The 8th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards recently concluded in Tokyo, with “Jujutsu Kaisen” Season 2 sweeping a total of 11 honors, including the prestigious Anime of the Year award.
The winners of the fan-voted awards were announced during a live ceremony on Saturday, March 2, featuring celebrity presenters and musical performances. The event was hosted by voice actor Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira, with a replay available on Crunchyroll’s official YouTube and Twitch channels.
During the ceremony, three-time Grammy-winner Megan Thee Stallion presented the Anime of the Year award to “Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death.” The series also secured victories in categories such as Best Director (Shota Goshozono), Best Action, Best Character Design, Best Cinematography, Best Ending and Opening Sequences, Best Supporting Character (Satoru Gojo), and three Voice Actor awards.
Here’s the revised list:
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 for “Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death”
Best Drama: “Attack on Titan: 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: 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 (Arabic): Taleb Alrefai as Senku Ishigami in “Dr. Stone”
Best Voice Actor Performance (Castilian): Joel Gómez Jimenez as Denji in “Chainsaw Man”
Best Voice Actor Performance (English): Ryan Colt Levy as Denji in “Chainsaw Man”
Best Voice Actor Performance (French): Martial Le Minoux as Suguru Geto in “Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death”
Best Voice Actor Performance (German): Franziska Trunte as Power in “Chainsaw Man”
Best Voice Actor Performance (Italian): Mosè Singh as Denji in “Chainsaw Man”
Best Voice Actor Performance (Japanese): Yuichi Nakamura as Satoru Gojo in “Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death”
Best Voice Actor Performance (Brazilian Portuguese): Léo Rabelo as Satoru Gojo in “Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death”
Best Voice Actor Performance (Latin Spanish): Emilio Treviño as Denji in “Chainsaw Man”
“Must Protect At All Cost” Character: Anya Forger from “Spy x Family Season 1 Cour 2”
