Crunchyrollยฎ, 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 theย Anime Awards website.ย
2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards
The 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards were held live in Tokyo, Japan, and livestreamed globally, hosted by voice actressย Sally Amakiย and popular entertainerย 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 artistย Megan Thee Stallion, Japanese singer-songwriterย LiSA, award-winning actressย Iman Vellaniย (MS. MARVELย andย THE MARVELS), Academy Award winning duoย Phil Lord & Chris Millerย (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), directorย Joaquim Dos Santosย (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse), sports superstarย DeMarcus Lawrenceย (NFLโs Dallas Cowboys) and wrestling legendย Mercedes Varnadoย (Former WWE World Champion), as well as several international stars, including Indian film actorย Rashmika Mandanna, directorย Bong Joon Hoย (Parasite, Snowpiercer), Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, and recording artistย Labrinth, actress and entrepreneurย Liza Soberano, Japanese TV personality and former Japanese Decathlon Championย So Takei, actress, singer and modelย Chiaki Kuriyama, and Japanese night club host, entrepreneur and TV personalityย Roland. The Anime Awards pre-show, co-hosted by Crunchyrollโsย Lauren Mooreย andย Tim Lyuย with content creatorย Lena Lemon, was also a celebrity and influencer affair featuring GRAMMY-nominated musicianย Porter Robinson, drag entertainer and international DJย Aquariaย (winner ofย RuPaulโs Drag Raceย Season 10), recording artist, producer and DJย Yaeji, rapper and artistย Che Lingo, model, voice-over and film actorย Vinnie Hacker, fashion creatorย Nava Rose, professional streamerย Emiru, and recording artistย Ylona Garcia.
From left to right: Rahul Purini, President, Crunchyroll, Megan Thee Stallion, and Gita Rebbapragada, COO, Crunchyroll at the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Liza Soberano at the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards
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 composersย Hiroyuki SAWANOย (Attack on Titan, Solo Leveling) andย KOHTA YAMAMOTOย (Attack on Titan, The Seven Deadly Sins), a rendition of โbattlecryโ, the opening song ofย Samurai Champloo, performed byย Shing02,ย OMA,ย andย SPIN MASTER A-1ย in commemoration of the showโs 20th anniversary, and an exciting performance of โIdolโ by Japanese pop duoย 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.
Hiroyuki SAWANO + KOHTA YAMAMOTO at the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards
OMA at the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is the leading yearly awards program celebrating the creators and performers powering animeโs 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 Crunchyrollโs official YouTube and Twitch.
โAnime 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,โ said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll. โAnime is a powerful force, driving pop culture and connecting global fans, and it is a privilege to celebrate and honor this dynamic artform.โ
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 forใOSHI NO KOใ
- 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 –ย Akariย 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 –ย Chainsaw Man
- Best Opening Sequence –ย Where Our Blueย 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 Gรณmez 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) – Mosรจ 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) – Lรฉo Rabelo, Satoru Gojo, JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Latin Spanish) – Emilio Treviรฑo, Denji, Chainsaw Man
- โMust Protect At All Costโ Character – Anya Forger – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2
