Published on 09:28 PM, March 05, 2023

Anime

Here are the winners of the 2023 Anime Awards

Since 2017, the popular anime streaming service Crunchyroll has been handing out awards to the best performing anime shows across a number of different categories. This year, the platform released its full list of winners yesterday in Tokyo, Japan. 

Here are the winners of the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards.

Anime of the Year: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Other nominations included Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2, Lycoris Recoil, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2), and SPY x FAMILY.

Best Original Anime: Lycoris Recoil

Other nominations included BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story-, Healer Girl, The Orbital Children, Vampire in the Garden, and YUREI DECO.

Best Anime Film: JUJUTSU KAISEN 0

Other nominations included Belle, Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO, INU-OH, One Piece Film Red, and The Deer King.

Best Anime Character Design: Akira Matsushima, Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc

Other nominations included Atsuko Nozaki, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2), Kazuaki Shimada, SPY x FAMILY, Kazumasa Ishida, My Dress-Up Darling, Masanori Shino, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Yo Yoshinari, and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

Best Animation: Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc

Other nominations included Akebi's Sailor Uniform, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2), and SPY x FAMILY.

Best New Anime Series: SPY x FAMILY

Other nominations included Call of the Night, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Lycoris Recoil, My Dress-Up Darling, and Ya Boy Kongming!

Best Continuing Anime Series: One Piece

Other nominations included Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, and Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic.

Best Anime Opening Sequence: "The Rumbling" by SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

Best Anime Ending Sequence: "Comedy" by Gen Hoshino, SPY x FAMILY

Best Anime Score: Kohta Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Sawano, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

Best Anime Song: "The Rumbling" by SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

Best Anime Director: Haruo Sotozaki, Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc

Best Main Anime Character: Eren Jaeger, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

Best Supporting Anime Character: Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY

Best "Must Protect at All Costs" Anime Character: Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY

Best Action Anime: Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc

Best Comedy Anime: SPY x FAMILY

Best Drama Anime: Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

Best Fantasy Anime: Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc

Best Romance Anime: Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-