On Saturday evening, Crunchryroll revealed the winners for the seventh annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards in a star-studded live ceremony hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira that honored the creators, musicians and performers powering the international love of the medium. The full list of winners is available on the Anime Awards website and can be found below (see the full list of nominees here).
For the first time, the Awards were live streamed directly from Tokyo. Winners were revealed by a global slate of presenters from across entertainment and sports, including directors Justin Lin (upcoming One Punch Man live-action adaptation, Fast and the Furious films) and Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn); actors Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things, Pinocchio, Ghostbusters, IT), Hunter Schafer (Euphoria, upcoming The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) and Jacob Bertrand (Cobra Kai).
Sports stars taking the stage included Juju Smith-Schuster (Super Bowl winner, Kansas City Chiefs), Aidan Hutchinson (Detroit Lions) and WWE’s Zelina Vega. The live event also featured top streaming talent Valkyrae (13M followers) and Sykkuno (9.8M followers) as well as Japanese talent Haruka Kaki (singer and actress), Kendo Kobayashi (comedian), Roland (host, entrepreneur & TV personality) and Sawa Suzuki (actress).
Anime Awards 2023 Winners
Listed in alphabetical order by category.
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Anime of the Year – Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
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Best Action – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
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Best Animation – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
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Best Anime Song – “The Rumbling,” SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
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Best Character Design – Akira Matsushima, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
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Best Comedy – SPY x FAMILY
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Best Continuing Series – One Piece
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Best Director – Haruo Sotozaki, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
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Best Drama – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
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Best Ending Sequence – “Comedy,” Gen Hoshino, SPY x FAMILY
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Best Fantasy – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
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Best Film – JUJUTSU KAISEN 0
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Best Main Character – Eren Jaeger, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
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Best New Series – SPY x FAMILY
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Best Opening Sequence – “The Rumbling,” SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
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Best Original Anime – Lycoris Recoil
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Best Romance – Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-
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Best Score – Kohta Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Sawano, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
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Best Supporting Character – Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
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Best Voice Artist Performance (English) – Zach Aguilar as David Martinez, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
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Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) – Yuki Kaji as Eren Jaeger, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
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Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic) – Amal Hawija as Gon Freecss, Hunter x Hunter
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Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian) – Jaime Pérez de Sevilla as Yuta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0
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Best Voice Artist Performance (French) – Brigitte Lecordier as Bojji, Ranking of Kings
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Best Voice Artist Performance (German) – Nicolás Artajo as Yuta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0
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Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) – Elisa Giorgio as Maki Zen’in, JUJUTSU KAISEN (Cour 1)
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Best Voice Artist Performance (Portuguese) – Nina Carvalho as Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
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Best Voice Artist Performance (Spanish) – Alejandro Orozco as Gyutaro, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
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“Must Protect At All Costs” Character – Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
During the global livestream event, Crunchyroll also announced a new music initiative 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 from Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (SMEJ) to its platform starting today.
In addition, Crunchyroll revealed a colossal Monster Hunter collaboration coming to Street Fighter: Duel, the first mobile RPG in the famed Street Fighter franchise, from Crunchyroll Games and Capcom. More details about the in-game event coming soon across Crunchyroll channels.
Sony Music Solutions, part of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., supported Crunchyroll in the execution of this year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards ceremony.
