This is JesuOtaku's countdown of the top 20 most awesomely wicked bad guys in Japanese anime. All media is used for purposes of review and commentary under terms of fair use.

Software I employ, if you're curious: Sony Vegas for editing. It's pretty smexy. I also use AutoGK and various AVS programs for encoding and converting different sources. They're pretty cool, too.

I apologize for the LOUD cicadas. There really wasn't anything I could do about it, and I was so very very VERY pressed for time...OH! "When the Cicadas Cry!" HA HA HA! XD

WARNING! Spoilers may be present for some contenders. Unlike in my reviews, I was not the least bit concerned about concealing them, so if a series you haven't finished or are planning on seeing soon comes up, you may want to fast-forward...

If you would like to make your own villainous addition to my list (upon its completion, mind you,) please post a video response to this first part. It can only make the list more epic, really.

Special thanks go out to iampierre86 for the title logo and kaiyuga for the rendered graphics I used for the countdown numbers. (This was the most keyframe animation I've ever done before. @_@ I hope it turned out well...) Many thanks also to the numerous viewers who submitted their choices for villains and greatly helped me fill out the list to the best (I hope!) it could be.

Cats do not cooperate when you want them to...when you're filming. It was really difficult to find somewhere around my abode where it was dark enough to be spooky, but light enough that you could somewhat see me. In any case, I was going to do something more basic in makeup for the outside until my mother got wind of what I was doing and made me up like Morticia Addams. She's cool like that. She originally suggested I wear the chain belt tight like a dog collar on my neck, and I was like "I don't want to look like a bondage slave!" I was just trying to look like a catty villainess. Hopefully, I succeeded.

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VILLAINS IN THIS VIDEO:
#20 Delphine Eraclea from Last Exile
#19 Phibrizzo from Slayers NEXT (less info)