Anime of 2011: The Best

These are the best of the best for the year 2011. I'm gonna shake things up a bit and do this in a slightly different format. More of a summary than a list.

Anime of 2011: People in Anime

These awards were created to celebrate the people behind some of the best anime we've seen this year. Hanazawa Kana's appearance at AFA last year wowed me and made me an instant fan, solidifying her position as best seiyuu of 2010.

Anime of 2011: Best Of...

Last year I had the "Story and Genre Awards". This time round, I've decided to name it "Best Of..." to make it more flexible so I can highlight some shows that would have otherwise been hidden in these kind of Year End Awards. For example, last year we had The Legend of Koizumi winning Best Comedy and Cross Game winning Best Plot Twist. The best overall series, OVA/Movies, etc will be in the final post, which should be up on Sunday.

Anime of 2011: Music

Last year, Shaft dominated most of the OP and ED nominations, with an award for Arakawa Under the Bridge (Best OP). Tatami Galaxy's ED got top honours for being unique. Other notable OP/ED nominations include K-ON! and Hanamaru Youchien. Best Overall Soundtrack went to Angel Beats! for having quite a few nice songs, my personal favourite being "My Song" which Yui sang before she disappears. The Best Overall Song went to Asian Kung Fu Generation's Maigo Inu to Ame no Beat. Read on for this year's winners!

Anime of 2011: Characters

Kobato was the surprising winner of "Best Overall Character of 2010". This year, I'm scraping all those different categories and just concentrate on Best Female and Best Male Character.

Anime of 2011: THE LIST

Just a quick list of shows I've watched this year, with some links to my reviews. Awards should start tomorrow, and perhaps a few more reviews. Stay tuned!