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At the risk of overcrowding the forum with retrospective threads, it's time for my annual tradition of looking back on the previous year and the shows, characters, and moments that stood out to us. So, as per usual, I've abused my OCD-level obsession with lists and rankings to compile far more categories than is really needed to look back on (I took the Toku Crush one out, though; partially because some people have found it creepy, but primarily because Yukari Taki wasn't in anything this year).

As always, for releases of this year I'm counting any series that aired any episodes during 2019, including:

Lupinranger vs. Patranger
Super Sentai Strongest Battle
Ryusoulger
Kamen Rider Zi-O
Kamen Rider Zero-One
Ultraman Taiga
Power Rangers Whatever The GoBusters Adaptation Is Called, I Legitimately Don't Remember Force

And again, for movies I'm counting anything that came out this year as well as anything that came out last year but wasn't available as a dvd/fansub until this year. If you want to include stuff that hasn't been available for viewing outside of Japan yet but you're pretty sure is going to be really, really awesome, go ahead.

Best New Show of 2019

Best New-to-You Show of 2019

Best Rewatch of 2019

Best Movie of 2019

Best Male Lead Character

Best Female Lead Character

Best Male Supporting Character

Best Female Supporting Character

Best Villain

Best Returning Past Character

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Writer

Best Director

Best Suit Design

Best Weapon/Vehicle/Mecha

Best Fight Scene

Best Dramatic Scene

Best Comedic Scene

Biggest "WTF did I just watch?" Moment

Best Song

Best Piece of Merchandise

Biggest Surprise of 2019

And, because some things in 2019 were Geiz's stupid tactical dickie:

Biggest Disappointment of 2019:

The Onari Memorial Award for Single Worst Thing in 2019 Tokusatsu: