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Madoka Magica Wins 12 of 21 Newtype Anime Awards
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The television series Puella Magi Madoka Magica won 12 of the 21 awards in the first ever Newtype Anime Awards in Tokushima on Saturday. Among others, it won the television series, direction, and scenario categories. Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa won the anime film category, while Steins;Gate's Rintarō Okabe won the male character category. The Tiger & Bunny television anime, The IDOLM@STER television anime, and the Tales of Xillia role-playing game each picked up an award.
The leading voice actor, leading voice actress, supporting voice actor, and supporting voice actress awards went to Mamoru Miyano, Aoi Yūki, Keiji Fujiwara, and Chiwa Saitō respectively. (Unlike other awards, particularly overseas, the Newtype Anime Awards for acting are not given for specific roles.)
Mascot Character
Kyubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Male Character
Rintarō Okabe (Steins;Gate)
Female Character
Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Soundtrack
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Music: Yuki Kajiura)
Theme Song
"Connect" (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Anime Film
Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa
Scenario
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Character Design
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Mecha Design
Tiger & Bunny
Photography
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Art
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Color Design
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Effects
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Commercial
The IDOLM@STER
Game Opening Animation
Tales of Xillia
Supporting Voice Actress
Chiwa Saitō
Supporting Voice Actor
Keiji Fujiwara
Lead Voice Actress
Aoi Yūki
Lead Voice Actor
Mamoru Miyano
Direction
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Director: Akiyuki Shinbo)
Title of the Year
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Newtype magazine established the annual award contest this year, and any anime release between October 2010 and July 2011 was eligible. Visitors to Newtype's site could vote for 21 different categories, including best anime, best director, and best male and female voice actor. The awards were presented during a ceremony at the Machi Asobi Vol. 7 event in Tokushima on Saturday.
Source: Tokushima Shimbun via Hachima Kikō, Gigazine
