The eighth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards simply concluded in Tokyo — with “Jujutsu Kaisen” Season 2 wining a complete of 11 honors, together with the highest prize of anime of the yr.
Crunchyroll revealed the winners throughout a reside ceremony Saturday, March 2, that includes movie star presenters and musical performances. (The total listing of winners is beneath.) A replay of the 2024 Anime Awards, hosted by voice actor Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira, might be accessible to stream on Crunchyroll’s official YouTube and Twitch channels.
Three-time Grammy-winner Megan Thee Stallion (pictured above) offered the award for anime of the yr to “Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying.” The sequence additionally received trophies for finest director (Shota Goshozono), finest motion, finest character design, finest cinematography, finest ending and opening sequences, finest supporting character (Satoru Gojo) and three voice actor awards.
Along with Megan Thee Stallion, different presenters included Japanese singer-songwriter LiSA, award-winning actress Iman Vellani (“Ms. Marvel,” “The Marvels”), Oscar-winning duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller (“Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-Verse”), director Joaquim Dos Santos (“Spider-Man: Throughout the Spider-verse”), NFL star DeMarcus Lawrence, former WWE World Champion Mercedes Varnado, Indian movie actor Rashmika Mandanna, director Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite,” “Snowpiercer”), Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer and recording artist Labrinth, actor-entrepreneur Liza Soberano, Japanese TV persona and former Japanese Decathlon Champion So Takei, actor-singer- mannequin Chiaki Kuriyama and Japanese evening membership host, entrepreneur and TV persona Roland.
The present’s musical performances included the primary reside efficiency of the official Anime Awards theme track, created and carried out by composers Hiroyuki Sawano (“Assault on Titan,” “Solo Leveling”) and Kohta Yamamoto (“Assault on Titan,” “The Seven Lethal Sins”); a rendition of “Battlecry,” the opening track of “Samurai Champloo,” carried out by Shing02, OMA and Spin Grasp A-1 in commemoration of the present’s twentieth anniversary; and a efficiency of “Idol” by Japanese pop duo Yoasobi, who carried out their Anime Award-winning track forward of their scheduled Coachella 2024 gig. To honor fan-favorite anime sequence celebrating milestones, a medley of iconic songs from every sequence was carried out by a reside orchestra.
Crunchyroll is a three way partnership between U.S.-based Sony Footage Leisure and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Leisure (Japan). In 2022, Sony folded Funimation and included its content material into Crunchyroll.
“Anime followers from all over the world have spoken, and collectively they forged extra votes than within the historical past of the Anime Awards to crown the 2024 winners,” stated Rahul Purini, president of Crunchyroll. “Anime is a strong drive, driving popular culture and connecting international followers, and it’s a privilege to rejoice and honor this dynamic artwork kind.”
Full listing of 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards winners:
Anime of the 12 months – Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying
Greatest Motion – Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying
Greatest Animation – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Greatest Anime Tune – Idol by Yoasobi for Oshi no Ko
Greatest Artwork Route – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Greatest Character Design – Sayaka Koiso, Tadashi Hiramatsu for Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying
Greatest Cinematography – Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying
Greatest Comedy – Spy x Household Season 1 Cour 2
Greatest Persevering with Collection – One Piece
Greatest Director – Shota Goshozono, Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying
Greatest Drama – Assault on Titan: The Ultimate Chapters Particular 1
Greatest Ending Sequence – Akari by Soshi Sakiyama from Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying
Greatest Fantasy – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Greatest Movie – Suzume
Greatest Important Character – Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece
Greatest New Collection – Chainsaw Man
Greatest Opening Sequence – The place Our Blue Is by Tatsuya Kitani from Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying
Greatest Unique Anime – Buddy Daddies
Greatest Romance – Horimiya: The Lacking Items
Greatest Rating – Assault on Titan: The Ultimate Chapters Particular 1
Greatest Slice of Life – Bocchi the Rock!
Greatest Supporting Character – Satoru Gojo from JJujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying
Greatest Voice Actor Efficiency (Arabic) – Taleb Alrefai, Senku Ishigami, Dr. Stone
Greatest Voice Actor Efficiency (Castilian) – Joel Gómez Jimenez, Denji, Chainsaw Man
Greatest Voice Actor Efficiency (English) – Ryan Colt Levy, Denji, Chainsaw Man
Greatest Voice Actor Efficiency (French) – Martial Le Minoux, Suguru Geto, Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying
Greatest Voice Actor Efficiency (German) – Franziska Trunte, Energy, Chainsaw Man
Greatest Voice Actor Efficiency (Italian) – Mosè Singh, Denji, Chainsaw Man
Greatest Voice Actor Efficiency (Japanese) – Yuichi Nakamura, Satoru Gojo, Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying
Greatest Voice Actor Efficiency (Brazilian Portuguese) – Léo Rabelo, Satoru Gojo, Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Stock/Untimely Dying
Greatest Voice Actor Efficiency (Latin Spanish) – Emilio Treviño, Denji, Chainsaw Man
“Should Shield At All Price” Character – Anya Forger – Spy x Household Season 1 Cour 2
