Another thing that happened during this con: the announcement of the SPJA Industry Award winners, straight from the Anime Expo newsletter:

Best Voice Actor (JP): Tomokazu Sugita for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya’s Kyon
Best Voice Actor (EN): Alessandro Juliani for Death Note’s L
Best Voice Actress (JP): Aya Hirano for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya’s Haruhi
Best Voice Actress (EN): Laura Bailey for Shin-chan’s Shin-chan
Best Casting Director: Kaeko Sakamoto for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Best Character Design: Shoko Ikeda for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Best Mechanical Design: Eureka Seven (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
Best Background Desing: Gundam 00
Best Original Video: Hellsing Ultimate
Best Feature Film: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Best Television Series: Death Note
Best Original Score: Toshio Masuda & Musashi Project for Naruto
Best Original Song: “Hare Hare Yukai” from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Best Director: Mary Elizabeth Glynn for Naruto
Best Manga - Action: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
Best Manga - Comedy: Negima!
Best Manga -Drama: Eureka Seven
Best Publication: Newtype

…Whew. Haruhi much? But really, “Hare Hare Yukai” for best song? It’s fun and catchy, but not all that impressive– I don’t remember which I voted for but I would easily have taken Black Lagoon’s OP “Fraction” (by Mell) or Darker than Black’s first ED “Tsukiakari” (by Rie Fu), or even Naruto Shippuuden’s “Nagareboshi ~Shooting Star~” by Homemade Kazoku over HHY in terms of what’s actually a “good” song. But maybe that’s just me.

9 Responses to “SPJA Industry Award Winners are Up”

1. jpmeyer Says:
   

   Wait, Gaeta voices L???

   Posted on July 6th, 2008 at 3:47 pm | Link
2. gia Says:
   

   @jpmeyer: Yep! Made a bit of a splash when it was originally announced, IIRC.

   Posted on July 6th, 2008 at 3:49 pm | Link
3. DrmChsr0 Says:
   

   FUCK YES KAEKO SAKAMOTO IS THE BEST CASTING DIRECTOR EVAR

   Posted on July 6th, 2008 at 4:01 pm | Link
4. Sigue Says:
   

   I’m glad Eureka seveN got some recognition. It definitely deserves the mechanical design award.

   Posted on July 6th, 2008 at 4:07 pm | Link
5. Flamehaze Says:
   

   Haruhi deserved all the awards it got. imo

   Posted on July 6th, 2008 at 5:56 pm | Link
6. L.B. Says:
   

   HHY is a good song but I agree that Rie Fu’s theme from Darker Than Black would have been a better winner.

   Posted on July 6th, 2008 at 6:00 pm | Link
7. gan-chan Says:
   

   I think they were probably afraid there’d be a riot if HHY wasn’t picked for best song.

   Posted on July 6th, 2008 at 8:46 pm | Link
8. sana Says:
   

   Hell yea! English L kicked ass! :D

   Posted on July 7th, 2008 at 8:46 pm | Link
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