Meet the nominees for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2023

January 20, 2023

Today Crunchyroll announced the nominees for the 7th Annual Awards. crunchyroll Anime Awards of their respective categories, honoring their creators, musicians, and streaming voice actors as well as the film industry who fuel the global love for anime. The selected nominees represent anime excellence across more than 30 anime studios, eight streaming platforms, more than 50 series and movies, and celebrate more than 50 voice actors.

Voting for the Anime Awards is open in more than 200 countries and territories from now until Wednesday, January 25. The results will be announced at the 2023 Anime Awards livestream ceremony on Saturday, March 4, and via simulcast.

The nominees for the 2023 Anime Awards are as follows:

Best voice acting in Latin Spanish:

● Alejandro Orozco – Gyutaro (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc)
● Diana Castaneda – Chisato Nishikigi (Lycoris Recoil)
● Elizabeth Infante – Chika Fujiwara, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-
● erika langarica -Marin Kitagawa (My Dress-Up Darling)
● Michael de Leon -Loid Forger (SPY x FAMILY)
● Victor Hugo Aguilar – Ains Ooal Gown (Overlord IV)

Best Japanese Seiyu Performance:

● Atsumi Tanezaki – Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY)
● Chika Anzai – Chisato Nishikigi (Lycoris Recoil)
● Fairouz Ai – Jolyne Cujoh (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean)
● Misaki Kuno – Faputa and Irumyuui (Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun)
● Natsuki Hanae -Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc)
●Yuki Kaji -Eren Jaeger (Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2)

Best Opening of the year:

“chikichiki banban” of QUEENDOM (Ya Boy Kongming)
“Mixed Nuts” of HIGE DANDism (SPY x FAMILY)
“Naked Hero” of Vaundy (Ranking of Kings – Court 2)
“The Rumbling” of YesM (Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2)
“this fffire” of Franz Ferdinand (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)
“zankyousanka” of aimer (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc)

Best Ending of the Year:

“Akuma no Ko” of Ai Higuchi (Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2)
Comedy of Gene Hoshino (Spy x Family)
“My Heart Has Surrendered” of airi suzuki (Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-)
“koi no yukue” of Akari Akase (My Dress Up Darling)
“Koshaberibiyori” of fantasticyouth (Komi Can’t Communicate – Cour 2)
“Yofukashino Uta” of Creepy Nuts (Call of the Night)

Best Anime Song:

“chikichiki banban” by QUEENDOM (Ya Boy Kongming!)
“comedy” by Gen Hoshino (SPY x FAMILY)
“My Nonfiction” by Miyuki Shirogane (CV: Makoto Furukawa) & Chika Fujiwara (CV: Konomi Kohara), Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-
“new genesis” by Ado (One Piece Film Red)
“Shall We Dance?” by ReoNa (SHADOWS HOUSE – Season 2)
“The Rumbling” by SiM (Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2)

Best Character Design:

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean
My Dress Up Darling
Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
SPY x FAMILY

Best Comedy Anime:

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-
Kotaro Lives Alone
My Dress Up Darling
SPY x FAMILY
Uncle from Another World
Ya Boy Kongming!

Best Drama Anime:

86 EIGHTY-SIX Part 2
Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Dance Trial Danseur
Kotaro Lives Alone
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun

Best Romance Anime:

call of the night
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-
Komi Can’t Communicate (2nd series)
Love After World Domination
My Dress Up Darling
Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie

Best Action Anime:

Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean
Haruo Sotozaki, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Hiroyuki Imaishi, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Kazuhiro Furuhashi, SPY x FAMILY
Shingo Adachi, Lycoris Recoil
Yosuke Hatta, Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
Yuichiro Hayashi, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

Best Fantasy Anime:

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 1 Part 2
Overlord IV
Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
The Case Study of Vanitas (Cour 2)

Best Soundtrack:

Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
SPY x FAMILY
Ya Boy Kongming!

Best Ongoing Anime:

Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 (Attack on Titan)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic- (Kaguya-sama: Love Is War)
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun (Made in Abyss)
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