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A Night to Honor the Anime Industry

The anime community has made their voices heard as the winners of the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards have been announced. Presented during a special ceremony hosted in Tokyo, the event honored the best of the anime industry. The ceremony took place on March 4th and was live streamed globally. 

The 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards featured a variety of presenters across the entertainment industry. Among them were Super Bowel Champion Juju Smith-Schuster, actor Finn Wolfhard, along with directors Justin Lin and Robert Rodriguez.

The Winners

A winner was selected for each of the 29 different categories. Among the highlights was Cyberpunk: Edgerunners winning the Anime of the Year. Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan dominated the show with each winning five of the awards. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 followed by winning three of the awards.

The following are the winners of the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, organized based on their respective categories:

• Anime of the Year – Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Best Action – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• Best Animation – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• Best Anime Song – “The Rumbling” by SiM for Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
• Best Character Design – Akira Matsushima for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc 
• Best Comedy – Spy x Family
• Best Continuing Series – One Piece
• Best Director – Haruo Sotozaki for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• Best Drama – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
• Best Ending Sequence – “Comedy” by Gen Hoshino for Spy x Family
• Best Fantasy – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• Best Film – Jujutsu Kaisen 0
• Best Main Character – Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
• Best New Series – Spy x Family
• Best Opening Sequence – “The Rumbling,” SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
• Best Original Anime – Lycoris Recoil
• Best Romance – Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-
• Best Score – Kohta Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Sawano for Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
• Best Supporting Character – Anya Forger from Spy x Family
• Best Voice Artist Performance (English) – Zach Aguilar as David Martinez in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) – Yuki Kaji as Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
• Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic) – Amal Hawija as Gon Freecss in Hunter x Hunter
• Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian) – Jaime Pérez de Sevilla as Yuta Okkotsu in Jujutsu Kaisen 0
• Best Voice Artist Performance (French) – Brigitte Lecordier as Bojji from Ranking of Kings 
• Best Voice Artist Performance (German) – Nicolás Artajo as Yuta Okkotsu in Jujutsu Kaisen 0
• Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) – Elisa Giorgio as Maki Zen’in form Jujutsu Kaisen (Cour 1)
• Best Voice Artist Performance (Portuguese) – Nina Carvalho as Anya Forger from Spy x Family
• Best Voice Artist Performance (Spanish) – Alejandro Orozco as Gyutaro in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• “Must Protect At All Costs” Character – Anya Forger from Spy x Family

Other Announcements

During the ceremony. Crunchyroll also made several major announcements. A new music initiative has been launched in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment to add more than 100 full-length live concerts, 3,200 music videos and feature more than 250+ artists to the platform. It was also revealed that Monster Hunter will have a collaboration event with Street Fighter: Duel.

Crunchyroll is the largest anime streaming service and a driving force in promoting the anime community. Besides distribution, they are known for their original streetwear (via Crunchyroll Love) and publishing anime based video games (via Crunchyroll Games).

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