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Heisei Anisong Grand Prize Winners: 2000-2009
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
The Heisei Anisong Grand Prix decided what anime theme songs best encompass the last 30 years and crowned Neon Genesis Evangelion's "Cruel Angel's Thesis" and "Agape" from UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie as its top champs. The competition announced many more winners broken down by decade and selected three winners for each of the 11 categories.
The winners from 1989-1999 are here or you can leap ahead to 2010-2019 here.
Performance Award
•"only my railgun" by fripSide (A Certain Scientific Railgun OP)
•"Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" by supercell (Bakemonogatari ED)
•"INVOKE" by T.M.Revolution (Gundam Seed OP1)
Song Lyrics Award
•"Sousei no Aquarion" by AKINO, Lyrics by Yuho Iwasato (Aquarion OP)
•"Motteke! Sailor Fuku" by Aya Hirano, Emiri Katou, Kaori Fukuhara & Aya Endo, Lyrics by Aki Hata (Lucky Star OP)
•"Uninstall" by Chiaki Ishikawa, Lyrics by Chiaki Ishikawa (Bokurano OP)
Composition Award
•"Shooting Star" by KOTOKO, Lyrics by Shinji Orito (Please Teacher OP)
•"Cagayake!GIRLS" by Aki Toyosaki with Yoko Hikasa, Satomi Satou, Minako Kotobuki & Ayana Taketatsu, Lyrics by Tom-H@ck (K-ON! OP)
•"Sorairo Days" by Shoko Nakagawa, Lyrics by Shin'ya Saitō (Gurren Lagann OP)
Arrangement Award
•"God knows..." by Aya Hirano, Arranged by Satoru Kousaki (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya insert song)
•"JOINT" by Mami Kawada, Arranged by: Tomoyuki Nakazawa and Takeshi Ozaki (Shakugan no Shana Second OP1)
•"Onna no Ko Otoko no Ko" by Yuko Ogura, Arranged by Yasuharu Konishi (School Rumble ED)
Voice Actor/Actress Song Award
•"Eternal Blaze" by Nana Mizuki (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's OP)
•"Love Destiny" by Yui Horie (Sister Princess OP)
•"Hoshizora no Spica" by Yukari Tamura (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS ED1)
Character Song Award
•"Keikenchi Jōshōchū" by Rina Satou, Marina Inoue & Minori Chihara (Minami-ke OP)
•"Renai Circulation" by Kana Hanazawa (Bakemonogatari OP4)
•"Seikan Hikō" by Ranka Lee/Megumi Nakajima (Macross F OP2)
Artist Song Award
•"DAYS" by FLOW (Eureka Seven OP1)
•"Rewrite" by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION (Fullmetal Alchemist OP4)
•"Discotheque" by Nana Mizuki (Rosario + Vampire Capu2 OP1)
Planning Award
•"Happy Material" by Cast (Negima! OPs)
•"Hito toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru" by Kenji Ohtsuki and the Despair Girls (Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei OP1)
•"Dango Daikazoku" by Chata (CLANNAD ED)
Movie Theme Song Award
•"Garnet" by Hanako Oku (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time theme)
•"Gamble Rumble" by m.o.v.e (Initial D: Third Stage theme)
•"Lion" by May'n & Megumi Nakajima (Macross Frontier: Itsuwari no Utahime theme)
Special Prize
•"Agape" by Melocure (UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie insert song)
•"Fuwa Fuwa Jikan" by Ho-Kago Tea Time - HTT (K-ON! insert song)
•"SOULTAKER" by JAM Project (The Soul Taker)
Audience Choice Award
•"Tori no Uta" by Lia (AIR OP)
•"Kasabuta" by Hidenori Chiwata (Zatch Bell OP)
•"Hare Hare Yukai " by Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara, and Yuko Goto (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
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Thanks to Omiya for the news tip
Source: Anisong Taisho
