The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 has revealed the award winners as anointed by the fandom. With over 34 million votes from fans worldwide, the contributions and stars for various titles have been granted recognition after a record-breaking surge of love from fans. This includes awards given to Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy X Family, Horimiya: The Missing Piece, and even One Piece. The grand winners for all 32 categories have been announced and revealed as fans in different time zones witnessed the celebration during the recent livestream.
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards was hosted this year in Tokyo, Japan, as the 9th annual event live-streamed on YouTube and Twitch. Records were broken compared to last year’s event as the number of votes was multiplied compared to the 2023 event. A total of 32 categories were featured to celebrate the amazing contributions to content as various anime series and movies are placed in the spotlight. The categories also included musical and multi-language recognitions as celebrity presenters are thrilled to announce the winners for the amazing releases fans had the joy of diving into in the past year.
Crunchyroll Anime Awards: Winners of 2024 Event
Crunchyroll®, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, revealed the winners for the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards during a live ceremony featuring global celebrity presenters and exciting musical performances, all to honor the creators, musicians, and performers powering the global love of anime. The full list of winners can be found below and on the Anime Awards website.
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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. The winners for each category were revealed by a slate of global celebrity presenters, representing passionate anime fans from across entertainment including three-time GRAMMY-winning recording artist Megan Thee Stallion, Japanese singer-songwriter LiSA, award-winning actress Iman Vellani (MS. MARVEL and THE MARVELS), Academy Award-winning duo Phil Lord & Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), director Joaquim Dos Santos (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse), sports superstar DeMarcus Lawrence (NFL’s Dallas Cowboys) and wrestling legend Mercedes Varnado (Former WWE World Champion).
Also staring were several international stars, including Indian film actor Rashmika Mandanna, director Bong Joon Ho (Parasite, Snowpiercer), Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, and recording artist Labrinth, actress and entrepreneur Liza Soberano, Japanese TV personality and former Japanese Decathlon Champion So Takei, actress, singer and model Chiaki Kuriyama, and Japanese night club host, entrepreneur and TV personality Roland.
Pre-Show Delights and Anime Performance Highlights
The Anime Awards pre-show, co-hosted by Crunchyroll’s Lauren Moore and Tim Lyu with content creator Lena Lemon, was also a celebrity and influencer affair featuring GRAMMY-nominated musician Porter Robinson, drag entertainer and international DJ Aquaria (winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10), recording artist, producer and DJ Yaeji, rapper and artist Che Lingo, model, voice-over and film actor Vinnie Hacker, fashion creator Nava Rose, professional streamer Emiru, and recording artist Ylona Garcia.
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.
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The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is the leading yearly awards program celebrating the creators and performers powering anime’s continued ascent into pop culture dominance. 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, for those who wish to rewatch the full event.
“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.”
– Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll
Sony Music Solutions, part of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., supported Crunchyroll in the execution of the event.
Anime Awards 2024 Winners (Listed in alphabetical order by category)
- 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
There was so much tension as there were great contests between fandom favorites in many categories, but it is hard to argue when double the votes are counted in this year’s event. Fundamentally, each of these categories was well deserving of the contributions that were highlighted, including the great musical and creative members that made each anime release possible. So many new releases and continuations have a lot of hype surrounding them this year, so it will be exciting to see the selection for the Anime Awards next year. With so many fantastic stars featured in this year’s event, 2025 could be bigger as a celebration of the immense support shown by voters.
What do you think of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024? Did your voted favorite obtain the award for the category? Are you excited to see which release this year will be nominated for the 2025 event? Let us know on social media and keep following The Illuminerdi for more anime news.
Source: Crunchyroll
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