Crunchyroll Anime Awards Nominees Announced for 2024

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Crunchyroll announced the eighth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards nominees! The Anime Awards is the largest dedicated awards program honoring the craft and artistry of Japanese animation, including the creators, musicians, and performances across streaming and theatrical. Now, fans can begin to cast their vote across all categories.

Anime Awards Nominees

Anime Awards voting is open now through January 27 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Fans are encouraged to vote every day, now even easier with one-click revoting, to cheer their favorites into the top spot. The results will be announced at the 2024 Anime Awards live ceremony on Saturday, March 2 as well as through a global fan livestream. Sony Music Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., will support Crunchyroll in the execution of the Anime Awards.

The 2024 Anime Awards Nominees are:

Anime of the Year

anime awards nominees for anime of the year

  • 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

best continuing series 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 New Series

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- Season2
  • Buddy Daddies
  • Do It Yourself!!
  • Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch From Mercury
  • THE MARGINAL SERVICE

Best Animation 

anime awards nominees for 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

character design nominees

  • 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

anime awards nominees for best romance series

Best Comedy

best comedy anime awards 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 Action

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

best main character anime awards 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 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

best anime song

  • 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 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】

In celebration of this year’s Anime Awards nominees, a selection of nominated series streaming on Crunchyroll will be available on AVOD. Fans interested in exploring the honorees have until March 2 to stream the titles for free, with ads. Anime Awards nominated series will be available for AVOD viewing worldwide, pending regional availability.

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