[MrWilliamGraham]

Favorite New Show of 2020

ULTRAMAN Z - Major props to Tsuburaya for putting the entire series on YT with English subs. I loved it from start to finish

Favorite New-to-You Show of 2020

KABUTO (?) I'm cheating because I'm about a dozen or so episodes in and I'm really digging what I'm seeing. Other shows I watched were Kuuga, Agito, Blade, Hibiki

Honorable mention to Kuuga. Not necessarily my favorite season, but I very much respect all the care, effort, and spirit that went into that show. For better or worse, no other season of Rider is like Kuuga IMO

Favorite Movie of 2020

LuPat VS Ryuosoulger - I really enjoyed both seasons and I loved the character work that went into the LuPat cast after their series wrapped up

Honorable Mention - Geiz Majesty. Same as previous entry, loved what they did to the characters post series proper

Favorite Male Lead Character

Juru/KiramaiRed - Embodies that a great leader isn't necessarily one that is the best at everything, but one that can bring out the best in everyone

Favorite Female Lead Character

Yoko (from Ultraman Z) - Headstrong and fearless, Yoko was a breath of fresh air from your typical Toku female character.

Favorite Male Supporting Character

Fuwa - Fantastic character arc. My favorite moment is during the Rampage Vulcan debut with Fuwa's decleration to find a true purpose in life. Badass

Favorite Female Supporting Character

Is(Izu) - Fun character. Was really surprised how expressive Noa Tsurushima could be and her chemistry with Aruto was such a delight

Honorable Mention : Yuka from Ultraman Z

Favorite Returning Past Character

Riku Asakura in Ultraman Z - I've never seen Ultraman Geed, but I'm putting Riku in this category for giving us this amazing sequence

Favorite Writer

Naruhisa Arakawa, Head writer of Kiramager - Some of the funniest, most clever, just flat out joyous episodes of Sentai I've ever seen

Favorite Director

Kiyotaka Taguchi (Ultraman Z and Kiramager EP 32-33) Outstanding. Do yourself a favor and watch both. Please comeback for Zenkaiger

Favorite Suit Design

Zero-One - Absolutely nailed the tech aesthetic. Of course you got your main three, but the Raiders were absolutely amazing designs, and I still really like Zero-Two

Favorite Mecha

SEVENGER - The little robot that could. There's something so endearing about this absurd and silly looking design, but it flat out works and ends up being the heart of STORAGE, if not the entire show itself

Favorite Song

Find a New Life Instrumental Ver. - If this doesn't make you want to jump in the air and drop kick an evil robot, I don't know what will

Vulcan & Valkyrie's Theme

Connect the Truth (Ultraman Z 1st ED)

Favorite Piece of Merchandise

I'm more of a figure collector than DX belts/items so
SHF SS Kamen Rider OOO Tajador Combo & SHF Zero-One Rising Hopper

Biggest Surprise of 2020

ULTRAMAN ZZZZZZEEEEEEEEEDDDDD

My first ever Ultraman season was such a blast. Loved it even with all the past references. Some of the best action and directing I've seen in any Toku

Biggest Disappointment of 2020:

Don't want to rag on Saber too much, it had a rough start but I feel the show is finally getting its footing. I'm generally not too harsh on Toku shows but this was one where I definitely noticed its flaws, mostly in its overly zealous pacing and world building.

I don't want to end the post on a down note. So I'll give a giant shout out to everyone on this forum for sharing and discussing all things toku. After a couple months in the beginning of the year as a lurker I'm glad I took the plunge and started joining in. You guys are awesome