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Crunchyroll Anime Award for Anime of the Year

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Crunchyroll Anime Award for Anime of the Year
Awarded forBest anime series of the previous year
Country
  • United States
  • Japan
First awarded2017
Currently held byJujutsu Kaisen Season 2 (2023)
WebsiteCrunchyroll Anime Awards

The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Anime of the Year is the highest award given at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards since its inaugural edition in 2017. It is given for the best anime series from the previous year. Winners are determined through a combined voting process by judges and public voting.[1]

Yaoi sports anime Yuri on Ice by MAPPA first won the award in 2017.[2] In its latest edition, the award was won by the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen by MAPPA, which also became the first anime to win the top prize twice.[3] MAPPA received ten nominations and three wins for the award, the most of any studio to date. Wit Studio and Bones each received six and five nominations for the award respectively.

Winners

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2010s

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Year Anime Studio(s)
2016
(1st)
[4][2]
Yuri on Ice MAPPA
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Studio Deen
Erased A-1 Pictures
Joker Game Production I.G.
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Wit Studio
Mob Psycho 100 Bones
My Hero Academia Bones
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World White Fox
2017
(2nd)
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Made in Abyss Kinema Citrus
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (season 2) Studio Deen
Land of the Lustrous Orange
Little Witch Academia Studio Trigger
March Comes in Like a Lion (season 2) Shaft
My Hero Academia (season 2) Bones
2018
(3rd)
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Devilman Crybaby Science SARU
A Place Further than the Universe Madhouse
Hinamatsuri Feel
Megalo Box TMS Entertainment
Violet Evergarden Kyoto Animation
Zombie Land Saga MAPPA
2019
(4th)
[7][8]
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Ufotable
Carole & Tuesday Bones
Mob Psycho 100 II (season 2) Bones
O Maidens in Your Savage Season Lay-duce
The Promised Neverland CloverWorks
Vinland Saga Wit Studio

2020s

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Year Anime Studio(s)
2020
(5th)
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Jujutsu Kaisen MAPPA
Appare-Ranman! P.A.Works
Beastars Orange
Dorohedoro MAPPA
Great Pretender Wit Studio
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Science SARU
2021
(6th)
[10][11]
Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 1 (season 4) MAPPA
86 A-1 Pictures
Jujutsu Kaisen (cour 2) MAPPA
Odd Taxi OLM and P.I.C.S.
Ranking of Kings Wit Studio
Sonny Boy Madhouse
2022
(7th)
[12][13]
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Studio Trigger and CD Projekt
Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 (season 4 cour 2) MAPPA
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc (season 2) Ufotable
Lycoris Recoil A-1 Pictures
Ranking of Kings (cour 2) Wit Studio
Spy × Family Wit Studio and CloverWorks
2023
(8th)
[14][3]
Jujutsu Kaisen (season 2) MAPPA
Bocchi the Rock! CloverWorks
Chainsaw Man MAPPA
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc (season 3) Ufotable
Oshi no Ko Doga Kobo
Vinland Saga (season 2) MAPPA

Records

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Anime series

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Multiple wins

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2 wins

Multiple nominations

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3 nominations
2 nominations

Studios

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As of 2023, MAPPA is the only studio to receive multiple wins for the award. They were also nominated ten times, the most of any studio to date.

Multiple wins

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4 awards

Multiple nominations

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Nominations by studio (%)

  MAPPA (18.9%)
  Wit Studio (11.3%)
  Bones (9.4%)
  A-1 Pictures (5.7%)
  Ufotable (5.7%)
  CloverWorks (5.7%)
  Studio Deen (3.8%)
  Orange (3.8%)
  Science SARU (3.8%)
  Madhouse (3.8%)
  Studio Trigger (3.8%)
  Other (24.3%)

As of 2023, 50 nominations have been given to 24 different studios, of which there are 3 joint nominations consisting of two studios, given a total of 53 nominees so far. Only Bones, Wit Studio, and MAPPA, have received multiple nominations in one year, with MAPPA done it thrice in 2020, 2021, and 2023, while Bones did the same twice in 2016 and 2019.

10 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

References

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  1. ^ "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024: Your Ultimate Guide". December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Yuri!!! on ICE Wins Anime of the Year in Crunchyroll's First-Ever Anime Awards". GlobeNewswire. January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Hazra, Adriana (March 2, 2024). "All the Winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Anime of the Year". The Anime Awards (theanimeawards.com). Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Jones, Jordan (February 25, 2018). "Crunchyroll's 2017 Anime Awards Recap and Winners". Geeks of Color. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Schley, Matt (February 17, 2019). "Devilman Crybaby Wins Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  7. ^ Orsini, Lauren (January 10, 2020). "Here Are All The Nominees For The 2019 Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Forbes. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  8. ^ Ramée, Jordan (February 15, 2020). "Every Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020 Winner, Including Anime Of The Year". GameSpot. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  9. ^ Luster, Joseph (February 19, 2021). "Rewatch the 2021 Anime Awards Here (and Find Out Who Won!)". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  10. ^ Schneider, Michael (January 18, 2022). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022 Nominations Include '86 Eighty-Six,' 'Jujutsu Kaisen,' 'Oddtaxi' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  11. ^ Goslin, Austen (February 9, 2022). "Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1 wins top prize at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  12. ^ Eisenbeis, Richard (March 4, 2023). "All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  13. ^ Patches, Matt (March 4, 2023). "Anime Awards 2023 name Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as Anime of the Year". Polygon. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  14. ^ Mateo, Alex (January 17, 2024). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2024 Nominees". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 17, 2024.