Best Anime of 2010: Tournament-style

[Atria35]

<2;FMA:Brohood>

I love HoFL, but FMA was overall better. I'M SO SORRY YOICHI!

[Cadence]

Come on! We need some more showing or we'll never be able to topple the dictatorship of shallow popularity-based popularity!

Sadly (as if it wasn't obvious already), I am quite possibly the shallowest person on planet Earth. Thus, shallow voting.

[SIZE="4"]House of Five Leaves (さ]
"Sad samurai in autumn"

Don't forget the sad gangsters in the snow. =)

So yeah...Brotherhood was obviously the better of the two, but I feel bad for Five Leaves, and I loved it, so...

<13;FiveLeaves>

It's not like one vote is going to make a difference this time. :p

[blkmage]

FMA: Brotherhood: 10
House of Five Leaves: 3

Popular shounen series obliterates obscure seinen title, more at 11.

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[SIZE="6"]Break Blade vs. Summer Wars[/SIZE]

[SIZE="4"]Break Blade (ブレイクブレイド)[/SIZE]
"Fantasy mecha that's not Escaflowne"
Rank: 26
Aired: Spring 2010
Studio: Xebec
Director: Habara Nobuyoshi
Cast: Hoshi Souichiro, Saitou Chiwa, Kamiya Hiroshi, Nakamura Yuuichi
Adaptation: Manga by Yoshinaga Yunosuke
[color="Lime"]Voting Code: <26#BreakBlade>[/color]

[SIZE="4"]Summer Wars (サマーウォーズ)[/SIZE]
"Second Life, but useful"
Rank: 3
Aired: Summer 2009
Studio: Madhouse
Director: Hosoda Mamoru
Cast: Kamiki Ryunosuke, Sakuraba Nanami
Adaptation: Original
[color="lime"]Voting Code: <3#SummerWars>[/color]

Voting closes at 2300 EST.

[Atria35]

<3#SummerWars>

For sure, one of my faves!

[Tancos]

<3#SummerWars>

[Fish and Chips]

Meant to watch both of these sometime. Too bad it wasn't before this thread.

I abstain.

[blkmage]

<3#SummerWars>

I think it's fair to say that Summer Wars outclasses Break Blade by just about every metric.

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

<3#SummerWars>

Bwahahahahaha, this will probably be the easiest choice of the tournament.

So now I have another question. Will the second round be done bracket-style, so Brotherhood against Sora no Woto, or will it be randomized as well?

[TWWK]

<3#SummerWars>

[Falx]

<3#SummerWars>

[MightiMidget]

I also abstain, because I have not seen either nor do I know much of anything about either.

[Atria35]

I also abstain, because I have not seen either nor do I know much of anything about either.

Which means that you need to see Summer Wars ASAP. It's amazing.

[Cadence]

I hated Break Blade.

<3#SummerWars>

[mechana2015]

<3#SummerWars>

[MasterDias]

Yeah, Summer Wars was definitely better, but I do feel vaguely obligated to vote for BB since I nominated it...so to prevent a complete shutout, I'll follow the path a few of you took for Five Leaves and...

<26#BreakBlade>

[blkmage]

Break Blade: 1
Summer Wars: 8

Those mecha won't be able to break 4096-bit RSA faster than a 17 year old.

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[SIZE="6"]Katanagatari vs. RAINBOW[/SIZE]

[SIZE="4"]Katanagatari (刀語)[/SIZE]
"But by then, you'll have been torn to pieces"
Rank: 30
Aired: Winter 2010
Studio: White Fox
Director: Motonoga Keitarou
Cast: Hosoya Yoshimasa, Tamura Yukari
Adaptation: Light novel by NisioisiN
[color="Lime"]Voting Code: <30!Katanagatari>[/color]

[SIZE="4"]RAINBOW (ＲＡＩＮＢＯＷ 二舎六房の七人)[/SIZE]
"It finally aired"
Rank: 9
Aired: Spring 2010
Studio: Madhouse
Director: Koujina Hiroshi
Cast: Kanjiya Shihori, Oguri Shun
Adaptation: Manga by Abe George and Kakizaki Masasumi
[color="lime"]Voting Code: <9!RAINBOW>[/color]

Voting closes at 2300 EST.

[Atria35]

<9!RAINBOW>

I loved it. Plain and simple.

[TheSubtleDoctor]

<9!RAINBOW>

It was freaking excellent.

The outcome of this contest will be interesting.

[MasterDias]

<30!Katanagatari>

Saw a few episodes of this, and have never actually got around to watching any more. The monthly release schedule probably wasn't helping.

RAINBOW just never appealed to me at all.

[blkmage]

<3#SummerWars>

Bwahahahahaha, this will probably be the easiest choice of the tournament.

So now I have another question. Will the second round be done bracket-style, so Brotherhood against Sora no Woto, or will it be randomized as well?

Nope, randomization was just for initial seeding.

<30!Katanagatari>

Katanagatari was a really enjoyable show to watch. The monthly release schedule was kind of different and now that I'm waiting for the last one in a few weeks, it's kind of strange to think about how this show spanned the entire year. Even though it was monthly, it never felt like an agonizing wait like Gundam UC or Kara no Kyoukai. In fact, I think a monthly OVA might work pretty well for a show on a regular schedule (in terms of pacing; I can't say anything about sales). I liked Nisio Isin's writing in this one even though it's considered his weakest work (I would actually say that's Medaka Box) but what's really great is the distinctive art.

[Falx]

<30!Katanagatari>

I watched the first episode of Rainbow and the horrific scale of the melodrama just killed it.

[mechana2015]

*meh NM*

[MightiMidget]

...I must abstain...again. ops:

[Falx]

This music deserves to win.

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

I'll abstain, since this is kind of a close one.

[Cadence]

I haven't seen Rainbow, so this doesn't feel very fair, but whatever...I liked Katanagatari. I should really pick it back up someday.

<30!Katanagatari>

[blkmage]

Katanagatari: 4
RAINBOW: 2

Deviant blades > deviants

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[SIZE="6"]Black★Rock Shooter vs. Legend of Legendary Heroes[/SIZE]

[SIZE="4"]Black★Rock Shooter (ブラック★ロックシューター)[/SIZE]
"She's not Hatsune Miku"
Rank: 14
Aired: Summer 2010
Studio: Ordet
Director: Yamamoto Yutaka
Cast: Hanazawa Kana, Sawashiro Miyuki
Adaptation: Illustration by huke
[color="Lime"]Voting Code: <14$Black★RockShooter>[/color]

[SIZE="4"]Legend of Legendary Heroes (伝説の勇者の伝説)[/SIZE]
"Redundancy"
Rank: 10
Aired: Summer 2010
Studio: ZEXCS
Director: Kawasaki Itsuro
Cast: Takagaki Ayahi, Ono Daisuke, Fukuyama Jun
Adaptation: Light novel by Kagami Takaya
[color="lime"]Voting Code: <9$LegendLegendLegend>[/color]

[color="Red"]Voting closes at 2300 EST.[/color]

[Midori]

As someone who's had Black Rock Shooter images on his desktop almost consistently for like two years, I can't not vote for <14$Black★RockShooter> Haven't seen the other one but It's unlikely I'd like it nearly as much. Of course, comparing a one-off to a long series is a little untoward, but still.

[Mr. Hat'n'Clogs]

<9$LegendLegendLegend>

Why not?

[TheSubtleDoctor]

Rainbow...you deserve better.

I need to watch BRS at some point.

<9$LegendLegendLegend>