Crunchyroll has revealed the winners for the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards during a the official live ceremony. The 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards were held live in Tokyo, Japan and livestreamed globally, hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira. This year, a record 34 million votes were cast by global fans to cheer their favorites into taking home the top honors, with some of the most engaged countries including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Mexico, Spain and the United States. The 2024 Anime Awards was streamed on Crunchyroll’s official YouTube and Twitch. The full list of winners can be found below.
Anime Awards 2024 Winners
- Anime of the Year – JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Action – JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Animation – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Best Anime Song – Idol by YOASOBI for【OSHI NO KO】
- Best Art Direction – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Best Character Design – Sayaka Koiso, Tadashi Hiramatsu for JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Cinematography – JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Comedy – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2
- Best Continuing Series – ONE PIECE
- Best Director – Shota Goshozono, JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Drama – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
- Best Ending Sequence – Akari by Soshi Sakiyama from JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Fantasy – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Best Film – Suzume
- Best Main Character – Monkey D. Luffy from ONE PIECE
- Best New Series – Chainsaw Man
- Best Opening Sequence – Where Our Blue Is by Tatsuya Kitani from JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Original Anime – Buddy Daddies
- Best Romance – Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
- Best Score – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
- Best Slice of Life – BOCCHI THE ROCK!
- Best Supporting Character – Satoru Gojo from JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Arabic) – Taleb Alrefai, Senku Ishigami, Dr. STONE
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Castilian) – Joel Gómez Jimenez, Denji, Chainsaw Man
- Best Voice Actor Performance (English) – Ryan Colt Levy, Denji, Chainsaw Man
- Best Voice Actor Performance (French) – Martial Le Minoux, Suguru Geto, JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Voice Actor Performance (German) – Franziska Trunte, Power, Chainsaw Man
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Italian) – Mosè Singh, Denji, Chainsaw Man
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Japanese) – Yuichi Nakamura, Satoru Gojo, JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Brazilian Portuguese) – Léo Rabelo, Satoru Gojo, JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Latin Spanish) – Emilio Treviño, Denji, Chainsaw Man
- “Must Protect At All Cost” Character – Anya Forger – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2
The 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards were held live in Tokyo, Japan and livestreamed globally, hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira. This year, a record 34 million votes were cast by global fans to cheer their favorites into taking home the top honors, with some of the most engaged countries including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Mexico, Spain and the United States in alphabetical order. The 2024 Anime Awards will be available to stream shortly on Crunchyroll’s official YouTube and Twitch.
Global fans were also treated to a variety of musical performances during the show including the first live performance of the official Anime Awards Theme Song, created and performed by composers Hiroyuki SAWANO (Attack on Titan, Solo Leveling) and KOHTA YAMAMOTO (Attack on Titan, The Seven Deadly Sins), a rendition of “battlecry”, the opening song of Samurai Champloo, performed by Shing02, OMA, and SPIN MASTER A-1 in commemoration of the show’s 20th anniversary, and an exciting performance of “Idol” by Japanese pop duo YOASOBI, who performed their Anime Award-winning song ahead of their set at Coachella. To honor fan-favorite anime series celebrating milestones, a unique medley of iconic songs from each series was performed by a live orchestra in a symphony format. Sony Music Solutions, part of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., supported Crunchyroll in the execution of the event.
Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll commented on the Awards:
“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. Anime is a powerful force, driving pop culture and connecting global fans and it is a privilege to celebrate and honor this dynamic artform.”
Source: press release
Finally, the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Award has found its owner.