TheCrunchyroll Anime Awards 2024, which took place in Tokyo on March 2, 2024, announced the winners across numerous categories.
A record breaking 34 million votes were cast by global fans, with Argentina, Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Mexico, Spain and the United States being some of the most engaged countries.
“Anime fans from around the world have spoken and collectively, they cast more votes than in the history of the Anime Awards to crown the 2024 winners,” said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll. “Anime is a powerful force, driving pop culture and connecting global fans and it is a privilege to celebrate and honor this dynamic artform.”
Crunchyroll Anime Awards aims to recognize the outstanding achievements in Japanese animation, including honoring creators, musicians, and performances across streaming and theatrical platforms.
The winners that were announced are as follows:
Best Action Anime
Winner: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Nominees:
- 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
“Must Protect At All Costs” Character
Winner: Anya Forger
Nominees:
- 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 New Series
Winner: Chainsaw Man
Nominees:
- BOCCHI THE ROCK!
- Chainsaw Man
- Heavenly Delusion
- Hell’s Paradise
- 【OSHI NO KO】
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Best Drama
Winner: Attack On Titan Final Season
Nominees:
- 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 Fantasy
Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc
Nominees:
- 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 Ending Sequence
Winner: Akari – Soshi Sakiyama – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Nominee:
- 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 Main Character
Winner: Monkey D. Luffy – ONE PIECE
Nominees:
- 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 Cinematography
Winner: JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Nominees:
- 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 Voice Artist Performance – Latin Spanish
Winner: Emilio Treviño (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
Nominees:
- 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 Supporting Character
Winner: Satoru Gojo – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Nominees:
- 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
Best Voice Actor Performance – English
Winner: Ryan Colt Levy (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
Nominees:
- 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 – Japanese
Winner: Yuuichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo) – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Nominees:
- 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 Comedy
Winner: SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2
Nominees:
- 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 Opening Sequence
Winner: Where Our Blue Is –– Tatsuya Kitani – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Nominees:
- 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 Voice Artist Perfomance- French
Winner: Martial Le Minoux (Suguru Geto) – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Nominees:
- 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
Best Voice Artist Performance – Italian
Winner: Mosè Singh (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
Nominees:
- 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
Winner: Taleb Alrefai (Senku Ishigami) – Dr. STONE
Nominees:
- 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 Actor Performance – Brazilian Portuguese
Winner: Léo Rabelo (Satoru Gojo) – JUJUTSU KAISEN
Nominees:
- 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 fa*gundes (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100 III
Best Voice Artist Performance – German
Winner: Franziska Trunte (Power) – Chainsaw Man
Nominees:
- 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 – Castilian Spanish
Winner: Joel Gómez Jimenez (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
Nominees:
- 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 Original Anime
Winner: Buddy Daddies
Nominees:
- 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 Character Design
Winner: JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Nominees:
- Chainsaw Man
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Hell’s Paradise
- JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
- 【OSHI NO KO】
- TRIGUN STAMPEDE
Best Animation
Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Nominees:
- 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 Continuing Series
Winner: ONE PIECE
Nominees:
- 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 Art Director
Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Nominees:
- 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
Winner: Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Nominees:
- 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 Slice of Life Anime
Winner: BOCCHI THE ROCK!
Nominees:
- 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 Score
Winner: Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
Nominees:
- 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 Anime Song
Winner: Idol – YOASOBI – 【OSHI NO KO】
Nominees:
- 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 Film
Winner: Suzume
Nominees:
- 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 Director
Winners: Shota Goshozono –JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Nominees:
- 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】
Anime of the Year
Winner: JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Nominees:
- BOCCHI THE ROCK!
- Chainsaw Man
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
- 【OSHI NO KO】
- VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2
