Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Annual awards presented by Crunchyroll

"Anime Awards" and "The Anime Awards" redirect here. For the list of anime awards, see List of animation awards.

Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Current: 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Awarded for| Best in anime of the previous year
Country|

* United States
* Japan

Presented by| Crunchyroll
First awarded| January 11, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-01-11)
Website| crunchyroll.com/animeawards

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards, also known simply as The Anime Awards, are awards given annually by the anime streaming service Crunchyroll to recognize the best anime of the previous year. Announced in December 2016, the awards were first presented in January 2017.[1] Crunchyroll describes it as a "global event that recognizes the anime shows, characters, and artists that fans around the world love most."[2]

The 7th ceremony was held physically on March 4, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners won the Anime of the Year award.[3]

## Process[edit]

The awards have two rounds of voting. In the first round, each judges will submit up to five candidates per category. The six candidates that got the highest number of cumulative nominations from the panel will the be included in the final list. During the voting period, which lasts for a week, the public can choose a single nominee per category per day. The winners for each category are the ones who received the most votes from the judges and the public.

Any anime that was produced primarily in Japan and was released legally on television or online in Japan from November of two years prior to September of the past year are eligible to be nominated. This means that, for the 7th edition, any anime that was released from November 2021 to September 2022 are eligible.[4][5]

The set of categories that will be presented changes for each edition. The 7th edition, for example, will feature 31 categories.

## Categories[edit]

### Current[edit]

* Anime of the Year (since 2017)
* Best Main Character (since 2023)
* Best Supporting Character (since 2023)
* "Must Protect At All Costs" Character (since 2023)
* Best Opening Sequence (since 2017)
* Best Ending Sequence (since 2017)
* Best Anime Song (since 2023)
* Best VA Performance (JP) (since 2019)
* Best VA Performance (EN) (since 2019)
* Best VA Performance (DE) (since 2022)
* Best VA Performance (FR) (since 2022)
* Best VA Performance (LA) (since 2022)
* Best VA Performance (SP) (since 2022)
* Best VA Performance (PT) (since 2022)
* Best VA Performance (AR) (since 2023)
* Best VA Performance (IT) (since 2023)
* Best Director (since 2019)
* Best Art Director (since 2024)
* Best Cinematography (since 2024)
* Best Animation (since 2017)
* Best Film (2018–2019; since 2022)
* Best Continuing Series (2018–2019; since 2023)
* Best New Series (since 2023)
* Best Original Anime (since 2023)
* Best Character Design (since 2019)
* Best Drama (since 2017)
* Best Comedy (since 2017)
* Best Score (since 2018)
* Best Fantasy (since 2020)
* Best Action (2017–2018; since 2022)
* Best Romance (since 2022)
* Best Slice of Life (2018; since 2024)

### Special[edit]

* Industry Icon Award (2018–2020)
* Special Achievement Award (since 2023)
* Presenter's Choice (since 2023)

### Former[edit]

* Best Protagonist (2017–2022)
* Best Antagonist (2017–2022)
* Best Boy (2017–2022)
* Best Girl (2017–2022)
* Best Fight Scene (2017–2022)
* Most Heartwarming Scene (2017)
* Best CGI (2018)
* Best Manga (2018)
* Best Couple (2017–2018; 2020–2021)

Hero of the Year and Villain of the Year awards were renamed as "Best Hero" and "Best Villain" respectively in 2018. However, they were renamed again in 2019 as "Best Protagonist" and "Best Antagonist" respectively.[6] On the same edition, "Best Opening" and "Best Ending" were renamed as "Best Opening Sequence" and "Best Ending Sequence" as well.

## Editions[edit]

Ceremony  | Date  | Anime of the Year

|
|

1st Crunchyroll Anime Awards | January 28, 2017 | Yuri on Ice
2nd Crunchyroll Anime Awards | February 24, 2018 | Made in Abyss
3rd Crunchyroll Anime Awards | February 16, 2019 | Devilman Crybaby
4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | February 15, 2020 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | February 19, 2021 | Jujutsu Kaisen
6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | February 9, 2022 | Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 1
7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | March 4, 2023 | Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | March 2, 2024[7] | TBA

### 8th edition[edit]

The 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards will be held on March 2, 2024 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan.[8] It will be hosted by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira, who both hosted the previous ceremony. Anime released in full or partially between October 2022 and September 2023 are eligible for nominations for this edition. This edition will feature over 30 categories, most of which are presented in the previous ceremony and will include industry awards for Best Cinematography and Art Direction for the first time, as well as the return of Best Slice of Life since 2018. Categories and the list of judges were revealed on December 5.[9] Nominees will be revealed on January 17, the first day of public voting, which will run until January 27.[8]

## Notable awards and nominees[edit]

### Series[edit]

The following nominees received multiple nominations (5 or more):

| Nominations  | Title

|

34  | Attack on Titan
28  | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
My Hero Academia
27  | Jujutsu Kaisen
23  | Ranking of Kings
19  | Spy × Family
18  | Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
15  | Mob Psycho 100
14  | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
13  | Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
11  | Beastars
Made in Abyss
Megalo Box
My Dress-Up Darling
Odd Taxi
Wonder Egg Priority
10  | Great Pretender
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Vinland Saga
9  | Carole & Tuesday
Fruits Basket
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
8  | Aggretsuko
Lycoris Recoil
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
The Promised Neverland
Sarazanmai
7  | 86
The Ancient Magus' Bride
Devilman Crybaby
March Comes in Like a Lion
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
Tower of God
Yuri on Ice
6  | Dorohedoro
Dr. Stone
Erased
Komi Can't Communicate
Land of the Lustrous
Little Witch Academia
Tokyo Revengers
Violet Evergarden
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
5  | Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
SK8 the Infinity
Ya Boy Kongming!
Zombie Land Saga

The following winners received multiple awards (2 or more):

| Awards  | Title

|

15  | My Hero Academia
14  | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
13  | Attack on Titan
10  | Jujutsu Kaisen
7  | Yuri on Ice
6  | Spy × Family
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
4  | Mob Psycho 100
3  | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
2  | Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Devilman Crybaby
Erased
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Made in Abyss
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Odd Taxi
Ranking of Kings
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
The Promised Neverland
The Rising of the Shield Hero

### Films[edit]

The following nominees received multiple nominations (2 or more):

| Nominations  | Title

|

4  | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
3  | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2  | A Silent Voice
Belle
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
One Piece Film: Red

The following winners received multiple awards (2 or more):

| Awards  | Title

|

3  | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
Jujutsu Kaisen 0

### Records (as of March 2023)[edit]

#### Nominees[edit]

* Attack on Titan earned the highest nominations in each year with 34, including Anime of the Year twice.
* Spy × Family earned the highest nominations in a single year / edition (7th) with 19.
* Megalo Box and Wonder Egg Priority are the two anime series to receive the most nominations with 11, without a win.
* Wonder Egg Priority is the only original anime series to receive the most nominations without a win and did not nominate the Anime of the Year category.
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 earned the most nominations for films with 4.

#### Winners[edit]

* My Hero Academia earned the highest wins in each year with 15.
* At the 2nd edition, My Hero Academia nearly swept all of the categories except the Anime of the Year, as well as earned the highest wins in a single year with 8 including an Industry Icon Award for Christopher Sabat, who voiced All Might as well as Vegeta and Piccolo from the Dragon Ball franchise.[10]
* At the inaugural ceremony, Yuri on Ice swept all of the seven nominations including the Anime of the Year, amid controversy by fans.[11]
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 earned the most wins for a film with 3.
* Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is the first anime adaptation of video games to win the Anime of the Year category, which was based on a video game Cyberpunk 2077 by Polish video game development studio CD Projekt Red.
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba earned the most wins for a franchise with 17.

## See also[edit]

* List of animation awards

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Crunchyroll Announces Its First Ever Anime Awards". Anime News Network. December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
2. ^ "How It Works | The Anime Awards - Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll Anime Awards (crunchyroll.com/animeawards). Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
3. ^ Patches, Matt (March 4, 2023). "Anime Awards 2023 name Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as Anime of the Year". Polygon. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
4. ^ "How It Works". Crunchyroll Anime Awards (crunchyroll.com/animeawards). Crunchyroll. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
5. ^ Morrissy, Kim (January 19, 2023). "Crunchyroll Announces Nominees for 7th Annual Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
6. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (January 12, 2019). "Megalobox, Devilman crybaby Dominate Crunchyroll Anime Award's Nominations". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
7. ^ "Crunchyroll Anime Awards Return to Japan in 2024". Crunchyroll News (crunchyroll.com/news). Crunchyroll. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
8. ^ a b "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024: Your Ultimate Guide". Crunchyroll. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
9. ^ "Crunchyroll Announces Anime Awards 2024's Official Categories and Judges". Comic Book Resources. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
10. ^ Jones, Jordan (February 25, 2018). "Crunchyroll's 2017 Anime Awards Recap and Winners". Geeks of Color. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
11. ^ Wolf, Ian (January 30, 2017). "Yuri!!! On Ice wins Crunchyroll's "Anime of the Year" Award – Angering Crunchyroll users". Anime UK News. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Crunchyroll Anime Awards at IMDb

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