Info MangaHelpers Awards 2021 - Rules and Info Thread

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Welcome to the 2021 MangaHelpers Awards!

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Welcome to this years MangaHelpers Awards, an event where you, the fans, nominate and decide what is the best of the best in the (W)Otaku world. As always, we encourage participation from all our members in both nominating and voting.

Aside from a couple categories, we have decided to focus on works that were published in 2020.
If you are confused regarding what is eligible or not, please feel free to contact any of us that are involved in running this project.

Our main source regarding which Anime, Manga and so on are eligible in each thread is Myanimelist.

Final Round Rules

• You can vote for one (1) nominee​
• You are allowed to change your vote​
• In case of a tie, a staff vote will break it.​
• This round will last for 5 days (ends on 07.02.2021)​

Spoiler: Round 1 Rules

Round 1 Rules

• You can vote for three (3) nominees​
• You are allowed to change your vote​
• The three entries with the most votes will advance into the next round.​
• In case of a tie, a staff vote will break it.​
• This round will last for 5 days (ends on 30.01.2021)​

Spoiler: Nomination Rules

Nomination Rules

Only elements that were published in 2020 are eligible.
Adaptions of a specific source material count as one nomination, e.g. One Piece Anime and/or One Piece Manga.

If you want to change your nominations, please quote your original nomination post and clearly state which nominations you want to change along with your new nominations.

• You are allowed up to three nominations.
• Please clearly state the competitor you are nominating as well as any further specifics (e.g. characters) if required.
• Please bold all your nominations.
• Supporting does count as nominating!
• All entries will proceed to the next round.
• Please refer to Myanimelist to see if a potential nominee is eligible.

The nomination round will end Friday, January 22nd, 2021. Please choose up to 3 options.

Categories

2021 MangaHelpers Awards Categories

Character Driven Categories:
Best Full Cast of 2020
Best Major Female Character of 2020
Best Major Male Character of 2020
Best Minor Female Character of 2020
Best Minor Male Character of 2020
Best Antagonist of 2020
Best Battle of 2020
Best Couple of 2020

General Manga Categories:
Best New Manga of 2020
Best Shounen Manga of 2020
Best Seinen Manga of 2020
Best Shoujo/Josei of 2020
Best Plot Twist of 2020
Best Chapter of 2020
Best Page of 2020
Best Volume Cover of 2020

General Non Manga Categories:
Best Anime of 2020
Best Anime Adaption of 2020
Best Anime Episode of 2020
Best Manhua/Manhwa of 2020
Best Light Novel of 2020

Staff Categories:
Best Mangaka of 2020
Best Writing of 2020
Best Artwork/Visuals of 2020
Best Soundtrack of 2020
Best Opening/Ending of 2020
Best Studio of 2020

All Time Categories:
Best Manga of All Time
Best Anime of All Time
Best Anime Adaption of All Time
Best Soundtrack All Time