It’s time for the anime community to make their voices heard as the nominees for the 2021 Crunchyroll Anime Awards have been announced. Also confirmed are the details regarding the event ceremony and the voting process.
From January 15th to January 22, fans are invited to vote for any of the nominees for the 2021 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Winners will be announced during a ceremony that brings together industry leaders and icons to honor. The awards will also highlight the many different aspects of the anime community while acknowledging the best based on the feedback of the community.
The Award Ceremony
The 2021 Crunchyroll Anime Awards will take place on February 19, 2021 starting at 5:00 PM (PST). The event will be broadcasted online and hosted by Tim Lyu along with Crunchyroll-Hime. The winners will be chosen by the community along with a committee of judges. The judges panel is made up of some of the most respected anime critics that includes Ajay Stewart of AnimeAjay to Kate Sánchez of But Why Tho?.
The Nominees
Fans are invited to vote for their favorite selection from 18 different categories. Voting can be done online and fans are encouraged to vote everyday. The following are the nominees for the 2021 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, organized based on their respected category:
Anime of the Year
Appare-Ranman!
Beastars
Dorohedoro
Great Pretender
Jujutsu Kaisen
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Best Girl
Abigail Jones from Great Pretender
Catarina Claes from My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
Chizuru Mizuhara from Rent-a-Girlfriend
Kaguya Shinomiya from Kaguya-sama: Love is War?
Noi from Dorohedoro
Sayaka Kanamori from Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Best Boy
Anos Voldigoad from The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants
Caiman from Dorohedoro
Khun Aguero Agnes from Tower of God
Legoshi from Beastars
Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen
Shoyo Hinata from Haikyuu!!: To the Top
Best Protagonist
Anos Voldigoad in The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants
Catarina Claes in My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
Midori Asakusa in Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Natsume in Deca-Dence
Shoyo Hinata in Haikyuu!!: To the TopP
Yuji Itadori in Jujutsu Kaisen
Best Antagonist
Akito Soma from Fruits Basket (Season 2)
Echidna from Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World (Season 2)
En from Dorohedoro
Overhaul from My Hero Academia (Season 4)
Rachel from Tower of God
Ryomen Sukuna from Jujutsu Kaisen
Best Animation
Beastars
Great Pretender
Jujutsu Kaisen
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Princess Connect! Re: Dive
The God of High School
Best Fight Scene
Bercouli vs. Dark God Vecta from Sword Art Online Alicization: War of the Underworld (Part 2)
Brawler vs. Master from Akudama Drive
Deku vs. Overhaul from My Hero Academia (Season 4)
Jin Mori vs. Han Daewi from The God of High School
Jin Mori vs. Jegal Taek from The God of High School
Satoru Gojo vs. Ryomen Sukuna from Jujutsu Kaisen
Best Score
Alisa Okehazama for The God of High School
Kensuke Ushio for Japan Sinks: 2020
Kevin Penkin for Tower of God
OORUTAICHI for Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Satoru Kousaki for Beastars
Yutaka Yamada for Great Pretender
Best Director
Hiro Kaburagi for Great Pretender
Mamoru Hatakeyama for Kaguya-sama: Love is War?
Masaaki Yuasa for Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Sunghoo Park for Jujutsu Kaisen
Takashi Sano for Tower of God
Yuzuru Tachikawa for Deca-Dence
Best Character Design
Genice Chan and Yuusuke Yoshigaki from BNA: Brand New Animal
Masashi Kudoh and Miho Tanino, Original story by SIU for Tower of God
Mayuka Itou, Original designs by Iro Aida for Toilet-bound Hanako-kun
Naoyuki Asano, Original designs by Sumito Oowara for Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Rumiko Takahashi and Yoshihito Hishinuma from Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and Hirotaka Katou from Great Pretender
Best Couple
Catarina Claes & Maria Campbell in My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
Chizuru Mizuhara & Kazuya Kinoshita in Rent-a-Girlfriend
Kaguya Shinomiya & Miyuki Shirogane in Kaguya-sama: Love is War?
Kotoko Iwanaga & Kuro Sakuragawa from In/Spectre
Legoshi & Haru in Beastars
Nasa Yuzaki & Tsukasa Yuzaki in TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You
Best VA Performance (JP)
Megumi Ogata as Hanako in Toilet-bound Hanako-kun
Mutsumi Tamura as Sayaka Kanamori in Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Riho Sugiyama as Minare Koda in Wave, Listen to Me!
Yuichi Nakamura as Satoru Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen
Yusuke Kobayashi as Natsuki Subaru in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World (Season 2)
Yusuke Onuki as Daisuke Kambe in The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED
Best VA Performance (EN)
Aaron Phillips as Laurent Thierry in Great Pretender
Anairis Quiñones as Echidna in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Season 2)
Crispin Freeman as Ziusudra in Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
Johnny Yong Bosch as Bam in Tower of God
Jonah Scott as Legoshi in Beastars
Zeno Robinson as Hawks in My Hero Academia (Season 4)
Best Opening Sequence (OP)
Beastars – Wild Side (ALI)
Great Pretender – G.P. (Yutaka Yamada)
Haikyuu!!: To the Top – PHOENIX (BURNOUT SYNDROMES)
Jujutsu Kaisen – KAIKAI KITAN (Eve)
Kaguya-sama: Love is War? – DADDY! DADDY! DO!
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! – Easy Breezy (chelmico)
Best Ending Sequence (ED)
BNA: Brand New Animal – NIGHT RUNNING (Shin Sakura ft AAAMYYY)
Dorohedoro – D.D.D.D ((K)NoW_NAME)
Great Pretender – The Great Pretender (Freddie Mercury)
In/Spectre – LAST DANCE (Mamoru Miyano)
Jujutsu Kaisen – LOST IN PARADISE (ALI feat. AKLO)
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED – Welcome My Friend (OKAMOTO’S)
Best Fantasy
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2
DECA-DENCE
Dorohedoro
Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World (Season 2)
Tower of God
Best Drama
Beastars
Fruits Basket (Season 2)
Great Pretender
Japan Sinks: 2020
Sing “Yesterday” For Me
Somali and the Forest Spirit
Best Comedy
Kaguya-sama: Love is War?
Kakushigoto
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants
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