Your favorite male seiyuu, your favorite music releases, and 2D music projects. THTFHQ AWARDS are back for its 5th edition!
Welcome to this year’s edition of the THTFHQ AWARDS! This is the 5th edition and there is plenty of awesome music and outstanding artists to award!
The time of the year has come to celebrate good CD releases, impressive performances, surprising solo debuts, rising stars active in the music industry that have been impressing everyone, the best solo artists, and 2D music projects.
All the categories up for voting are the following:
- Rising Star of the Year (seiyuu 30 years old or younger that were active in, at least, two (2) 2D music projects (singing) in the present year/winners from previous editions are not eligible for this category**)
- Best New Artist of 2022 (seiyuu solo artists/bands debuted in the present year)
- 2D Group of the Year
- 2D Music Project of the Year
- Album of the Year (by seiyuu solo artists/bands/seiyuu units)
- Best band/seiyuu unit of the year
- Solo Artist of the Year
** Gakuto Kajiwara won the Rising Star of the Year Award in 2021.
Shortlisting of nominees
To avoid chaos and way too many artists to vote for, all categories now feature up to 10 (maximum) seiyuu/2D groups/albums for you to vote in.
Those were shortlisted by THTFHQ taking into account the quality of the music released, uniqueness, review rating, and accolades (the latter being only used as a tie-breaker to decide who made it to the nominees in case of a draw).
As such, there are many groups and seiyuu that may not feature in any of the categories despite having been active in 2022.
Do have into attention that there are over 30 different 2D music projects active in 2022, totaling over 120 different groups. CDs released by such groups amount to over 300. So of course, it’s impossible to feature everyone at these awards.
Results announcement
Results are first presented on January 27, 2023, on a special episode of SEIYUU LOUNGE (episode 130).
The episode will only cover the winners of each category, highlighting their feats and music released in 2022. This is a popularity-driven feature.
Starting from January 30, 2022, written features will drop, and it will include all seiyuu, CDs, and 2D groups/projects that were nominated for this year’s edition.
This is a feature following the “old” format of the THTFHQ AWARDS, putting the spotlight on every project ranked 10 or higher but without reference made to votes earned. These are not popularity-driven features.
To avoid petty “fights” between fans and disrespect like in last year’s edition, THTFHQ won’t unveil the number of votes the winner, the runner-up (or anyone else) gets.
Additionally, THTFHQ reserves to itself the right to instantly disqualify any nominee that has an abnormal rise in votes (votes manipulation by using different IPs and other underhanded strategies employed by fans) and block the IPs of the people voting multiple times.
Before voting, please read the FAQs as there won’t be replies to any questions that are answered on these.
FAQs
For how long will the voting be open?
THTFHQ Awards kick off on January 15, at 00h00 WET and end on January 20, 2023, at 23h59 WET. Daily reminders will be made on THTFHQ’s social media accounts.
When will I get to know the results?
On January 27, 2023, via a SEIYUU LOUNGE episode and later on, published as a series of articles hitting the website around January 30, 2023.
How many times can I vote?
Only once (1) for each category during the whole voting period.
Who is eligible for this edition of THTFHQ AWARDS?
First and foremost, male seiyuu. Then, per category, there are restrictions, making each a unique voting.
– Bands/Seiyuu Unit of the Year: only bands, duos, or groups created not stemming from anime or 2D projects
– Rising stars: only male seiyuu 30 years old or younger that have been active in more than two (2) 2D music projects in the present year / Previous winners are not eligible for this category (2021: Gakuto Kajiwara)
– New Seiyuu Artists: only solo artists, seiyuu units, and seiyuu-fronted bands that debuted in the present year
– 2D music projects: only those active in 2022 and that had quality music, highly-ranked CDs at THTFHQ, uniqueness, or achieved impressive accolades
– ALBUM OF THE YEAR: only by solo artists/bands/seiyuu units that do not stem from anime or 2D projects
– SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR: only solo artists/bands/seiyuu units that do not stem from anime or 2D projects
What if I vote several times?
Only your first vote on each category counts.
Multiple votes by the same people or erratic voting by different IPs in a short amount of time – or prolonged amount of time – will not be counted and the seiyuu, 2D group, or the CD in question that is receiving those boosted votes will be disqualified from the voting.
Be really careful of this. Also, don’t try to play smart here, there are ways to know when people are spamming votes.
I can’t vote! Please, help!
The survey should be mobile-friendly, however, a couple of notes:
If you encounter any issues with accessing the voting, it is recommended for MAC users to use Google Chrome to complete the survey or, for iOS users, enable DESKTOP MODE on your browser.
If you are an android user and found yourself unable to vote, please make sure that you have “desktop mode” enabled in the options on your browser. After that, please try again. It should work.
You forgot to add “seiyuu X/2D group” to the survey. Can you add them?
This time around there is no forgetting from THTFHQ. If a seiyuu/2D group/album is not featured in a category, it’s because it was not shortlisted (nominated) for it.
Are the THTFHQ AWARDS a popularity contest?
They are hybrid.
While the winner of each category will be celebrated in the SEIYUU LOUNGE episode in which the results will be first announced, the written version will celebrate the top 10 in each category and besides the winner of the category, no one else will be ranked.
Both versions of the final results won’t disclose the number of votes each nominee got.
I am not a fan of one of the seiyuu/2D groups in the survey, or I don’t have an opinion in a certain category, can I skip those?
Yes, you can. u003cbr/u003eVote for the categories you feel like you have an opinion about. If your favorite seiyuu is not featured, you can skip as well voting.
Are THTFHQ Awards 2022 sponsored? Are you going to hand in awards to the seiyuu in real life?
These awards are, in no way, sponsored.
THTFHQ Awards are a way to connect with our passionate community and get to know what is the music you like and the seiyuu you love every given year. In this format, and at the same time, fans will get to check the pulse of their own fandom by voting for their favorite seiyuu music releases.
Although THTFHQ does want to start handing awards to seiyuu, unfortunately, at the moment, this is not possible.
Contrary to popular belief, contacting seiyuu talent agencies and getting a reply from them on the matter (handing something bigger than a letter) is hard, not to mention, financially impossible without sponsors.
Without further ado, THTFHQ Awards 2022 are OPEN!
Remember, THTFHQ AWARDS are all about celebrating the music released yearly as well as the awesome voices of various male seiyuu that consistently impress us all.
Hope you enjoyed all the music your favorite seiyuu and 2D groups released in 2022!
