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Luffy vs. Rob Lucci. That was one of the best fight in One Piece, due the the emotional investment and the many power-ups both of them went through, with the first (I think ?) appearance of Gear 3rd.

(edit) Screw that, I nominate Franky's cyborg powers as a whole. From an arm cannon to a laser beam, everything he does comes out of nowhere.

Foxy. He's just... annoying, and doesn't even have any part in the storyline.

From Robin : "I WANT TO LIVE ! Take me out to the sea with you !"

Especially the voice acting in the anime. That line was one of the defining moment in the series for me.

Supported. I can't stand Foxy.

I nominate Duval for the Funniest Character. From his unexpected introduction, to his attempted winks, to his "handsome" fixation, his apparitions always make me burst into laughter.

I suuport the nomination of Akainu, for all the reasons stated by zellogan.

IMHO, Johann Liebert not only is the best villain amongst the nominees, he is THE villain. He is a manipulative and charismatic bastard with a cold, calculating mind, who doesn't feel a thing for...

It's probably not my place to say that, but I don't think Love Hina is a shoujo... at least, every manga site I just checked classified it as "shounen".

Oh, and so that my post matters, I support...

I change my nomination to Jack Rakan from Mahou Sensei Negima, see my post on page 1.

I nominate SaiKano (Saishuu Heiki Kanojo) for Best Drama.

I nominate Pluto for Best Sci-Fi. Naoki Urasawa + Osamu Tezuka = MASTERPIECE.

I nominate Soul Eater for Best Fantasy.

I nominate Shirow Masamune for Best Mangaka. Dude didn't stop at inventing new technological terms for his mangas, he created new kanjis to go with it. And, well, I guess we can say creating such...

I nominate Usagi Drop for Best Josei.

I nominate Monster for Best Completed Manga. Do I really need to put a reason here ?

** EDIT **

I change my nomination to Jack Rakan from Mahou Sensei Negima for Best Male Support. That guy can pretty rewrite the laws of magic if needed, is probably one of the biggest perverts...

Pretty much the same question as wooticus; for "best completed manga", must it be one that ended this year ?

Ah ,yes, too bad.

Then I nominate Beelzebub for Best Shounen.

I nominate Saint Oniisan for best shounen. Because shounen doesn't need action to be good, and this is one of the weirdest and funniest things I've read in the last few years.

I'd nominate Yotsuba& as well, but since Matt did it already I'll go with the second best thing from the same author :
I nominate Azumanga Daioh for best slice of life. No real reason comes to mind,...

Out of all those you listed, I'd say The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

If I include others not in the poll, Totoro and The Place Promised In Our Early Days would get my vote.

I think one of them (probably her father) might even be a demon himself. Kunieda being half demon would explain a few things, and would lead to interesting developments. But that probably won't...

I half expected Iemitsu to be really really weak, just for laughs. But then, him being chosen as the representative wouldn't have made sense, would it ? But for Tsuna to get KO'd in one hit... that...

Hilda trying to get accepted by Oga's parents by passing as his wife... then Alaindelon doing the same with Furuichi. :o Well, almost all interractions between them is gold.
Then there's the part...

My favorite is from pretty early in the manga : the MK5 getting owned (as usual) by Nene and Chiaki.

Also, one we'll probably get to see in the next episode if my memory isn't too rusted : Toujo...

I don't think we know that yet, other than some old characters are returning. Story-wise, though, I have no idea if the previous events will be important.

What can I say, the wait was worth the while. While the first episode started the story almost immediately, way faster than the first series did (but... I think it's still 24 episodes long, unless...

Am I the only one watching this anime without having read the manga ? Judging from the above comments, it seems you all knew what to expect from the last couple episodes... I, for one, didn't expect...

But Shamal wouldn't help him. Because, you know, he's a "him". ;)

Lol, where did Skull's helmet come from when they transformed ? ^^'

I've actually found something even weirder than Excell Saga : Puni Puni Poemy. It's Excell's randomness, concentrated in two OAVs. It tries its best at reaching the "bounds" of anime, without...

Second trailer for Last Exile 2 :


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiOYVepzy4M

Dio is back !

Wait wait wait, there's going to be a sequel to Last Exile and no one told me ?!

Here's the PV if anyone's interested :


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M8Aem3uOQQ

(what the hero says near...

Am I the only one not seeing the pics ? :(

Yes, I think you may be right. We know Hibari was supposed to be following Mukuro, and didn't the chapter's final note say something like in the next chapter, "that kid comes to school" ?

One thing is for sure, Franc (I'll be going with that spelling until we have an official one, since it's the one used in the Flame Rumble games) must be really good at his job if both Varia and...

Glad to see I'm not the only one who wants to see more of Fran's backstory and his encounter with Mukuro. He's one of the biggest mysteries left after the end of the future arc (along with that ramen...

Wow, that last episode was just... weird. Totally random. It (almost) felt like I was watching Puni Puni Poemy again, I loved it.

Oh, and was I the only one who noticed who was in the audience...

Oretachi ni tsubasa wa nai.
After 3 episodes, it just didn't seem to be going anywhere, and I wasn't even sure what episode I watched last, it was pretty confusing, what with the multiple story arcs...

Man, that last episode was pretty epic. What an awesome way to end this awesome anime !
TENGEN TOPPA MADOKA MAGICA !
And it even makes a sequel possible...

- we Western people casually kiss each other on the mouth as an everyday greeting.
- drinking cold milk after a bath feels good (tip : it really does).
- Japanese only drink fat milk, and/or always...

On a hiatus : Keroro Gunsou. I've only watched 20 episodes, and it's already starting to look like it's always the same things happening. And the series has been dropped by everyone anyway, and...

Just a little tidbit : what mangacurse translated as "command sambo" should be written, I believe, as "commando sambo". (thanks to DoA for teaching me useless things like that) But since what the...

Another one, from Baccano. I love it because it's so... Baccano :

Baccano Swing!

Just watched this one (WARNING : full of spoilers) :

The Place Promised in our Early Days - Beyond the Clouds

Great AMV, for a great anime movie.

Last Exile.
Steampunk ship battles, with a great OST, and an interesting story (had to watch it two times to really get everything). One of the greatest animes I've watched.

Also, I agree on...

Finally, Hibari uses his weighted chains again ! I missed them, he hasn't shown anything remotely related to those chains since his fight against Bel.

That's not the way I understood that part. I think he made such a face because he believes the one responsible for Simmon's disgrace is a close relative to Tsuna, and it strengthened his resolve to...

I agree, Saint Young Men is just great. ;)

Some other (completed) series I haven't seen in this topic yet :
- ES - Eternal Sabbath. The duel between two guys with the power to dominate anyone,...