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MorwenLaicoriel
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I agree, particularly when you look at the nominees. The actors and series that seemed to have been nominated by ADV weren't extremely popular titles--they were simply titles that were of a really high quality, or titles that had the good performances. If ADV was doing this as a marketing stunt, I think they would have--at the very least--nominated Chris Patton under one of the FMP series, not Princess Tutu.
In fact, I think they should be commended for being one of the companies that actually nominated those they felt were the best that they released last year--not 'the most popular that we've ever had in our catalog'. |
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Deltakiral
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Naruto was just an orange box, don't get me wrong I am glad that Viz said "Hey we are going to put out uncut naruto." But that doesn't warrant it being a finalist for a DVD Design award. If there was an award for the thing your most thankful for I would vote for Naruto getting an uncut box for the fans that want them.
I agree, I don't know if there already plans to changed this, but by the current rules the winner from this year (Akira for Comedy) could win again for Comedy.......I think that nomination should be limited to releases within a calendar year.
Certainly ADV deserves credit for trying to set this up, but I think that it needs some fine-tuning. I wouldn't mind seeing the awards (AAA) every year as long as there was a critics choice awards to go along with. That way it's the best of both worlds. |
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Lenks
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Well, as far as I'm gathering, all but Akira was released in some way in 2006. FLCL was released in an "Ultimate DVD" package, Gravitation was released in a boxed set, and the Ranma 1/2 OVA was released in a boxed set as well. Akira was released in 2005 for the PSP, but since this is for 2006, then it shouldn't be up there. So, if they're going off of that, then there's the answer. |
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sakaguchi
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26 episodes can be watched in a single day easily.... i watched Chobits in one day... thats 26 episodes.... Cardcaptor Sakura now theres something i didn't watch in one sitting... Why is Inuyasha even considered... It's like excel saga in English bad....dbz for girls.... |
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Deltakiral
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Inuyasha is up for an award because the fans voted for it. These awards are based off fan voting, and guess what lots of people have seen inuyasha. The more important question is how Johnny Bosch (Akira VA) is a finalist for Comedy..... |
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potassium
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i suppose you're right. i should've known there are people that do that. as for inuyasha, a series doesn't have to be outstanding or even good in any way to be popular. however, it's unfortunate when those watching it are convinced what they're seeing is the greatest accomplishment of mankind.
that's probably because these kinds of things end up becoming popularity contests. he's a well-known actor for a variety of roles, and many people voting on these probably just scanned the lists for a name they recognized. |
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sakaguchi
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Ah the flaws of democracy....
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Askman
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I liked Excel Saga in English >_> Besides that, I participated in the voting, and it seems all the ones I nominated made it 
I actually saw Akira recently, and I actually thought I was in for a comedy because of these awards. I was greatly mistaken. |
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NGE1113
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One of the stickier issues I saw within this contest was the lack of verification that would have prevented the Johnny Yong Bosch nomination for "Best Actor in a Comedy." I know Sean Schemmel would've been a dark horse candidate for the final list, and I really think he should have been in there. If the Bosch nomination is what prevented it, that makes the fiasco in this category even worse for me.
In terms of the apparent free-for-all title nominations, it never should have happened There needs to be some kind of order involved here, or perhaps it would be best not to do this thing again. |
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shirokiryuu
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I agree. Gankutsuou is one of my faaavorite series ever. I bought all the volumes (except vol.2 which I can't find at any Best Buy). But I showed it to my anime club (about 15-20 people). And only one or two of them heard of the series (or possibly they liked the pretty cover) and only one besides me has actually seen it (because I lent it to her). They are all big Inuyasha and Naruto fans (except the leaders...) and I could tell they thought it was boring. I have to admit the first episode isn't as exciting as the rest of the series. But the response was "eehh...." or "Cool animation." I can imagine what they would do if I showed them Haibane Renmei (which I also have) |
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MorwenLaicoriel
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You know what would've been nice?
If they had some sort of short clip for each of the nominees, and pictures of the packaging... That way we'd at least have something to compare to. It'd still be a popularity contest, but...at least for those of use that actually care, it would've been helpful. |
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NGE1113
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MorwenLaicoriel:
I can empathize with you on this one (re: the exclusion of Chris Patton). I honestly and truly belive that Sean Schemmel should have been on the Best Actor: Comedy list for his performance in Ninja Nonsense. It was extremely disappointing not to see him on that list, but as he was a dark horse candidate, it wasn't too surprising to me. I know three of the nominees on the list (Greg Ayres, Liam O'Brien, and Tony Oliver) really do belong there; I'm in the dark about Dave Wittenburg (haven't seem him in enough shows). Now, Johnny Yong Bosch shouldn't be there at all, and his accidental nomination took up another slot that could have gone to Schemmel.
Same here, but not to the same extent after the third volume. Lorissa Wolcott is a dear and tried her best, but for me, its still Jessica Calvello FTW. |
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MorwenLaicoriel
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Thank you! I haven't had a chance to see Ninja Nonsense, but I've heard great things about Schemmel's performance in it. It's really too bad that some great performances were missed with the awards simply because the anime wasn't too popular...I guess that's where the "critic" sort of awards come in handy. (It'd be nice if we had both...) |
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Kouji
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MorwenLaicoriel
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Ah...nuts. I didn't know that. |
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