[DUB AWARDS] Viva Las Vegas - September 2005 Thread

[B-Rad Lascelle]

<font color="red">VOTE DEADLINE</font>: ONLINE VOTING IS NOW CLOSED

Head to Anime Vegas to vote in person in time for Saturday!

Place your bets! It's time to kick off the Anime Vegas (http://www.animevegas.com/) edition of the monthly Dub Awards.
Which of these voice acting thoroughbreds will you be banking on?

Fresh off revitalizing the NYC dub market with a whopping <font color="green">4 awards</font> for Midori Days, AVegas attendee Sean Schemmel looks to carry that momentum forward courtesy of NYAV Post's Ah! My Goddess. With so many talented directors and studios still shut out of the 'Best Dub of 2005' award picture, can Schemmel do the impossible and land himself a second shot at the big prize?

Fullmetal Alchemist continues to get bypassed for Best Dub consideration thanks in part to its TV run choking out some of its potential concentrated fan support. With only one award to its name thus far, can it finally break through the ranks for FUNi's first-ever top prize without the threat of other mainstream favorites stealing its thunder? Will it roll boxcars or snake eyes? Only you guys can decide whether Mike and Colleen leave Vegas as winners.

With revitalized momentum, a ton of new dubs poised to be unleashed in October and the looming return of Princess Tutu, ADV's rebounded nicely from their slow start to 2005 and now find themselves at the head of the pack once again. With the likes of Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, Madlax, Peacemaker, Elfen Lied and Area 88 all hitting full stride, it would be no surprise to see another jackpot looming in their future.

Looking for something new to sink your teeth into? There's always Mars Daybreak and the newly-revived Sakura Diaries starring Mariela Ortiz! Kyuuu!

Unlike prior months, this awards session is unique in that the eventual winners will be announced in Vegas before anywhere else! Some of the top contenders may even be in attendance to accept their awards personally... but nobody will win unless they garner your support.

You should be used to our new point structure by now... <font color="green">5 Points</font> for 1st, <font color="green">3 Points</font> for 2nd and <font color="green">2 Points</font> for 3rd.

Now that the industry has widely adopted the concept of the re-release, you'll have fewer dubs to plow through. We've been dealt a hand of 45 dubs for September... and with even less planned for next month, you now have no excuse to let primo dubs slip through the cracks.

THE ANIME DUB AWARDS PAST WINNERS LIST (http://forums.animeondvd.com/showthreaded.php?Number=309837) ... if a performance appears on this list, it <font color="red">CAN'T</font> win again. So vote wisely!

<font color="red">INELIGIBLE PERFORMANCES FOR AWARD CONSIDERATION</font><ul type="square"> Luci Christian {Kaname Chidori, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor!} - <font color="green">WON</font> for Vol. 1 in 5/2005
Richard Epcar {Batou, Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG Volume 1} - <font color="green">WON</font> for Vol. 3 of GITS: S.A.C. in 11/2004
Vic Mignogna {Edward Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living} - <font color="green">WON</font> for Vol. 2 in 4/2005
Vic Mignogna {Kurz Weber, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor!} - <font color="green">WON</font> for Vol. 1 of FMP! in 6/2003
Chris Patton {Sousuke Sagara, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor!} - <font color="green">WON</font> for Vol. 7 of FMP! in 2/2004[/list]<font color="orange">THE NOMINEES</font><ul type="square"> Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever - NYAV Post / Media Blasters (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4373.php)
Area 88 Target 2: A Lonely Crossing of Paths - ADV Films (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4451.php)
Burst Angel Volume 3: East Meets West - FUNimation Entertainment
Cybuster Volume 6: The Fury of Cyflash - Media Concepts / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4270.php)
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue Volume 4: Revenge - New Generation / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3833.php)
Dragon Ball Z Movie 11: Bio-Broly - FUNimation Entertainment
Dragon Ball Z Volume 46: Great Saiyaman ~ Declaration - FUNimation Entertainment
Dragon Ball Z Volume 47: Great Saiyaman ~ Gohan's Secret - FUNimation Entertainment
Elfen Lied Vector Three - ADV Films (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4448.php)
Fafner Volume 2: Ultimate Sacrifice - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4281.php)
Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living - FUNimation Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4346.php)
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor! - ADV Films (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4447.php)
The Galaxy Railways Station 2: His Father's Son - FUNimation Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4348.php)
Genshiken Volume 2: Model Citizens - Headline Sound / Media Blasters (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4374.php)
Get Backers Volume 9: Return to the Limitless Fortress - Monster Island / ADV Films (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4446.php)
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG Volume 1 - Animaze / Bandai / Manga Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4053.php)
Girls Bravo Volume 2 - New Generation / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4140.php)
Gravitation: Lyrics of Love OVA - Headline Sound / The Right Stuf International (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4293.php)
Gunslinger Girl Volume 3: The Silence of the Stars - FUNimation Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4345.php)
Hammerboy - Audioworks / Central Park Media (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4547.php)
Initial D Battle 13: Battle of the Souls - Studiopolis / TOKYOPOP (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4236.php)
Inu Yasha The Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler - Ocean / VIZ Media (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4235.php)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Volume 5 - Voice One / Super Techno Arts (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/2026.php)
Kyo Kara Maoh! Volume 3 - Media Concepts / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4005.php)
Madlax Volume 4: Elda Taluta - ADV Films (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4445.php)
Mars Daybreak Volume 1 - Bang Zoom! / Bandai Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4306.php)
Mermaid Forest Volume 2: Bitter Flesh - New Generation / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4272.php)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED The Movie II: The Far-Away Dawn - Airwaves Sound Design / Bandai Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4305.php)
New Getter Robo Volume 4: Crash - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4273.php)
Otogi Zoshi Volume 4: Modern History - Bang Zoom! / Media Blasters (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4375.php)
Peacemaker Volume 7: Decision - ADV Films (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4443.php)
Pokémon Advanced Challenge Volume 1 - 4Kids / VIZ Media
Pokémon Advanced Challenge Volume 2 - 4Kids / VIZ Media
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4149.php)
Sakura Diaries Volume 1: Secrets &amp; Lies - ADV Films
Samurai Champloo Volume 5 - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4274.php)
Samurai Gun Volume 2: High Caliber Entrapment - ADV Films (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4440.php)
Shadow Star Narutaru Volume 3 - Audioworks / Central Park Media (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4381.php)
Shingu ~ Secret of the Stellar Wars Volume 4: Secret Revelations - Headline Sound / The Right Stuf International
Shura no Toki ~ Age of Chaos Volume 6 - NYAV Post / Media Blasters (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4376.php)
Star Ocean EX Volume 5: El Continent - Ocean / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3717.php)
Tetsujin 28 Volume 1: Monster Resurrected - Ocean / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4471.php)
Tokyo Underground Volume 4: Assailants - Ocean / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/3859.php)
Yugo the Negotiator ~ Pakistan Volume 2: Honor - ADV Films (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4439.php)
Zoids Chaotic Century Volume 10: Hope - Blue Water / VIZ Media[/list]<font color="brown">THE ROOKIES</font><ul type="square"> <font color="purple">Ah! My Goddess TV </font> {NYAV / MB}
<font color="green">Mars Daybreak</font> {BZ! / Bandai}
<font color="blue">Sakura Diaries</font> {ADV}
<font color="red">Tetsujin 28</font> {Ocean / Geneon}[/list]<font color="brown">OFF THE DISABLED LIST</font><ul type="square"> <font color="purple">Gravitation</font> {Headline / TRSI}[/list]<font color="brown">LAST CHANCE TO WIN</font><ul type="square"> <font color="green">Cybuster</font> {Media Concepts / Geneon}
<font color="blue">Gunslinger Girl</font> {FUNi}
<font color="green">New Getter Robo</font> {BZ! / Geneon}
<font color="blue">Peacemaker</font> {ADV}
<font color="purple">Shura no Toki ~ Age of Chaos</font> {NYAV / MB}[/list]Best of luck to all the contenders! /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Arcturus]

Here's what I've seen so far:

* Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living - FUNimation Entertainment
* Mars Daybreak Volume 1 - Bang Zoom! / Bandai Entertainment

Will make an effort to see the following:

* Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever - NYAV Post / Media Blasters
* Gunslinger Girl Volume 3: The Silence of the Stars - FUNimation Entertainment
* Yugo the Negotiator ~ Pakistan Volume 2: Honor - ADV Films

Possibly:

* Area 88 Target 2: A Lonely Crossing of Paths - ADV Films
* Madlax Volume 4: Elda Taluta - ADV Films

Could see some other stuff too, but those are the likely ones.

At this point, it's hard to say how I'll vote. I may check out FMA vol. 5 again just to remind myself of what went on in that volume. I thought Mars Daybreak was fun and had some very entertaining performances in it, but it's hard to say at this point if any of them are worthy of awards.

[Mr. Nail Bat]

Already seen so far:
<ul type="square"> Girls Bravo Volume 2 - New Generation / Geneon Entertainment
Mars Daybreak Volume 1 - Bang Zoom! / Bandai Entertainment
Sakura Diaries Volume 1: Secrets &amp; Lies - ADV Films[/list]

Will definitely see:
<ul type="square"> Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever - NYAV Post / Media Blasters
Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living - FUNimation Entertainment
Gunslinger Girl Volume 3: The Silence of the Stars - FUNimation Entertainment[/list]

Highly probable
<ul type="square"> Area 88 Target 2: A Lonely Crossing of Paths - ADV Films
Star Ocean EX Volume 5: El Continent - Ocean / Geneon Entertainment[/list]

Stranger things have happened
<ul type="square"> Daphne in the Brilliant Blue Volume 4: Revenge - New Generation / Geneon Entertainment
Genshiken Volume 2: Model Citizens - Headline Sound / Media Blasters
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment[/list]

[The Pirate Queen]

Seen:
Area 88 Target 2: A Lonely Crossing of Paths - ADV Films
-Fafner Volume 2: Ultimate Sacrifice - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment
-Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living - FUNimation Entertainment
-Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor! - ADV Films
-The Galaxy Railways Station 2: His Father's Son - FUNimation Entertainment
-Get Backers Volume 9: Return to the Limitless Fortress - Monster Island / ADV Films
-Gunslinger Girl Volume 3: The Silence of the Stars - FUNimation Entertainment
-Kyo Kara Maoh! Volume 3 - Media Concepts / Geneon Entertainment
-Madlax Volume 4: Elda Taluta - ADV Films
-Mars Daybreak Volume 1 - Bang Zoom! / Bandai Entertainment
-Mermaid Forest Volume 2: Bitter Flesh - New Generation / Geneon Entertainment
-Mobile Suit Gundam SEED The Movie II: The Far-Away Dawn - Airwaves Sound Design / Bandai Entertainment
-Peacemaker Volume 7: Decision - ADV Films
-Yugo the Negotiator ~ Pakistan Volume 2: Honor - ADV Films

Will See:
-Le Portrait de Petite Cossette - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment

At the Mercy of Netflix:
-Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever - NYAV Post / Media Blasters
-Elfen Lied Vector Three - ADV Films
-Genshiken Volume 2: Model Citizens - Headline Sound / Media Blasters
-Gravitation: Lyrics of Love OVA - Headline Sound / The Right Stuf International
-Samurai Champloo Volume 5 - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment
-Samurai Gun Volume 2: High Caliber Entrapment - ADV Films
-Shadow Star Narutaru Volume 3 - Audioworks / Central Park Media
-Shingu ~ Secret of the Stellar Wars Volume 4: Secret Revelations - Headline Sound / The Right Stuf International
-Shura no Toki ~ Age of Chaos Volume 6 - NYAV Post / Media Blasters

Peacemaker's final volume is very, very likely to be topping all three of my votes.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

For established AODers / DubReview folk who plan on hitting Anime Vegas, you may choose to pass along your finalized votes in person at the con... but you'll have to let me know ahead of time, so I know to seek you out to factor them into our final totals.

[The_Mahou]

Wow. I'm actually going to vote on something for once...soon, anyways. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Seen:
Otogi Zoshi Volume 4: Modern History - Bang Zoom! / Media Blasters

Incoming:
Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever - NYAV Post / Media Blasters

Hopeful:
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment

Okay, so it's not a big list. It's something, though.

[porkchopexpress]

<font color="blue"> Have seen- </font>
Elfen Lied Vol. 3
Genshiken Vol. 2
Girls Bravo Vol. 2
Mars Daybreak Vol. 1
Peacemaker Vol. 7


<font color="blue">Will see- </font>
Cossette
Ah My Goddess Vol. 1
Sakura Diaries Vol. 1
Shingu Vol. 4


I also watched FMA on tv so I guess that counts as watching volume 5.

[evilarrex]

To see list:
Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue Volume 4: Revenge
Fafner Volume 2: Ultimate Sacrifice
Fullmetal Alchemist Volume
Genshiken Volume 2
Girls Bravo Volume 2
Gunslinger Girl Volume 3
Madlax Volume 4: Elda Taluta
Peacemaker Volume 7
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
Samurai Champloo Volume 5

Seen Dubbed:
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor!
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG Volume 1
Kyo Kara Maoh! Volume 3

Thus far - FMP#3 has been fun.
I was slightly disappointed with GITS:SAC2 #1 - a minor gripe - think the VA picked for the Prime Minister doesn't quite match image or personality. Presumably as this role will recur during the series.

[Nanbara Nanadan]

Narob's Nominations For September
Drew Aaron as Keiichi Morisato for best actor
Eileen Stevens as Belldandy for best actress
Ah! My Goddess TV (Volume 1) for best dub

Just in case it was missed in the hubbub of August's thread, being that he'll be unable to vote while overseas.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

I'll chime in with one definitive actress vote in the early going. Still have plenty of September dubs to enjoy.

<font color="green">BEST ACTRESS</font> - Nancy Novotny {Madlax, Madlax Vol. 4: Elda Taluta} - <font color="green">5 Points</font> /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Splitter]

Seen so far
---
Elfen Lied Vol. 3
Genshiken Vol. 2
Girls Bravo Vol. 2
Gunslinger Girl Vol. 3

Still waiting on
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Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Vol. 3


Only thing known for sure is that my top best actor spot will be going to Liam O'Brien as Kazuharu Fukuyama (Girls Bravo Vol. 2)... possibly his greatest performance ever.

[BigPants]

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B-Rad Lascelle said:
I'll chime in with one definitive actress vote in the early going. Still have plenty of September dubs to enjoy.

<font color="green">BEST ACTRESS</font> - Nancy Novotny {Madlax, Madlax Vol. 4: Elda Taluta} - <font color="green">5 Points</font> /images/graemlins/cool.gif

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<font color="black">
I watched another episode from this disc last night and yes, Nancy is awesome in this role. However, let's not ignore this sudden even crazierness from Luci Christian's Margaret Burton, which I made my first place vote at DubReview (http://www.dubreview.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1430) .

Hmm, I think I'll watch the last episode on the disc now that I'm awake. /images/graemlins/happy.gif </font>

[super rats]

My List (* = watched)
Ah! My Goddess TV vol 1
*Burst Angel vol. 3
*Elfen Lied vol. 3
Fullmetal Alchemist vol 5
*Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu vol 3
*Get Backers vol 9
*Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd GIG vol. 1
*Gunslinger Girl vol 3
Madlax col 4
*Mars Daybreak vol 1
Otogi Zoshi vol 4
*Peacemaker vol 7
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
*Sakura Diaries vol 1
*Samurai Champloo vol 5
Shingu vol 4
Yugo vol 2

The only thing for sure to get a vote from me is FMP? Fumoffu vol. 3.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

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BigPants said:
I watched another episode from this disc last night and yes, Nancy is awesome in this role. However, let's not ignore this sudden even crazierness from Luci Christian's Margaret Burton, which I made my first place vote at DubReview (http://www.dubreview.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1430).

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Luci's great as Margaret... no question about that. I'd like to give her an award just for her giggling in the infamous FancyPants56 extra from Madlax Volume 3.

That being said, Luci impresses me every month and her Margaret... while excellent... is largely similar to roles she's done before. Couple that with the fact that she's won 4 times already (including twice this year), and I'll vote for the chick who's showing me something new.

We CAN vote for new people, guys. I know I love those big 'ole rising number tallies I can add to the Circuit convention calendar, but it is nice to recognize fresh blood every so often. Granted, that's my own personal credo... not anyone else's. I hold previous winners to a higher standard than everyone else because they've won before... otherwise, I'd just dole out my top Actor vote to Chris Patton every month and turn into Vicious. I'll vote for the best of the best when they're clearly the class of the field... but when there are lots of great performances from both veterans and rookies alike, I'll usually try to recognize the rookies. They need more help due to their lack of proven bandwagon fanbases, anyway. (weeps some more for Chris Ayres) /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif

That's a big reason why Liam would have to do something pretty impressive to blow me away with his Fukuyama... a character that's largely similar to roles he's won for twice before. Just a dash more over-the-top. /images/graemlins/wink.gif Why we weren't able to recognize his extraordinary directing talent earlier this year in Koi Kaze still boggles my mind... I still think it's my personal front-runner choice for Dub of the Year. /images/graemlins/stunned1.gif

[Splitter]

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B-Rad Lascelle said:
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BigPants said:
I watched another episode from this disc last night and yes, Nancy is awesome in this role. However, let's not ignore this sudden even crazierness from Luci Christian's Margaret Burton, which I made my first place vote at DubReview (http://www.dubreview.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1430).

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Luci's great as Margaret... no question about that. I'd like to give her an award just for her giggling in the infamous FancyPants56 extra from Madlax Volume 3.

That being said, Luci impresses me every month and her Margaret... while excellent... is largely similar to roles she's done before. Couple that with the fact that she's won 4 times already (including twice this year), and I'll vote for the chick who's showing me something new.

We CAN vote for new people, guys. I know I love those big 'ole rising number tallies I can add to the Circuit convention calendar, but it is nice to recognize fresh blood every so often. Granted, that's my own personal credo... not anyone else's. I hold previous winners to a higher standard than everyone else because they've won before... otherwise, I'd just dole out my top Actor vote to Chris Patton every month and turn into Vicious. I'll vote for the best of the best when they're clearly the class of the field... but when there are lots of great performances from both veterans and rookies alike, I'll usually try to recognize the rookies. They need more help due to their lack of proven bandwagon fanbases, anyway. (weeps some more for Chris Ayres) /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif

That's a big reason why Liam would have to do something pretty impressive to blow me away with his Fukuyama... a character that's largely similar to roles he's won for twice before. Just a dash more over-the-top. /images/graemlins/wink.gif Why we weren't able to recognize his extraordinary directing talent earlier this year in Koi Kaze still boggles my mind... I still think it's my personal front-runner choice for Dub of the Year. /images/graemlins/stunned1.gif

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We have inducted fresh blood recently... remember Midori Days?

[machineger4]

Seen so far:
Fullmetal Alchemist vol. 5
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu vol. 3
Madlax vol. 4
Yugo vol. 2

Will/may see:
Burst Angel vol. 3
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG Volume 1
Ah My Goddess TV vol. 1
Genshiken vol. 2
Area 88 vol. 2

This month is quite open, I honestly don't have much of an idea on who to vote for Best Actor. But Best Actress is a really tough choice between Nancy Navotny and Luci Christian for Madlax. I'll probably give the nod to Nancy since she hasn't really gotten the votes so far and is truly awesome as Madlax.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

<font color="green">BEST DUB</font> - Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living {FUNi} - <font color="green">5 Points</font>

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for a clip thread from this month's volume of FMA in the coming days. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

To see list:
Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living - FUNimation Entertainment
Genshiken Volume 2: Model Citizens - Headline Sound / Media Blasters
Mars Daybreak Volume 1 - Bang Zoom! / Bandai Entertainment
Samurai Champloo Volume 5 - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment
Samurai Gun Volume 2: High Caliber Entrapment - ADV Films
Shingu ~ Secret of the Stellar Wars Volume 4: Secret Revelations - Headline Sound / The Right Stuf International (Should this really be on the list? Since I believe TRSI is the only one that has even shipped Shingu out)
Yugo the Negotiator ~ Pakistan Volume 2: Honor - ADV Films

Seen dubbed:
Gunslinger Girl Volume 3: The Silence of the Stars - FUNimation Entertainment

I've got some catching up to do.

[EmperorBrandon]

Haven't seen much on the list, so I'm guessing I'll probably pick out a few performances from FMA and IY Movie 3 that I really like. I may give a vote to Jerry Jewell in FMA. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[2old2care]

I'd give Ocean kudos for their Tetsujin 28 dub, but I have no idea who voiced whom. A listing of VAs under "Featuring the Voices of" without individual attribution kinda bites. Maybe they'll get their due in vol. 2.

[Nosredna]

[ QUOTE ]
<ul type="square"> Elfen Lied Vector Three - ADV Films (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4448.php)
Genshiken Volume 2: Model Citizens - Headline Sound / Media Blasters (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4374.php)
Girls Bravo Volume 2 - New Generation / Geneon Entertainment (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4140.php)[/list]


[/ QUOTE ]

This is what I've seen so far.

[ QUOTE ]
<ul type="square">
Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever - NYAV Post / Media Blasters (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4373.php)
Area 88 Target 2: A Lonely Crossing of Paths - ADV Films (http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/4451.php)[/list]

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm still planning on seeing these two, hopefully RightStuf will ship my Ah! My Goddess soon /images/graemlins/relief1.gif. Because I don't want to vote without at least seeing that.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

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Nosredna said:
I'm still planning on seeing these two, hopefully RightStuf will ship my Ah! My Goddess soon /images/graemlins/relief1.gif. Because I don't want to vote without at least seeing that.

[/ QUOTE ]
&lt;offers Redna a Cynthia-voiced Laetitia plushie&gt; /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[Perfect_Cell]

Sorry I didn't vote last time, but Chrono Crusade took the cake anyway. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif Due to recent events, *see blog*, I haven't been able to get on the comp lately but that atleast gave me some time to sit down and watch some good old anime.


So far I've seen:

Elfen Lied Vector Three
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C 2nd gig vol. 1


I will see:

Full Metal Alchemist Vol. 5
Full Metal Panic Fumoffu? vol. 3


I do have Madlax vol. 4 but I haven't gotten around to one single episode yet of this series. D'oh!

[B-Rad Lascelle]

[ QUOTE ]
B-Rad Lascelle said:
I'll chime in with one definitive actress vote in the early going. Still have plenty of September dubs to enjoy.

<font color="green">BEST ACTRESS</font> - Nancy Novotny {Madlax, Madlax Vol. 4: Elda Taluta} - <font color="green">5 Points</font> /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[/ QUOTE ]
Time to toss out a vote for the glue that makes Genshiken such a treat...

<font color="blue">1st RUNNER-UP</font> - Carol Jacobanis {Saki Kasukabe, Genshiken Volume 2: Model Citizens} - <font color="green">3 Points</font>

I'll be sharing some VoxBox-exclusive clips from this volume during tomorrow night's chat.

And joining FMA amongst my top dub contenders this month... is that other series that's 'chock full of metallic goodness'.

<font color="blue">1st RUNNER-UP</font> - Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor! {ADV} - <font color="green">3 Points</font>

Only three weeks remaining to cast your votes. Enjoy! /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[The Pirate Queen]

I'll throw one vote out there, since I don't think this one is changing...

Best Actor:
1. Kevin Corn in Peacemaker Vol 7

I don't think it's possible to overstate how much this performance made me reevaluate what Kevin Corn is capable - he's always been a great actor, but the range of emotion and the depth of his performance here was just breathtaking. An award-worthy performance if ever I've heard one.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

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Dani said:
I'll throw one vote out there, since I don't think this one is changing...

Best Actor:
1. Kevin Corn in Peacemaker Vol 7

I don't think it's possible to overstate how much this performance made me reevaluate what Kevin Corn is capable - he's always been a great actor, but the range of emotion and the depth of his performance here was just breathtaking. An award-worthy performance if ever I've heard one.

[/ QUOTE ]
I've been hearing jawdropping praise about Kevin's work in Peacemaker's final episodes. Haven't taken it in yet, but there's a reason why I haven't pegged a Best Actor candidate yet. After being blown away once already this year by Kevin in a Don Rush dub, nothing would surprise me.

[BigPants]

High-Fives Dani! /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[B-Rad Lascelle]

[ QUOTE ]
BigPants said:
High-Fives Dani! /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[/ QUOTE ]
The "good taste" train rides on. Say, why didn't you guys vote for Alice last month anyhow?

[Mr. Nail Bat]

Already seen so far:
<ul type="square"> Ah! My Goddess TV
Girls Bravo
Gunslinger Girl
Mars Daybreak
Sakura Diaries (partial)
[/list]

Will definitely see:
<ul type="square"> Area 88
Fullmetal Alchemist
[/list]

Highly probable
<ul type="square"> Genshiken
Star Ocean EX[/list]

Stranger things have happened
<ul type="square"> Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
Yugo the Negotiator[/list]

My votes so far (subject to change):

Best Dub
1. Gunslinger Girl
2. Girls Bravo
3. Mars Daybreak
Honorable Mention: Ah! My Goddess TV

Best Actor
1. John Burgmeier as Jose, Gunslinger Girl
2. Liam O'Brien as Fukuyama, Girls Bravo
3. Drew Aaron as Keiichi, Ah! My Goddess TV
Honorable Mention: Johnny Yong Bosch as Gram, Mars Daybreak

Best Actress
1. Laura Bailey as Henrietta, Gunslinger Girl
2. Carrie Savage as Koyomi, Girls Bravo
3. Lulu Chiang as Kirie, Girls Bravo
Honorable Mention: Melissa Fahn as Vess, Mars Daybreak; Mariela Ortiz as Urara, Sakura Diaries

[The Pirate Queen]

[ QUOTE ]
B-Rad Lascelle said:
Say, why didn't you guys vote for Alice last month anyhow?

[/ QUOTE ]

Too many other worthy performances to highlight. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[Splitter]

Game time.

Best Dub
1. Gunslinger Girl Vol. 3
2. Girls Bravo Vol. 2
3. Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5

Best VA (Male)
1. Liam O'Brien (Kazuharu Fukuyama - Girls Bravo Vol. 2)
2. Jerry Jewell (Barry The Chopper - Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5)
3. John Burgmeier (Jose - Gunslinger Girl Vol. 3)

Best VA (Female)
1. Monica Rial (Angelica - Gunslinger Girl Vol. 3)
2. Laura Bailey (Henrietta - Gunslinger Girl Vol. 3)
3. Carrie Savage (Koyomi - Girls Bravo Vol. 2)

[Perfect_Cell]

Ah!, at last its time for me to vote!

<font color="red">BEST DUB: Full Metal Alchemist Vol. 5: The Cost of Living</font>
2. Elfen Lied Vector 3
3. Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd Gig vol. 1

Originally, I was going to say Elfen Lied but I belive I'm jumping the gun on this one, meaning vector 4 could be a whole lot better than what I'm seeing now. So, it wouldn't hurt to just wait a little longer. FMA has really suprised me, judging on how popular its become, I assumed it was just going to be another overated show like Inuyasha (which is still good but not as good as it was when I first saw it) but I was way wrong and underestimating a BONES anime is a sin. Everyone actor and actress outdo themselves in this series and with the recent vol. 5, its just keeps growing on me. The supportive roles are really strong here and the leads are even more so, I can't wait to finish this series cause with being 50 eps long, I'm know I'm in for a good run.



<font color="red">BEST ACTOR: Chris Sabat/Alex Louis Armstrong/FMA Vol. 5</font>
2. Aaron Dismuke/ Alphonse Elric/ FMA Vol. 5
3. Jay Hickman/Kurama/Elfen Lied Vector 3

After all the screaming in Dragonball, Z, GT, I'm amazed that Chris is even able to speak let alone perform so well as Louis Armstrong, the pink stars shall shine on this one! I laughed my ass off every time he entered the scene. "Oh! EDWARD ELRIC!!!!!!!" LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well Done Mr. Sabat.


<font color="red">BEST ACTRESS - Caitlin Glass/Winry Rockbell/FMA Vol. 5</font>
2. Kira Vincent Davis/Nyu-Lucy/Elfen Lied Vector 3
3. Juli Erikson/Pinako Rockbell/FMA Vol. 5

Let me put it this way, if this were Vol. 3, I would have voted Caitlin as Best Actress all because she said "Whee!" With this volume, I got more, MUCH MORE! Seeing Caitlin goof off alittle in this one stole the show for me when it came to the female roles (just like Sasha Paysinger did in Elfen Lied Vector 2) and even when it wasn't all happy, Caitlin still did an excellent job.

Honorable Mention: Kira also did amazingly well in vector 3 esspecially in episode 8, but I believe vol. 4 of EL will the be the one, Kira is one of the greatest dub actresses ever, so I have faith in a really good performance in the final volume of Elfen Lied.

[Mr. Nail Bat]

I didn't think I'd get to the next two titles on my list so quickly, but that's what a sick day will do for you.

Edit: A second sick day has allowed me to finish up my entire "Will see for sure" list. If I can find Genshiken in a local store, it will probably be the final September title I watch for this voting period. Gotta get to work on those October titles.

Already seen so far:
<ul type="square"> Ah! My Goddess TV
Area 88
Fullmetal Alchemist
Girls Bravo
Gunslinger Girl
Mars Daybreak
Sakura Diaries (partial)
Star Ocean EX[/list]

Highly probable
<ul type="square"> Genshiken[/list]

Stranger things have happened
<ul type="square"> Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
Yugo the Negotiator[/list]

My votes so far (subject to change):

Best Dub
1. Fullmetal Alchemist
2. Gunslinger Girl
3. Girls Bravo

Honorable Mention: Area 88, Ah! My Goddess TV, Mars Daybreak

Best Actor
1. John Burgmeier as Jose, Gunslinger Girl
2. Liam O'Brien as Fukuyama, Girls Bravo
3. Jerry Jewell as Barry, Fullmetal Alchemist

Honorable Mention: Drew Aaron as Keiichi, Ah! My Goddess TV; Johnny Yong Bosch as Gram, Mars Daybreak; Chris Patton as Shin, Area 88; Christopher Sabat as Armstrong, Fullmetal Alchemist.

Best Actress
1. Laura Bailey as Henrietta, Gunslinger Girl
2. Carrie Savage as Koyomi, Girls Bravo
3. Lulu Chiang as Kirie, Girls Bravo
Honorable Mention: Nicole Bouma as Rena, Star Ocean EX; Melissa Fahn as Vess, Mars Daybreak; Mariela Ortiz as Urara, Sakura Diaries

[B-Rad Lascelle]

<font color="green">BEST ACTOR</font> - Drew Aaron {Keiichi Morisato, Ah! My Goddess TV Vol. 1: Always &amp; Forever} - <font color="green">5 Points</font>

Just a hair over two weeks remain to cast your votes. Be sure you don't wait until the last minute if you're not hitting Vegas... and for those of you who are hitting the con, be sure to let me know in advance if you plan on finalizing your votes that weekend. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Fudce]

In a busy month of importing for me, I have an uncharacteristlc five DVDs to choose from this month:

Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever - NYAV Post / Media Blasters
Elfen Lied Vector Three - ADV Films
Gunslinger Girl Volume 3: The Silence of the Stars - FUNimation Entertainment
Madlax Volume 4: Elda Taluta - ADV Films
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor! - ADV Films

And here are the votes from the British Jury:

Actress
1. Hilary Haag (Teletha Testarossa - Fumoffu #3)
2. Cynthia Martinez (Laetitia - MADLAX #4)
3. Kira Vincent-Davis (Nyu/Lucy - Elfen Lied #3)

Nancy Novotny (Madlax - MADLAX #4) deserves high praise this month, as does Sasha Paysinger (Nana - Elfen Lied #3).

Actor
1. Drew Aaron (Keiichi Morisato - Ah! My Goddess #1)
2. Greg Ayres (Shinji Kazama - Fumoffu #3)
3. Vic Mignogna (Carrossea Doon - MADLAX #4)

Dub
1. MADLAX Volume 4: Elda Taluta - ADV Films
2. Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor! - ADV Films
3. Elfen Lied Vector Three - ADV Films

[The Pirate Queen]

Hmmm - these votes for Drew Aaron are making me look forward to the new AMG dub even more. Netflix should be shipping it to me tomorrow, but I have to wait for the stars to align properly and my husband to be home at the same time I am before I can watch it. Ominous...

[B-Rad Lascelle]

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B-Rad Lascelle said:
<font color="green">BEST DUB</font> - Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living {FUNi} - <font color="green">5 Points</font>
<font color="blue">1st RUNNER-UP</font> - Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor! {ADV} - <font color="green">3 Points</font>

[/ QUOTE ]
Time to finalize my Best Dub votes... nothing's gonna catch Kyle Jones, Monica Rial &amp; company for 3rd this time around.
And yet people are still passing this dub by...

<font color="purple">2nd RUNNER-UP</font> - Madlax Volume 4: Elda Taluta {ADV} - <font color="green">2 Points</font>

It's an all-Texas month for me. Vic Mignogna shows make me happy. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

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Dani said:
Hmmm - these votes for Drew Aaron are making me look forward to the new AMG dub even more. Netflix should be shipping it to me tomorrow, but I have to wait for the stars to align properly and my husband to be home at the same time I am before I can watch it. Ominous...

[/ QUOTE ]
Harem shows do very little for me, as you well know. And Ah! My Goddess TV is about as by the numbers as they come. Spineless male lead pining for infallible doting female companion-for-life. Bleh.

And yet, despite all that, Drew makes the 'dorky protagonist' role work tremendously well. You can't hate Keiichi in spite of his faults. He's endearing. The delivery is captivating me in spite of the cliche been there-done that content. And Eileen is practically perfect as Belldandy... encapsulating elements of both the Ruby &amp; Juliet Bells along with Michelle Ruff's Aoi from Ai Yori Aoshi. I'm not entirely won over by the rest of the cast but it's almost impossible to turn away from the screen when the two leads are front-and-center.

That being said, Drew hasn't fully locked in my top actor vote just yet... I may toss that honor to Kevin Hatcher in Le Portrait de Petite Cossette. I haven't decided yet. /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif

[EmperorBrandon]

BEST ACTOR
1. Jerry Jewell as Barry the Chopper (Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5)
2. David Kaye as Sesshomaru (Inuyasha: The Movie 3)

BEST ACTRESS
1. Brenna O'Brien as Rin (Inuyasha: The Movie 3)
2. Caitlin Glass as Winry Rockbell (Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5)
3. Gwendolyn Lau as Sciezka (Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5)

BEST DUB
1. Fullmetal Alchemist
2. Inuyasha: The Movie 3

Picked out a few notables in the titles I've seen from this month (both of them being quite excellent in my opinion). David Kaye plays Sesshomaru's coolness and Brenna O'Brien Rin's cuteness flawlessly in the third movie, though in some part an acknowledgement of their work in the series too (the performances were great from the start, and really hit some good high points). Don't expect them to pull off a win (as has been the case with Inuyasha), but I definitely think they're worthy of support. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

Jerry Jewell definitely does some great voice work for real psychos like Barry, and I really liked his part from these episode of FMA.

[populuxe]

[ QUOTE ]
B-Rad Lascelle said:
The delivery is captivating me in spite of the cliche been there-done that content.

[/ QUOTE ]

In defense of AMG, it's 16 years old. AMG is the franchise that "been there, done that" first.

[Mr. Nail Bat]

Barring something unforeseen, I can now close the books on September.

Seen:
<ul type="square"> Ah! My Goddess TV Vol. 1
Area 88 TV Vol. 2
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5
Genshiken Vol. 2
Girls Bravo Vol. 2
Gunslinger Girl Vol. 3
Mars Daybreak Vol. 1
Sakura Diaries Vol. 1 (partial)
Star Ocean EX Vol. 5[/list]

My votes to date (subject to change):

Best Dub
1. Fullmetal Alchemist
2. Genshiken
3. Gunslinger Girl
Honorable Mention: Area 88 TV, Ah! My Goddess TV, Girls Bravo, Mars Daybreak

Best Actor
1. John Burgmeier as Jose, Gunslinger Girl
2. Liam O'Brien as Fukuyama, Girls Bravo
3. Jerry Jewell as Barry, Fullmetal Alchemist
Honorable Mention: Drew Aaron as Keiichi, Ah! My Goddess TV; Johnny Yong Bosch as Gram, Mars Daybreak; Chris Patton as Shin, Area 88 TV; Christopher Sabat as Armstrong, Fullmetal Alchemist.

Best Actress
1. Rachael Lillis as Ohno, Genshiken
2. Laura Bailey as Henrietta, Gunslinger Girl
3. Carrie Savage as Koyomi, Girls Bravo
Honorable Mention: Nicole Bouma as Rena, Star Ocean EX; Lulu Chiang as Kirie, Girls Bravo; Melissa Fahn as Vess, Mars Daybreak; Carol Jacobanis as Saki, Genshiken; Mariela Ortiz as Urara, Sakura Diaries

[B-Rad Lascelle]

[ QUOTE ]
Geoduck said:
Barring something unforeseen, I can now close the books on September.

[/ QUOTE ]
We're gonna marathon Madlax at the con... you're up for that, right? /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[Bitterman]

I'm still narrowing down my choices for best actor, but I'll make my other votes now.

Best Actress: Monica Rial, Angelica, Gunslinger Girl

What can I say? It's a solid performance, and one I really enjoyed. Angelica's an interesting character to be sure, and Monica did excellent work with her through the entire volume. Angelica came across as enthusiastic and very earnest.

Best Dub: Fullmetal Panic: Fumoffu, Volume Three

This dub is a lot of fun to listen to. One of the elements that sets it apart is the level of polish in the supporting cast. Even relatively minor characters sound consistently good. Of course the leads are doing great work, and the cast has good chemistry. It's a tough call between this show and Fullmetal Alchemist. The Alchemist dub is coming together really nicely, too, and I think a lot of those cast members are doing great work. This last volume or two has shown good work in the supporting roles. Great stuff in a big cast. It's a shame to choose between the two, but for the moment I'm going to give Fumoffu the slight edge.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

[ QUOTE ]
Bitterman said:
I'm still narrowing down my choices for best actor, but I'll make my other votes now.

[/ QUOTE ]
Unless my memory is playing tricks on me, you were the guy who once lobbied adamantly for tiered voting... and yet here you are skirting the opportunity to employ it now that it's in place. If nothing else, you should at least officially go on record with giving FMA your 2nd place nod. /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif

[Nork22]

Let see... here's my nominations for this month: /images/graemlins/happy.gif

Best Dub of the Month:
1. Petite Cossette
2. Elfen Lied vol.3
3. Ah! My Goddess TV vol.1

Hands down the dub for Petite Cossette is the dub for this month. Lots of raw emotions bursting from both leads, makes for a great performance for a great show. Elfen Lied deserves plenty of props in this volume, seeing how well the backstory, tension and drama (with a splash of silly humour) meld together. As for Ah! My Goddess, I'm still not used to hearing Ruby Marlowe coming out of Bell, but I still like Eileen's performance. Plus I know that there are better things coming later on with AMG.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

[ QUOTE ]
Nork22 said:
Let see... here's my nominations for this month: /images/graemlins/happy.gif

Best Dub of the Month:
1. Petite Cossette
2. Elfen Lied vol.3
3. Ah! My Goddess TV vol.1

Hands down the dub for Petite Cossette is the dub for this month. Lots of raw emotions bursting from both leads, makes for a great performance for a great show.

[/ QUOTE ]
Petite Cossette is an odd little series... reminded me a lot of Aquarian Age in that department. Except a little lacking when it came to character development.

What can't be understated is that the dub itself was pretty darn good. Especially Kevin Hatcher... who impressed the hell out of me and no doubt strained his vocal cords something fierce with all of the screaming involved in his performance.

Wendee Lee often gets a raw deal as a director, but I can safely say that this is one instance where she did the source material a great deal of justice.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

I hate to butt in and disrupt the sweet silence, but I thought I'd pass along a reminder that you have less than <font color="red">FOUR DAYS REMAINING</font> to cast your votes for September's monthly dub awards.

Just thought you'd like to know. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[The Pirate Queen]

Seen:
Area 88 Target 2: A Lonely Crossing of Paths - ADV Films
-Fafner Volume 2: Ultimate Sacrifice - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment
-Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living - FUNimation Entertainment
-Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor! - ADV Films
-The Galaxy Railways Station 2: His Father's Son - FUNimation Entertainment
-Get Backers Volume 9: Return to the Limitless Fortress - Monster Island / ADV Films
-Gunslinger Girl Volume 3: The Silence of the Stars - FUNimation Entertainment
-Kyo Kara Maoh! Volume 3 - Media Concepts / Geneon Entertainment
-Madlax Volume 4: Elda Taluta - ADV Films
-Mars Daybreak Volume 1 - Bang Zoom! / Bandai Entertainment
-Mermaid Forest Volume 2: Bitter Flesh - New Generation / Geneon Entertainment
-Mobile Suit Gundam SEED The Movie II: The Far-Away Dawn - Airwaves Sound Design / Bandai Entertainment
-Peacemaker Volume 7: Decision - ADV Films
-Yugo the Negotiator ~ Pakistan Volume 2: Honor - ADV Films
-Le Portrait de Petite Cossette - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment
-Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever - NYAV Post / Media Blasters
-Genshiken Volume 2: Model Citizens - Headline Sound / Media Blasters
-Shingu ~ Secret of the Stellar Wars Volume 4: Secret Revelations - Headline Sound / The Right Stuf International
-Shura no Toki ~ Age of Chaos Volume 6 - NYAV Post / Media Blasters

At the Mercy of Netflix:
-Elfen Lied Vector Three - ADV Films
-Gravitation: Lyrics of Love OVA - Headline Sound / The Right Stuf International
-Samurai Champloo Volume 5 - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment
-Samurai Gun Volume 2: High Caliber Entrapment - ADV Films
-Shadow Star Narutaru Volume 3 - Audioworks / Central Park Media

I'll finalize my votes in the next day or two, I think.

[super rats]

Watched:
Burst Angel vol. 3
Elfen Lied vol. 3
Fullmetal Alchemist vol 5
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu vol 3
Get Backers vol 9
Gunslinger Girl vol 3
Madlax col 4
Mars Daybreak vol 1
Otogi Zoshi vol 4
Peacemaker vol 7
Sakura Diaries vol 1
Samurai Champloo vol 5

Still have to get to:
Ghost in the Shell SAC 2nd GIG vol. 1
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
Shingu vol 4
Yugo vol 2

Best Actor:
1st: Aaron Dismuke as Al in Full Metal Alchemist
2nd: ???
3rd: ???

Best Actress:
1st: Nancy Novotny as Madlax in Madlax
2nd: Kari Wahlgren as Fuu in Samurai Champloo
3rd: Laura Bailey as Henrietta in Gunslinger Girl

Best Dub:
Best dub had quite a few solid choices to pick from. Outside of FMP? Fummoffu, none of the dubs reached that outstanding level of cohesion and pure enjoyment. Gunslinger Girl definitely has a lot of impact, I never felt it held together as well as it could have, still you can't ignore some outstanding scenes in the dub. I love that confrontation between Claes and Angelica. Burst Angel is also a good Funi dub. Good soundstage and some fun performances. Samurai Champloo took a dip in quality for the dub in the episode and unnamed characters returned to sounding sub-par. The leads are still fantastic though. Otogi Zoshi was probably the most improved dub. The actors fit into the new setting quite well...and adjusted their performances. But, it's going to be all Texas for my votes...

1st: Full Metal Panic? Fummofu vol 3
2nd: Madlax vol 4
3rd: Full Metal Alchemist vol 5

[2old2care]

Best Dub
Shura no Toki #6
Mermaid Forest #2
Tetsujin 28 #1

Best Actor
Marc Thompson as Izumi Mutsu in Shura no Toki
Brian Drummond as Kenji Murasame in Tetsujin 28
Liam O'Brien as Yuta in Mermaid Forest

Best Actress
Carol Jacobanis as Saki in Genshiken
Erica Shaffer as Towa in Mermaid Forest
Rachael Lillis as Ohno in Genshiken

Shura no Toki once again is my favorite dub with Marc Thompson's Izumi leading the way. The other actors in SnT also were excellent and it all pays off with one of the best last episodes of the year. Mermaid Forest dub actors play the material straight and let the sadness &amp; tragedy of the story shine through, esp. the 'Mermaid Forest' two-part episodes. Tetsujin 28 is just fun, fun, fun. But don't be fooled, 'Gigantor' circa 2004 is a serious show with characters who are haunted by their actions during World War Two, and the Ocean actors do an amazing job portraying their pain.
Genshiken was another fine dub, but while the 'Gals' (Jacobanis &amp; Lillis) were wonderful, I felt the 'guys' weren't as good.

[aquastar831]

My votes for this month:

Best Dub Actor:
1. Drew Aaron - Keiichi Morisato - Ah! My Goddess TV Vol. 1
2. Liam O' Brien - Kazuharu Fukuyama - Girls Bravo Vol. 2
3. Matt Hill - Claude C. Kenni - Star Ocean EX Vol.

Best Dub Actress
1. Carrie Savage - Koyomi - Girls Bravo Vol. 2
2. Rachel Lillis - Ohno - Genshiken Vol. 2
3. Kira Vincent-Davis - Lucy/Nyu - Elfen Lied Vector 3

Best Overall Dub
1. Girls Bravo - Vol. 2
2. Ah! My Goddess TV Vol. 1 - Always and Forever
3. Elfen Lied - Vector 3

Good luck to everyone and have fun for those going to Anime Vegas this coming weekend.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

Time to firm up my final pre-Anime Vegas votes. Here's my hitlist from the past month...

<ul type="square"> <font color="purple">Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever</font> {NYAV / MB}
<font color="blue">Area 88 Target 2: A Lonely Crossing of Paths</font> {ADV}
<font color="blue">Elfen Lied Vector Three</font> {ADV}
<font color="blue">Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living</font> {FUNi}
<font color="blue">Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor!</font> {ADV}
<font color="blue">The Galaxy Railways Station 2: His Father's Son</font> {ADV}
<font color="purple">Genshiken Volume 2: Model Citizens</font> {Headline / MB}
<font color="green">Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG Volume 1</font> {Animaze / Bandai / Manga}
<font color="green">Girls Bravo Volume 2</font> {NewGen / Geneon}
<font color="blue">Gunslinger Girl Volume 3: The Silence of the Stars</font> {FUNi}
<font color="blue">Madlax Volume 4: Elda Taluta</font> {ADV}
<font color="red">Mobile Suit Gundam SEED The Movie II: The Far-Away Dawn</font> {Airwaves / Bandai}
<font color="blue">Peacemaker Volume 7: Decision</font> {ADV}
<font color="green">Le Portrait de Petite Cossette</font> {BZ! / Geneon}
<font color="blue">Sakura Diaries Volume 1: Secrets &amp; Lies</font> {ADV}
<font color="green">Samurai Champloo Volume 5</font> {BZ! / Geneon}[/list]<font color="green">BEST DUB</font> - Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living {FUNi} - <font color="green">5 Points</font>
<font color="blue">1st RUNNER-UP</font> - Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor! {ADV} - <font color="green">3 Points</font>
<font color="purple">2nd RUNNER-UP</font> - Madlax Volume 4: Elda Taluta {ADV} - <font color="green">2 Points</font>

<font color="green">BEST ACTOR</font> - Drew Aaron {Keiichi Morisato, Ah! My Goddess TV Vol. 1: Always &amp; Forever} - <font color="green">5 Points</font>
<font color="blue">1st RUNNER-UP</font> - Liam O'Brien {Kazuharu Fukuyama, Girls Bravo Vol. 2} - <font color="green">3 Points</font>
<font color="purple">2nd RUNNER-UP</font> - Kevin Hatcher {Eiri Kurahashi, Le Portrait de Petite Cossette} - <font color="green">2 Points</font>

<font color="green">BEST ACTRESS</font> - Nancy Novotny {Madlax, Madlax Vol. 4: Elda Taluta} - <font color="green">5 Points</font>
<font color="blue">1st RUNNER-UP</font> - Carol Jacobanis {Saki Kasukabe, Genshiken Vol. 2: Model Citizens} - <font color="green">3 Points</font>
<font color="purple">2nd RUNNER-UP</font> - Kari Wahlgren {Fuu, Samurai Champloo Vol. 5} - <font color="green">2 Points</font>

If you're not attending Anime Vegas to pass along votes in person, you have less than <font color="red">THREE DAYS</font> remaining to finalize your votes.

[super rats]

[ QUOTE ]
2old2care said:
Genshiken was another fine dub, but while the 'Gals' (Jacobanis &amp; Lillis) were wonderful, I felt the 'guys' weren't as good.

[/ QUOTE ]

That's the reason I'm watching Genshiken in Japanese. The guys just lag behind, especially the person who plays Madarame.

[The Pirate Queen]

Best Actor:
1 - Kevin Corn in Peacemaker
2 - Kevin Hatcher in Petite Cossette
3 - John Burgmeier in Gunslinger Girl

Best Actress:
1 - Luci Christian in Madlax
2 - Nancy Novotny in Madlax
3 - Laura Bailey in Gunslinger Girl

Best Dub:
1 - Peacemaker
2 - Portrait de Petite Cossette
3 - Fullmetal Alchemist

[SWise]

Best Dub
1. Fullmetal Alchemist #5
2. Madlax #4
3. Fullmetal Panic Fumoffu #3

Best Actress
1. Nancy Novotny as Madlax (Madlax, Vol. 4)
2. Kira Vincent Davis as Lucy/Nyu (Elfen Lied, Vol. 3)
3. Monica Rial as Angelica (Gunslinger Girl, Vol. 3)

Best Actor
1. Drew Aaron as Keiichi (AMG, Vol. 1)
2. Jerry Jewell as Barry the Chopper (FMA, Vol. 5)
3. John Burgmeier as Jose (Gunslinger Girl, Vol. 3)

[Fudce]

quick check B-Rad, when will the winner be posted/announced on IRC to those of us who wont be at Vegas?

[machineger4]

Seen:
Burst Angel vol. 3
Fullmetal Alchemist vol. 5
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu vol. 3
Madlax vol. 4
Yugo the Negotiator vol. 2

Best Dub
1. Madlax vol. 4
2. Fullmetal Alchemist vol. 5
3. Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu vol. 3

Best Actor
1. Aaron Dismuke as Al - Fullmetal Alchemist vol. 5
2. Chris Ayres as Ali - Yugo vol. 2
3. Vic Mignogna as Carossea Doon - Madlax vol. 4

I was going to vote for Jason Douglas for his Yugo but I figured that he gets quite a bit of attention already, I give the vote to Chris Ayres(who is just as good in this show, if I remember correctly, it's been a while since I saw it) this time.

Best Actress
1. Nancy Navotny as Madlax - Madlax vol. 4
2. Luci Christian as Margaret - Madlax vol. 4
3. Monica Rial as Jo - Burst Angel vol. 3

I think it's pretty obvious which dub I think is really awesome this month. It probably won't win but hopefully more will check it out as a result of the voting. I couldn't really think who to put as third place and after watching BA, I noticed that Monica hasn't really gotten many votes(as far as I know) for this role so I figured I'd do my part.

The number of shows I got to watch was affected by school so hopefully I can catch up on some of them by the next volume comes out. I had hoped to watch much more, but them's the breaks.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

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Fudce said:
quick check B-Rad, when will the winner be posted/announced on IRC to those of us who wont be at Vegas?

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I suspect we'll have the award results passed along on IRC sometime on Sunday. As for just who may show up to share them, who knows? There are a LOT of big names attending the convention this weekend and you just don't know which of them will make a surprise appearance into VoxBox after the post-con festivities are wrapped up at 4:00pm Mountain time. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Kumon Ryuu]

Best Dub:
1. Madlax #4
2. Ah My Goddess TV #1
3. Genshiken #2

Best Actor:
1. Drew Aaron as Keiichi in AMGTV #1
2. Vic Mignonga as Doon in Madlax #4
3. Johnny Yong Bosch as Gram in Mars Daybreak #1

Best Actress:
1. Nancy Novotny as Madlax in Madlax #4
2. Rachel Lillis as Ohno in Genshiken #2
3. Carol Jacobanis as Saki in Genshiken #2

[Ballista]

BEST DUB
1. Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5
2. Elfen Lied Vol. 3
3. Madlax Vol. 4

BEST ACTRESS
1. Kira Vincent Davis as Lucy/Nyu, , Elfen Lied Vol. 3
2. Nancy Novotny as Madlax, Madlax Vol. 4
3. Sasha Paysinger as Nana, Elfen Lied Vol. 3

BEST ACTOR
1. Jerry Jewell as Barry the Chopper, Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 5
2. Drew Aaron as Keiichi Morisato, Ah, My Goddess! Vol. 1
3. Jay Hickman as Kurama, Elfen Lied Vol. 3

[RaeS]

I got to watch just about nil for last month but I've got to support FMA.

Best Dub
1.Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living
2.Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
3.Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG

Best VA Female
1.Caitlin Glass as Winry Rockbell-FMA Vol. 5
2.Julie Ann Taylor as Shouko Mataki- Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
3.Barbara Goodson as Prime Minister Kayabuki- Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG Vol. 1

Best VA Male
1.Kevin Hatcher as Eiri Kurahashi- Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
2.Drew Aaron as Keiichi Morisato-Ah! My Goddess TV Vol. 1
3.Aaron Dismuke as Alphonse Elric-FMA Vol. 5

Although, I put Drew Aaron as runner up this month, he may possibly be my favorite Keiichi for the franchise. I'm definitely looking forward to what he can do with the role.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

... this month's online award voting window closes. The results will be sealed, digitized and encoded into my PSP for safekeeping. With the remaining votes cast at Anime Vegas proper deciding the eventual winners.

So what's the scoop on voting at the con? Well, I'm lightening up on my restriction to contact me beforehand if you intend to finalize your votes at the con. We're all busy with work, packing and last-minute preparations after all. However, that is not an invitation to rally a bunch of faceless strangers together at some dub panel for in-person voting.

I will accept physical votes "in writing" at the con from established VoxBox, AOD &amp; DubReview regulars and that's it. Furthermore, industry guests attending the con will be forbidden from participating. If any of you are lurking and not sure whether or not your "in person" votes will count, better play it safe and post your picks in the thread before tomorrow night at midnight Pacific.

I'm not expecting many 'in person' participants... but it's a fun gimmick to try out nonetheless. You'll need to track me down before <font color="red">2:00pm Mountain Daylight Time</font> on Saturday for your votes to count. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Vicious]

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B-Rad Lascelle said:
I'm not expecting many 'in person' participants... but it's a fun gimmick to try out nonetheless. You'll need to track me down before <font color="red">2:00pm Mountain Daylight Time</font> on Saturday for your votes to count. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

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I still have your phone number. I'll give you a call before then to cast my votes. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[Damaramu]

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B-Rad Lascelle said:
... this month's online award voting window closes. The results will be sealed, digitized and encoded into my PSP for safekeeping. With the remaining votes cast at Anime Vegas proper deciding the eventual winners.


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Wha?!? /images/graemlins/depresse.gif
I still haven't gotten to rewatch the discs i got. Heck, i just got through GitS:SAC that arrived this evening, and Ah My Goddess 1 had a couple more days to make the deadline, or so i thought. /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif

Nuts. Well, at least my vote post this month will be brief /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif - EDIT: <font color="yellow">nonexistent</font>

[Lambda Driver]

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Less Than 24 Hours Remain Until this month's online award voting window closes.

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Oh no!

Seen this month:
Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever - NYAV Post / Media Blasters
Burst Angel Volume 3: East Meets West - FUNimation Entertainment
Dragon Ball Z Movie 11: Bio-Broly - FUNimation Entertainment
Dragon Ball Z Volume 46: Great Saiyaman ~ Declaration - FUNimation Entertainment
Dragon Ball Z Volume 47: Great Saiyaman ~ Gohan's Secret - FUNimation Entertainment
Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living - FUNimation Entertainment
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Volume 3: Full Metal Fervor! - ADV Films
Inu Yasha The Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler - Ocean / VIZ Media
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment
Sakura Diaries Volume 1: Secrets &amp; Lies - ADV Films
Samurai Champloo Volume 5 - Bang Zoom! / Geneon Entertainment



FAVORITE DUB OF THE MONTH
1. Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu #3
2. FMA #5
3. Ah! My Goddess TV #1

FAVORITE VOICE ACTOR OF THE MONTH
1. Drew Aaron as Keiichi in Ah! My Goddess TV #1
2. David Kaye as Sesshomaru in Inu Yasha: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
3. Jerry Jewell as Barry the Chopper in FMA #4

FAVORITE VOICE ACTRESS OF THE MONTH
1. Gwendolyn Lau as Sciezka in FMA #5
2. Hillary Haag as Teletha Testarossa in FMP? Fumoffu #3
3. Eileen Stevens as Belldandy in Ah! My Goddess TV #1

[Nosredna]

Watched:
Ah! My Goddess TV vol. 1
Elfen Lied vol. 3
Genshiken vol. 2
Girls Bravo vol. 2

Best Dub:
1. Elfen Lied vol. 3
2. Ah! My Goddess TV vol. 1
3. Girls Bravo vol. 2

Best Actress:
1. Kira Vincent-Davis - Nyu/Lucy - Elfen Lied vol. 3
2. Eileen Stevens - Belldandy - Ah! My Goddess TV vol. 1
3. Cynthia Martinez - Mayu - Elfen Lied vol. 3

Best Actor:
1. Liam O'Brien - Fukuyama - Girls Bravo vol. 2
2. Drew Aaron - Keiichi - Ah! My Goddess TV vol. 1
3. Adam Conlon - Kohta - Elfen Lied vol. 3

[Red Shirt Ninja]

MALE VA OF THE MONTH
1. Kevin Hatcher as Eiri Kurahashi - Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
2. Drew Aaron as Keiichi Morisato - AMGTV #1
3. Vic Mignogna as Carossea Doon - Madlax #4

FEMALE VA OF THE MONTH
1. Nancy Novotny as Madlax - Madlax Vol. 4
2. Julie Ann Taylor as Shouko Mataki - Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
3. Kira Vincent-Davis as Lucy/Nyu - Elfen Lied #3

DUB OF THE MONTH
1. Madlax Vol. 4
2. Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
3. AMGTV #1

[judith.priest]

Favorite dubs this month:
1. Madlax vol 4
2. FMP? Fumoffu! vol 3
3. Area 88 vol 2

Favorite male voice actors this month:
1. Jay Hickman - SSS - Madlax Vol 4
2. Vic Mignogna - Carossea Doon - Madlax vol 4
3. Greg Ayres - Shinji Kazama - FMP? Fumoffu! vol 3

Favorite female voice actors this month:
1. Nancy Novotny - Madlax - Madlax vol 4
2. Kelly Manison - Vanessa Rene - Madlax vol 4
3. Gwendolyn Lau - Sciezka - FMA vol 5

[Otakuman1]

Howdy all!!

Before Yours Truly goes to Vegas (For the first time in 14 years since my Sister got married there)

Here are my picks for September.

BEST DUB:

Girls Bravo Volume 2
Geneon Entertainment/New Generation Pictures

Second Runner Up:

Burst Angel Volume 3-East Meets West
Funimation Entertainment

Third Runner Up:

Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1
Media Blasters/NYAV Post



BEST ACTOR

Liam O'Brien-Fukuyama
Girls Bravo Vol.2
Geneon/NGP

Second Runner Up:

Greg Ayres-Kyohei
Funimation Ent.

Third Runner Up:

Yuri Lowenthal-Yukinari
Girls Bravo Vol.2
Geneon/NGP

BEST ACTRESS:

Caitlin Glass-Takane
Burst Angel Volume 3
Funimation Ent.

Second Runner Up:

Carrie Savage-Koyomi
Girls Bravo Vol.2
Geneon/NGP

Third Runner Up:

Alison Retzloff-Amy
Burst Angel Vol.3
Funimation Ent.

There you have it!

[Nanbara Nanadan]

*BEST ACTOR*
1. Drew Aaron as Keiichi Morisato, Ah! My Goddess TV, Vol. 1
2. Jerry Jewell as Barry the Chopper, Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 5
3. Jay Hickman as Kurama, Elfen Lied, Vol. 3

A neck-and-neck race for the #1 slot, Drew aces Jerry by virtue of having just THAT MUCH more time to apply his acting chops *groan*. It's a shame too; had Barry's role been extended as it was in the manga I think Jerry would have been an easy frontrunner for an award somewhere down the line.

*BEST ACTRESS
1. Nancy Novotny as Madlax, Madlax, Vol. 4
2. Caitlyn Glass as Winry Rockbell, Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 5
3. Kira Vincent-Davis as Lucy/Nyu, Elfen Lied, Vol. 3

GO NANCY.

So much for biting commentary... /images/graemlins/shy10000.gif

*BEST DUB*
1. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 5
2. Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, Vol. 3
3. Elfen Lied, Vol. 3

LAWDY. Everyone I'd of considered for Fumoffu already has an award sewn up (Chris/Lucy/Vic). Nomed Kaerf'll get some love from me next round, but for the moment second place will have to do.

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NEXT MONTH'S PREDICTIONS - October is going to go down as the month of Godannar. With so many knock-out performances and its tight script - among other things /images/graemlins/noseblee.gif - I feel 'Dannar's the definite forerunner for some awards love. The only real doubts I've got is where the voting pendulum swings in favor of Hillary Haag or Laura Chapman, and whether they'll split the vote enough to let another deserving nom squeeze through.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

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Nanbara Nanadan said:
NEXT MONTH'S PREDICTIONS - October is going to go down as the month of Godannar. With so many knock-out performances and its tight script - among other things /images/graemlins/noseblee.gif - I feel 'Dannar's the definite forerunner for some awards love. The only real doubts I've got is where the voting pendulum swings in favor of Hillary Haag or Laura Chapman, and whether they'll split the vote enough to let another deserving nom squeeze through.

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Oooh... a prediction thread. Admittedly, I haven't had the chance to see Godannar just yet... or any of ADV's other titles from October due to their Canadian distribution headaches of late... however, I'm thinking next month could well be a crapshoot... and quite possibly our most competitive month in a long, long time. The only thing I'd be confident in predicting is that NewGen's slump will continue.

ADV's got a TON of big debuts courtesy of the aforementioned Godannar along with Yumeria, Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok and Ghost Stories.

Planetes is earning some raves from the hardcores for both its content and dub quality and could be poised to perform given the recent streak of Texas &amp; New York victories.

Scrapped Princess has been long overdue for a win as well.

Then, you've gotta consider the resurgent and completely awesome Kodocha, one of the best harem dubs of all-time in DearS, the long-anticipated debut of Gankutsuou, the MINDBLOWING 8th installment of GANTZ and the finale of FMP Fumoffu (a dub that... in my mind... could quite possibly be the most technically excellent recent dub to get skunked if it fails to notch a Best Dub win in its belt). It could join a list of fierce Best Dub of 2K5 contenders along with Koi Kaze, Paranoia Agent and Petite Princess Yucie should it fail to win and be FIERCELY competitive.

And that list doesn't even touch on the host of quality sleeper dubs out there like Fighting Spirit, Samurai 7, Gilgamesh and The Melody of Oblivion... that may not rally for Best Dub honors but could easily steal a win in an individual acting category.

There's a LOT of quality out there garnering for your votes next month. It'll be no cakewalk for anybody.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

Online voting is now <font color="red">CLOSED</font>.
Vicious didn't even vote for Hilary's Tessa.
What a shame! /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif

[Damaramu]

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B-Rad Lascelle said:
Online voting is now <font color="red">CLOSED </font>.
Vicious didn't even vote for Hilary's Tessa.
What a shame! /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif

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Too cruel....too quick! /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif
that was less that 24 hours from that other warning post wasn't it?

I hope there are plenty of Snow Fairy Sugar cosplayers in Vegas, and that they find B-Rad. /images/graemlins/devil.gif

Edit: Hang on, guess it was more than 24 hours. Stupid work.
<font color="lightgray">Still hope B-Rad is forcibly exposed to wholesome Sugar goodness</font>

[Ben Phillips]

On behalf of B-Rad, here are the September winners!

BEST DUB: Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living - FUNimation Entertainment

BEST ACTOR: Drew Aaron as Keiichi Morisato, Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever - NYAV Post / Media Blasters

BEST ACTRESS: Nancy Novotny as Madlax, Madlax Volume 4: Elda Taluta - ADV Films

The best part is that we were able to congratulate Mike and Colleen on their wins in person, while Drew Aaron reportedly received the news via a text message from director Sean Schemmel. (Too bad Nancy and HK weren't in attendance... it would have been fun to extend her the same courtesy.)

In conclusion: this con RULES! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[Nosredna]

Awesome! Congrats to Nancy! She's been excellent from what I've seen in Madlax and is more than deserving. Drew Aaron was great as Keiichi too. What more can be said about the Full Metal Alchemist dub? If not for the fact I'm watching via Cartoon Network and not on DVD, they'd be getting my vote as well.

Congrats to the winners!

[Mr. Nail Bat]

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Ben Phillips said:
In conclusion: this con RULES! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

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You bet it does. JYB dancing while girls stick dollar bills in his pants? <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Note: This really happened.</span> Boo-yah!

[Huntressfan]

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Ben Phillips said:
On behalf of B-Rad, here are the September winners!

BEST DUB: Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 5: The Cost of Living - FUNimation Entertainment

BEST ACTOR: Drew Aaron as Keiichi Morisato, Ah! My Goddess TV Volume 1: Always &amp; Forever - NYAV Post / Media Blasters

BEST ACTRESS: Nancy Novotny as Madlax, Madlax Volume 4: Elda Taluta - ADV Films

The best part is that we were able to congratulate Mike and Colleen on their wins in person, while Drew Aaron reportedly received the news via a text message from director Sean Schemmel. (Too bad Nancy and HK weren't in attendance... it would have been fun to extend her the same courtesy.)

In conclusion: this con RULES! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

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Congratulations to Nancy Novotny on her Voice Actress of the Month win!! Yay for Madlax!!!! /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

Congratulations to Drew Aaron for his Voice Actor of the Month win! Go K1!! /images/graemlins/cool.gif

And congrats to everyone who worked on Fullmetal Alchemist!! /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[B-Rad Lascelle]

I couldn't be more thrilled for this month's award winners.

Both Mike and Colleen have invested their souls into making Fullmetal Alchemist something special. No single dub has EVER managed to juggle so many talented performers and recurring characters... it's really quite something. I'm sure this will be the first of many awards for FUNimation on the dub front. I hope to pin down both Mike and Colleen for a picture tomorrow in memory of their big win.

Sean Schemmel has pulled off a rare trick by directing Drew Aaron to two awards in a single calendar year... something that's only happened once before when Matt directed Monica to two awards wins for Noir and RahXephon. Drew's received the news and I know Sean couldn't be happier for the guy... he's gotta rank as the favorite for breakout star of the year.

As luck would have it, both Vicious and myself ran into Sean at the Rio during Penn &amp; Teller tonight and it turns out Sean's an AOD English Track lurker. He's had to take a break from directing to focus on his voice acting career and will be leaving Ah My Goddess! partway through, however I have no doubt that Mike Sinterniklaas will find a capable director to bring it along smoothly... if not tackling that duty himself. Sad though it may be to lose Sean from the directing ranks for a while, it'll be worth it if we get to hear more quality performances out of him ala Tetsugyu in Giant Robo.

However, I'm happy the most for Nancy's win as Madlax. That performance has been an absolute delight to listen to since I first had the chance to sneak preview the title in Houston this past March... and to see her recognized so enthusiastically by everyone here at AOD and at DubReview for Madlax is just wonderful. It couldn't have happened to a nicer lady and the only thing that would have made Anime Vegas even more memorable would have been to congratulate Nancy and HK in person.

However, online is the next best thing... so with that CONGRATULATIONS NANCY! You rule! And it's great to see a Kyle Jones dub carry an award for the 1st time. That's long overdue.

Thanks to everyone who voted. The awards thread for October's dubs and early nominations for the Best of 2K5 Dub Awards will kick off later this week, so keep your eyes peeled.

[Fudce]

CON-gratulations to all the winners! It was only a few weeks ago we were all telling Nancy how much we loved her as Madlax, and now she has proof! Drew Aaron is a worthy winner, and I would hazard a guess that he was quite a run away winner this month, and even though I haven't heard it, I'm sure that Full Metal Alchemist is great too! (I haven't heard it YET, it's just been announced to be one of the first non-4kids anime series on UK TV in over a year, along with Wolf's Rain)

[machineger4]

Congratulations to the winners, it's awesome that Nancy has won for her awesome performance as Madlax. Maybe this will lead to a 'Best Dub' award sometime down the road.

It's good to see FMA win since it's a high quality dub. I'm really impressed at how they're living up to (and surpassing) expectations, with all the high profile actors on a high profile show. I guess I shoudn't be too surprised about Drew Aaron winning, given that's he totally awesome as Seiji in Midori Days. It looks like I'll be watching AMG soon.

[chartreusegirl]

wow--i am SO honored and SO excited! thanks so much, you guys. and thanks to kyle and the rest of the cast for being so awesome. yay MADLAX! pasta all 'round! /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

thanks again!

xox, nancy

[B-Rad Lascelle]

Mike McFarland &amp; Colleen Clinkenbeard (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/Lascelle/FullMetalWinners.jpg) ... happy about Fullmetal Alchemist's big win for September

See how thrilled the dub talent is when they get recognized for their work? /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif
Be sure to keep voting for the awards each and every month to share this feeling with the industry's best and brightest!
Haven't voted before? Well, now's a great time to start. Keep your eyes peeled for the monthly awards thread for October. It's right around the corner.

But that's not all... early nominations for the Best of 2005 awards are about to get under way. Even those of you buried behind mountains of backlogged DVDs or trapped behind delays in Europe will be able to participate!

[populuxe]

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chartreuse-girl said:
wow--i am SO honored and SO excited! thanks so much, you guys. and thanks to kyle and the rest of the cast for being so awesome. yay MADLAX! pasta all 'round! /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

thanks again!

xox, nancy

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And thank you for doing such a great job. It's a win-win situation for everyone.

Also congratulations to Mike McFarland and Colleen Clinkenbeard for winning best dub with Fullmetal Alchemist #5, and congratulations to Drew Aaron for winning best actor in Ah My Goddess #1.

[mikemc1]

Wow, do I look tired or what? Why can't I look hot all the time like Colleen?

I just wanted to write and thank everyone for the nod to Fullmetal Alchemist in September's Awards. It means so much to me. FMA is something that Colleen and I really put our hearts into, and it's wonderful to know that so many of you have had a chance to see it and enjoy it.

Thanks again!

Mike Mc

PS - It was great seeing all of you AoDers in person again, and meeting a couple of you for the first time. Vegas ruled! I hope to see you peeps again soon!

[BigPants]

Brad,

Are we doing October voting? I got Samurai 7 #2 to sweep my votes... almost. ^^;

[B-Rad Lascelle]

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Brad,

Are we doing October voting? I got Samurai 7 #2 to sweep my votes... almost. ^^;

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Of course we're doing votes for October. But you'll have to wait until later today to cast your votes. /images/graemlins/wink.gif
And knowing Bevins, he'll be quite stoked to hear your enthusiasm for Samurai 7.
I expect you'll be giving some love to 'mindblowing' GANTZ as well, n'est pas?

[BigPants]

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B-Rad Lascelle said:
Of course we're doing votes for October. But you'll have to wait until later today to cast your votes. /images/graemlins/wink.gif
And knowing Bevins, he'll be quite stoked to hear your enthusiasm for Samurai 7.
I expect you'll be giving some love to 'mindblowing' GANTZ as well, n'est pas?

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I think we know where my votes will be heading this month. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[Vicious]

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B-Rad Lascelle said:
Of course we're doing votes for October. But you'll have to wait until later today to cast your votes. /images/graemlins/wink.gif
And knowing Bevins, he'll be quite stoked to hear your enthusiasm for Samurai 7.
I expect you'll be giving some love to 'mindblowing' GANTZ as well, n'est pas?

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I think we know where my votes will be heading this month. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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Has Chris Ayres won yet for Gantz? If not, I know where everyone's votes should be going.

[B-Rad Lascelle]

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Vicious said:
Has Chris Ayres won yet for Gantz? If not, I know where everyone's votes should be going.

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Chris Ayres has sadly NOT won yet for GANTZ... despite seven opportunities thus far. His work in that series is exceptional and definitely award-worthy. If nothing else, I expect he'll give Drew Aaron and some of the other guys a run when it comes to picking our male Rising Star for 2005.