Nomination Phase
Starts
1st of January, 2017 (GMT+0)
Ends
15th of January, 2017 (EST+0)
Voting Phase
Starts
22nd of January, 2017 (GMT+0)
Ends
5th of February, 2017 (EST+0)
Happy New Year!
Ah 2016...it's been quite the year of voting hasn't it? Great for some...not so great for others. Well I hope the year hasn't tired you out because there's still one more important event left to vote on! Welcome to the 2016 AnimeSuki Choice Awards! Each year we hold a competition where you can vote for the best anime of the year in various categories. And if you are already tired out, take solace in the fact that this time you know the winners of this event won't be deciding the fate the world (even if you debate anime like it does). Now let's make anime great again!
Format
If you already know the drill then here's the Handy Helper and get stuck in. If not then keep calm and carry on reading.
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 2016
OVAs that have been released in 2016
Movies whose DVD/BD was released in 2016
Prequels, spin-offs or other related series that are not a chronological continuation of the same story
Not Eligibile
Movies that are part of an ongoing series, whose DVD/BD of the last episode has not been released
Compilation/Summary movies.
DVD/BD extras, bundles and specials
TV series who have a continuation announced for next year and will start airing within 1 season/cour (approximately three months) of the last series' finishing date
Special Rules
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 (B1 to B8) 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 Series are eligible only for the {D6}, {D7} and {D8} Categories (and are not listed below).
Complete List of Eligible Shows handpicked by Kairin
Just in case you're looking for it, Tales of Zestiria the X is classed as Ongoing Series due to the split cour rule.
Spoiler for list:
Movie
Accel World: Infinite Burst
Bakemono no Ko
Boruto: Naruto the Movie
Date A Live Movie: Mayuri Judgment
Doukyuusei (Movie)
Girls und Panzer der Film
Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai
Harmony
High Speed!: Free! Starting Days
King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm
Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda.
Pokemon the Movie XY: Ring no Choumajin Hoopa
Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai
Shisha no Teikoku
Tamayura: Sotsugyou Shashin Part 1 - Kizashi
UFO Gakuen no Himitsu
Wake Up, Girls! Seishun no Kage
Yowamushi Pedal Movie
Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
OVA
Aishen Qiaokeli-ing...
Bikini Warriors OVA
Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV
Colorful Ninja Iromaki
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka OVA
Eiyuu Kaitai
Feng Wei Ying Xiong
Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yattemita. OVA
Gintama : Aizome Kaori-hen
Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars
Haikyuu!! OVA
Hantsu x Trash
Hua Jianghu Zhi Ling Zhu
Huyao Xiao Hongniang
Jie Mo Ren
Kacchikenee!
Kaze no Matasaburou (Movie)
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! OVA
Kosys! Kochira Keihime Tetsudou: Kouhou System-ka
Koyomimonogatari
Kurage no Shokudou
Ling Qi
Mitsuami no Kamisama
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
Momokuri
Monster Strike
Noblesse: Awakening
Owari no Seraph: Kyuuketsuki Shahar
Phantom of the Kill: Zero kara no Hangyaku
Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume
Qui Shui Yi Yun
RWBY
Shen Ming Zhi Zhou
Shiguang Guiyu
Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu OVA
Starmyu OVA
To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd OVA
Under the Dog
Utopa
Wangpai Yushi
Wo Jiao Bai Xiaofei
Zhen Hun Jie
Zhongguo Jingqi Xiansheng
TV
12-sai.: Chicchana Mune no Tokimeki
91 Days
Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hachi Gakari
Aikatsu!
Ajin
Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 2nd Season
Amaama to Inazuma
Amanchu!
Ange Vierge
Anne Happy
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (TV)
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm
Arslan Senki (TV): Fuujin Ranbu
B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious
Bakuon!!
Battery
Battle Spirits: Burning Soul
Berserk (2016)
Big Order (TV)
Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE! LOVE!
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal Season III
Boku dake ga Inai Machi
Boku no Hero Academia
Brave Beats
Bubuki Buranki
Bungou Stray Dogs
Cardfight!! Vanguard G
Cheer Danshi!!
Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou - The Last Song
D.Gray-man Hallow
Dagashi Kashi
Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen
Days (TV)
Diamond no Ace: Second Season
Dimension W
Divine Gate
Duel Masters VSR
Durarara!!x2 Ketsu
Endride
Fairy Tail (2014)
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!
Flip Flappers
Flowering Heart
Flying Witch
Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu
Fukigen na Mononokean
Future Card Buddyfight 100
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk
Ganbare! Lulu Lolo 3rd Season
Garo: Guren no Tsuki
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
Gintama
Go! Princess Precure
God Eater
Good Morning!!! Doronjo
Gyakuten Saiban: Sono "Shinjitsu", Igi Ari!
Hai to Gensou no Grimgar
Haikyuu!! Second Season
Hakuouki: Otogisoushi
Handa-kun
HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun suru
Hatsukoi Monster
Heavy Object
Heibai Wushang
High School Fleet
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume DO
Hitori no Shita: The Outcast
Honobono Log
Hundred
Itoshi no Muco
JK Meshi!
Joker Game
Kagewani: Shou
Kaitou Joker 3rd Season
Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows
Ketsuekigata-kun! 4
Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Returns 2nd Season
Kiznaiver
KochinPa!
Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru!
Kono Danshi, Mahou ga Oshigoto Desu.
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!
Kotori Samba
Koukaku no Pandora
Koutetsujou no Kabaneri
Kuma Miko
Kuromukuro
Kyoukai no Rinne (TV) 2nd Season
Love Live! Sunshine!!
Luck & Logic
Lupin III (2015)
Macross A
Magi: Sinbad no Bouken (TV)
Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii Desukara.
Mahou Shoujo? Naria Girls
Masou Gakuen HxH
Mayoiga
Mini Van 2nd Season
Mob Psycho 100
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Musaigen no Phantom World
Nanatsu no Taizai: Seisen no Shirushi
Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin
Neko Pitcher
Neko mo, Onda-ke
Neko no Dayan: Nihon e Iku
Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja Nai to Omotta?
New Game!
Nijiiro Days
Norn9: Norn+Nonet
Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R
Ojisan to Marshmallow
Omakase! Miracle Cat-dan
Onara Gorou
Onigiri
Ooyasan wa Shishunki!
Orange
Oshiete! Galko-chan
Osomatsu-san
Ozmafia!!
Pan de Peace!
Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation
Pokemon XY&Z
Prince of Stride: Alternative
Qualidea Code
Ragnastrike Angels
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
ReLIFE
Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars
Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage
Rewrite
Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut
Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan (TV)
Sakamoto desu ga?
Sansha Sanyou
Scared Rider Xechs
Schwarzesmarken
Seisen Cerberus: Ryuukoku no Fatalit s
Sekkou Boys
Servamp
Shin Atashin'chi
Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara
Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu
Shounen Maid
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
Show By Rock!! Short!!
Shuumatsu no Izetta
Super Lovers
Sushi Police
Tabi Machi Late Show
Taboo Tattoo
Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge
Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note
Teekyuu 7
Terra Formars Revenge
Tetsujin 28-gou Gao!
Time Travel Shoujo: Mari Waka to 8-nin no Kagakusha-tachi
Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou
Tsukiuta. The Animation
Uchuu Patrol Luluco
Usakame
Ushio to Tora (TV)
Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen
Wagamama High Spec
Watashitachi, Luck Logic-bu!
World Trigger
Yami Shibai 3rd Season
Yuri!!! on Ice
Anything not on the list is NOT eligible for categories {A1} to {D5} and votes will be deemed invalid when processed.
If you think a show meets the criteria but is not on the list please contact me.
Quick Start
Vote tallying is automated so pay attention!
You may vote in the following categories:
Copy/Paste the marked area to a post and follow the format
OR use the following helper by Adit to generate the required text
-{A1}- [Best Storyline & Plot]
-{A2}- [Best Visuals & Animation]
-{B1}- [Best Action-Adventure]
-{B2}- [Best Fantasy & Supernatural]
-{B3}- [Best Science Fiction]
-{B4}- [Best Drama]
-{B5}- [Best Romance]
-{B6}- [Best Comedy]
-{B7}- [Best Slice of Life]
-{B8}- [Best Sports Series]
-{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
So from the top...
in case you're still confused
Copy the text above and paste in your post.
Then write after each category your favourites separating each by a comma (or in a bbcode-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 (replace 1 and 3 with the correct numbers for your choices)
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,
We have created a Handy Helper for specific purpose of making it easier for you to format your choices.
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
-{B1}- [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.
-{B2}- [Best Fantasy & Supernatural]
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.
-{B3}- [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.
-{B4}- [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.
-{B5}- [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, pedophiles, etc.
-{B6}- [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 then 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.
-{B7}- [Best Slice of Life]
Slice of life typically portrays mundane realism depicting everyday experiences. At the center is usually a character, or group of character, who are at crucial moment in their lives.
-{B8}- [Best Sports Series]
Series that focus on sports and the mechanics of sports as their main focus.
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 favourite ongoing series.
Previous Winners:
2015 Winners
2014 Winners
2013 Winners
2012 Winners
2011 Winners
2010 Winners
2009 Winners
2008 Winners
2007 Winners