First ever Newtype Anime Awards - Puella Magi Madoka Magica dominates

The first ever Kadokawa Shoten‘s Newtype Anime Awards were awarded Saturday during the Machi Asobi Vol. 7 event in Tokushima. Leading all was anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica which won 12 of the 21 awards out right and 2 of the seiyuu awards were could also be attributed to the series though no specific role was noted.

Other shows winning were, Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa for anime film, Steins;Gate’s Rintarō Okabe as best male character, Tiger & Bunny for mech designs.  In the seiyuu (voice actor) categories – Mamoru Miyano best male, Aoi Yūki best female, Keiji Fujiwara best supporting male, and Chiwa Saito best supporting female. All results after the jump…

The Newtype Awards cover any anime released between October 2010 and July 2011 and visitors to Newtype‘s website could vote for the 21 different categories.

Title of the Year Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Female Character Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Male Character Rintarō Okabe (Steins;Gate)
Soundtrack Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Music: Yuki Kajiura)
Theme Song "Connect" (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Anime Film Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa
Direction Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Director: Akiyuki Shinbo)
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
Lead Voice Actor Mamoru Miyano (Steins; Gate – Rintaro)
Lead Voice Actress Aoi Yūki (Madoka Magic – Madoka)
Supporting Voice Actor Keiji Fujiwara (Tiger & Bunny – Jake)
Supporting Voice Actress Chiwa Saito (Madoka Magica – Homura)
Mascot Character Kyubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Source: ANN, Tokushima Shimbun