Anime Awards Nominees Set; Megan Thee Stallion Among Presenters At Ceremony
Chainsaw Man leads the field with a dominant 25 nominations for Crunchyroll‘s eighth annual Anime Awards, which be handed out in March. It will compete for the marquee Anime of the Year prize against Bocchi the Rock!, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Oshi No Ko and Vinland Saga Season 2.
The fan-voted Anime Awards, which honor the year’s best Japanese animation, also features such disparate categories as Best Romance, Best Slice of Life and Best Voice Artist Performance in nine languages, will be presented March 2 in Tokyo. Three-time Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion and Japanese singer LiSA will be among the presenters.
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“Watching anime is one of my favorite things to do,” Megan Thee Stallion said in a statement. “I love cosplaying all of my favorite characters, I love the storytelling, and I love getting inspiration from the different anime art styles.”
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners won Anime of the Year at the 2023 Anime Awards, with three other titles — Spy X Family, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Entertainment District Arc — tying for the lead with six trophies each.
Fan voting for for the 2024 Anime Awards is open now through January 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Here are all the nominees:
Anime of the Year
Bocchi The Rock!
Chainsaw Man
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
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)
Jujutsu Kaisen (Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2)
One Piece
Spy X Family (Spy X Family Season 1 Cour 2)
Vinland Saga (Vinland Saga Season 2)
Best New Series
Bocchi the Rock!
Chainsaw Man
Heavenly Delusion
Hell’s Paradise
Oshi No Ko
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Best Film
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
Blue Giant
Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
Psycho-Pass: Providence
Suzume
The First Slam Dunk
Best Original Anime
Akiba Maid War
Birdie Wing -Golf Girls’ Story- Season2
Buddy Daddies
Do It Yourself!!
Mobile Suit Gundam The Witch From Mercury
The Marginal Service
Best Animation
Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Chainsaw Man
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
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
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Oshi No Ko
Trigun Stampede
Best Director
Yuichiro Hayashi – Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Keiichiro Saito – Bocchi the Rock!
Ryu Nakayama – Chainsaw Man
Hirotaka Mori – Heavenly Delusion
Shota Goshozono – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
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
Vinland Saga Season 2
Best Art Direction
Chainsaw Man
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Hell’s Paradise
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Oshi No Ko
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Best Romance
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Insomniacs After School
My Happy Marriage
My Love Story With Yamada-Kun At Lv999
Skip And Loafer
Tomo-Chan Is a Girl!
Best Comedy
Bocchi The Rock!
Buddy Daddies
Mashle: Magic And Muscles
Spy X Family Season 1 Cour 2
Uruseiyatsura
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
One Piece
Best Fantasy
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
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
Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Heavenly Delusion
My Happy Marriage
Oshi No Ko
To Your Eternity Season 2
Vinland Saga Season 2
Best Slice of Life
Bocchi the Rock!
Do It Yourself!!
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Insomniacs After School
My Love Story With Yamada-Kun At Lv999
Skip And Loafer
Best Main 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
Thorfinn – Vinland Saga Season 2
Best Supporting Character
Arataka Reigen – Mob Psycho 100 Iii
Hange Zoe – Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Kana Arima – Oshi No Ko
Power – Chainsaw Man
Satoru Gojo – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Suguru Geto – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
“Must Protect At All Costs” Character
Anya Forger – Spy X Family Season 1 Cour 2
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
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
Bocchi the Rock!
Chainsaw Man
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Oshi No Ko
Suzume
Best Opening Sequence
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
Work – Ringo Sheena And Millennium Parade – Hell’s Paradise
Best Ending Sequence
Akari – Soshi Sakiyama – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
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
Color – Yama – Spy X Family Season 1 Cour 2
Best Voice Artist Performance – Japanese
Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger) – Spy X Family Season 1 Cour 2
Kikunosuke Toya (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
Mayumi Tanaka (Monkey D. Luffy) – One Piece
Yoshino Aoyama (Bocchi) – Bocchi the Rock!
Yuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger) – Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Yuuichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo) – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
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
Best Voice Artist Performance – Castilian
David Brau (Senku Ishigami) – Dr. Stone New World
David Flores (Dot Barrett) – Mashle: Magic And Muscles
Joel Gómez Jimenez (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
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
Gerardo Ortega (Mash Burnedead) – Mashle: Magic And Muscles
José Gilberto Vilchis (Satoru Gojo) – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Manuel Campuzano (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100 Lll
Nycolle González (Suzume Iwato) – Suzume
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
Luisa 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
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
Best Voice Artist Performance – Arabic
Basil Alrefai (Vegeta) – Dragon Ball Super
Hiba Snobar (Anya Forger) – Spy X Family Season 1 Cour 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
Best Voice Artist Performance – French
Levanah Solomon (Suzume Iwato) – Suzume
Lilly Caruso (Aqua) – Konosuba -God’s Blessing On This Wonderful World!
Martial Le Minoux (Suguru Geto) – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Martin Faliu (Aqua) – Oshi No Ko
Yoan Sover (Gabimaru) – Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
Zina Khakhoulia (Power) – Chainsaw Man
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