*Yes I know I'm early, but who really watches what I do??*

First off, thankyou to the 23 people who have put in votes this year

Now, let's get underway...

First off is the 2009 AJAS wooden spoon award..


Which was:

44. Soul Eater 3.733
Was under 2 for a long time...

...and the other 40-somethings...

43. Sora O Kakeru Shoujo 4.250
I have the urge to blame someone for this one...

42. Mizo No Kotoba 4.750
We have wasted 10 minutes of your time...

41. xxxholic Shunmuki 4.846
Please CLAMP, no more!!!

40. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 5.063
Making the same episode 8 times does it no favours...

...now for the 30-something shows...

39. Pani Poni Dash OVA 5.125
Why did it take so long to make this?? And why was it even made??

38. Ef - A Tale Of Memories 5.647
Oh, look!! Pretty colours...

37. Denpa Teki Na Kanojo 5.700
I don't think people remember the goodness of this one, so I'll play some more in 2010...

36. Candy Boy 5.769
Incest yuri does not favour the crowd...

35. The Garden Of Sinners 5.833
Zzzzzzz....

34. The Melancholy of Haruhi-Chan 6.000
Only the balloon-dog saved it...

33. Michiko To Hatchin 6.059
So much for last year's winner...

32. Kemeko DX 6.100
And we played the best episode too...

31. Kannagi 6.118
It wasn't even real magic...

...now for the 20-somethings...

=29. Nyoro~n Churuya-San/ The Daughter Of 20 Faces 6.235
Hey look, tied spot (there's 4 of these).

28. Bounen No Xamdou 6.563
RUN AWAY!! RUN AWAY!!!

=26. Chaos Head/ Kimi Ni Todoke 6.579
"Super Special" fits both shows here...

25. Canaan 6.667
Another Type/Moon-based show gone awol...

24. Higepiyo 6.714
Much higher than what I thought it would be...

23. Dogs OVA 6.750
The top show from the bottom half of the list.

22. Birdy The Mighty Decode 6.762
The bottom show from the top half of the list.

21. Baccano! 6.842
Still confusing...

...now for those who maganged to make the top 20...

20. Rideback 6.889
I want to see her race the guys from Initial D...

19. Potemayo 6.944
Bulbasaur, I choose you!!!

18. K-ON! 7.048
It's gotta be the "Mio" factor...

17. Maria Holic 7.053
This show needs an Admiral Akbar cameo...

16. Doujin Work 7.158
...and we still haven't finished it...

=14. Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Rei/ Spice and Wolf OVA 7.176
2 OVA's which I didn't think would end up this high, even after all the bad-talk about them...

13. Eve No Jikan 7.235
I didn't mind fixing the subs for this, even though the only ones available were CR-merde...

12. Hetalia Axis Powers 7.476
International back-stabbing at it's finest...no wonder the Korean's hated it...

11. Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 7.591
Just missed out on the top 10...

Now for the AJAS 2009 TOP 10!!!

10. Ga-Rei: Zero 7.611
Just made it into the top 10...

9. Nodame Cantibile -Paris Chapter- 7.682
Same spot as last year. Let's hope the last series is just as good...

8. Moyashimon 7.765
I think the only way we could've improved this show would be by inserting epic beer ads into it...

7. Spice and Wolf 2 7.818
Horo(or Holo, depending on what you prefer)'s foxy as ever...

=5. Hellsing Ultimate/ Umineko No Naku Koro Ni 8.000
2 awesome series, just need to finish them...

4. Goku Sayonara Zetzubou Sensei 8.100
Almost as good as the series...

Finally, the top 3 series for 2009!!!

3. Zoku Sayonara Zetzubou Sensei 8.333
I'll be honest and say this was the show I was never expecting to get so high, considering both this and Goku started in the mid 20's...
Oh well, guess I'll have to play Zan now...

2. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan 8.389
Goodness Gracious, Great Drills of AWESOME!!!

Which means...

1. Eden Of The East 8.706
IS the WINNER!!!!







Winner's List:

2009 Eden of the East
2008 Michiko To Hatchin
2007 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2006 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
2005 Genshiken
2004 Paranoia Agent
2003 Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
2002 Azumanga Diaoh
2001 Trigun
2000 Cowboy Bebop
1999 Rurouni Kenshin
1998 Rurouni Kenshin
1997 Vision of Escaflowne
1996 Whisper of the Heart

Wooden Spooner's List:

2009 Soul Eater
2008 Mobile Suit Gundam 00
2007 Hanoka
2006 Popotan
2005 Green Green
2004 Super Radical Gag Family
2003 Samurai Deeper Kyo
2002 Earth Girl Arjuna
2001 Legend of the Galactic Heroes
2000 Fancy Lala
1999 Gundam Wing
1998 Roots Search
1997 Roots Search
1996 Roots Search

This means that Nyoro~on Churuya-san beat Haruhi-chan....

Nyoro~on.

33. Michiko To Hatchin 6.059
So much for last year's winner...

Reminds me of what happened in 2007 and 2008 with Claymore, Seirei no Moribito and Soukou no Strain.

'07
9th Claymore (7.083)
10th Seirei no Moribito (7.000)
32nd Soukou no Strain (6.100)

'08
24th Soukou no Strain (6.824)
25th Seirei no Moribito (6.769)
27th Claymore (6.647)

Ha. Hahaha. Hahahahahahahahaaa.

32. Kemeko DX 6.100
And we played the best episode too...

Nyoro~on.

I like how Claymore's ranking dropped despite its rating increasing.

Hans Stockmann wrote:I like how Claymore's ranking dropped despite its rating increasing.

'07
9th Claymore (7.083)
'08
27th Claymore (6.647)

Ranking down 18 positions
Rating down 0.436 points
Wut?

Too much prune picking. That's what.

19. Potemayo 6.944

There is a certain satisfaction in seeing this beat those shows that tailed it.
Now for the better second series: GUCHUKO! You know it makes sense.

Results from polls of previous years. When I manage to dig them up.

1999

1. Rurouni Kenshin 8.500
2. Photon 8.417
3. Irresponsible Captain Tylor 8.333
4. Card Captor Sakura 8.150 (9)
5. illegitim 8.150 (7)
6. Kodomo no Omacha 8.000
7. Escaflowne 7.850
8. Slayers 7.842
9. Campus Guardress 7.650
10. Trigun 7.600
11. Lost Universe 7.526
12. Nadesico 7.000
13. Perfect Blue 6.889
14. Silent Mobius 6.882
15. Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 6.842
16. Bakuretsu Hunter 6.750
17. End of Der Krieg 6.706
18. Flame of Recca 6.632
19. Gasaraki 6.625
20. Revolutionary Girl Utena 6.524
21. Outlaw Star 6.455
22. Serial Experiments Lain 6.190
23. Rayearth 6.050
24. Yu Yu Hakusho 5.722
25. Yamamoto Yohko 5.416
26. Berserk 4.900
27. Vampire Princess Miyu 4.882
28. Akihabara Dennougumi 4.164
29. Gundam Wing 4.056