I figured out why none of my picks have made it into the final count. Its because I'm old. I was around during the time when Spike, Vash, and Kenshin were HUGELY popular. I didn't see the big deal in Edward Elric, even though the story was a brilliant idea, the way they executed it was not my cup of tea. Especially with all the short jokes.

I must admit though, that I do like Death Note. It was a very brilliant piece of work. BUT, I thought the more brilliantly thought out character was Light, not L. Light brings up an excellent issue with the world and criminals today, and L is just a detective assigned to find him and *SPOILER* he dies. Woo. What a great character. I mean, I expect Light to eventually die too, but thats because of how the story is just laid out. I actually enjoy it more when a main character dies. It makes for an ending that is memorable and usually unexpected.

The only one from my time that is still up there is Sailor Moon. Now...I don't mean to sound ungrateful about it...but...what in the world makes her a great character? She is a generic high school girl with a crush on a boy. She makes friends, she fights some rather interesting looking people, and she gets half naked when she "transforms". The only really great part about it was the fact that two of the sailor scouts were together. Thats about it.

And I have absolutely no idea who Lelouch is. Can someone help me with that one? I honestly have no idea.