Last year has been great for the anime industry, with many popular ones being released. So as with every year, The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 complied all of them and picked out the best animes from different categories that stand out as top dogs of the anime community. It was held at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan on March 2, 2024. Anime fans all over joined the award shows through a live stream and in-person at the venue.
To help you get a quick look at what the anime awards are about, how to vote for your favorites of each category, and what to watch and catch up with, this article will help you out. Let’s get started!
What is Crunchyroll Anime Awards All About
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is an annual event where anime fans around the globe gather to vote for the best of the best the anime world has to offer. It’s a celebration of anime’s finest series and movies and the people who make them come to life. Along with fans a panel of judges, votes are cast for the different nominees for the various categories with the results being announced in a grand live awards show.
How to Vote for Your Favorite Anime
Voting for your favorite anime in Crunchyroll Anime Awards is obviously the wish of every anime fan out there. So here’s how you can vote to help your favorites win by doing your part to give them a fighting chance with some of the best:
- Head on over to the Crunchyroll Anime Awards website and click on the “VOTE” button at the top of the page.
- Scroll down to the first selection of categories and take a peek at the nominees. Here you'll see all the different animes competing to be the best.
- Choose which anime you want to be the best anime of 2024 in the category and vote by clicking.
- Click on the “Next Category” button to move to the other categories and keep choosing the animes you think deserve to be the winner.
And That’s it! You’ve done your part as a loyal fan and voted for your favorites. Great job! Do remember to check out the other nominees and see what makes them so good to be nominated as well.
Do note that voting time for this year has passed but you now know how to vote for the next year's Anime Awards.
Best Animes of 2024 According to Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Finally, we get to the part you’ve been waiting for. Here are all the best animes of 2024 selected by the Crunchyroll Anime Awards as being the best the industry currently has to offer. So without further waiting let’s dive in!
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Anime of the Year: This year’s big winner was Jujutsu Kaisen. The popular shonen anime has been running since 2020 and has so far won the hearts of many with its engaging and action-packed fantasy plot and fan-favorite characters such as Gojo Satoru, Itadori Yuji, Kento Nanami, and many more.
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Best Original Anime: Buddy Daddies is a new title that has won the Best Original Anime Award. It’s an action-comedy anime where two assassins look after a little girl and their hijinks together. With a charming plot, it's sure to win the hearts of those that watch it.
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Best Anime Animation: The anime that won the Best Animation Awards this year was none other than Demon Slayer and with good reason as well. The animation quality of Demon Slayer has to be one of the best. With fast-paced fight scenes looking like they were hand drawn with such vibrant colors and fluidity, it’s no wonder that fans all over chose it for best animation.
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Best New Anime Series: Chainsaw Man, what can I say about it? The most anticipated anime since the announcement of its anime in 2020 it was obvious that once it came no other anime would stand a chance for Best New Series Award. If you haven’t watched it yet what are you waiting for? I won’t ruin the surprise.
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Best Anime Cinematography: Jujutsu Kaisen wins once again, this time by winning the Best Cinematography Award. CG environments, constantly on-the-move camera, fast-paced action, and brilliant visuals Jujutsu Kaisen is definitely deserving of the award.
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Best Anime Art Direction: Demon Slayer also won the Best Art Direction Award and it shows that it's worthy of it too. By mixing traditional aesthetics with modern animation techniques the animators made an anime that is both a visual threat to the eyes and exciting to watch till the end. Seriously how did they even make Demon Slayer this good?
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Best Slice of Life Anime: Bocchi the Rock, what looked like a simple anime about a girl band became memes that stormed the anime communities so much more than anybody could’ve seen coming. Bocchi the Rock won this year’s Best Slice of Life Award with its fun storyline and even more interesting characters. Bocchi would've had a heart attack on the stage if she had to take the award.
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Best Continuing Anime Series: “When will this anime ever end?” is the question that is on the mind of every One Piece fan. With a manga spanning over two decades and the anime following suit, will Eiichiro Oda ever finish this series? Only time will tell how the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates end. Try binging all its 1000+ episodes in one go.
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Best Anime Film: Suzume won this year's Best Film Award. A coming-of-age adventure anime movie with a visually appealing animation style, thrilling story, and emotional moments the movie is sure to win the hearts of many. One of the best anime movies of recent times indeed.
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Best Action Anime: Jujutsu Kaisen takes the show again by winning the Best Action Award. With fast-paced action, exciting villains, and intense fights Jujutsu Kaisen is sure to get you pumped and join the fight yourself.
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Best Comedy Anime: Everyone's favorite anime Spy x Family steals the Best Comedy Award this year. With its clever humor, witty dialogue, and hilarious situations there was no way it couldn’t win. Anya Forger would’ve been upset if that happened and you don't wanna make her sad, do you?
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Best Drama Anime: With its gripping story, deep characters, and exploration of humanity’s struggle to survive Attack on Titan won this year's Best Drama Award, and rightfully so. With masterful storytelling and intense action, the series captivated audiences worldwide, leaving an impression on all who watched it.
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Best Fantasy Anime: Demon Slayer wins the Best Fantasy Award by winning over fans with its magical world, strong characters, and epic battles against demons.
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Best Romance Anime: Horiyama: The Missing Pieces took the Best Romance Award for this year. This simple yet charming is filled with heartwarming moments with each episode being emotion-filled with humourous moments as well.
All in all the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 has been packed with great animes that showed everyone their worth and won the hearts of many anime fans all around. Hopefully, you now know what to watch next and see for yourself the best of the best the coming years have to offer.