2012 Year Ender: Super Studio Fun
Your favorite studio hard at work on new anime!
I hope you are enjoying these special Metanorn Year-Ender awards! Coming up next we have the staff choices which covers voice actors, directors and finally everyone anime fans favorite debate a.k.a which studio was doing amazing stuff in 2012?
As an update, so far the following Year-Ender posts are out and open for nominations:
Shows that are acceptable for nomination of the anime year 2012 are from Winter ’12 to Fall ’12 anime series. This does not include animes that will continue on into the Winter ’13 season that are 20+ episodes.
*After getting lots of feedback from the music post you can now nominate as many as you want for each award or just one if you are having trouble choosing. As well, if you can, please add why you chose that nomination if possible*
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Best Male Seiyuu
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Best Female Seiyuu
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Best Director
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Best Studio
More voting fun next time!
About Foshizzel
Is huge anime fan from Florida! who loves to watch anime and also enjoys drawing and collecting pictures, my favorite genre of anime has to be Mecha, there is just something awesome about giant robots beating the crap out of each other! Other than that type of show, I love a good comedy or action series :D
POWUH: Metanorn Regular with 77 comments
Female seiyuu: Nakahara Mai in Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita.
Studio: Kyoto Animation.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Best Male Seiyuu:
Hiroshi Kamiya: (Nisemonogatari as Koyomi Araragi)
Jun Fukuyama: (Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle as Gammon Sakanoue, Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! As Togashi Yuuta, [K] as Yata Misaki, Magi as Kassim)
Nobuhiko Okamoto: (Hagure Yuusha no Estetica as Akatsuki Ōsawa, Code:Breaker as Rei Ōgami)
Yuuki Kaji: (High School DxD as Issei Hyōudō, Magi as Alibaba, [K] as Totsuka Tatara, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun as Yūzan Yoshida)
Daisuke Ono: (Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse as Yuuya Bridges, Magi as Sinbad, [K] as Kuroh Yatogami)
Best Female Seiyuu:
Kana Hanazawa: (Psycho-Pass as Akane Tsunemori, Binbougami ga! as Ichiko Sakura, Black Rock Shooter as Mato Kuroi / Black Rock Shooter, Zetsuen no Tempest as Aika Fuwa, To Love-Ru Darkness as Mikan Yūki)
Eri Kitamura: (Haiyore! Nyaruko-san as Mahiro Yasaka, Nisemonogatari as Karen Araragi, OniiAi as Arashi, Tasogare Otome x Amnesia as Kirie Kanoe)
Maaya Sakamoto: (Nisemonogatari as Shinobu, Psycho-Pass as Rikako Oryo)
Kaori Ishihara: (Rinne no Lagrange as Madoka Kyouno, Magi as Aladdin, Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse as Cui Yifei)
Chiwa Saito: (Nisemonogatari as Hitagi Senjōugahara)
Yoko Hikasa: (Campione! as Erica Brandelli, Hagure Yūsha no Estetica as Miu Ousawa, High School DxD as Rias Gremory, Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of the Dead as Seraphim)
Iori Nomizu: (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? Of the Dead as Haruna)
Yumi Hara: (Tasogare Otome x Amnesia as Yuuko Kanoe)
Misato Fukuen: (Tasogare Otome x Amnesia as Momoe Okonogi, To Love-Ru Darkness as Yami)
Aoi Yuki: (Senki Zesshou Symphogear as Hibiki Tachibana)
Shizuka Ito: (High School DxD as Akeno Himejima, Jormungand as Koko Hekmatyar, Psycho-Pass as Yayoi Kunizuka)
Ai Kayano: (Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo as Mashiro, Hyouka as Mayaka Ibara, Rinne no Lagrange as Muginami)
Haruka Tomatsu: (Binbougami ga! as Ranmaru Rindou, Magi as Morgiana, Sword Art Online as Asuna Yūki, To Love-Ru Darkness as Lala, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun as Shizuku Mizutani)
Kana Asumi: (Haiyore! Nyaruko-san as Nyaruko)
Best Studio:
Production I.G
Kyoto Animation
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Just a note BB, Yūzan Yoshida in Tonari was voiced by Nakamura Yuuichi not Kaji.
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
Really? Thanks for the info.
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Couldn’t help my seiyuu-fagging. D:
POWUH: and Vampire Lover with 11746 comments
You are what you are. 🙂
POWUH: iLurker with 5 comments
Best male seiyu: 1.Akio Ohtsuka (Rider in Fate/Zero).
2.Takehito Koyasu (Dio Brando in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. While it’s still running, but Show ▼
Best female seyu: Mikako Komatsu (Neko in K)
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Apologies but we are unable to add Takehito’s nomination as JoJo is still going on.
POWUH: iLurker with 1 comments
Only adding ones that haven’t been mentioned yet:
Best male seiyuu:
Hosoya Yoshimasa (Kawabuchi Sentarou in Sakamichi no Apollon, Wataya Arata in Chihayafuru, Sorinozuka Renshou in InuxBoku SS, Furuya Ouzou in Ginga e Kickoff, Hyuuga Junpei in Kuroko no Basket)
Miyano Mamoru (Chrollo Lucifer in HunterxHunter, Mashima Taichi in Chihayafuru, Fushimi Saruhiko in K)
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
You are my favourite commentor of this segment, because you are Yoshimasa Hosoya fan. :3
POWUH: Meta Team and Spammy Tamer with 7115 comments
Male:
Sugita Tomokazu (Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou, Tsuritama)
Female:
Yoshitani Ayako (Nazo no Kanojo X)
POWUH: iLurker with 2 comments
Best Director
– Akiyuki Shinbo (Nisemonogatari)
Shinbo managed to contain his worst tendencies (see: walls of text), and compounded with a much higher budget compared to Bakemonogatari, it really brought his vision to life. By far the best TV show of the year in terms of direction and art.
Best Studio
– Ufotable (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai OAV)
After showing their mettle on the Kara no Kyoukai movie series Ufotable finally managed to land a TV hit – and what a heavy hitter it was. Especially remarkable since previous adaptations of Nasu’s work have ranged from horrible (Tsukihime) to mediocre (Fate/Stay Night).
POWUH: iLurker with 2 comments
Best studio :
-Madhouse (they have done Chihayafuru and Hunter x Hunter this year)
-David Production (for Inu x Boku SS and Jojo Bizarre Adventure)
Best director :
-Shigeyasu Yamauchi (he was doing the storyboards and directing the episode 5 and 10 of SSY)
-Takahiro Omori (was the director of Natsume and Hotarubi no Mori e, he got a talent to make those type of shows heartwarming)
POWUH: Meta Resident and Werewolf Chaser with 1270 comments
I am not too big on seiyuu and director so I think I will list studio only lol.
-ufotable for Fate/Zero
-IG (for GC, P-P and R;N)
-kyoani (for Hyouka and Chu2koi)
POWUH: Meta Resident and Werewolf Chaser with 1270 comments
Sh*t I forgot P-P and R;N not ended yet.
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Yep, we will not be considering the nominations for series that are still running into 2013.
POWUH: iLurker with 4 comments
Best male seiyuu:
Nakamura Yuichi (Yuuki/KoiChoco, Houtarou/Hyouka, Rikio Kamamoto/K)
Matsuoka Yoshitsugu (Kirito/SAO, Kanda Sorata/Sakurasou)
Sakurai Takahiro (Mitaka Jin/Sakurasou, Kurosawa Yamato/Sukitte, Ja’far/Magi)
Best female seiyuu:
Haruka Tomatsu (Yuka/Natsuiro Kiseki, Morgiana/Magi, Asuna/SAO)
Kayano Ai (Ibara Mayaka/Hyouka, Saori/Girls und Panzer, Mikono Suzushiro/Aquarion Evol)
Kawasumi Ayako (Saber/Fate Zero, Rita/Sakurasou)
Best Director:
Shinbo Akiyuki (Nisemonogatari, Madoka movies)
Best studio:
Kyoto Animation (Hyouka, Chuunibyou)
ufotable (Fate/Zero)
A-1 Pictures (Magi, Shin Sekai Yori, Uchuu Kyoudai) minus SAO
POWUH: Meta Resident and Yōko Fanboy with 1246 comments
HIKASA YOKO!!! Oh yeah, I’ve got like 200 relatives who all think the same so add their votes inf or Hikasa too 😛
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
And also KyoAni~ <3
POWUH: Meta Resident and Yōko Fanboy with 1246 comments
PS: That was a joke, I do not actually have 200 relatives.
POWUH: 700-799 and Parkouring Fanboy with 776 comments
Best Male Seiyuu
I was a big fan of Miyu Irino‘s Haru from Tsuritama.
Best Female Seiyuu
Miyuki Sawashiro made this category really easy. She not only featured in a ridiculous number of shows this year, including some less advertised roles such as in Sengoku Collection, Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb, or Medaka Box, but she excelled in them. Her starring roles in works like Lupin III and Kokoro Connect were stellar, while her supporting roles such as in Humanity Has Declined or Nisemonogatari were no less impressive. She even got in on the movie action, reprising her role as one of the Strike Witches in the movie, and getting a part in Studio Khara’s much anticipated Evangelion 3.0. She provided one of my favorite moments of the year in Medaka Box, when her character Naze burst out crying upon seeing her friend getting killed. A talented workhorse, that woman.
Best Studio
Actas deserves mention for Girls und Panzer alone, while Shaft should too for producing 15 episodes-worth of -monogatari goodness and another full, beautiful season of Hidamari Sketch. Xebec deserves recognition for 2 great comedies in Haiyore! Nyaruko-san and Upotte!!
POWUH: iLurker with 2 comments
Best Male Seiyuu:
Takahiro Sakurai (Makishima Shogo – Psycho Pass, Kurosawa Yamato – Sukitte ii na yo, Kusanagi Izumo – [K])
Best Studio:
Project I.G
Kyoto Animations
POWUH: Meta Team and Ringleader Extraordinaire~ with 6433 comments
Male Seiyuu:
Suzuki Tatsuhisa – Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Kuroko no Basket
Kimura Ryohei – Kimi to Boku 2, Sakamichi no Apollon, Kuroko no Basket,
Uchiyama Kouki – Guilty Crown (Daryl), Aquarion Evol, Tsuritama, Kimi to Boku 2,
Suzumura Kenichi – Nichibros, Accel World (Ash Roller), Code:Breaker, Gintama’
Tomokazu Seki – Gilgamesh – Fate/Zero, Carnival Phantasm, Sword Art Online
Rikiya Koyama – Fate/Zero, Nichibros, Zetman
Nakata Jouji – Fate/Zero, Code:Breaker, Working’!!, Quon movies
Namikawa Daisuke – Waver (Fate/Zero), K (Shiro), Lupin (Goemon)
Female Seiyuu:
Sayaka Ohara for Fate/Zero (Irisviel), Natsuyuki Rendezvous (Rokka) and Jormungand (Valmet)
Murata Tomosa for Mirai Nikki’s YUNOOOO
Director:
Watanabe Ayumu – The guy behind Doraemon and recently Space Brothers and Nazo Kanojo X
Takamatsu Shinji – The genius behind Gintama recently directed Nichibros with the same brand of awesome comedy
Asaka Morio for successful adaptation of Chihayafuru
Yasuhiro Takemoto – Hyouka (the dude directed Haruhi and FMP too)
Aoki Ei – Fate/Zero
Watanabe Shiichiro – Sakamichi no Apollon
Nakamura Kenji – Tsuritama
Studios:
Sunrise – Phi Brain, Nichibros, Binbougami ga!, Gintama’
MAPPA – Sakamichi no Apollon
White Fox – Jormungand, Steins;Gate special episode