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Anime Genesis makes it's glorious return for 2008! In this episode of Anime Genesis Benu reads your comments in response to episode 62 and also reads Justin Sevakis' interesting response to writing/podcasting about his open letter which showed up on the ANN forums. Also Benu takes a look back at the best of 2007 with the first ever Anime Genesis Awards and crowns the series of the year and the first ever podcast of the year and more.

Show Notes

Justin Sevakis' ANN Forum Post (http://anime-gen.com/wp-content/images/Justin's%20Response.jpg)

Anime Genesis Awards

Categories

Series Of The Year

Winner: The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430)

Runner Up: Lucky Star (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222)

Movie Of The Year

Winner: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6733)

Runner Up: None

Character Of The Year

Winner: Haruhi Suzumiya (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhi_Suzumiya)

Runner Up: Konata Izumi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konata_Izumi)

Voice Actor/Actress Of The Year

Winner: Aya Hirano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aya_Hirano)

Runner Up: None

Studio Of The Year

Winner: Kyoto Animation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Animation)

Runner Up: None

Director Of The Year

Winner: Tatsuya Ishihara (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=9087)

Runner Up: None

American Company Of The Year

Winner: Geneon USA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneon)

Runner Up: Bandai Entertainment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai_Entertainment)

Surprise Licensing Announcement Of The Year

Winner: Lucky Star (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222)

Runner Up: Kanon (2006) (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6431)

Podcast Of The Year

Winner: Anime Diet Radio (http://animediet.net/)

Runner Up: Anime Pacific (http://animepacific.blogspot.com/)

Blog Of The Year

Winner: An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla (http://patrickmacias.blogs.com/)

Runner Up: Hop Step Jump! (http://anime.jefflawson.net/)

Webcomic Of The Year

Winner: Mistakes Of Youth (http://www.mistakesofyouth.com/)

Runner Up: None