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Best New Show of 2012- Supernatural. Now, before you go to your keyboards with your fingers bathed in the rage of the nerd, allow me to explain. Tokusatsu, originally portmanteau for tokushu satsuei, is a a genre that deals with horror, science fiction, and/or fantasy with the live-action film-making and considerable usage of special effects. I find that Supernatural meets this definition. Furthermore, tokusatsu TV shows dealing with the hero(es) fighting the good fight usually follow this formula: Introduce the villain, introduce the hero, fight a monster every weak, slowly build up to a big, larger network of villains, defeat villains, interact with characters, etc. Supernatural has followed this formula (though you may have to read between the lines to find it). Supernatural ended its seventh season this year, as well as began its eighth. Therefore, I consider it to be the best of 2012. If your fingers are still bathed in the rage, I'll say that Kamen Rider Wizard is my favorite traditional tokusatsu show of this year.

Best New-to-You Show of 2012- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. I LOVE Shinkenger. If you deny the fact that Shinkenger is awesome, know that I respect your opinion. If you say Power Rangers Samurai/Power Rangers Super Samurai is better, know that I will unleash upon you a rage with the fiery passion of a nonillion blue supergiants upon you. And you shall feel my vengeance, for I am Vengeance.

Best Rewatch of 2012- Kamen Rider W. Granted, it was only the first three episodes, but it was a great first three episodes.

Best Movie of 2012- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max.

Best Movie of 2012 that's not Movie Wars MegaMax- Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful the Movie: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals. I really didn't have much to go off of this year (although I might be able to make an argument for The Avengers).

Best Male Lead Character- Sakuta Ryuusei. If you have a problem with astro-disco Bruce Lees of space, you have a serious psychological issue you need to deal with.

Best Female Lead Character- Izumi Hina. Hang it, Eiji, would you just marry her? FOR REAL?!

Best Male Supporting Character- Secret Lantern DaiGoyou. Yes, while in the aspect of the sexes, DaiGoyou is nothing, he is male by gender.

Best Female Supporting Character- Lauren Shiba. Anyone who can make the Samurai saga decent is at least decent in my book.

Best Actor- Misha Collins. Granted, the character of Castiel requires me to find some serious String Theory-based loopholes in order to not feel religiously biased, but at least Misha at leasts makes you laugh both in front and behind the camera.

Best Actress- It's a tie between Kimberly Crossman and Takada Riho. Riho for playing Hina, and Kimberly for elevating Samurai.

Biggest Toku Crush of 2012- DOES NOT COMPUTE. PLEASE REMOVE THE COOKIE FROM THE DISC DRIVE.

Best Villain- Chimatsuri Doukoku. Oh, what Xandredd could have been.

Best Returning Character- Kamen Rider Double. Because they're Double, and Double is awesome.

Best Suit Actor- Yoshizawa Ryo. Because he wouldn't be astro-disco Bruce Lee of space without the guy that allowed him to fight like an astro-disco Bruce Lee of space.

Best Writer- Adam Glass. Why? Because the tooth fairy was murdered, that's why!

Best Director- Sakamoto Koichi. Because Double. Double, Double, Double, Double. Oh, and Mega Max.

Best Producer- Toei. They gave me Kamen Rider (and because I don't know any individual producers).

Best Visual Designer- Asamiya Kia. While it took me a while to get over the oddities of Fourze's designs, I did grow to love them.

Best Hero Suit Design- Kamen Rider Wizard Water Dragon.

Best Monster Suit Design- Wiseman.

Best Weapon- Barizun sword. Fourze-haters should shut up; Gentarou has a rocket sword.

Best Vehicle/Mecha- BC-04/Go-Buster Beet.

Best Fight Scene- Fourze and Meteor vs. Leo and Sagittarius.

Best Dramatic Scene- The destruction of the Rabbit Hatch.

Best Song- "Boost Up! Beet Buster!"/"Shooting Star."

Best Piece of Merchandise-

Biggest Surprise- Libra masquerading as DiEnd in an elaborate ploy to troll everyone.

Single Worst Thing in 2012 Tokusatsu- Power Rangers Super Samurai. Because, quite frankly, we don't need a sequel to the weakest season of Power Rangers.