Special Report
Winners of the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards
The anime community has made their voices heard as the winners of the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards have been announced.
A Night to Honor the Anime Industry
The anime community has made their voices heard as the winners of the 2024 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 2nd and was live streamed globally.
The 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards featured a variety of presenters across the entertainment industry. Among them were Grammy awarding winning artist Megan Thee Stallion, DeMarcus Lawrence of the Dallas Cowboys, along with directors Bong Joon Ho and Joaquim Dos Santo just to name a few.
The Winners
A winner was selected for each of the 31 different categories. Among the highlights was Jujutsu Kaisen winning 11 awards including Anime of the Year. Chainsaw Man also dominated the show by winning five of the awards. Demon Slayer, Spy X Family and Attack on Titan also walked away with a few awards.
The following are the winners of the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, organized based on their respective categories:
- 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 for【Oshi no Ko】
- 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 – Akari 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 – Chainsaw Man
- Best Opening Sequence – Where Our Blue 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 (English) – Ryan Colt Levy as Denji, Chainsaw Man
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Japanese) – Yuichi Nakamura as Satoru Gojo, JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Arabic) – Taleb Alrefai as Senku Ishigami, Dr. Stone
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Castilian) – Joel Gómez Jimenez as Denji, Chainsaw Man
- Best Voice Actor Performance (French) – Martial Le Minoux as Suguru Geto, Jujutsu Kaisen Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- Best Voice Actor Performance (German) – Franziska Trunte as Power, Chainsaw Man
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Italian) – Mosè Singh as Denji, Chainsaw Man
- Best Voice Actor Performance (Brazilian Portuguese) – Léo Rabelo as Satoru Gojo, Jujutsu Kaisen Hidden Inventory / Premature Death
- “Must Protect At All Cost” Character – Anya Forger from Spy x Family Season 1 Cour 2
A Good Year for Anime
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