The Crunchyroll 2024 Anime Awards was held on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the Grand Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. The event saw many stars who came to express their love for the popular genre. Celebrities like rapper Megan Thee Stallion, Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna, and even Marvel teen superhero Iman Vellani were seen at the awards.
The award ceremony garnered exceptional response as the accumulated votes were over 30 million, twice as much as last year. It was a big night for Chainsaw Man, who was nominated for 25 awards, while Jujutsu Kaisen was nominated for 17. Oshi no Ko and Demon Slayer were tied in third place with 12 nominations. However, Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 won the most coveted award of the night. Gege Akutami’s series later went on to win in 11 categories that night.
Crunchyroll Anime Awards: List of winners for every category
The star-studded event saw some of the grandest wins for some of the anime shows. Below is the list of anime who won in their respective categories:
- Anime of the Year: Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Best Continuing Series: One Piece
- Best New Anime Series: Chainsaw Man
- Best Animation: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Best Character Design: Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Best Director: Shota Goshozono (Jujutsu Kaisen season 2)
- Best Anime Film: Suzume
- Best Original Anime: Buddy Daddies
- Best Cinematography: Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Best Art Direction: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Best Romance Anime: Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
- Best Comedy Anime: Spy x Family season 1 cour 2
- Best Action Anime: Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Best Fantasy Anime: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Best Drama Anime: Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
- Best Slice of Life Anime: Bocchi The Rock!
- Best Main Anime Character: Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Best Supporting Anime Character: Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen season 2)
- “Must Protect At All Costs” Anime Character: Anya Forger (Spy x Family season 1 cour 2)
- Best Anime Song: “Idol” by YOASOBI (Oshi no Ko)
- Best Anime Score: Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
- Best Anime Opening Sequence: “Where Our Blue Is” by Tatsuya Kitani (Jujutsu Kaisen season 2)
- Best Anime Ending Sequence: “Akari” by Soshi Sakiyama (Jujutsu Kaisen season 2)
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Japanese: Yuuichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo) for Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – English: Ryan Colt Levy (Denji) for Chainsaw Man
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Castilian Spanish: Joel Gómez Jimenez (Denji) for Chainsaw Man
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Latin Spanish: Emilio Treviño (Denji) for Chainsaw Man
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Brazilian Portuguese: Léo Rabelo (Satoru Gojo) for Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – German: Franziska Trunte (Power) for Chainsaw Man
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Italian: Mosè Singh (Denji) for Chainsaw Man
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Arabic: Taleb Alrefai (Senku Ishigami) for Dr. STONE
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – French: Martial Le Minoux (Suguru Geto) for Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
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