[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Brainchild

Best Villain
If we can count stuff that's new to us, Kurojishi Riox100.

YES.

[KRX]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Single Worst Thing in 2011 Tokusatsu - DiEnd at the end of Taisen. W T F.

I thought we agreed that was actually Libra being a troll?

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by KRX

I thought we agreed that was actually Libra being a troll?

That's right! Thank you, KRX.

Then I'd like to change mine. Worst Thing from 2012: Akibaranger. Hated it, hated everything about it, hope it dies. But I also hope an american version comes here. So figure that one out.

Though why isn't the biggest surprise of 2012 me saying in public that G-12 was good, and I actually like Go-Busters?

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

Though why isn't the biggest surprise of 2012 me saying in public that G-12 was good, and I actually like Go-Busters?

Because at this point we're all used to you liking crazy things.

[KRX]

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.

[ShockerCon]

Best New Show: Akibaranger
Best New to you Show: RyuKenDo
Best Movie: Gokaiger vs Gavan
Best Male Lead Character: Narukami Kenji
Best Female Lead Character: Mitsuki Aoyagi
Best Male Supporting Character: Kiichi Setoyama
Best Female Supporting Character: Hiroyo Hakase
Best Actor: Shogo Yamaguchi
Best Actress: Mina Fukui
Biggest Toku Crush: (actor or character?)
Best Villain: Daen
Best Returning Character: Narukami Kenji(Rescue Force movie)
Best Suit Actor: Yuichi Hachisuka
Best Hero Suit Design: Magna RyuGunO
Best Monster Suit Design: Danganloid 2
Best Weapon: GoRyuGun
Best Vehicle: Delta Shadow
Best Mecha: Buster Hercules
Best Fight Scene: Whenever RyuJinO fights Baron Bloody
Best Dramatic Scene: The scene leading up to GekiRyuKen's evolution
Best Song: Tie between Brand New Spark! by Hideaki Takatori and Blessed Wind by Rider Chips
Best Piece of Merchandise: Minipla Buster Hercules
Biggest Surprise: Rescue Force being kinda terrible
Single Worst Thing: Jack Moon being turned into a robot

[KamenRiderOOO]

Best New Show of 2012- Kamen Rider Wizard, primarily due to visual effects, elemental powers, and neat gimmick.

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

Best Movie of 2012- Movie Wars MegaMax, :P. Amazing Movie.

Best Movie of 2012 that's not Movie Wars MegaMax- Gokaiger Vs Gavan. Was awesome to watch, plus liked the return of Gavan, DenziBlue, and Battle Kenya, even if they only just transformed together at the end.

Best Male Lead Character- Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO in MegaMax

Best Female Lead Character- Ahim De Famille/GokaiPink

Best Male Supporting Character- Kengo Utahoshi in Fourze...But really Ankh in Megamax

Best Female Supporting Character- Tomoko Nozama in Fourze

Biggest Toku Crush of 2012- Ahim De Famille/GokaiPink (duh)

Best Villain- Basco Ta Jolokia.

Best Returning Character (Gokaiger cameo, Rider movie appearance, cast of Garo, etc.)- Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO in Megamax, SHT, and Ultimatum (just cause he appears with the Pantsu for Tomorrow!)

Best Hero Suit Design- For a hero for a show this year, Kamen Rider Wizard's Hurricane Dragon and Water Dragon styles. Those are beautiful.

Best Monster Suit Design- Basco Ta Jolokia's monster form. It's an amazing design, and makes me think of it as a Nejiranger-like counterpart to the Gokaigers.

Best Weapon- Barizun Sword. The chorus makes it epic.

Best Vehicle/Mecha- WizarDragon, because 1- It's a Dragon, and 2- it can turn into a giant foot.

Best Fight Scene- Every fight scene in Megamax.

Best Dramatic Scene- KR- Gentaro's Death and Kengo's Death are tied. SS- The Gokaigers decision about the Greatest Treasure in the Universe.

Best Song- Cosmic Mind, it's definitely an epic fight song.

Best Piece of Merchandise- The Wizard Rings, since well, you can wear them .

Biggest Surprise- Ahim turning into PuToTyra in SHT. Kinda conflicted on how to feel about that.

Single Worst Thing in 2012 Tokusatsu- Everything else in SHT minus OOO and Ahim.

[coturos]

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Originally Posted by KamenRiderOOO

Best Male Supporting Character- Kengo Utahoshi in Fourze

ankh will have his revenge!

[KamenRiderOOO]

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Originally Posted by coturos

ankh will have his revenge!

I'm being nice and basing that on a thing that actually aired during 2012. Look at the rest of my answers

[SideswipePrime]

Best New Show of 2012
Kamen Rider Fourze, if it counts

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

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

Best Movie of 2012
I would say Super Hero Taisen, but I haven't seen it, so Movie Wars MegaMax

Best Movie of 2012 that's not Movie Wars MegaMax
Gokaiger vs. Gavan

Best Male Lead Character
Gentarou Kisaragi

Best Female Lead Character
Ahim De Famille

Best Male Supporting Character
Ryusei Sakuta

Best Female Supporting Character
Yuuki Jojima

Best Actor
the guy who plays Ohsugi

Best Actress
Whoever played Scorpio

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

Biggest Toku Crush of 2012
Miu Kazashiro

Best Villain
Barizorg (yes boss)

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

Best Suit Actor
The suit actor for Cancer

Best Writer
N/A

Best Director
N/A

Best Producer
N/A

Best Visual Designer
The Visual Designer from Wizard

And some more miscellaneous categories:

Best Hero Suit Design
Wizard

Best Monster Suit Design
Phoenix

Best Weapon
Wizard Swordgun

Best Vehicle/Mecha
WizarDragon

Best Fight Scene
Gentarou's fight with the Chairman/Sagittarius

Best Dramatic Scene
Gentarou's death

Best Song
Shotting Star

Best Piece of Merchandise
I would say the WizarDriver, but it's not here yet, so SHF Fourze

Biggest Surprise
Tachibana being Virgo

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

Single Worst Thing in 2012 Tokusatsu
Go-Busters failing