In 2023, several great anime series were released, setting the stage for the prestigious Crunchyroll Anime of the Year 2024 award.
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Among the contenders vying for this esteemed title, shonen titles such as Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Vinland Saga stand out.
Additionally, the nominations for Anime of the Year 2024 include notable seinen entries like Bocchi the Rock! and Oshi No Ko.
Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, and more receive Crunchyroll’s Anime of the Year 2024 nomination
Chainsaw Man stands out on the list, amassing an impressive total of 25 nominations spanning 32 categories such as Best Animation, Best Character Design, and Best Cinematography. Animated by renowned studio MAPPA, Chainsaw Man made its debut in 2022.
The anime follows Denji, a destitute orphan who forms an unlikely alliance with the formidable Chainsaw Devil, one of the most powerful entities in the demon world.
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Under the guidance of Makima, Denji joins forces with Power and Aki to form a new squad of devil hunters.
Fans eagerly anticipating the revelation of the Anime of the Year 2024 winner can mark their calendars for Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards ceremony. It takes place Saturday, March 2, 2024 at Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan.
Anime enthusiasts worldwide can tune in to the live broadcast via Twitch and YouTube starting from 1 a.m. PST | 9 a.m. GMT | 5 p.m. GMT+8.
Crunchyroll’s Anime of the Year award includes recipients such as Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2023), Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 1 (2022), Jujutsu Kaisen (2021), and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2020),
Past ceremonies have seen intriguing narratives unfold, such as the 2022 nomination of Attack on Titan’s Eren Yeager for both Best Protagonist and Best Antagonist. Ultimately, Eren clinched the latter, while the honor for Best Protagonist went to Odokawa from Oddtaxi.
Crunchyroll Anime Awards: Full and complete list of nominees including Anime of the Year 2024
Anime of the Year 2024
- 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- season 2
- 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
- Urusei Yatsura
- 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 by YOASOBI – Oshi No Ko
- KICK BACK byKenshi Yonezu – Chainsaw Man
- Seisyun Complex by Kessoku Band – Bocchi The Rock!
- Suzume by RADWIMPS feat. toaka – Suzume no Tojimari
- Where Our Blue Is by Tatsuya Kitani – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- WORK by 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 by YOASOBI – Oshi No Ko
- innocent arrogance by BiSH – Heavenly Delusion
- KICK BACK by Kenshi Yonezu – Chainsaw Man
- Song of the Dead by KANA-BOON – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
- Where Our Blue Is by Tatsuya Kitani – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- WORK by Ringo Sheena and millennium parade – Hell’s Paradise
Best Ending Sequence
- Akari by Soshi Sakiyama – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Happiness of the Dead by Shiyui – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
- HAWATARI NIOKU CENTI (2-hundred-million-centimeter-long blades) by MAXIMUM THE HORMONE – Chainsaw Man
- Koi Kogare by milet and MAN WITH A MISSION – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Mephisto by QUEEN BEE – Oshi No Ko
- color by 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 no Tojimari
- 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 no Tojimari
- 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
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The Anime Awards celebrate the best anime series, characters, and creators from the previous year as voted on by fans. The event typically features various categories such as Anime of the Year, Best Protagonist, Best Antagonist, Best Animation, and many more. Winners are determined through a combination of fan voting and a panel of judges.
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