The votes have been cast and after tallying up all 34 million of them (nearly twice as many as last year), this year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 winners have been chosen. Given the sheer popularity of some of the series, some people might not be too shocked at the winners but there are a few surprises.
The annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards took place on March 2 in Japan with numerous big names attending and presenting including four-time Oscar winner director Bong Joon Ho (Parasite), award-winning singer LiSA (“Gurenge” from Demon Slayer), actress Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel), and acclaimed rapper Megan Thee Stallion. The latter showcased her love for anime by cosplaying as Jujutsu Kaisen‘s most powerful sorcerer Gojo Satoru prior to the awards ceremony and as JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure‘s Bruno Bucciarati when it came time for her to present.
Aside from the ceremony, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 show treated fans to a whole concert, opening up with a live performance of the Anime Awards theme song performed by award-winning composers Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto (Attack on Titan). Yoasobi brought everyone to their feet with their performance of chart-shattering song “Idol” which topped the Japan Hot 100 for 22 consecutive weeks.
Season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen was one of the most highly-anticipated returns to the anime season, as shown by the series taking home a whopping 11 awards including the coveted Anime of the Year award. Following behind are Chainsaw Man and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc. Chainsaw Man won six awards, five of which speaks to the sheer talent of the voice actors. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc won three awards including Best Animation for the third year in a row.
Congratulations to all of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 winners!
Anime of the Year: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 “Hidden Inventory/Premature Death”
Nominees included Oshi no Ko, Chainsaw Man, Bocchi the Rock!, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Vinland Saga Season 2.
Best Continuing Series: One Piece
Nominees included Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Spy x Family Season 1 Cour 2, Vinland Saga Season 2.
Best New Series: Chainsaw Man
Nominees included Oshi no Ko, Bocchi the Rock!, Heavenly Delusion, Hell’s Paradise, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead.
Best Film: Suzume
Nominees included Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King, Blue Giant, Kaguya-Sama: Love is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-, Psycho Pass: Providence, The First Slam Dunk.
Best Original Anime: Buddy Daddies
Nominees included Akiba Maid War, Mobile Suit Gundam The Witch From Mercury, Birdie Wing -Golf Girls’ Story- Season 2, Do It Yourself!!, The Marginal Service.
Best Animation: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Nominees included Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100 III, Trigun Stampede.
Best Character Design: Sayaka Koiso and Tadashi Hiramatsu for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Nominees included: Oshi no Ko, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Chainsaw Man, Hell’s Paradise, Trigun Stampede.
Best Director: Shota Goshozono for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Nominees included Daisuke Hiramaki (Oshi no Ko), Keiichiro Saito (Bocchi the Rock!), Hirotaka Mori (Heavenly Delusion), Ryu Nakayama (Chainsaw Man), Yuichiro Hayashi (Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1).
Best Cinematography: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Nominees included Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Heavenly Delusion, Vinland Saga Season 2, Chainsaw Man.
Best Art Direction: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Nominees included Oshi no Ko, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Chainsaw Man, Hell’s Paradise, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead.
Best Romance: Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Nominees included My Happy Marriage, Skip and Loafer, Insomniacs After School, My Love Story With Yamada-Kun at LV999, Tomo-Chan is a Girl!.
Best Comedy: Spy x Family Season 1 Cour 2
Nominees included Bocchi the Rock!, Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Buddy Daddies, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Urusei Yatsura.
Best Action: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Nominees included Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Chainsaw Man, One Piece, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Separation.
Best Fantasy: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Nominees included Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Hell’s Paradise, 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
Nominees included Oshi no Ko, Heavenly Delusion, Vinland Saga Season 2, My Happy Marriage, To Your Eternity.
Best Slice of Life: Bocchi the Rock!
Nominees included Skip and Loafer, Insomniacs After School, My Love Story With Yamada-Kun at LV999, Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, Do It Yourself!!
Best Main Character: Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
Nominees included Denji (Chainsaw Man), Hitori Gotoh (Bocchi the Rock!), Shigeo Kageyama (Mob Psycho 100 III), Eren Jaeger (Attack on Titan), Thorfinn (Vinland Saga).
Best Supporting Character: Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen)
Nominees included Arataka Reigen (Mob Psycho 100 III), Kana Arima (Oshi no Ko), Hange Zoe (Attack on Titan), Power (Chainsaw Man), Suguru Geto (Jujutsu Kaisen).
“Must Protect At All Costs” Character: Anya Forger (Spy x Family)
Nominees included Hitori Gotoh (Bocchi the Rock!), Pochita (Chainsaw Man), Bojji (Ranking of Kings), Miri Unasaka (Buddy Daddies), Suletta Mercury (Mobile Suit Gundam The Witch From Mercury).
Best Anime Song: “Idol” (Oshi no Ko)
Nominees included “Seisyun Complex” (Bocchi the Rock!), “Where Our Blue Is” (Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 “Hidden Inventory/Premature Death”), “KICK BACK” (Chainsaw Man), “Suzume” (Suzume), “WORK” (Hell’s Paradise).
Best Score: Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Nominees included Oshi no Ko, Chainsaw Man, Bocchi the Rock!, Suzume, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc.
Best Opening Sequence: “Where Our Blue Is” (Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 “Hidden Inventory/Premature Death”)
Nominees included “Idol” (Oshi no Ko), “KICK BACK” (Chainsaw Man), “WORK” (Hell’s Paradise), “Song of the Dead” (Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead), “innocent arrogance” (Heavenly Delusion).
Best Ending Sequence: “Akari” (Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 “Hidden Inventory/Premature Death”)
Nominees included “Happiness of the Dead” (Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead), “color” (Spy x Family Season 1 Cour 2), “Koi Kogare” (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc), “HAWATARI NIOKU CENTI (2-hundred-million-centimeter-long blades)” (Chainsaw Man), “Mephisto” (Oshi no Ko).
Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese): Yuichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen)
Nominees included Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger from Spy x Family), Kikunosuke Toya (Denji from Chainsaw Man), Yoshino Aoyama (Hitori Gotoh from Bocchi the Rock!), Yuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger from Attack on Titan), Mayumi Tanaka (Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece).
Best Voice Artist Performance (English): Ryan Colt Levy (Denji from Chainsaw Man)
Nominees included Abby Trott (Nezuko Kamado from Demon Slayer), Austin Tindle (Million Knives from Trigun Stampede), Johnny Yong Bosch (Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach), Marisa Duran (Sagiri Yamada Asaemon from Hell’s Paradise), Lexi Nieto (Tomo Aizawa from Tomo-Chan is a Girl!).
Best Voice Actor Performance (Arabic): Taleb Alrefai (Senku Ishigami from Dr. Stone)
Best Voice Actor Performance (Castilian): Joel Gómez Jimenez (Denji from Chainsaw Man)
Best Voice Actor Performance (French): Martial Le Minoux (Suguru Geto from Jujutsu Kaisen)
Best Voice Actor Performance (German): Franziska Trunte (Power from Chainsaw Man)
Best Voice Actor Performance (Italian): Mosè Singh (Denji from Chainsaw Man)
Best Voice Actor Performance (Brazilian Portuguese): Léo Rabelo (Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen)
Best Voice Actor Performance (Latin Spanish): Emilio Treviño (Denji from Chainsaw Man)
Source: Press Release
