List of nominees for The MH Anime Awards

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The Results of the Nomination Process!!​

Awards Categories

Best Male Lead

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The official nominees are:

Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop
Gintoki Sakata from Gintama
Lelouch vi Britannia from Code Geass
Luffy from One Piece
Kamina from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Best Male supporting character

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The official nominees are:
Roy Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist
L from Death Note
Haji from Blood
Roronoa Zoro from One Piece
Kururugi Suzaku from Code Geass

Best Female Lead

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The official nominees are:
Revy from Black Lagoon
Haruhi Suzumiya from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
"The Major"/Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell series/ Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Hitagi Senjougahara from Bakemonogatari
Kyouko Mogami from Skip Beat!

Best Female supporting character

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The official nominees are:
Asuka Langley Soryu from Evangelion
Kallen Stadtfeld from Code Geass
Maria from Arakawa under the Bridge
Kikyou (InuYasha)
D from Dual Parallel! Trouble Adventures

Best Male Seiyuu

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The official nominees are:
Fukuyama Jun
Ohtsuka Houchuu
Miyano Mamoru
Sugita Tomokazu
Kamiya Hiroshi

Best Female Seiyuu

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The official nominees are:
Kugimiya Rie
Ohara Sayaka
Romi Park
Sakamoto Maaya
Orikasa Fumiko

Best Opening Theme

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The official nominees are:
Paprika - The Girl in Byakkoya by Hirasawa Susumu
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Nico touches the Wall by Hologram
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Rain by SID
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone ComplexL 2nd Gig - Rise by Origa
Legend of the Legendary Heroes - Last inferno by Ceui

Best Ending Theme

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The official nominees are:
Naruto Shippuden - For You By AZU
Bakemonogatari - Kimi No Shiranai Monogatari by Supercell feat.nagi
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood - Let It All Out by Lil'B
InuYasha: The Final Act - Tooi Michi no Saki de by Takekawa Ai
Vampire Knight - Still Doll by Wakeshima Kanon

Best Insert Song

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The official nominees are:
Star Driver - Monochrome
Code Geass R2 - Continued Story
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles - Kaze no Machi e
Hellsing - Kikyo Kaoru Iroha Michi
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles - A Song of Storm and Fire

Best Anime Soundtrack

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The official nominees are:
Blood Plus Ost - Hans Zimmer
Durarara!! OST
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood OST
Bleach OST
Inuyasha OST

Best Comedy

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The official nominees are:
Full Metal Panic – Fumoffu
Gintama
Ouran High School Host Club
School Rumble
Arakawa under the Bridge

Best Action

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The official nominees are:

Black Lagoon
Samurai Champloo
Code Geass
Bleach
Hellsing Ultimate

Best Romance

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The official nominees are:
5 Centimeters per Second
Clannad (seasons 1 and 2)
Kimi ni Todoke
Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
ef - tale of memories/ ef- tale of melodies

Best Drama

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The official nominees are:

Clannad
Haibane Renmei
Monster
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Code Geass

Best Mystery

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The official nominees are:

Monster
Death Note
Gosick
Baccano!
Conan

Best Slice of Life

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The official nominees are:
Aria/Natural/Origination
Honey and Clover
Clannad
Nana
The Wallflower

Best Sports

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The official nominees are:
Giant Killing
Slam Dunk
IGPX Immortal Grand Prix
Ookiku Furikabutte
Eyeshield 21

Best Horror

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The official nominees are:

Shiki
Higurashi no naku koro ni
High School of the Dead
Monster
Elfen Lied

Best Sci-Fi

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The official nominees are:

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Code Geass
Cowboy Bebop

Best Fantasy

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The official nominees are:

The Vision of Escaflowne
Spirited Away
Mononoke (series)
Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke - Movie)
5. Mahou Sensei Negima (as a whole)

Best Costume Design

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The official nominees are:
Code Geass
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
One Piece
Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Baccano!

Best Villain

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The official nominees are:

Monster: Johann Liebert
Fullmetal Alchemist: Scar
Blood+: Diva
Death Note: Light “Kira” Yagami
Naruto/Naruto Shippuden: Orochimaru

Best Death

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The official nominees are:

Spoiler: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Kamina

Spoiler: Naruto

Jiraiya

Spoiler: One Piece

Ace

Spoiler: Cowboy Bepop

Spike

Spoiler: Trigun

Wolfwood

Best Fight:

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The official nominees are:
Naruto - Naruto vs. Sasuke
Porco Rosso - Porco Rosso vs. that american guy
Gundam 00 - Lockon Stratis vs. Ali al Saachez
End of Evangelion - Asuka vs. the EVA series
One Piece - Monkey D luffy vs. Rob luccy

Best Kiss

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The official nominees are:

Spoiler: 5 Centimeters per Second

Takaki and Akari's

Spoiler: Claymore

Clare <3E> Raki

Spoiler: Blood +

Haji & Saya

Spoiler: Lovely Complex

Otani and Risa’s kiss

Spoiler: Peach girl

Kairi and Momo (last episode)

Best Episode

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The official nominees are:

Naruto (original/non-shippuuden): episode 133
Code Geass R2: episode 25
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: episode 50 - Upheaval in Central
Code Geass R2: episode 24
Gintama: episode 96

Best Couple

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Kazehaya Shouta and Kuronuma Sawako (Kimi ni Todoke)
Roger Smith and Dorothy R. Wayneright (Big O)
Nagisa x Tomoya (Clannad)
Lelouch Vi Britannia and C.C. (Code Geass)
Holo & Lawrence (Spice & Wolf)

Best Full Cast

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The official nominees are:
Baccano!
Cowboy Bepop
Durarara!!
One Piece
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Best Animation TV series

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The official nominees are:
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Death Note
Durarara!!
Soul Eater
Code Geass

Best Animation OVAs

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The official nominees are:
Hellsing Ultimate
Saint Seiya - The Lost Canvas
Darker Than Black
Fate/Stay Night TV Reproduction
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles: Tokyo Revelations

Best Animation (Movie)

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The official nominees are:
Princess Mononoke
Evangelion 2.0
Final Fantasy: Advent Children
Ghost in the Shell
Sword of the Stranger

Best Opening (animation-wise)

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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Inner Universe
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Again
Soul Eater - Resonance
Macross Frontier – Lion
ef - a tale of melodies

Best Ending (animation-wise)

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Bleach - Sky Chord ~Otona ni Naru Kimi he~
Bleach - Houki Boshi
Soul Eater - I Wanna Be
Clannad - Dango Daikazoku
Black Lagoon - Don't Look Behind

Best Artwork

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The official nominees are:
Samurai Champloo
Gundam 00
Durarara!!
Katanagatari
Soul Eater

Best WTF Moment:

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The official nominees are:

1. Gintama’s

Spoiler: Gintama

Ep96: When an entire episode is devoted to Kagura's father fighting to protect some alien world, even achieving a level of drama, and in the end turns out to be one long commercial for a hair loss treatment.

2. Inuyasha’s

Spoiler: Inuyasha

Inuyasha, Naraku turning into a shrimp at the end of the series

3. Claymore’s

Spoiler: Claymore

Priscilla cutting Teresa's arms and decapitating her

4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica’s

Spoiler: Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Mami's head getting chewed off...

5. Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi’s

Spoiler: Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi

Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi(CAUTION: Mature OVA series! Do not attempt to watch unless you are used to seeing mature subjects, naked bodies and have a strong stomach.)
The entire 6 part OVA set is a giant WTF moment but I have to say that the "Doctor's Room Torture" was one of the biggest WTF moments ever.

Best Plot-Twist

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The official nominees are:

Bleach

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Aizen turning out to be not only not dead but evil and worst of all... The bastard faked needing to wear glasses!

Code Geass

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Lelouch Geass’ing Euphemia

Death Note

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L revealing his identity to Light Yagami at the university entrance ceremony

One Piece

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Nami discovering part of Jaya went in the Sky (Skypiea arc)

Fate/Stay Night

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Finding out that Archer is the future Emiya Shirou

Best OVA

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The official nominees are:

Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuioku-hen
Hellsing Ultimate
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles: Tokyo Revelations
Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha Gaiden
Voices of a Distant Star

Best Movie

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The official nominees are:

Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Ghost in the Shell
Tonari no Totoro
Evangelion 2.0: You Can (not) Advance

Best Adaptation (Manga)

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The official nominees are:
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Bleach
One Piece
Monster
Death Note

Best Adaptation - Light Novel

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The official nominees are:

Baccano
Bakemonogatari
Toradora
Seirei no Moribito
Legend of the Legendary Heroes

Best Adaptation – Visual Novel/Games

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The official nominees are:

Clannad
Fate/Stay Night
Phantom: Requiem of the Phantom
Devil May Cry- just portrays Dante so good
.hack//SIGN

Best Original Series (Not based off of a manga, visual novel, light novel or game)

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The official nominees are:
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Code Geass
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Darker than Black
Samurai Champloo

Best Alteration of Story Line

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The official nominees are:
Fullmetal Alchemist 2004
Soul Eater
Rurouni Kenshin
Claymore
Hellsing

Best Studio (we don’t need to break ties in this category)

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The official nominees are:
Gainax
Madhouse
Ghibli
BONES
Sunrise

Best Old School Anime

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The official nominees are:
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Dragon Ball Z
Cowboy Bebop
Yu Yu Hakusho
Vision of Escaflowne

Best Anime for 2010 / Best new series (anime first subbed in 2010 will be also accepted for this award category)

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The official nominees are:
Durarara!!
Fulmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.
Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu (Legend of the Legendary Heroes)
Bakamonogatari
Break Blade

Best Ongoing Anime (only anime that have started airing before 2011 can participate in this award category)

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The official nominees are:

Star Driver
One Piece
Bleach
Gosick
Bakuman

Best Anime Overall (only anime that has ended can participate in this award category)

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The official nominees are:
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Code Geass
Dragon Ball Z
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Samurai Champloo