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Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 Recap: ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Takes Spotlight & Full Winners List

The 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards dazzled fans worldwide with a star-studded ceremony streamed live on the platform’s YouTube and Twitch channels last Saturday at 6:00 p.m. JST. The event rolled out the Orange Carpet for celebrity guests from around the globe, who celebrated their passion for anime by presenting awards across 32 categories.

This year’s awards saw an unprecedented turnout, with votes from a record-breaking 34 million anime enthusiasts from nearly 200 countries and regions, a significant increase from last year’s 18 million votes.

Kicking off with an electrifying performance of the Anime Awards’ new theme song by renowned composers Hiroyuki Sawano (Attack on Titan, Solo Leveling) and Kohta Yamamoto (Attack on Titan, The Seven Deadly Sins), the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards ceremony was hosted in Tokyo by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira, featuring a diverse array of presenters. Among them were Megan Thee Stallion and LiSA, The Marvels‘ Iman Vellani, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse‘s Joaquim Dos Santos, Phil Lord & Chris Miller, director Bong Joon Ho, NFL star DeMarcus Lawrence, wrestler Mercedes Varnado, and Indian actor Rashmika Mandanna.

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Dominating the awards, Chainsaw Man and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc snagged multiple accolades. However, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 stole the show, clinching awards for Best Character Design, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Action, Best Supporting Character, Best Opening Sequence, and the prestigious Anime of the Year.

The full list of winners is as follows:


Anime of the Year

  • Bocchi the Rock!
  • Chainsaw Man
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
  • Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 – Winner
  • Oshi no Ko
  • Vinland Saga Season 2

Best Continuing Series

  • Attack on Titan (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1)
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc)
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
  • Jujutsu Kaisen (Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2)
  • One Piece – Winner
  • SPY x FAMILY (SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cours 2)
  • Vinland Saga (Vinland Saga Season 2)

Best New Series

  • Bocchi the Rock!
  • Chainsaw Man – Winner
  • Heavenly Delusion
  • Hell’s Paradise
  • Oshi no Ko  
  • Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Best Film

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  • Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
  • Blue Giant
  • Kaguya-sama: Love is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
  • Psycho-Pass: Providence
  • Suzume – Winner
  • The First Slam Dunk  

Best Original Anime

  • Akiba Maid War  
  • Birdie Wing -Golf Girls’ Story- Season 2  
  • Buddy Daddies – Winner  
  • Do It Yourself!!  
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury  
  • The Marginal Service  

Best Animation

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  • Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
  • Chainsaw Man
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc – Winner
  • Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
  • Mob Psycho 100 III
  • Trigun Stampede  

Best Character Design

  • Chainsaw Man
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
  • Hell’s Paradise  
  • Sayaka Koiso, Tadashi Hiramatsu for Jujutsu Kaisen Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – Winner
  • Oshi no Ko
  • Trigun Stampede  

Best Director

  • Yuichiro Hayashi – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
  • Keiichirō Saitō – Bocchi the Rock!
  • Ryū Nakayama – Chainsaw Man
  • Hirotaka Mori – Heavenly Delusion
  • Shōta Goshozono – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 – Winner
  • Daisuke Hiramaki – Oshi no Ko

Best Cinematography

  • Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
  • Chainsaw Man
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
  • Heavenly Delusion
  • Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 – Winner  
  • Vinland Saga Season 2  

Best Art Direction

  • Chainsaw Man 
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc – Winner
  • Hell’s Paradise
  • Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
  • Oshi no Ko
  • Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead  

Best Romance

  • Horimiya: The Missing Pieces – Winner
  • Insomniacs After School
  • My Happy Marriage
  • My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999
  • Skip and Loafer
  • Tomo-chan Is a Girl!  

Best Comedy

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  • Bocchi the Rock!
  • Buddy Daddies
  • Mashle: Magic and Muscles  
  • SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cours 2 – Winner  
  • Urusei Yatsura
  • Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead  

Best Action

  • Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
  • Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Separation
  • Chainsaw Man
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
  • Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 – Winner
  • One Piece  

Best Fantasy

  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc – Winner
  • Hell’s Paradise
  • Mashle: Magic and Muscles
  • Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
  • Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
  • The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2  

Best Drama

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  • Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1 – Winner
  • Heavenly Delusion
  • My Happy Marriage
  • Oshi no Ko
  • To Your Eternity Season 2
  • Vinland Saga Season 2  

Best Slice of Life

  • Bocchi the Rock! – Winner
  • Do It Yourself!!
  • Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
  • Insomniacs After School
  • My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999
  • Skip and Loafer  

Best Main Character

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  • Bocchi (Hitori Goto) – Bocchi the Rock!
  • Denji – Chainsaw Man
  • Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
  • Mob (Shigeo Kageyama) – Mob Psycho 100 III
  • Monkey D. Luffy – One Piece – Winner
  • Thorfinn – VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2  

Best Supporting Character

  • Bocchi (Hitori Goto) – Bocchi the Rock!
  • Denji – Chainsaw Man
  • Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1
  • Mob (Shigeo Kageyama) – Mob Psycho 100 III
  • Monkey D. Luffy – One Piece – Winner
  • Thorfinn – VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2  

“Must Protect At All Costs” Character

  • Anya Forger – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cours 2 – Winner
  • Hitori Gotoh (Bocchi) – Bocchi the Rock!
  • Bojji – Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
  • Miri Unasaka – Buddy Daddies
  • Pochita – Chainsaw Man
  • Suletta Mercury – Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury  

Best Anime Song

  • “Idol” – YOASOBI – Oshi no Ko – Winner
  • “KICK BACK” – Kenshi Yonezu – Chainsaw Man
  • “Seisyun Complex” – Kessoku Band – Bocchi the Rock!
  • “Suzume” – RADWIMPS feat. toaka – Suzume
  • “Where Our Blue Is” –– Tatsuya Kitani – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
  • “WORK” – Ringo Sheena and Millennium Parade – Hell’s Paradise  

Best Score

  • Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1 – Winner
  • Bocchi the Rock!
  • Chainsaw Man
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
  • Oshi no Ko
  • Suzume

Best Opening Sequence

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  • “Idol” – YOASOBI – Oshi no Ko
  • “innocent arrogance” – BiSH – Heavenly Delusion
  • “KICK BACK” – Kenshi Yonezu – Chainsaw Man
  • “Song of the Dead” – KANA-BOON – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
  • “Where Our Blue Is” –– Tatsuya Kitani – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 – Winner
  • “WORK” – Ringo Sheena and Millennium Parade – Hell’s Paradise  

Best Ending Sequence

  • “Akari” – Soshi Sakiyama – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2- Winner
  • “Happiness of the Dead” – Shiyui – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
  • “HAWATARI NIOKU CENTI” (2-hundred-million-centimeter-long blades) – MAXIMUM THE HORMONE – Chainsaw Man
  • “Koi Kogare” – milet × MAN WITH A MISSION – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
  • “Mephisto” – QUEEN BEE – Oshi no Ko  
  • “WORK” – Ringo Sheena and Millennium Parade – Hell’s Paradise  

Best Voice Artist Performance – Japanese

  • Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger) – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cours 2  
  • Kikunosuke Toya (Denji) – Chainsaw Man  
  • Mayumi Tanaka (Monkey D. Luffy) – One Piece  
  • Yoshino Aoyama (Bocchi) – Bocchi the Rock!  
  • Yūki Kaji (Eren Jaeger) – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1  
  • Yūichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo) – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 – Winner  

Best Voice Artist Performance – English

  • Abby Trott (Nezuko Kamado) – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc  
  • Austin Tindle (Millions Knives) – Trigun Stampede  
  • Johnny Yong Bosch (Ichigo Kurosaki) – Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Separation  
  • Lexi Nieto (Tomo Aizawa) – Tomo-chan Is a Girl!  
  • Marisa Duran (Sagiri Yamada Asaemon) – Hell’s Paradise  
  • Ryan Colt Levy (Denji) – Chainsaw Man – Winner  

Best Voice Artist Performance – Castilian

  • David Brau (Senku Ishigami) – Dr. Stone: New World
  • David Flores (Dot Barrett) – MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
  • Joel Gómez Jiménez (Denji) – Chainsaw Man – Winner
  • Majo Montesinos Guzmán (Anya Forger) – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2
  • María Luisa Marciel (Power) – Chainsaw Man
  • Marta Moreno (UTA) – One Piece Film Red  

Best Voice Artist Performance – Latin Spanish

  • Armando Corona Ibarrola (Muichiro Tokito) – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
  • Emilio Treviño (Denji) – Chainsaw Man- Winner
  • Gerardo Ortega (Mash Burnedead) – Mashle: Magic and Muscles
  • Majo Montesinos Guzmán (Anya Forger) – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2
  • María Luisa Marciel (Power) – Chainsaw Man
  • Marta Moreno (UTA) – One Piece Film Red  

Best Voice Artist Performance – Portuguese

  • Amanda Brigido (Tomo Aizawa) – Tomo-chan Is a Girl!    
  • Erick Bougleux (Kazuma) – KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world!!- Legend of Crimson
  • Guilherme Briggs (Brook) – One Piece
  • Léo Rabelo (Satoru Gojo) – Jujutsu Kaisen- Winner
  • Luísa Viotti (Makima) – Chainsaw Man
  • Vágner Fagundes (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100 III  

Best Voice Artist Performance – German

  • Emilia Raschewski (Suzume Iwato) – Suzume
  • Franciska Friede (Chise Hatori) – The Ancient Magus’ Bride
  • Franziska Trunte (Power) – Chainsaw Man – Winner
  • Pascal Breuer (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100 III
  • Patrick Baehr (Gen Asagiri) – Dr. Stone: New World
  • Patrick Keller (Akira Tendou) – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead  

Best Voice Artist Performance – Italian

  • Alessio De Filippis (Kirito) – Sword Art Online The Movie – Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night
  • Benedetta Ponticelli (Makima) – Chainsaw Man
  • Diego Baldoin (Takenori Akagi) – The First Slam Dunk
  • Federica Simonelli (Uta) – One Piece Film Red
  • Max Di Benedetto (Boxxo) – Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
  • Mosè Singh (Denji) – Chainsaw Man – Winner  

Best Voice Artist Performance – Arabic

  • Basil Alrefai (Vegeta) – Dragon Ball Super  
  • Hiba Snobar (Anya Forger) – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cours 1
  • Mohammad Dal’o (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100
  • Ra’fat Bazo (Son Goku) – Dragon Ball Super
  • Rosie Yaziji (Rimuru Tempest) – That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 1
  • Taleb Alrefai (Senku Ishigami) – Dr. Stone – Winner  

Best Voice Artist Performance – French

  • Lévanah Solomon (Suzume Iwato) – Suzume
  • Lilly Caruso (Aqua) – KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world!!
  • Martial Leminoux (Suguru Geto) – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 – Winner
  • Martin Faliu (Aqua) – Oshi no Ko
  • Yoan Sover (Gabimaru) – Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
  • Zina Khakhoulia (Power) – Chainsaw Man  

With nominations announced in January, this year’s awards highlighted the global popularity of anime. According to Crunchyroll, a record-breaking 34 million votes were cast, with nominees selected by a panel of judges who also participated in the voting process, showcasing the ever-growing influence of anime culture across the world.