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So here I am, stuck inside during a massive blizzard, just waiting for the weather to get even worse than it currently is. Seems like an opportune time to go ahead and get this posted a little early.

If you've been around the site as long as I have then a) that's pretty cool and b) you know the drill. If you don't know the drill, this is a thread that I regurgitate every December to reflect back on the past year and tokusatsu-y stuff that we particularly enjoyed. I thought it was a pretty good year, overall. Not the best, not the worst. It's nice to see the Big Three starting to move away from everything being an anniversary celebration, but I know we've still got at least Shin Kamen Rider and some form of Gaia tribute on deck for '23.

As always, for releases of this year I'm counting any series that aired any episodes during 2022, including:

Zenkaiger
Donbrothers
Kamen Rider Revice
Kamen Rider Geats
Kamen Rider Black Sun
Ultraman Decker
Does Power Rangers still exist? I don't know. Probably.

Does Fuuto PI count as a tokusatsu? I'll let you make that call for yourself; follow your heart.

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. I've also expanded this category to include one-off specials and online miniseries, since both have become increasingly common in the last few years.

Favorite New Show of 2022

Favorite New-to-You Show of 2022

Favorite Movie, Miniseries, or Special of 2022

Favorite Rewatch of 2022

Favorite Male Lead Character

Favorite Female Lead Character

Favorite Male Supporting Character

Favorite Female Supporting Character

Favorite Villain

Favorite Returning Past Character

Favorite Actor

Favorite Actress

Favorite Writer

Favorite Director

Favorite Suit Design

Favorite Weapon/Vehicle/Mecha

Favorite Fight Scene

Favorite Dramatic Scene

Favorite Comedic Scene

Biggest "WTF did I just watch?" Moment

Favorite Song

Favorite Piece of Merchandise

Biggest Surprise of 2022

And finally, because some things in 2022 were whatever the hell Daiji's character arc was supposed to be:

Biggest Disappointment of 2022:

The Onari Memorial Award for Single Worst Thing in Tokusatsu, 2022 Edition: