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Anime MARATHON 

BRAD'S GOLDEN IDOLS

  1. Best Film Location: Akira Neo Tokyo
  2. Best Character: Akira Tetsuo
  3. Best Screen Duo: Akira Kaneda & Tetsuo
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: Akira Tetsuo
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: Ninja Jubei
  6. Best Kill: Ninja Killing Gemma
  7. WTF: Grave No Comforting adults and decision making
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: Ninja Kaoru Wada
  9. Best Quote: VHD Count Magnus Lee: Boredom quote
  10. Best Screenplay: Akira Katsuhiro Otomo 
  11. Best Animation: Akira
  12. Best Supporting Actress: Akira Fukue Ito
  13. Best Supporting Actor: Akira Taro Ishida 
  14. Best Actress: Grave Ayano Shiraishi 
  15. Best Actor: Akira Nozomu Sasaki
  16. Best Scene: Akira The opening bike chase 
  17. Defining Moment: Akira Akira Superman Mode
  18. Best Director: Akira Katsuhiro Otomo
  19. Worst Picture: Spirited Away 
  20. Best Picture: Akira

Total after deductions:

  • Akira: 13
  • Ninja Scroll: 3
  • Ghost in the Shell: 0
  • Vampire Hunter D: 1
  • Spirited Away: Negative One
  • Grave of the Fireflies: 1

Kyle'S GOLDEN IDOLS

  1. Best Film Location: Spirit Bathouse
  2. Best Character: Akira Tetsuo
  3. Best Screen Duo: Spirit Chihiro & No-Face
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: Ninja Eight Devils of Kimon
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: Ninja Jubei
  6. Best Kill: Grave Death of Setsuko
  7. WTF: Grave Happy Characters 
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: Spirit Joe Hisaishi
  9. Best Quote: Grave Seita: "She never woke up again."
  10. Best Screenplay: Spirit Hayao Miyazaki 
  11. Best Animation: Spirit
  12. Best Supporting Actress: Spirit Mari Natsuki
  13. Best Supporting Actor: Akira Nozumo Sasaki 
  14. Best Actress: Spirit Rumi Hiiragi
  15. Best Actor: Akira Mitsuo Iwata
  16. Best Scene: Akira Dream sequence
  17. Defining Moment: Grave Setsuko's death
  18. Best Director: Spirit Hayao Miyazaki
  19. Worst Picture: Vampire Hunter D
  20. Best Picture: Spirited Away

Total after deductions:

  • Akira: 4
  • Ninja Scroll: 2
  • Ghost in the Shell: 0
  • Vampire Hunter D: Negative One
  • Spirited Away: 9
  • Grave of the Fireflies: 3

Nathan's Golden Idol's

  1. Best Film Location: Ghost New Port City
  2. Best Character: Akira Tetsuo
  3. Best Screen Duo: Grave Seita & Setsuko
  4. Best Villain/Antagonist: Ninja The Eight Devils of Kimon
  5. Best Hero/Protagonist: Akira Kaneda
  6. Best Kill: Akira Motorcycle decapitation
  7. WTF: Spirit Effort put into translation
  8. Best Score or Soundtrack: Ninja Kaoru Wada
  9. Best Quote: Ninja Jubei: "If you want the company of devils, you'd better hurry back to hell, Gemma
  10. Best Screenplay: Ghost Kazunori Itō
  11. Best Animation: Akira
  12. Best Supporting Actress: Ninja Emi Shinohara
  13. Best Supporting Actor: Ghost Akio Ōtsuka 
  14. Best Actress: Spirit Rumi Hiiragi
  15. Best Actor: Spirit Miyu Irino
  16. Best Scene: Ghost Puppet Master & Major
  17. Defining Moment: Akira Bridge scene
  18. Best Director: Spirit Hayao Miyazaki
  19. Worst Picture: Vampire Hunter D 
  20. Best Picture: Spirited Away

Total after deductions:

  • Akira: 5
  • Ninja Scroll: 4
  • Ghost in the Shell: 4
  • Vampire Hunter D: Negative One
  • Spirited Away: 4
  • Grave of the Fireflies: 1