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Me, An Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Age: 33
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[Nomination Phase] AnimeSuki Choice Awards 2012
Nomination Phase
Voting Phase
Happy New Year! and Welcome to the 2012 AnimeSuki Choice Awards!
Each year we hold a competition where members of the AnimeSuki community can vote for the best anime of the year in various categories. There have been some minor changes to the awards since last year so please read the rules and voting procedures.
Format
Since their inception the awards have been organized in a two-stage format:
- A nomination phase, where you can nominate up to three shows for each category. The top 4 (four), or more in case of ties, will move on to the next phase, the voting phase. Your first pick in a category will count as 2 (two) points, the others will count only as 1 (one) point. After nominations are over we'll move into...
- A voting phase, where everyone will vote for 1 (one) out of all the nominees that went through. The show with the most votes wins that category.
Eligible- TV series and specials that have ended airing in 2012
- OVAs that have been released in 2012
- Movies who's DVD/BD was released in 2012
- Prequels, spin-offs or other related series that are not a chronological continuation of the same story
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- Movies that are part of an ongoing series, who's DVD/BD of the last episode has not been released
- DVD/BD extras, bundles and specials
- TV series who have a continuation announced for next year and will start airing within 1 season (cour) of the last series' finishing date
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New Rules UPDATED
- In the nomination phase you may only vote a series in at most 2 (two) genre categories. Your vote for the same series in the 3rd genre category will be deemed invalid. This is restricted rule for the genre categories (B0 to B9) only; votes in other categories are not counted towards this limit. Choose wisely.
The rule is meant to balance out mathematical voting power issues related to the contest's formula. Mainly "sweeping votes", where a series is voted for 2pts in every possible way, and distribution of 1pt votes is either nonexistent or somewhat random. Lack of distribution causes an advantage over more balanced and thought out votes. There is no intention to discourage single-votes but we wish for all votes to be quality votes, and all voters to have equal influence power.
Can a series still make it in all categories? Yes.
- Ongoing shows are now eligible but only for the new –{D8}- Category. The Complete List of Eligible Shows and Category Descriptions have been updated
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Complete List of Eligible Shows, handpicked by Kairin
Anything not on the list is NOT eligible and votes will be deemed invalid when processed.
If you think a show meets the criteria but is not on the list please contact us.
Quick Start
Vote tallying is automated so pay attention!
You may vote in the following categories:
Copy/Paste the marked area to a post  -{A1}- [Best Storyline & Plot]
-{A2}- [Best Visuals & Animation]
-{B0}- [Best Action-Adventure]
-{B1}- [Best Fantasy]
-{B2}- [Best Science Fiction]
-{B3}- [Best Horror]
-{B4}- [Best Mystery]
-{B5}- [Best Drama]
-{B6}- [Best Romance]
-{B7}- [Best Comedy]
-{B8}- [Best Slice of Life]
-{B9}- [Best Sports]
-{C1}- [Best TV Series]
-{C2}- [Best OVA]
-{C3}- [Best Movie]
-{D1}- [Best Female Lead]
-{D2}- [Best Male Lead]
-{D3}- [Best Antagonist]
-{D4}- [Best Side-Character]
-{D5}- [Best World Setting]
-{D6}- [Best Credits Theme]
-{D7}- [Best Soundtrack]
-{D8}- [Best Ongoing Series]  | Cheatsheet
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- Copy the text above and paste in your post.
- Then write after each category your favourites separating each by a comma (or in a list).
- When you want to abstain from a category you delete the line, or leave it blank.
- When you vote in a character category you write: Character Name / Series Name.
- When you vote in a song categories you write: Series Name OP1 or Series Name ED3 (where 1 and 3 are just an example).
- As long as you don't mess up the category name, which includes the verification tags (i.e. A1, A2, etc) the vote will be counted just fine;
- Even if you do make mistakes we'll do our best to invalidate as little as possible.
Got it? That's all there is to it, have fun!
But I'm bad at writing!
Don't worry, most people make some kind of typo or mistake. We know, we've seen plenty; including our own.
What you should know,
- Errors are checked by humans! The tally is automated, but any errors or "potentially confusing" entries are resolved by us (the organizers). So, with the exception of obscure references, nothing that you would write in an average post would ever count as an error.
- We periodically post an error report with whatever made it past our eyes and research. The report contains detailed information on where, and why. And don't fret if you're on it, (if possible) other categories and valid series in the problem category will all be counted just fine.
Though if you got an error on your first 2pt entry, the 2nd and 3rd in that category will still be worth 1pt (because they're still your 2nd and 3rd choice).
What does the error report usually consist of? Well from last year, typically...
- clear rule violation, such as voting for Movies in a TV category
- very obscure series aliases, more often character names
- overly malformed posts; typically incorrectly formatted song categories, or character categories without the series name. On occasion failure to copy/paste the categories tags altogether
- and sometimes (rarely) ineligible series get nominated
That's about all of them. See, you don't have to worry about your typing being a problem.
Confused about the categories?
The contest is open to your interpretation. We've narrowed down the meaning to avoid unfortunate misunderstandings, so as long as the title "Best of [insert-category]" fits the series in question then it's fine by us. Don't worry about it and have fun.
If you're not satisfied and need a technical clear cut answer, we've got that too,
Spoiler for Category Descriptions:
A. Quality
-{A1}- [Best Storyline & Plot]Please vote for the shows that either had overall the best storyline, or very exciting plot. This includes very intriguing backstories or other subplots as well. Please avoid basing your vote on plot that only goes for as little as one or two episodes.
-{A2}- [Best Visuals & Animation]Vote for the show with the best visuals (artstyle, aesthetics) and/or animation quality.
B. Genre Fidelity
-{B0}- [Best Action-Adventure]The Adventure genre is a work in which the protagonist or other major characters are consistently placed in dangerous situations. The Action genre is a class of creative works characterized by more emphasis on exciting action sequences than on character development or story-telling. You may vote for any anime that can be described by either the Action genre or the Adventure genre, or both.
-{B1}- [Best Fantasy]Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Fantasy is distinguished from Science Fiction and Horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific (or pseudo-scientific) and macabre themes.
-{B2}- [Best Science Fiction]Science Fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible (or at least non-supernatural) content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities and phenomenon. Paranormal differs from supernatural in that it explores phenomenon that exist beyond our current understanding, research and technology (ergo they can't be disproven, nor proven, by science), while on the other hand supernatural goes directly against science.
-{B3}- [Best Horror]Preferably fiction with macabre elements. Any other show that loosely fits the criteria, meaning it is dark in its own way with the ideas it puts forward, is also eligible. Please try to avoid shows that just have "monster" elements in them, but are otherwise very light hearted.
-{B4}- [Best Mystery]Preferably Crime Fiction. Any other show that loosely fits the criteria, meaning it is some kind of detective fiction is also eligible.
-{B5}- [Best Drama]A Drama is a genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, just to name few, put the characters in conflict with themselves, others, and even society.
-{B6}- [Best Romance]Love stories, or affairs of the character that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters (usually a leading man and lady), and the journey that their love takes through courtship (and/or marriage). Please avoid putting romance in the same boat with friendship, parental love, love between siblings, and so on. There is no romance there unless the story is about homosexuals, incest, paedophiles, etc.
-{B7}- [Best Comedy]There are many types of comedy. Usually in anime you'll find Alternative, Physical, Prop, Surreal, Sitcoms, just to name a few. Feel free to vote for any show that made you laugh, but please make sure that the comic relief came in more than one episode and was not simply a side-story to the main plot. Just because you laughed once doesn't make the entire show a Comedy.
-{B8}- [Best Slice of Life]Slice of life typically portrays mundane realism depicting everyday experiences. At the centre is usually a character, or group of character, who are at crucial moment in their lives.
-{B9}- [Best Sports]Any show dealing with a sport. Please only focus on shows where the sport has an integral part in the plot and isn't just a side activity in one or more episodes.
| C. Production
-{C1}- [Best TV Series]Please pick the shows you've enjoyed the most and you consider had the best production values overall, that were constructed in a TV format: short 20min per episode (not counting virtually mandatory opening and ending) with break in the middle and varying production values, aimed at mass distribution over the course of weeks.
-{C2}- [Best OVA]Please pick the shows you've enjoyed the most and you consider had the best production values overall, that were constructed in a OVA format: 40min or so per episode, distributed via disk to be viewed at home in high definition; iteration occurring potentially over months with the explanation of various elements sometimes relegated to other formats (TV series, game, manga, novel, etc).
-{C3}- [Best Movie]Please pick the shows you've enjoyed the most and you consider had the best production values overall, that were constructed in a movie format: over an hour or sometimes very high quality 40min episodes, designed for best viewing in theatres.
D. Distinguishing Features
-{D1}- [Best Female Lead]Vote for your favourite female heroine. Bear in mind character development, integrity, internal conflict, and other elements that make a character play the role of a character as opposed to the role of a plot device. The criteria you use is left at your discretion.
This is a character category please use the format "Character / Series" or "Character - Series" if the character or series contains / or -. If it contains both make sure the ones in the names don't have spaces.
-{D2}- [Best Male Lead]Vote for your favourite hero. Bear in mind character development, integrity, internal conflict, and other elements that make a character play the role of a character as opposed to the role of a plot device. The criteria you use is left at your discretion.
This is a character category please use the format "Character / Series" or "Character - Series" if the character or series contains / or -. If it contains both make sure the ones in the names don't have spaces.
-{D3}- [Best Antagonist]The Antagonist (from Greek meaning: opponent, competitor, rival) is a character, group of characters, or an institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist (be it a character or a group of characters) must contend. While antagonist may refer to a group or institution please only vote for one character that symbolizes the ideals, in those cases.
This is a character category please use the format "Character / Series" or "Character - Series" if the character or series contains / or -. If it contains both make sure the ones in the names don't have spaces.
-{D4}- [Best Side-Character]A side character is a character usually used to give added dimension to a main character, by adding a relationship with this character, and other opportunities for character development. They may also be an independent character in their own right.
This is a character category please use the format "Character / Series" or "Character - Series" if the character or series contains / or -. If it contains both make sure the ones in the names don't have spaces.
-{D5}- [Best World Setting]Vote for the series with the most interesting, captivating and/or alluring world. All settings count, including the seemingly mundane, or relatively constraint and small settings, from a complete fantasy world to an ordinary high school.
-{D6}- [Best Credits Theme]Vote for your favourite opening and/or ending song.
Please use the format "Series OP#" or "Series ED#" where # is the number based on airing order (e.g. OP1, ED2, etc).
-{D7}- [Best Soundtrack]Vote for the show with best soundtrack. Typically this refers to background music, action music or ambient music, etc. OP/ED are not considered because they have their own category. Voice Acting is also not part of the soundtrack.
-{D8}- [Best Ongoing Series]Vote for your favorite ongoing series.
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Previous Winners:
2011 Winners
2010 Winners
2009 Winners
2008 Winners
2007 Winners
Last edited by Haak; 2013-01-04 at 14:18.
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