
Erika Harlacher as Kurapika and Sukuyo Mankanshoku

 

[Zonic]

I almost put Dimension W as most disappointing, but I'm more perplexed that of all the shows that Funimation decided to be a part of, committee-wise, it was that one, plus honestly, it didn't have as strong of a start in comparison to IBO, not to mention I kind of had higher expectations for a Gundam show over a 12-episode series I never heard much about.

Though don't get me wrong, it would've easily been tied for worst show, but I didn't have as high hopes in comparison to IBO.

Edit: Aw WHAT? We don't get episode 4 of Jojo, i.e. RIGHT AFTER the end of the Dio fight & when Jojo meets Zepelli, which would've been the perfect way to start the marathon? Well that's a bit of a bummer, but oh well.

 

[Man God]

So I beat Dragon Quest VII last night, though since the victory tour was so long I actually didn't get around to doing that part until around noon today. It's a really great series of thirty 120 minute long RPGs strung together to form one grand narrative. Always loved the final boss of this one. Long and resource intensive without being too cruel.

Next on the list is Phantasy Star IV, a game I have not played in over twenty years.

Also I'm halfway through Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. One of my favorite movies of all time. It's amazing how well animated it is considering it's basically a 3 hour long psychological thriller/sci fi love piece with almost no action and all talk. Everything done on it is well animated.

 

[Grexeno]

Worst Moment:
Akame ga Kill! (all of it)
Goku gives Cell a senzu bean
Yukimaru mentions red camellias
Shinichi defeats Gotou with the powers of pollution

Best Moment:
The Straw Hats meet Brook
Gohan defeats Cell
JoJo ambushes Straizo with a tommy gun

Best Fight:
Jin vs. Kagetoki Kariya
Straw Hat Pirates vs. Oars
Saitama vs. Boros

Best Villian:
Dio Brando
Hisoka
Gekko Moriah

Worst Character:
Akame
Dr. Stylish
Yukimaru

Best Character:
Mikazuki Augus
Brook
Mugen/Jin/Fuu (as a trio)

Biggest Disappointment:
Dimension W
Intruder III

Best Surprise:
FLCL 2 announced
Full Roundabout ED
Hunter X Hunter joins the block

Most Wanted New Show:
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (nobody ever said it had to be plausible)
Mob Psycho 100
Iron-Blooded Orphans S2 (might as well keep going)

Best Performance by a Voice Actor:
Ian Sinclair as Brook
Patrick Seitz as Dio Brando
Keith Silverstein as Hisoka

Best Performance by a Voice Actress:
Cristina Vee as Killua Zoldyck
Felicia Angelle as Perona
Erika Harlacher as Kurapika and Sukuyo Mankanshoku

Dr. Stylish isn't eligible this year.

 

[Man God]

YO! ya-yo, ya-yo

Dreamin', don't give it up Luffy
Dreamin', don't give it up Zolo
Dreamin', don't give it up Nami
Dreamin', don't give it give it up give it up give it up give it up give it NO!

Here's how the story goes we find out
About a Treasure in the Grand Line
Theres no doubt, The pirate whose eye is on it
He'll sing I'll be King of the Pirates
I'm gonna be king

Ya-yo, ya-yo, ya-yo, ho-ho

His name is Luffy
That's Monkey D. Luffy
Gonna be king of the pirates!
He's made of rubber - (female singers) how did that happen?
Yo-ho-ho he took a bite of Gum Gum

Ya-yo, ya-yo

His name's Zolo he's just like a samurai
and a l-a-d-y Nami's not shy
Usopps' doin' that marksman thing
Sanji's cookin'
Chopper's doctoring

Ya-yo, ya-yo, ya-yo, hoo-hoo

Set sail for One Piece, it's the name of the treasure in the Grand Line!

Ya-yo, ya-yo

Set sail for One Piece!

 

[BatDan]

Fuck off with that

 

[Zonic]

jingle bells
luffy smells
robin laid an egg
the thousand sunny....something funny
moria got away, hey

 

[MetatronM]

Dr. Stylish isn't eligible this year.

Oh, was he already gone by then? I can't say I recall the exact sequence of events very well in that show. Oh well.

 

[Hellwarden]

Come to think of it, isn't Akame Ga Kill ending this week?

 

[Grexeno]

Oh, was he already gone by then? I can't say I recall the exact sequence of events very well in that show. Oh well.

Yeah. This year started with Bols being offed. I'm going by your post, after all.

 

[Zonic]

Let's see, Akame ga Kill's first episode in 2016 was....

............when Bols died, WORST MOMENT OF 2016 CONFIRMED.

 

[BatDan]

Come to think of it, isn't Akame Ga Kill ending this week?

Yep.
78 chapters total.
Trash.

 

[Grexeno]

Oh, was he already gone by then? I can't say I recall the exact sequence of events very well in that show. Oh well.

Also you can't nominate the Samurai Champloo trio for Best Character.

 

[MetatronM]

Also you can't nominate the Samurai Champloo trio for Best Character.

Like hell I can't.

 

[Zonic]

oh man, now I want to nominate Mugen learning to read as best moment, that was hilarious.

But otherwise, it seems in terms of at least the nominations, we all have rather similar opinions for most of the categories, & it's going to be very interesting hearing the arguments as to who'll win.

 

[Grexeno]

Like hell I can't.

Nope. Absolutely not.

 

[Man God]

One Piece was literally worst filler arc then Thriller Bark all year to make it easy for your voting consideration.

This is the moment of the year for me.

 

[Hellwarden]

Bit early but...

Spoiler

Think Tuxedo Mask maybe had a disguise fetish.

 

[Soulflarz]

do we have toonami?

 

[Man God]

do we have toonami?

Cell Saga Marathon.

Spoiler

Next week.

 

[Soulflarz]

ugh

 

[Mizerman]

ugh

But it's perfect!

 

[Slamtastic]

Worst Moment:
Bols dies (Akame ga Kill)
Epilogue (Akame ga Kill)
Goku the worst hero gives Cell a Senzu Bean (Dragon Ball Z Kai)

Best Moment:
"Ok" (One Punch Man)
Joseph pulls out the Tommy Gun (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
I have ice powers, therefore I can "Freeze" time (Akame ga Kill)*

Best Fight:
Saitama vs. Boros (One Punch Man)
Genos vs Deep Sea King (One Punch Man)

Best Villian:
Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Hisoka (Hunter X Hunter)

Worst Character:
Emperor child (Akame ga Kill)
Tonpa (Hunter X Hunter)
Karin (Naruto Shippuden)

Best Character:
Saitama (One Punch Man)
Robert E. O. Speedwagon (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Jiraiya (Naruto Shippuden)

Biggest Disappointment:
Dimension W
Gundam franchise taking up a slot for the foreseeable future
Double DBZ

Best Surprise:
Full Roundabout ED
Hunter X Hunter on the block
JoJo on the block

Most Wanted New Show:
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
My Hero Academia
Blue Exorcist reboot

Best Performance by a Voice Actor:
Keith Silverstein as Hisoka
Patrick Seitz as Dio Brando
Johnny Yong Bosch as Johnathan Joestar

Best Performance by a Voice Actress:
Erica Mendez as Gon
Cristina Valenzuela as Killua
Erika Harlacher as Kurapika

*As always, some of my Best or Favorite moments include moments that had great humor value due to their absurdity or bad quality, and gave a good reaction from the thread and social media watching the episode together



Honorable Mentions

Worst Moment:
Mine's death (Akame ga Kill)

Worst Character:
Minister Honest (Akame ga Kill)

Biggest Disappointment:
Sono Chi no Sadame cut version

Most Wanted Show:
Little Witch Academia TV
Seven Deadly Sins
Code Geass

Bonus Category

Worst Performances:
Genos (One Punch Man)
Emperor (Akame ga Kill)
Syura (Akame ga Kill)

Hot Take
The best ED, with the best transition from the episode to the ED:

Spoiler

HUNTING FOR YOUR DREAM

 

[Moaradin]

Hot Take
The best ED, with the best transition from the episode to the ED:

Spoiler

HUNTING FOR YOUR DREAM

I completely agree with this

 

[Hellwarden]

Christ, I forgot when Family Guy pulled this crap of replacing Brian.

I want to forget again.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Seasons Greetings ToonamiGaF

 

[Zonic]

jo jo jo

you were expecting santa, but it was me, dio claus

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

jo jo jo

you were expecting santa, but it was me, dio claus

I really wouldn't want Dio in my house.

 

[Grexeno]

Here for Scavengers.

 

[Regiruler]

I should nominate things...

 

[Grexeno]

Oh look another god-awful video game movie.

 

[Zonic]

Feels weird watching Toonami on my dad's 55" 4K TV in the living room....but he has it placed high, near the ceiling, which is perhaps the weirdest since mine is more at eye level.

 

[Regiruler]

Grex, could a best OP and best ED categories be added?

Feels weird watching Toonami on my dad's 55" 4K TV in the living room....but he has it placed high, near the ceiling, which is perhaps the weirdest since mine is more at eye level.

NOT EVEN HIGH DEFINITION WILL SAVE YOU JOJO

 

[Man God]

It's happening.

 

[Grexeno]

Grex, could a best OP and best ED categories be added?

They're already there, there just isn't a need to take nominations for them.

 

[Regiruler]

They're already there, there just isn't a need to take nominations for them.

My fault for skimming posts.

 

[Shard]

Right, here for the Toonami Scavengers thing.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Let's do this shit, y'all! Merry Christmas, ToonamiGAF. Let's see what Papa Jojo-el brought us.

 

[Mik317]

mer crimuh yall

not gonna stay for the marathon (instead I will marathon Steins Gate)

 

[Zonic]

Vesta?

That think Haruko from FLCL rides?

 

[BatDan]

Time for a... long music video?
Short? I don't know, it's something.

 

[Shard]

So is this supposed to be a pilot or something?