The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 unveiled their winners on March 2nd in a dazzling Tokyo ceremony. Featuring over 25 categories, the event was a vibrant celebration of the anime industry’s finest.
Sally Amaki, the voice of Tomo Aizawa in ‘Tomo-chan Is a Girl!’, and renowned Japanese presenter Jon Kabira hosted the ceremony at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa. Fans worldwide tuned in to the free live stream on Crunchyroll’s YouTube and Twitch channels, starting at 6 pm JST / 4 am EST / 3 am CST / 1 am PST.
‘Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2’ stole the spotlight at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024, sweeping multiple categories. In a surprise upset, the action-packed ‘Chainsaw Man’ grabbed the coveted Best New Series award, while ‘Attack on Titan Final Season – The Final Chapters Special’ earned Best Drama.
The night was a whirlwind of stars, with Megan Thee Stallion, Bong Joon Ho, Iman Vellani, Rashmika Mandanna, and Joaquim Dos Santos adding Hollywood and international glamour.
Here are the winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024:
- Best Action: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
- Best New Series: Chainsaw Man
- Best Drama: Attack on Titan Final Season – The Final Chapters Special
- Best Comedy: SPY X FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2
- Best Fantasy: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Best Romance: Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
- Best Original Anime: Buddy Daddies
- Best Continuing Series: One Piece
- Best Slice of Life: Bocchi The Rock!
- Best Film: Suzume
- Anime of the Year 2024: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
- Best Art Direction: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Best Animation: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Best Character Design: Sayaka Koiso and Tadashi Hiramatsu for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
- Best Cinematography: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
- Best Ending Sequence: “Akari” by Soshi Sakiyama from Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Opening Sequence: “Where Our Blue Is” by Tatsuya Kitani from Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese): Yuichi Nakamura for voicing Satoru Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
- Best Voice Artist Performance (English): Ryan Colt Levy for voicing Denji in Chainsaw Man
- Best Main Character: Monkey D Luffy from One Piece
- Best Supporting Character: Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
- Must Protect At All Costs Character: Anya Forger from SPY X FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2
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