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Did this last year and had fun with it, so let's set this up again. This thread is for everyone to look back at the shows and movies of 2012 and discuss what stood out for them as being the most impressive for you.

A couple quick notes:

Personally, for 2012 series I'm counting anything that aired a new episode this year: Gokaiger, Fourze, Garo MaikaiSenki, Gobusters, Akibaranger, Wizard, Power Rangers Super Samurai, and anything else that I don't remember or know about.

For movies I'm counting anything that came out this year (all the Gokaiger films, Superhero Taisen, etc.) as well as anything that came out last year but wasn't available as a dvd/fansub until this year (Movie Wars Mega Max, OOO Wonderful, etc.). If you want to include stuff like Ultimatum or Gavan that hasn't been available for viewing outside of Japan yet, go ahead.


Best New Show of 2012

Best New-to-You Show of 2012 (aka, what older series did you watch for the first time and absolutely fall in love with?)

Best Rewatch of 2012 (for those who rewatched one or more shows they'd already seen before)

Best Movie of 2012

Best Movie of 2012 that's not Movie Wars MegaMax

Best Male Lead Character

Best Female Lead Character

Best Male Supporting Character

Best Female Supporting Character

Best Actor

Best Actress

And, to try and separate the last six from "zomg, ______ is soooo hot:"

Biggest Toku Crush of 2012

Best Villain

Best Returning Character (Gokaiger cameo, Rider movie appearance, cast of Garo, etc.)

Best Suit Actor

Best Writer

Best Director

Best Producer

Best Visual Designer

And some more miscellaneous categories:

Best Hero Suit Design

Best Monster Suit Design

Best Weapon

Best Vehicle/Mecha

Best Fight Scene

Best Dramatic Scene

Best Song

Best Piece of Merchandise

Biggest Surprise

And, because not everything in 2012 was sunshine, rainbows, and foodroids:

Single Worst Thing in 2012 Tokusatsu

So, let me know what you guys think, I'm curious to read the results. I have my own picks, of course, but I'll post them later to avoid cluttering this post.