December OTM Nominations!

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OTM's

After too, too long without them, we're bringing the OTM awards back! Come nominate and vote for your favorites and give them the recognition they deserve! Just reply to this thread with your picks for the categories below to nominate.

Rules for nomination:

• You may nominate one person per category (or two, if needed!).
  
• Reply with all of your nominations in one post.
  
• If you can, give a short reason why you've made your nomination!
  
• You may not nominate yourself! This goes for couples and thread awards too!
  
• You may pass on voting in a category, but let us know.
  
• You may second a nomination, but avoid thirds and fourths, etc. Find someone else to nominate if your first pick has two nominations already.
  
• Do not nominate a character that is not completed.
  

The Categories:

• Male Character of the month
  
• Female Character of the month
  
• Zanpakuto of the month
  
• Couple of the month
  
• Enemies/Rivals of the month
  
• Member of the month
  
• Thread of the month
  

This thread will be locked in one week (On Sunday, December 15th), and a new thread will be made for the final vote. Happy nominating!

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(please do not consider this the standard of length your nominations should be, they can be much shorter but I am long winded, haha.)

Male Character of the month:

Ishida Hitoshi
For those of us with Quincy, Ishida Hitoshi is quite the charmer. As a character, he's very well-written with depth beyond just "leader of the Quincy"--his caring and undeniably human side is made very apparent in every thread he's in. His emotional depth means he's always a fun character to RP alongside.

Female Character of the month:

Takahata Kaoru
Kaoru is a girl with plenty of demons to fight. Dedicated and strong, she is brought to life by her creator and her posts are always a delight no matter the length. She may snap occasionally but from our OOC standpoint it adds to the charm of threading with her, the anticipation of wondering whether her mask will break.

Zanpakuto of the month

Himura Keiko's Ijona Jiken
Ijona Jiken is frightening and it's absolutely fantastic. One of the few zanpakuto that outright demand that a heavy price be paid for its power, this titanic spirit leaves a lot of anticipatory questions. Just what will Keiko have to do to reach Bankai?

Couple of the month

Ishida Hitoshi and Emiko
A tragic couple whose initially idyllic relationship is just being revealed, it's not quite clear with the future holds for them. As teens they were lovely together, as adults their relationship soured. Seeing them interact is occasionally entertaining but mostly heartbreaking.

Enemies/Rivals of the month

Takahata Kaoru and Hikaru Girardo
These two can't even attend a party without wanting to tear into one another--you can't help but love that about this hilariously vitriolic pair. Some quincy and shinigami just don't like to get along, do they? Another duo that I'm always left eagerly awaiting more of.

Member of the month

Mizu
Consider this a personal nomination--Mizu has been incredibly supportive of me behind the scenes, and I'm sure everyone will agree that while she's not always here, she's a joy to have here when she is. She helps steer us on track, much like she did today. No matter the results of the vote, I can only give her thanks from the bottom of my heart.

Thread of the month

Pass

[Kaoru Murano]

Male character of the month: (alright, so i'm doing two for this one. :3)

Hitoshi Ishida- He's got his hands full of rowdy Quincy both within and out of the Order and doesn't seem to ever break a sweat over it. He's kind to his Quincy and does care for them and their well-beings. A good leader in my book. [smiles]

Hirato Murano- A strong and very capable captain, he's good to his subordinates as well as those he is close to. He's calm and composed, but even underneath all those layers is a man capable of caring just as much as anyone else.


Female Character of the Month:

Ame Tamano- She's a kickass 5th division Lieutenant who is very wonderful and caring towards her subordinates. A very lovely woman who does truly care for the well-being of her division.

Zanpakto of the Month:

PASS


Couple of the Month:

Hitoshi and Malik- Love this couple and adore them in the dance thread as well as their thread Egyptian Knights.


Enemies/Rivals of the Month:

PASS

Member of the Month:

Grimmy! - He does so much for us behind the scenes and works hard to help make this site so awesome. the backgrounds and that are amazing and love his characters as well.


Thread of the Month:

PASS

[Lucy Murano]

Yosh! here goes first attempt!


Male Character of the month:
Hirato Murano
A man worth his title no doubt, he is both loyal, strong and enduring, he does not take chances when it comes to soul society`s well being, he also cares a lot for those close to him, family and subordinates alike, a likeable character all together.


Female Character of the month:
Kaoru Takahata
This was a hard choice actually, i was not quite sure what to specifically point out, since there are a lot of amazing characters that i could have picked between. (which is also why i picked only one because choices duh) Either way i have enjoyed my faire share of interactions between my own characters and Kaoru, this especially true with Hikaru, there is just something about the spark of rivalry that entitles this nomination for kaoru and tips it over the scale. I also enjoyed a great deal reading her conversations between her zanpakto spirit at ever so slightly, and her sometimes cold demonic nature is just the cherry to top it all.


Zanpakuto of the month
Kaimetsu Senku
Again a likeable character reflecting itself a great deal upon its master, its design maybe a bit rowdy and unpolished, but who cares?! Personally i had a lot of fun reading the few interactions between the master and the student.


Couple of the month
Ishida Hitoshi and Emiko
I have to agree with Grimm, this couple is my favorite so far even if i have not followed them up as close as i probably should, their chemistry is something that seems illuminate me whenever i read about this couple, they came as a close first as a pairing, because their writers are dedicated fully into the story and because their writing actually feels to embrace just that the story. Even then they have gotten trough a lot together and its not just about rainbows ,ponies and butterflies, there are many rainy days too.


Enemies/Rivals of the month
Pass


Member of the month
Pass


Thread of the month
Pass

[Hirato Murano]

Male character of the month:

Kyouya Morinozuka
The 13th Captain is much like his predecessor: kind and compassionate, caring for his sister and his subordinates above all else. However, he is also complex and brought to life magnificently by his creator.

Female character of the month:

Nanao Ise
We all know and love the serious and duty-oriented character from the manga, but Mizu has added her own flair to Nanao and made her even more entertaining to watch. Her complexity coupled with believable and deep conflicts such as her feelings over Kyoraku's return to Soul Society just add yet more likeability to Nanao.

Zanpakuto of the month:

Akai Tsukihime
This Zanpakuto is a complex and interesting character all by herself, but her interactions with Kaoru make for very enjoyable reads. She also reflects on her owner excellently.

Couple of the month:
PASS

Enemies/rivals of the month:

Kaoru Takahata and Hikaru Girardo
These rivals are entertaining to watch and can never keep away from trying to one-up each other, not even at a dance party. Any situation that brings them together is sure to be an entertaining clash between the two.

Member of the month:

Mizu
As Grimm said, Mizu is an absolute joy to have on the site and she's very good at directing us to get things done. She has more than earned this nomination to me.

Thread of the month:

Autumn Dance
Any thread that brings so many different characters together is sure to please and the dance thread doesn't disappoint.

[Keiko Himura]

Male:
Satonaka Jiro
(The Orders new adorable inventor!)

Female:
Ishida Emiko

Zanpakuto:
Genshi Karii's Doukeshi

Couple of the Month:
Ren/Ryou
(Solely for having the balls to make out in front of everyone even though it certainly means trouble...)

Enemies/Rivals:
Hikaru and Kaoru

Member of the Month:
Grimmy
(Look at the magnificent layout he whipped up in only a couple of days with no notice at! Immensely talented RPer with a hoard of amazing characters, I'm so glad I had the good fortune of meeting you on this site!)

Thread of the Month:
La Vita e Bella
(Ame and Kaoru showing us how mission threads should be run!)