Hey guys, this is my first journal entry and I thought it be cool if i let you guys decide for me the stars of my next fanfic. You see, summer vacation is almost upon us and I will have more time for writing again. Now let me ask you, who doesn't like bad guys in anime? They're crazier, creepier, and wilder than many live action baddies and I've always wondered to himself...Who's the baddest of the bad? I've compiled a rogue's gallery of the baddest bad guys and baddest bad girls of all time (in my opinion, if you've never heard of them I've also listed the series they are from so you can check them out), and I hope that you guys will help decide who is the worst of the worst out of each gender category, at which point I shall then write a fanfic that pits the two baddies against one another to decide who is worthy of the title "Archfiend of Anime!" I'll leave the poll up for you guys for about a week or two, and write the fanfic once my classes end in May, so vote fast or you'll miss out on your chance to influence my first story of the summer! Oh, and be sure to state why you think your bad girl and bad guy choices are most suited for the chance to win the title of Archfiend of Anime, and that being said, here is the list of candidates, Oh, beware of possible spoilers, I gave them little character descriptions but tried not to give away to much info on the storylines they come from (beware regardless, lol:

Bad Guys:

1) Light Yagami (Death Note)= This young man is a crimal mastermind and mass murderer the likes of which no one's ever seen before, HE KILLS WITH A FRICKIN NOTEBOOK! LOL! And it only makes matters worse that he has a god complex that tells him he knows what is best for the world at large, meaning he kills anyone he deems evil (basically anyone who tries to stop him, sheesh...). plus, he has what I like to call a "I just ate your baby" smile, XD

2) Naraku (Inuyasha)= This baddie can take a lickin and keep on tickin! Not only is he too a master weaver of complex schemes, booby traps, and betrayals, but his demonic barriers and regenerative capabilities render him virtually unkillable (and he always finds a way to escape even when it seems he's finally on his last legs...er...tentacles, lol)

3) Orochimaru (Naruto)= He experimented on his own village people to perfect his forbidden techniques, betrays and sacrifices people at the drop of a hat to further his plans...Oh, and he desires to live forever by taking over the bodies of stronger and stronger ninja victims until he finally masters all the best ninja moves in the world.

4) Freeza (Dragonball Z)= conquers entire planets, forces the inhabits to join his army or simply wipes them out, then sells the plans to make a profit! May as well call Freeza the Godfather of the Universe...Oh yeah, he can blow up planets with a flick of the wrist too, ouch, lol

5) The Millenium Earl (D. Gray Man)= This guy's evi smile gives Light's a run for its money and his use of mechanical demons called Akuma born from enslaved human souls to wage war in his campaign to destroy the world is certainly worthy of notice. oh, and he plays on the emotions of the Akumas' loved ones in order to bring them back from the dead (after which point the loved one becomes the akuma's first victim, ugh)

6) Creed (Black Cat)= This man is unique in that he wants the main character to join him rather than kill him (however, he uses and kills just about anyone else he come across). This man gets points just for sheer madness alone, and he always wears a big deranged smile on his face just as he cuts someone to ribbons.

7) Arcanfel (The Guyver)= This man succeeds where all other villains have failed, he actually takes over planet earth...nough said, lol

8) Dr. Jackal (Getbackers)= This man kills for fun and lives to find the one opponent who can push him to the very edge of his limits, no guilt or remorse whatsoever as long as he's having fun carving a big ol letter J in someone's gut, lol

9) Envy (Full Metal Alchemist)= yeah, I know he's genderless in the manga but he's called a he by Edward and actually IS a he in the anime, lol. This guy is virtually unkillable as well as a master shapeshifter who shows no love for anyone other than himself (not even toward his fellow homunculi!). This guy really goes out of his way to make others miserable, thats his reason for living and he's GOOD at it! MAHAHA!

10) Aion (Chrono Crusade)= This demon rebel may not be the devil himself but the way he uses people to his further his own insidious master plan is worthy of old scratch himself

Bad Girls:

1) Diva (Blood+)= This girl's angelic face and singing voice combined with her childish personality only serves to make her tha much more disturbing when she lets her true villainous nature shine through...Just ask Saya's kid brother Riku...shivers...)

2) Priscilla (Claymore)= Sworn enemy of the lead character Clare, a girl who becomes a monster in every sense of the word (I won't elaborate further or else I'll ruin a major plot point for ya, sorry)

3) Maria (Witchblade)= cute, sexy, talented, brilliant...and SPOILED ROTTEN TO THE POINT OF SHEER MADNESS!!! This girl can come off as absolutely adorable one minute and then quickly regress into a raving lunatic who thinks nothing of killing someone who dared try to get in the way of what she wants (this plus a suit of supernatural armor equals a very, very BAD combination)

4) Road Kamelot (D. Gray Man)= While technically a subordinate of the Millenium Earl (whom she loves like a dad) this evil little girl knows no fear and does not hesitate to do things behind his back in the pursuit of fun! Upon her first meeting with the heroes of the story she rains pain, misery, fear, and near death upon them all (and only lets them live so she ca torture them again later). She even picks on her own minions (orders one Akuma to self-destruct and makes a snack out of the blood she claws forth from the scratched up skull of another)

5) Queen Delphine (Last Exile)= Lovely as she is diabolocal! She wiped out all other noble houses within the Guild organization just so that she could get her hands on the much sought after clues to he ultimate power...Exile!

6) Queen Beryl (Sailor Moon)= first and best known of the Big Bads from the Sailor Moon series. Even though other, possibly stronger baddies appear later on, Beryl is the one who destroyed Sailor Moon's kingdom of birth on the moon and made it necessary for the sailor scouts to come together in the first place (plus more of her subcommanders died by her hands for failing to defeat Sailor Moon than at the hands of the sailor scouts themselves...not counting all those "monsters of the day" flunkies)

7) Lucy (Elfen Lied)= While she could be called an anti-hero given her actions are the result of a abusive childhood, there is no denying the fact that his femme fatale feels zero remorse for the lives she takes (for she doesn't think of people as "real") and she uses her powers as a Diaclonius to kill them in the gruesomest of fashions.

8) Lust (Full Metal Alchemist)= another homunculus and though she desires to become human she's willing to do anything to achieve tha goal, including killing hundreds just to manipulate others into making a certain item she needs to make her dream come true...

9) Cassandra Jill Warlock (Black Blood Brothers)= You know what, you gotta see this crazy bitch in action to know what a monster she is, go watch the show, lol (I'll tell you this much, she gets off on poking fun at a tradgic event from the hero's past...damn, this lady is bad, lol)

10) Chloe (Noir)= Raised to be an assassin since childhood, Chloe is as mysterious and skillful with a knife as she is ruthless and coldblooded.