A star-studded cast of celebrities paid homage to the best in Japanese animation with the eighth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards live from Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, March 2^nd, 2024. This year, global anime fans cast 34 million votes, a huge increase over 2023’s event, with the participation coming from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Mexico, Spain and the United States.

The second season of JUJUTSU KAISEN scored the most wins, claiming the coveted Anime of the Year award, followed by Chainsaw Man with Denji’s voice actors proving popular, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, and Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1.

Joining hosts Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira are model and drag entertainer Aquaria, UK rapper Che Lingo, actress Chiaki Kuriyama, Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, streamer Emiru, actress Iman Vellani, film director Joaquim Dos Santos, songwriter and producer Labrinth, Japanese singer-songwriter LiSA, actress and entrepreneur Liza Soberano, musician and entrepreneur Megan Thee Stallion, WWE World Champion Mercedes Varnado, fashion designer Nava Rose, animators and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, musician Porter Robinson, Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna, Japanese night club host Roland, Japanese television host and decathlon champion So Takei, pro-gamer and actor Vinnie Hacker, artist and DJ Yaeji, and Filipino Australian singer Ylona Garcia.

Live musical performances featured a new theme song for the ceremony, composed by Hiroyuki SAWANO and KOHTA YAMAMOTO, alongside appearances by Shing02, OMA, and SPIN MASTER A-1 for the song “battlecry”, J-Pop duo YOASOBI with their hit “Idol,” and a live orchestra with their renditions of music from this year’s nominees.

Below is a full list of all nominees, with winners in bold followed by a ★.

Anime of the Year

• BOCCHI THE ROCK!
• Chainsaw Man
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
• JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 ★
• 【OSHI NO KO】
• VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2

Best Continuing Series

• Attack on Titan (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1)
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc)
• JUJUTSU KAISEN (JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2)
• ONE PIECE ★
• SPY x FAMILY (SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2)
• VINLAND SAGA (VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2)

Best New Series

• BOCCHI THE ROCK!
• Chainsaw Man ★
• Heavenly Delusion
• Hell’s Paradise
• 【OSHI NO KO】
• Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Best Film

• Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
• BLUE GIANT
• Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
• PSYCHO-PASS: Providence
• Suzume ★
• THE FIRST SLAM DUNK

Best Original Anime

• Akiba Maid War
• BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls’ Story- Season2
• Buddy Daddies ★
• Do It Yourself!!
• Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch From Mercury
• THE MARGINAL SERVICE

Best Animation

• Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
• Chainsaw Man
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc ★
• JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
• Mob Psycho 100 III
• TRIGUN STAMPEDE

Best Character Design

• Chainsaw Man
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
• Hell’s Paradise
• JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 ★
• 【OSHI NO KO】
• TRIGUN STAMPEDE

Best Director

• Yuichiro Hayashi – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
• Keiichiro Saito – BOCCHI THE ROCK!
• Ryu Nakayama – Chainsaw Man
• Hirotaka Mori – Heavenly Delusion
• Shota Goshozono – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 ★
• Daisuke Hiramaki – 【OSHI NO KO】

Best Cinematography

• Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
• Chainsaw Man
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
• Heavenly Delusion
• JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 ★
• VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2

Best Art Direction

• Chainsaw Man
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc ★
• Hell’s Paradise
• JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
• 【OSHI NO KO】
• Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Best Romance

• Horimiya: The Missing Pieces ★
• Insomniacs after school
• My Happy Marriage
• My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
• Skip and Loafer
• Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

Best Comedy

• BOCCHI THE ROCK!
• Buddy Daddies
• MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
• SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2 ★
• URUSEIYATSURA
• Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Best Action

• Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
• BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Separation
• Chainsaw Man
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
• JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 ★
• ONE PIECE

Best Fantasy

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc ★
• Hell’s Paradise
• MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
• Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
• The Ancient Magus’ Bride SEASON 2

Best Drama

• Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1 ★
• Heavenly Delusion
• My Happy Marriage
• 【OSHI NO KO】
• To Your Eternity Season 2
• VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2

Best Slice of Life

• BOCCHI THE ROCK! ★
• Do It Yourself!!
• Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
• Insomniacs after school
• My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
• Skip and Loafer

Best Main Character

• Bocchi (Hitori Goto) – BOCCHI THE ROCK!
• Denji – Chainsaw Man
• Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
• Mob (Shigeo Kageyama) – Mob Psycho 100 III
• Monkey D. Luffy – ONE PIECE ★
• Thorfinn – VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2

Best Supporting Character

• Arataka Reigen – Mob Psycho 100 III
• Hange Zoe – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
• Kana Arima – 【OSHI NO KO】
• Power – Chainsaw Man
• Satoru Gojo – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
• Suguru Geto – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2

“Must Protect At All Costs” Character

• Anya Forger – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2 ★
• Hitori Gotoh (Bocchi) – BOCCHI THE ROCK!
• Bojji – Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
• Miri Unasaka – Buddy Daddies
• Pochita – Chainsaw Man
• Suletta Mercury – Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury

Best Anime Song

• Idol – YOASOBI – 【OSHI NO KO】 ★
• KICK BACK – Kenshi Yonezu – Chainsaw Man
• Seisyun Complex – Kessoku Band – BOCCHI THE ROCK!
• Suzume – RADWIMPS feat. toaka – Suzume
• Where Our Blue Is –– Tatsuya Kitani – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
• WORK – Ringo Sheena and millennium parade – Hell’s Paradise

Best Score

• Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1 ★
• BOCCHI THE ROCK!
• Chainsaw Man
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
• 【OSHI NO KO】
• Suzume

Best Opening Sequence

• Idol – YOASOBI – 【OSHI NO KO】
• innocent arrogance – BiSH – Heavenly Delusion
• KICK BACK – Kenshi Yonezu – Chainsaw Man
• Song of the Dead – KANA-BOON – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
• Where Our Blue Is –– Tatsuya Kitani – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 ★
• WORK – Ringo Sheena and millennium parade – Hell’s Paradise

Best Ending Sequence

• Akari – Soshi Sakiyama – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
• Happiness of the Dead – Shiyui – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
• HAWATARI NIOKU CENTI (2-hundred-million-centimeter-long blades) – MAXIMUM THE HORMONE – Chainsaw Man
• Koi Kogare – milet × MAN WITH A MISSION – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
• Mephisto – QUEEN BEE – 【OSHI NO KO】
• color – yama – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2

Best Voice Artist Performance – Japanese

• Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger) – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2
• Kikunosuke Toya (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
• Mayumi Tanaka (Monkey D. Luffy) – ONE PIECE
• Yoshino Aoyama (Bocchi) – BOCCHI THE ROCK!
• Yuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger) – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
• Yuuichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo) – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 ★

Best Voice Artist Performance – English

• Abby Trott (Nezuko Kamado) – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
• Austin Tindle (Millions Knives) – TRIGUN STAMPEDE
• Johnny Yong Bosch (Ichigo Kurosaki) – BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Separation
• Lexi Nieto (Tomo Aizawa) – Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
• Marisa Duran (Sagiri Yamada Asaemon) – Hell’s Paradise
• Ryan Colt Levy (Denji) – Chainsaw Man ★

Best Voice Artist Performance – Castilian

• David Brau (Senku Ishigami) – Dr. STONE New World
• David Flores (Dot Barrett) – MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
• Joel Gómez Jimenez (Denji) – Chainsaw Man ★
• Majo Montesinos Guzmán (Anya Forger) – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2
• María Luisa Marciel (Power) – Chainsaw Man
• Marta Moreno (UTA) – One Piece Film Red

Best Voice Artist Performance – Latin Spanish

• Armando Corona Ibarrola (Muichiro Tokito) – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
• Emilio Treviño (Denji) – Chainsaw Man ★
• Gerardo Ortega (Mash Burnedead) – MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
• José Gilberto Vilchis (Satoru Gojo) – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
• Manuel Campuzano (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100 lll
• Nycolle González (Suzume Iwato) – Suzume

Best Voice Artist Performance – Portuguese

• Amanda Brigido (Tomo Aizawa) – Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
• Erick Bougleux (Kazuma) – KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!- Legend of Crimson
• Guilherme Briggs (Brook) – One Piece
• Léo Rabelo (Satoru Gojo) – JUJUTSU KAISEN ★
• Luisa Viotti (Makima) – Chainsaw Man
• Vágner Fagundes (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100 III

Best Voice Artist Performance – German

• Emilia Raschewski (Suzume Iwato) – Suzume
• Franciska Friede (Chise Hatori) – The Ancient Magus’ Bride
• Franziska Trunte (Power) – Chainsaw Man ★
• Pascal Breuer (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100 III
• Patrick Baehr (Gen Asagiri) – Dr.STONE New World
• Patrick Keller (Akira Tendou) – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Best Voice Artist Performance – Italian

• Alessio De Filippis (Kirito) – Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night
• Benedetta Ponticelli (Makima) – Chainsaw Man
• Diego Baldoin (Takenori Akagi) – THE FIRST SLAM DUNK
• Federica Simonelli (UTA) – One Piece Film Red
• Max Di Benedetto (Boxxo) – Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
• Mosè Singh (Denji) – Chainsaw Man ★

Best Voice Artist Performance – Arabic

• Basil Alrefai (Vegeta) – Dragon Ball Super
• Hiba Snobar (Anya Forger) – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 1
• Mohammad Dal’o (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100
• Ra’fat Bazo (Son Goku) – Dragon Ball Super
• Rosie Yaziji (Rimuru Tempest) – That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 1
• Taleb Alrefai (Senku Ishigami) – Dr. STONE ★

Best Voice Artist Performance – French

• Levanah Solomon (Suzume Iwato) – Suzume
• Lilly Caruso (Aqua) – KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!
• Martial Le Minoux (Suguru Geto) – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 ★
• Martin Faliu (Aqua) – 【OSHI NO KO】
• Yoan Sover (Gabimaru) – Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
• Zina Khakhoulia (Power) – Chainsaw Man

Source: Crunchyroll press release

 

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