Best Lead Actor Award: Award for best leading performances from an actor during the year

• Hiroaki Hirata
  Agency: Theater Company Subaru
  Roles: Tiger & Bunny, Air Gear, One Piece

Best Lead Actress Award: Award for best leading performances from an actress during the year

• Aoi Yūki
  Agency: Pro Fit
  Roles: Puella Magi Madoka Magica, A-Channel, Ben-To

Best Supporting Actor Award: Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the year

• Ryohei Kimura
  Agency: Gekidan Himari
  Roles: Haganai, Angel Beats!, Eden of the East
• Mamoru Miyano
  Agency: Gekidan Himari
  Roles: Gundam 00, Death Note, Antique Bakery

Best Supporting Actress Award: Award for best supporting performances from actresses during the year

• Emiri Katou
  Agency: 81 Produce
  Roles: Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Black Butler, Darker than Black

Best New Actor Award: Award for noteworthy performances from an actor who debuted within the last five years

• Takuya Eguchi
  Agency: 81 Produce
  Roles: Gosick, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi
• Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
  Agency: I’m Enterprise
  Roles: Heaven’s Memo Pad, Campione!, Battle Spirits: Brave

Best New Actress Award: Award for noteworthy performances from actresses who debuted within the last five years

• Ai Kayano
  Agency: Pro Fit
  Roles: AnoHana, Guilty Crown, Kamisama Dolls
• Shiori Mikami
  Agency: Aoni Production
  Roles: Yuruyuri, Shining Hearts -Shiawase no Pan-, Kämpfer

Best Singing Award: Award for singing by a voice actor or actress under own name or in a role

• ST☆RISH (Uta no Prince-sama – Maji Love 1000%)
  Takuma Terashima
  Agency: AXL-ONE
  Roles: Amagami SS, Aquarion, Durarara!!
• Kenichi Suzumura
  Agency: Arts Vision
  Roles: D.Gray-man, Amatsuki, Boys Be…
• Kishô Taniyama
  Agency: Ken Production
  Roles: Basquash!, Bottle Fairy, DearS
• Mamoru Miyano
  Agency: Gekidan Himawari
• Junichi Suwabe
  Agency: Haikyo
  Roles: Black Butler, 07-Ghost, Bakuman.
• Hiro Shimono
  Agency: I’m Enterprise
  Roles: 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku, Appleseed XIII, Big Windup!

Best Personality Award: Award for best radio, web radio, or television personality under own name or in a role

• Yuka Iguchi
  Agency: Office Osawa
  Role: Toaru Majutsu no Index, Bakemonogatari, Fractale

Special Merit Award: Award for late performers who contributed to many genres, especially foreign works, over the years

• Osamu Kobayashi (1934-2011)
  Agency: Dōjinsha Production
  Roles: Yul Brynner, Michael Caine, Jon Voight, Harry Potter’s Alastor Moody, Mission: Impossible’s Willy Armitage

• Junpei Takiguchi (1931-2011)
  Agency: Freelance
  Roles: Clifton James, Yatterman’s Dokurobee, Burari Tochū Gesha no Tabi’s narration

• Takeshi Watabe (1931-2011)
  Agency: 81 Produce
  Roles: Stargate SG-1’s Master Bra’tac (Tony Amendola), Uchū Keiji Gyaban’s Don Horror (2nd actor), Muteki Chōjin Zanbot 3’s Gaizok, Naruto’s Gamabunta, Fist of the North Star’s as Kiba Daio

Merit Awards: Award for the seiyū who have contributed to many genres, especially foreign works, over the years

• Miyoko Asou
  Agency: Haikyo
  Roles: Mindy Sterling, Shizuko Hoshi, Gemma Jones, Sleeping Beauty’s Flora, Sazae-san’s Fune

• Kaneta Kimotsuki
  Agency: 21th Century Fox
  Roles: Dokaben’s Tonoma, Tom & Jerry’s Tom, Ninja Hattori-kun’s Kemuzou Kemumaki, Doraemon’s Suneo, Galaxy Express 999’s 999 Conductor

Synergy Award: Award for maximizing the appeal of voice-acting in a work as a whole

Inazuma Eleven series

• Junko Takeuchi (Ogipro The Next)
• Yuka Terasaki (Ogipro The Next)

Kei Tomiyama Award: Award for the male performer who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of media

• Kenyuu Horiuchi
  Agency: Kenyu Office
  Roles: A Team the Movie’s Lieutenant Templeton “Face” Peck, Star Wars’ Han Solo (NTV broadcast), Full House’s Jesse

Kazue Takahashi Award: Award for the female performer who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of media

• Keiko Toda
  Agency: Look Up
  Roles: Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster, Vivien Leigh, Soreike! Anpanman’s Anpanman, Cat’s Eye’s Hitomi, Mobile Suit Gundam’s Matilda Ajan

Kids/Family Award: Award selected by children

• Ikue Ohtani
  Agency: Mausu Promotion
  Roles: Pokémon’s Pikachu, One Piece’s Tony Tony Chopper

Overseas Fans Choice Award: Award selected by overseas fans

• Takahiro Sakurai
  Agency: 81 Produce
  Roles: C – Control – The Money and Soul of Possibility’s Masakaki, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children’s Cloud Strife

Most Votes Award: (New Award)

• Hiroshi Kamiya
  Agency: Aoni Production
  Role: Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei

Seiyū Awards’ Special Award

Picture Book Read-Aloud Caravan Team

• Tomoko Kawakami (1970-2011)
  Agency: Production baobab
  Roles: La fillette révolutionaire Utena (Revolutionary Girl Utena), Hikaru no Go, Sugar: A Little Snow Fairy, Air

Source: ANN

Special Merit Award: Award for late performers who contributed to many genres, especially foreign works, over the years

• Osamu Kobayashi (1934-2011)
  Agency: Dōjinsha Production
  Roles: Yul Brynner, Michael Caine, Jon Voight, Harry Potter’s Alastor Moody, Mission: Impossible’s Willy Armitage
• Junpei Takiguchi (1931-2011)
  Agency: Freelance
  Roles: Clifton James, Yatterman’s Dokurobee, Burari Tochū Gesha no Tabi’s narration
• Takeshi Watabe (1931-2011)
  Agency: 81 Produce
  Roles: Stargate SG-1’s Master Bra’tac (Tony Amendola), Uchū Keiji Gyaban’s Don Horror (2nd actor), Muteki Chōjin Zanbot 3’s Gaizok, Naruto’s Gamabunta, Fist of the North Star’s as Kiba Daio

Merit Awards: Award for the seiyū who have contributed to many genres, especially foreign works, over the years

• Miyoko Asou
  Agency: Haikyo
  Roles: Mindy Sterling, Shizuko Hoshi, Gemma Jones, Sleeping Beauty’s Flora, Sazae-san’s Fune
• Kaneta Kimotsuki
  Agency: 21th Century Fox
  Roles: Dokaben’s Tonoma, Tom & Jerry’s Tom, Ninja Hattori-kun’s Kemuzou Kemumaki, Doraemon’s Suneo, Galaxy Express 999’s 999 Conductor

Synergy Award: Award for maximizing the appeal of voice-acting in a work as a whole

Inazuma Eleven series

• Junko Takeuchi (Ogipro The Next)
• Yuka Terasaki (Ogipro The Next)

Kei Tomiyama Award: Award for the male performer who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of media

• Kenyuu Horiuchi
  Agency: Kenyu Office
  Roles: A Team the Movie’s Lieutenant Templeton “Face” Peck, Star Wars’ Han Solo (NTV broadcast), Full House’s Jesse

Kazue Takahashi Award: Award for the female performer who broadens the profession of voice acting in every form of media

• Keiko Toda
  Agency: Look Up
  Roles: Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster, Vivien Leigh, Soreike! Anpanman’s Anpanman, Cat’s Eye’s Hitomi, Mobile Suit Gundam’s Matilda Ajan

Kids/Family Award: Award selected by children

• Ikue Ohtani
  Agency: Mausu Promotion
  Roles: Pokémon’s Pikachu, One Piece’s Tony Tony Chopper

Overseas Fans Choice Award: Award selected by overseas fans

• Takahiro Sakurai
  Agency: 81 Produce
  Roles: C – Control – The Money and Soul of Possibility’s Masakaki, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children’s Cloud Strife

Look! Pikachu won something xD.

The full list of winners would be announced on 2 and 3 March 2012. Stay tuned!

Source: ANN

Seiyuu:

• Daisuke Ono as Yūya Bridges
• Mai Nakahara as Yui Takamura
• Hitomi Nabatame as Cryska Barchenowa
• Mamiko Noto as Inia Sestina
• Sakura Nogawa as Tarisa Manandal
• Tomokazu Sugita as Vincent Lowell

Staff:

• Original Creator: Kouki Yoshimune (ixtl/age)
• Chief Production Supervisor: Kouki Yoshimune
• Director: Takayuki Inagaki (Desert Punk, Rosario + Vampire)
• Character Designer: Yumiko Hara (Baby Princess 3D Paradise 0 [Love])
• Chief Animation Directors: Rondo Mizukami, Kenji Shinohara
• Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
• Animation Production: ixtl x Satelight

As a side story to Muv-Luv Alternative, Total Eclipse follows the test pilots and mechanics in the United Nations Forces’ Tactical Surface Fighter Testing Unit in Alaska. Japanese-American Yūya Bridges is the Argos Test Team’s main pilot for “XFJ Project,” the initiative that is developing the newest Tactical Surface Fighter. Yui Takamura is the head of development for the project from the Japanese Empire’s side.

Source: Nitroyss.jp, ANN

The seiyuu cast:

• Houko Kuwashima as Kaguya
• Hikaru Midorikawa as Ragnus
• Yui Horie as Rufina
• Ryou Hirohashi as Rouna
• Chiwa Saito as Xiao-Mei
• Rie Kugimiya as Melty
• Tomoko Kaneda as Sorbe
• Kazuya Nakai as Dylan
• Hiroshi Kamiya as Alvin
• Masaharu Satou as Hank
• Hiroko Emori as Madera
• Izumi Kitta as Queen

Previously mentioned seiyuu cast:

• Hiroshi Kamiya as Rick
• Kanae Itou as Amil
• Mai Aizawa as Neris
• Shiori Mikami as Airy

Yui Horie? OH MY. So on my watch-list :D

Source: ANN

Yui Ogura as Toki Onjōji
Kaori Ishihara as Ryūka Shimizudani
Arisa Noto as Sara Eguchi
Maho Matsunaga as Izumi Nijō
Manami as Hiroko Funakubo

Previously the January issue of Square Enix’s Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine revealed the main cast for the series in December. They are:

Aoi Yūki as Shizuno Takakamo
Kana Hanazawa as Kuro Matsumi
Nao Tōyama as Ako Atarashi
Mako as Yū Matsumi
Yumi Uchiyama Arata Sagimori

The anime adaptation of Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A manga is a spinoff of Ritz Kobayashi’s original Saki high school mahjong manga.

Plot Summary

The Achiga Girls’ Academy in Nara once defeated regional mahjong powerhouse Bansei High School. It advanced into the national team semifinals but lost to the eventual champion, and the mahjong club was later disbanded. Six years later, elementary school student Shizuno Takakamo befriends transfer student Nodoka Haramura. The two eventually enter Achiga Girls’, but Nodoka transfers out of the school in the second year. When Shizuno sees Nodoka on television the following year as the national middle school individual mahjong champion, she decides to revive Achiga’s mahjong club.

Source: ANN

Track-listing of Kiss Shite Agenai [Limited Edition]

1. キスシテ↑アゲナイ↓
2. Be my love
3. キスシテ↑アゲナイ↓ [Instrumental Ver.]
4. Be my love [Instrumental Ver.]
5. キスシテ↑アゲナイ↓〜恋はSから〜
6. キスシテ↑アゲナイ↓〜恋はKissから〜

Track-listing of Kiss Shite Agenai [Regular Edition]

1. キスシテ↑アゲナイ↓
2. 純情シークレット
3. キスシテ↑アゲナイ↓ [Instrumental Ver.]
4. 純情シークレット [Instrumental Ver.]

Single Title: Kiss Shite Agenai [Limited Edition]
Catalog Number: COCC-16544
Release Date: 1 February 2012
Retail Price: 1,890 yen
Preorder at: CDJapan

Single Title: Kiss Shite Agenai [Regular Edition]
Catalog Number: COCC-16543
Release Date: 1 February 2012
Retail Price: 1,260 yen
Preorder at: CDJapan

Seiyuu cast

• Miyu Irino: Akito
• Maaya Sakamoto: Reira Marukaru.

Source: ANN

• Misato Fukuen as Cure Happy/Mikuki Hoshizora (red)
• Asami Tano as Cure Sunny/Akane Hino (orange)
• Hisako Kanemoto as Cure Peace/Yayoi Kise (yellow)
• Marina Inoue as Cure March/Nao Midorikawa (green)
• Chinami Nishimura as Cure Beauty/Reika Aoki (blue)
• Ikue Ohtani as Candy

For the theme songs:

OP: Let’s go! Smile Precure! by Aya Ikeda
ED: Yay! Yay! Yay! by Hitomi Yoshida

Source: ANN

The announced seiyuu cast:

• Kana Hanazawa as Mato Kuroi
• Kana Asumi as Yuu Koutari
• Miyuki Sawashiro as Yomi Takanashi

The video’s original character designer huke, director Shinobu Yoshioka, and the anime studio Ordet are also returning for the television series. Joining them are CG battle director Hiroyuki Imaishi, series script editor/scriptwriter Mari Okada, chief animation director/animation character designer Yusuke Yoshigaki, and the computer animators at Sanzigen.

I foresee many BRS products flooding the market soon. But that’s okay! My pocket will be safe. Somewhat xD.

Source: ANN

Season 1 of Dog Days just premiered in April 2011. Despite low Blu-ray and DVD sales, there is  a season 2. I wonder whether they are just slowly building up the hype for it?

Oh well, regardless, this just means more Hocchan for me!! The possibility of hearing more Hocchan is just making go high and mad :D

Now when will this anime air? ^^. Hope it will be soon!

Source: ANN