Yahoo News Stranger Things and Euphoria stars lined up to present The Anime Awards
Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard and Euphoria actress Hunter Schafer are among a host of celebrities confirmed as presenters at this year's Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
The annual event will be held on March 4 in Tokyo, with fans around the world able to watch the show live on the Crunchyroll YouTube and Twitch channels from 1.30pm PST (9.30pm UK time).
Hunter Schafer, who plays Jules on HBO's Euphoria, has spoken in interviews about her love for anime (particularly Neon Genesis Evangelion) and was the lead voice actor in the English dub of 2021's Belle.
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Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard is also a dedicated fan and named the iconic series Death Note as his favourite while promoting Pinocchio with Guillermo Del Toro.
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the biggest event of its kind, will be hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira.
Other celebs joining Schafer and Wolfhard to present awards include NFL players Aidan Hutchinson and Juju Smith-Schuster, Cobra Kai star Jacob Bertrand, director Robert Rodriguez, WWE performer Zelina Vega, and Twitch streamers Sykkuno and Valkyrae.
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The Anime Awards 2023 mark the event's seventh outing, after first being presented in January 2017. They feature two rounds of voting; with a voting body compiling initial longlists, before public voting opens in the weeks before the event.
Last year, Attack on Titan's Final Season: Part One took home Anime of the Year, with previous winners including Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer.
March is shaping up to be a big month for anime fans generally, with the much-anticipated Demon Slayer season 3 airing its premiere episode in cinemas on March 9.
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