The show will be live-streamed from Crunchyroll’s HQ in San Francisco with our hosts WWE® Superstar Xavier Woods™(AKA Austin Creed) and Crunchyroll’s own Tim Lyu. The marathon will feature fan favorites including some nominated in this year’s awards. It started at 9 AM PT this morning and will run through this Friday, February 14 at 6 PM PT. The stream will be available on the Crunchyroll homepage along with our Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch pages.
The marathon will be limited to the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Netherland, Denmark, Central America, and South America.
Fans cast more than 11 million votes for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards this year – up from just 5 million last year! The winners are being tallied and on February 15 the results will be revealed during our live-streamed awards show in San Francisco.
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards will also feature KING VADER presenting Anime of the Year. KING VADER, The face on Anime’s Hip-Hop culture, KING VADER is an Actor, Director, and Innovator for all of the Millenials and the Anime Community. President of WIT STUDIO, George Wada, will be in attendance to accept his award for Industry Icon.
Crunchyroll will host six additional Watch Party events taking place concurrently in Sydney, Australia; São Paulo, Brazil; Richmond and Toronto, Canada; and Fort Worth and New York City, US.
The awards show will also feature a performance from #THAGODSQUAD, an online music collective consisting of 7 individuals from across the globe, including Crunchyroll’s Tim Lyu. Two of them; co-founder T-TIME and member xKAITA, sample and reference anime to create a unique hip-hop anime music experience.
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards will be sponsored by Bokksu, the leading subscription box and media platform for Japanese snack food discovery and authentic storytelling, and Naruto Slugfest, launching in the Spring of 2020 from Mars Games.
Fans can participate in two contests during the Anime Awards livestream. Crunchyroll will offer a Bokksu giveaway on Twitter during the livestream. Within the livestream chats on Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube; US-based fans can enter to win one of three custom-made Crunchyroll-Hime skinned Xbox consoles by posting #himexbox
Award categories & nominees
Anime of the Year
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Carole & Tuesday
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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Mob Psycho 100 II
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O Maidens in Your Savage Season
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The Promised Neverland
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Vinland Saga
Best Protagonist
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Emma, The Promised Neverland
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Hyakkimaru, Dororo
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Saitama, One-Punch Man Season 2
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Tanjiro Kamado, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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Tohru Honda, Fruits Basket
Best Antagonist
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Ai Magase, BABYLON
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Angela, Carole & Tuesday
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Askeladd, Vinland Saga
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Garou, One-Punch Man Season 2
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Isabella, The Promised Neverland
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Overhaul, My Hero Academia Season 4
Best Boy
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Bruno Bucciarati, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
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Hyakkimaru, Dororo
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Kanata Hoshijima, ASTRA LOST IN SPACE
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Naruzou Machio, How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
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Shigeo “Mob” Kageyama, Mob Psycho 100 II
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Tanjiro Kamado, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Best Girl
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Carole, Carole & Tuesday
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Chika Fujiwara, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR
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Emma, The Promised Neverland
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Kohaku, Dr. STONE
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Nezuko Kamado, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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Raphtalia, The Rising of the Shield Hero
Best Director
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Tetsuro Araki, Attack on Titan Season 3
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Kiyotaka Suzuki, BABYLON
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Shinichiro Watanabe & Motonobu Hori, Carole & Tuesday
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Yuzuru Tachikawa, Mob Psycho 100 II
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Kunihiko Ikuhara, Sarazanmai
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Shuhei Yabuta, Vinland Saga
Best Animation
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Attack on Titan Season 3
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
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Mob Psycho 100 II
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Sarazanmai
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Vinland Saga
Best Character Design
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Tsunenori Saito, Original Character Design by Eisaku Kubonouchi, Carole & Tuesday
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Satoshi Iwataki, Original Character Design by Hiroyuki Asada, Dororo
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Yuko Iwasa, Dr. STONE
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Yuko Yahiro, Original Character Design by Aka Akasaka, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR
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Kayoko Ishikawa, Original Character Design by Miggy, Sarazanmai
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Takahiko Abiru, Original Character Design by Makoto Yukimura, Vinland Saga
Best Score
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Hiroyuki Sawano, Attack on Titan Season 3
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Mocky, Carole & Tuesday
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Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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Tatsuya Kato, Hiroaki Tsutsumi, and YUKI KANESAKA, Dr. STONE
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Yugo Kanno, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
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Kevin Penkin, The Rising of the Shield Hero
Best Fight Scene
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Emperor Crimson vs. Metallic, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
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Levi vs. Beast Titan, Attack on Titan Season 3
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Mob vs. Toichiro, Mob Psycho 100 II
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Tanjiro & Nezuko vs. Rui, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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Thorfinn vs. Thorkell, Vinland Saga
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Ushiwakamaru vs. Tiamat, Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
Best Couple
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Baki Hanma & Kozue Matsumoto, Baki
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Kaguya Shinomiya & Miyuki Shirogane, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR
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Mafuyu Sato & Ritsuka Uenoyama, given
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Reo & Mabu, Sarazanmai
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Rika Zonazaki & Shun Amagi, O Maidens in Your Savage Season
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Ymir & Historia, Attack on Titan Season 3
Best VA Performance (JP)
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Mamoru Miyano as Reo Niiboshi, Sarazanmai
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Saori Hayami as Shinobu Kocho, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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Yuichi Nakamura as Bruno Bucciarati, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
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Yukino Satsuki as Ai Magase, BABYLON
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Yuuko Kaida as Isabella, The Promised Neverland
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Yusuke Kobayashi as Senku, Dr. STONE
Best VA Performance (EN)
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Kyle McCarley as Shigeo “Mob” Kageyama, Mob Psycho 100 II
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Laura Bailey as Tohru Honda, Fruits Basket
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Erica Mendez as Retsuko, Aggretsuko Season 2
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Billy Kametz as Naofumi, The Rising of the Shield Hero
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Faye Mata as Aqua, KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!
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Casey Mongillo as Shinji, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Best Comedy
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Aggretsuko Season 2
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How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift?
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Isekai Quartet
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KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR
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My Roommate is a Cat
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Sarazanmai
Best Fantasy
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Ascendance of a Bookworm
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ASTRA LOST IN SPACE
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Attack on Titan Season 3
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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Sarazanmai
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The Promised Neverland
Best Drama
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BABYLON
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Carole & Tuesday
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Fruits Basket
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Stars Align
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The Promised Neverland
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Vinland Saga
Best Opening Sequence
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♪ Kiss Me by Nai Br.XX & Celeina Ann, Carole & Tuesday
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Animation Director – Bahi JD
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Storyboard Artist – Bahi JD
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♪ Kawaki wo Ameku by Minami, Domestic Girlfriend
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Animation Director / Storyboard – Shota Ihata
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Character Designer – Naomi Ide
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♪ Inferno by Mrs. GREEN APPLE, Fire Force
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Storyboards – Akitoshi Yokoyama
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Direction – Yuki Yase
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Animation Director – Hideyuki Morioka
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♪ 99.9 by MOB CHOIR feat. sajou no hana, Mob Psycho 100 II
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Animation Director – Yoshimichi Kameda
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Storyboard Artist – Yuzuru Tachikawa
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♪ Touch Off by UVERworld, The Promised Neverland
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Animation Director – Kazuaki Shimada
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Storyboard Artist – Atsushi Nishigori
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♪ Mukanjyo by Survive Said the Prophet, Vinland Saga
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Animation Director – Takahiko Abiru
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Storyboard Artist – Kazuya Murata
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Best Ending Sequence
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♪ Hold Me Now by Nai Br.XX & Celeina Ann, Carole & Tuesday
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Animation Director – Yoshiyuki Ito
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Storyboard Artist – Norimitsu Suzuki
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♪ Sayonara Gokko by amazarashi, Dororo
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Animation Director – Osamu Kobayashi
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Storyboard Artist – Osamu Kobayashi
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♪ veil by Keina Suda, Fire Force
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Storyboards, Direction, Animation, Coloring, and Backgrounds – Taiki Konno
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♪ Chikatto Chika Chikaa♡ by Konami Kohara, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR
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Animation Director – Naoya Nakayama
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Storyboard Artist – Naoya Nakayama
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♪ Stand by me by the peggies, Sarazanmai
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Animation Director – Kayoko Ishikawa
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Storyboard Artist – Tao Tajima
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♪ Torches by Aimer,
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