2008 SPJA Awards - winners

A lot of it, IMO, is bullshit.

Winners of the 2008 Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation Awards are:

Best Voice Actor (Japanese)
Tomokazu Sugita – The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya – Kyon

Best Voice Actor (English)
Alessandro Juliani – DEATHNOTE – L

Best Voice Actress (Japanese)
Aya Hirano – The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya – Haruhi Suzumiya

Best Voice Actress (English)
Laura Bailey – Shin-chan – Shin-chan

Best Casting Director
Kaeko Sakamoto – The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Best Character Design
Shoko Ikeda – The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Best Mechanical Design
Eureka 7 – (Staff includes Shoji Kawamori)

Best Male Character
Ichigo Kurosaki – Bleach

Best Female Character
Haruhi Suzumiya – The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Best Mascot Character
Mokona – Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles

Best Background Design
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 – Sunrise

Best Original Video
Hellsing Ultimate – Geneon Entertainment

Best Feature Film
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time – Bandai Entertainment

Best Television Series
DEATHNOTE – Viz Media

Best Original Score
Naruto – Toshio Masuda & Musashi Project – Aniplex

Best Original Song
“Hare Hare Yukai” (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) – Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara, and Yuko Goto – Lantis

Best Director
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn – Naruto

Best Manga - Action
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles – CLAMP – Del Rey Manga

Best Manga - Comedy
Negima! – Ken Akamatsu – Del Rey Manga

Best Manga - Drama
Eureka Seven – Jinsei Kataoka / Kazuma Kondou – Bandai Entertainment

Best Publication
Newtype – Kadokawa Shoten

lolz, best mascot character

didn't think L's english voice actor is that much great, i'd take Light Yagami to be the best male character.

naruto for best director.
seriously.
negima for "comedy"?
come on.

I see a lot of Haruhi.

Good.

I see...

OOH!

MOKONA!

List wins. End.

Death Note...won? Viz...won an award it deserved....

and lol to Newtype, it's basically the ONLY publication.

The fact that these titles and people won an award must mean something. In the very least, it indicates that the titles produced are popular with the masses.

You gotta remember that SJPA is an American organization. That being said, it was most likely limited to the American anime audience.

Ugh, no wonder the list fails.

Especially when the list contains more Haruhiism than I can care for...

I find all of the Haruhi awards to be very deserving.