Charactology 2012 (Group 2, Match 2): Dio Brando or Jigen Daisuke

(Check out the stickied post for the full bracket.)

Today’s matchup is a marquee clash between veterans; Dio’s been trying to end the Joestar bloodline since JJBA began in mid-eighties, while Jigen’s been riding shotgun with Lupin more than a decade longer.

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Charactology: The Animetics Non-Answer to “Who Was the Best Anime Character of 2012?”

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There are times when we at Animetics like to slow down, get serious, and look at the finer points of what defines excellence. This, much like our seasonal anime previews, is not one of those features. There’s no objective way of determining who the best anime character actually is, and we don’t claim to be any more accurate than a series of purely random coin flips. That said, welcome to Charactology 2012, the Animetics bracketology-inspired character polling feature.

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