Board 8 > Best Animated Series Ever 2022 - Nominations!

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It's been two years since the last time I ran one of these, and I'm excited to see how things will go this time around. It's time again for the Best Animated Series tournament, in which 128 animated shows will battle it out in a single elimination tournament to determine Board 8's favorite!

In the last tournament in 2020, Yu-Gi-Oh defeated Avatar: The Last Airbender to complete an improbable championship run! Will Yu-Gi-Oh repeat its success? Will another unexpected winner go on a Cinderella run? Will a brand new show take the title? Or will one of the blue bloods have their revenge?

Without any further ado, let the nominations begin!

The rules:

-You may nominate up to fifteen animated shows per 24 hour period.
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-You may make one of your nominations a DOUBLE nomination, which will give it two nominations. If you do so, make sure to bold your selection! You can only do this once overall, you can't do it once per day.

-If you have to change a nomination or assign your double nom to a different show, don't edit your post! Just make another post with the changes you want to make.

-Once a show gets three nominations, it's in the tournament. However, the more nominations a show gets, the better the seeding, so feel free to nominate shows that have already gotten three nominations, as higher seeding means potentially easier matchups earlier on (usually)!

-Nominations will end once 128 shows have reached three nominations!

-I reserve the right to allow more nominations, or to end nominations early if they slow down and it doesn't look like we'll hit 128.

-Have fun!

X-men: The Animated Series
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Homestar Runner
Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Adventure Time
Pirates of the Dark Water
FLCL
Animaniacs
Futurama
Sealab 2021
Xavier: Renegade Angel
China, IL
Robot Chicken

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
The Owl House
Amphibia
Sailor Moon
Hilda
The Loud House
Dragonball Z
King Of The Hill
Beavis And Butthead
Star vs. The Forces Of Evil
Avatar: The Last Airbender
She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power
The Ghost And Molly McGee
Teen Titans
Elena Of Avalor

Ace Attorney
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Big Mouth
Bless the Harts
Bob's Burgers
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Family Guy
Hey, Arnold!
Homestar Runner
The Magic School Bus
Pokemon
The Simpsons
South Park
SpongeBob SquarePants
Time Squad

Helluva Boss
Steven Universe
The Owl House

The Adventures of Tintin
The Amazing World of Gumball
Arthur
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Beast Wars: Transformers
Bluey
Danger Mouse
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Moral Orel
Moominvalley
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Over the Garden Wall
Spirou (1993)
Teen Titans
Xavier: Renegade Angel

Batman: The Animated Series
X-Men: The Animated Series
The Ren and Stimpy Show
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt
Kill la Kill
Samurai Jack
Record of Ragnarok
One Punch Man
Dexter's Laboratory
Freakazoid
Johnny Bravo
Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds
Tekken: Bloodline
House of Mouse
Count Duckula

This contest is sure to be miserable for me but sure whatever

Arcane
Aria the Animation
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Chihayafuru
FLCL
From the New World
Haikyuu
Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Mawaru Penguindrum
A Place Further Than the Universe
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Steins;Gate
The Tatami Galaxy
Teen Titans
Toradora!

Let's just toss a bunch of "would be neat to see 'em get in/a higher seed" ones and see what sticks.

Arcane
Donkey Kong Country
Freakazoid
Hajime no Ippo
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
Pinky & The Brain
Popeye the Sailor
Primal
Sam & Max: Freelance Police
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Spy X Family
The Cuphead Show
The Venture Brothers

Helluva Boss
The Owl House

Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Moral Orel
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Helluva Boss
Steven Universe
Centaurworld
Summer Camp Island

Animaniacs
Avatar: The Last Airbender
BoJack Horseman
The Boondocks
Freakazoid
Hilda
Invader Zim
King of the Hill
Neon Genesis Evangelion
A Place Further Than the Universe
Primal
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
The Simpsons
SpongeBob SquarePants
The Venture Bros.

Gravity Falls
Harley Quinn
The Hollow
Infinity Train
Over the Garden Wall
Hilda
The Critic
Mission Hill
Paranoia Agent
Attack on Titan
Inuyasha
Beavis and Butthead
Dragon Ball Z
Rick and Morty
Batman: The Animated Series

Oh hell yeah

Xavier: Renegade Angel
Superjail!
Primal
Moral Orel
BoJack Horseman
A Fox in Space
Super Mario Bros. Z
Interface
Time Squad
Harvey Beaks
Tom & Jerry
Serial Experiments Lain
Steins;Gate
Kaiba
Paranoia Agent

Hm, giving it some thought, remove my double from Xavier and give it to Serial Experiments Lain.

Blazing Dragons
Time Squad
Sheep in the Big City
Donkey Kong Country
House of Mouse
Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
Bonkers
Marsupilami
Inspector Gadget
Hamtaro
Tokyo Pig
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Goof Troop
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
Duck Dodgers

Adventure Time
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Batman: The Animated Series
BoJack Horseman
The Boondocks
Cowboy Bebop
Death Note
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Hilda
Infinity Train
Invincible
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Over the Garden Wall
Samurai Jack
The Simpsons

SPYFAMILY
Todd McFarlane's Spawn
Attack on Titan
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Demon Slayer
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories
Death Note
Blood-C
Duckman
Over the Garden Wall
Paranoia Agent
The Critic
Neon Genesis Evangelion

Attack on Titan
Jojo's Bizzare Adventure
DuckTales (2017)
What If...?
Carmen Sandiego (Netflix)
Invincible
Castlevania
Arcane
Koto Oto Tomare!
Big Hero 6: The Series
Harley Quinn

Xiaolin Showdown
Danny Phantom
Love Death + Robots
Little Demon
Infinity Train
Code Monkeys
Gravity Falls
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Black Dynamite

Beavis and Butthead
Hey, Arnold!
Homestar Runner
King of the Hill
Over the Garden Wall
Regular Show
Shaman King (2021)

Yama no Susume (+Second Season/Omoide Present/Third Season/Next Summit probably)
Aria the Animation (+Natural/Arietta/Origination/Avvenire/Crepuscolo/Benezione half of those aren't seasons and are kinda sequel series but it'd be weird to not group them idk)
Sora no Woto
Blade of the Immortal (2019)
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Boogiepop and Others
Initial D (+Second/Third/Fourth/Final Stage and Extra/Battle Stages)
Pop Team Epic
Asobi Asobase
Wasteful Days of High School Girls
Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle
Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastorale
Monster Sonic! D'Artagnyan's Rise to Fame
Show By Rock!! (+Short!!+# (s2)+Mashumairesh!!+Stars!!) (ok the latter two may also be semi-spinoffs kinda idk i don't really know if they fully qualify as separate since most characters from the first seasons are still there)
Anime-Gataris

The tally as of UF8's post:

Five nominations:

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Helluva Boss
Over the Garden Wall

Four nominations:

Batman: The Animated Series
BoJack Horseman
Hilda
Infinity Train
Moral Orel
Neon Genesis Evangelion

Three nominations:

Arcane
Attack on Titan
Beavis And Butthead
Freakazoid
Gravity Falls
Homestar Runner
King Of The Hill
Paranoia Agent
Primal
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power
Teen Titans
The Owl House
The Simpsons
Time Squad
Xavier: Renegade Angel

Two nominations:

A Place Further Than the Universe
Adventure Time
Animaniacs
Aria the Animation
Blood-C
Bob's Burgers
Chihayafuru
Death Note
Donkey Kong Country
Dragon Ball Z
FLCL
Harley Quinn
Hey, Arnold!
House of Mouse
Invincible
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Popeye the Sailor
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Samurai Jack
Serial Experiments Lain
SpongeBob SquarePants
SPYFAMILY
Steins;Gate
Steven Universe
The Boondocks
The Critic
The Venture Bros.
X-Men: The Animated Series
Xiaolin Showdown
Yama no Susume

One nomination:

A Fox in Space
Ace Attorney
Amphibia
Anime-Gataris
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Arthur
Asobi Asobase
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Beast Wars: Transformers
Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastorale
Big Hero 6: The Series
Big Mouth
Black Dynamite
Blade of the Immortal (2019)
Blazing Dragons
Bless the Harts
Bluey
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Bonkers
Boogiepop and Others
Carmen Sandiego (Netflix)
Castlevania
Centaurworld
China, IL
Code Monkeys
Count Duckula
Cowboy Bebop
Danger Mouse
Danny Phantom
Demon Slayer
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Dexter's Laboratory
Duck Dodgers
Duckman
DuckTales (2017)
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Elena Of Avalor
Family Guy
From the New World
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Futurama
Goof Troop
Haikyuu
Hajime no Ippo
Hamtaro
Harvey Beaks
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)
Initial D
Inspector Gadget
Interface
Inuyasha
Invader Zim
Johnny Bravo
Kaiba
Kill la Kill
Koto Oto Tomare!
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Little Demon
Love Death + Robots
Marsupilami
Mawaru Penguindrum
Merc StoriA: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle
Mission Hill
Monster Sonic! D'Artagnyan's Rise to Fame
Moominvalley
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
One Punch Man
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt
Pinky & The Brain
Pirates of the Dark Water
Pokemon
Pop Team Epic
Record of Ragnarok
Regular Show
Rick and Morty
Robot Chicken
Sailor Moon
Sam & Max: Freelance Police
Sealab 2021
Shaman King (2021)
Sheep in the Big City
Show By Rock!!
Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
Sora no Woto
South Park
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Spirou (1993)
Star vs. The Forces Of Evil
Summer Camp Island
Super Mario Bros. Z
Superjail!
Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Tekken: Bloodline
The Adventures of Tintin
The Amazing World of Gumball
The Cuphead Show
The Ghost And Molly McGee
The Hollow
The Loud House
The Magic School Bus
The Ren and Stimpy Show
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
The Tatami Galaxy
Todd McFarlane's Spawn
Tokyo Pig
Tom & Jerry
Toradora!
Wasteful Days of High School Girls
What If...?
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories
Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds

25 spots filled so far, but plenty of time to get nominations in, and for those shows already in, keep nominating them to help them get a higher seed!

Batman: The Animated Series
Justice League/Justice League Unlimited (I consider these the same shows, if you don't I'll pick one)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Freakazoid
One Piece
DuckTales (80s)
King of the Hill
Xavier: Renegade Angel
Sealab 2021
Arcane
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
Pirates of Dark Water
Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated
Duckman
Space Ghost: Coast 2 Coast

bryans7 posted...

Justice League/Justice League Unlimited (I consider these the same shows, if you don't I'll pick one)

Historically, I think they've been considered different shows for purposes of the tournament, but I'll go ahead and lump them in together as the same show from now on, if only to avoid them taking up two spots potentially, and because they are essentially the same show, it's not like Digimon Adventure/Tamers or Naruto and Shippuden which feature large timeskips or different casts and which I'd consider separate shows. I'd be happy to answer any similar questions of this nature as well.

RySenkari posted...

I'd be happy to answer any similar questions of this nature as well.

Would Steven Universe Future be eligible as its own series?

Xeybozn posted...

Would Steven Universe Future be eligible as its own series?

I'd count it as part of Steven Universe.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
One Punch Man
Big Mouth
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Metalocalypse

Big Mouth
Family Guy
One Punch Man
Rocko's Modern Life
Rugrats
Doug
Rick & Morty
The Flintstones
The Jetsons
The Magic School Bus
2 Stupid Dogs
Spongebob Squarepants
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Popeye the Sailor

Woops, please switch out Popeye the Sailor for Sailor Moon. Forgot about that one.

I didn't use my double when I made my nominations, so I will use it now on House of Mouse.

Animaniacs
Dragon Ball Z
Samurai Jack
SpongeBob SquarePants
X-Men: The Animated Series
Bluey
Dexter's Laboratory
Family Guy
Futurama
Rick and Morty
South Park
Spider-Man Animated Series
Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
The Magic School Bus
Tom & Jerry

One Piece
The Boondocks
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Samurai Champloo
South Park
Hey Arnold!
Jackie Chan Adventures
Dragon Ball
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Teen Titans

Freakazoid
Family Guy
Cleveland Show
Masters of the Universe: Revelations
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Space Ghost: Coast to Coast
Earth Worm Jim
Pinky and the Brain
Duck Tails (80s)
Ghost Busters (80s)
Jetsons
Street Sharks
Double Dragon
Silver Surfer
Tom & Jerry

RySenkari posted...

Yu-Gi-Oh defeated Avatar: The Last Airbender to complete an improbable championship run!

Wait, what? How on Earth did this happen on this board?

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
The Owl House
Demon Slayer
One Piece
Jackie Chan Adventures
Samurai Champloo
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
X-men: The Animated Series
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman Beyond
Young Justice
Teen Titans

Aeon Flux
Liquid Television
Todd MacFarlane's Spawn
Mr. Stain on Junk Alley
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin
The Tatami Galaxy
Initial D
Salad Fingers
Off the Air
Smiling Friends
Gargoyles
Donkey Kong Country
The Ren & Stimpy Show
The Powerpuff Girls (1998)

I wish I could nominate adult swim's Uzumaki but the dang thing still isn't out!

Angela Anaconda
The Angry Beavers
Arthur
As Told By Ginger
Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers
Codename: Kids Next Door
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Dexter's Laboratory
The Flintstones
KaBlam!
The Powerpuff Girls (1998)
Robot Chicken
Rugrats
Rupert
Sheep in the Big City

Megas XLR
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated
Inuyasha

Jackie Chan Adventures

Sealab 2021
BoJack Horseman
Archer
Death Note
Attack on Titan
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Steins;Gate
Over the Garden Wall
Rick and Morty
South Park

Adventure Time
Codename: Kids Next Door
Girls' Last Tour
Legend of Korra
Odd Taxi
Regular Show
Spice and Wolf
Welcome to the NHK!

Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers
Gargoyles
Batman Beyond
House of Mouse
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Dragonball

American Dad
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Bob's Burgers
Ed, Edd n Eddy
FLCL
Futurama
Harley Quinn
Home Movies
Looney Tunes
Odd Taxi
Phineas and Ferb
Pinky and the Brain
Rick and Morty
Steven Universe
Tom & Jerry

Arcane
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Dexter's Laboratory
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Futurama
Gargoyles
Helluva Boss
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Owl House

Invincible
Harley Quinn

Darkwing Duck
Duckman
Gargoyles
Talespin
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers
South Park
Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated
Cardcaptor Sakura

Count Duckula
Danny Phantom
Gargoyles
Goof Troop
Haibane Renmei
Home Movies
Marsupilami
Kaiba
Kino's Journey (2003)
Odd Taxi
Regular Show
South Park
The Tatami Galaxy
Welcome to the NHK
Xiaolin Showdown

Count Duckula

Steven Universe
Carmen Sandiego (Netflix)
Arcane
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
The Simpsons
South Park
Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated
Phineas and Ferb
Hamster and Gretel
Beetlejuice
Rugrats
Infinity Train
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
Big Hero 6: The Series
Kim Possible