Vote Today! Crunchyroll Announces Nominees for Sixth Annual Anime Awards

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  • Crunchyroll is excited to announce the nominees for the sixth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards, honoring fan-favorite and best-in-class anime series, characters, and creators across streaming. Voting is open now and nominees include the best and brightest in Japanese anime, representing nearly 40 anime studios across a record-high eight streaming platforms. The full list of nominees can be found here and below.
  • New for 2022, Crunchyroll is honoring voice actors across more regions and languages than ever before! Fans can now vote for their favorite voice actor for series dubbed in English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish (Spain), and Spanish (Latin America), and Russian.
  • Fans are encouraged to vote on the Anime Awards website every day for their favorites starting today, Tuesday, January 18 through Tuesday, January 25 at 5:00 PM PST.
  • The winners of the 2022 Anime Awards will be revealed Wednesday, February 9, 2022 across the Anime Awards website and across Crunchyroll social channels. All winners will be chosen by global anime fans and a committee of international judges, who will cast a deciding vote in the event of a tie in any category.
  • Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022 Nominees

    Anime of the Year

    86 EIGHTY-SIX

    Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1

    JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    ODDTAXI

    Ranking of Kings

    Sonny Boy

    Best Boy

    Senku Ishigami – Dr. STONE Season 2

    Izumi Miyamura – Horimiya

    Odokawa – ODDTAXI

    Bojji – Ranking of Kings

    Ken 'Draken' Ryuguji – Tokyo Revengers

    Manjiro 'Mikey' Sano – Tokyo Revengers

    Best Girl

    Vladilena Milizé – 86 EIGHTY-SIX

    Tohru Honda – Fruits Basket The Final Season

    Nobara Kugisaki – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Sarasa Watanabe – Kageki Shojo!!

    Shoko Komi – Komi Can't Communicate

    Ai Ohto – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    Best Protagonist

    Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1

    Yuji Itadori – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Joe – MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD

    Odokawa – ODDTAXI

    Bojji – Ranking of Kings

    Ai Ohto – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    Best Antagonist

    Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1

    Tomura Shigaraki – My Hero Academia Season 5

    Yano – ODDTAXI

    Echidna – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2

    Ainosuke Shindo/"ADAM" – SK8 the Infinity

    Tetta Kisaki – Tokyo Revengers

    Best Fight Scene

    Eren Jaeger vs. War Hammer Titan – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1

    Naruto Uzumaki vs. Isshiki Otsutsuki – Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

    Yuji Itadori & Aoi Todo vs. Hanami – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Yuji Itadori & Nobara Kugisaki vs. Eso & Kechizu – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Elma vs. Tohru – Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S

    Vivy vs. Yugo Kakitani – Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-

    Best Director

    Yuichiro Hayashi – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1

    Sunghoo Park – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Yo Moriyama – MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD

    Baku Kinoshita – ODDTAXI

    Shingo Natsume – Sonny Boy

    Shin Wakabayashi – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    Best Animation

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

    JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S

    Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Cour 1

    Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-

    WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    Best Character Design

    Tadashi Hiramatsu – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Baku Kinoshita and Hiromi Nakayama – ODDTAXI

    Atsuko Nozaki – Ranking of Kings

    Michinori Chiba – SK8 the Infinity

    loundraw (FLAT STUDIO) and Yuichi Takahashi –Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-

    Saki Takahashi – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    Best Score

    Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto – 86 EIGHTY-SIX

    Yuki Kajiura and ‎Go Shiina – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

    Mabanua – MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD

    PUNPEE, VaVa, and OMSB – ODDTAXI

    Satoru Kosaki – Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-“

    DÉ DÉ MOUSE and Mito – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    Best VA Performance (Japanese)

    Ayane Sakura – Gabi Braun – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1

    Yuki Kaji – Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1

    Kiyoshi Kobayashi – Daisuke Jigen (Ep. 0) – LUPIN THE 3rd PART 6

    Natsuki Hanae – Odokawa – ODDTAXI

    Aoi Yuki – Kumoko – So I'm a Spider, So What?

    Kanata Aikawa – Ai Ohto – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    Best VA Performance (English)

    Brittany Cox – Fena – Fena: Pirate Princess

    Laura Bailey – Tohru Honda – Fruits Basket The Final Season

    Adam McArthur – Yuji Itadori – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    David Wald – Ainosuke Shindo / "ADAM" – SK8 the Infinity

    Matt Shipman – Reki Kyan – SK8 the Infinity

    Anairis Quiñones – Rika Kawai – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    Best Opening Sequence

    Boku no sensou – Shinsei Kamattechan – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1

    Kaibutsu – YOASOBI – BEASTARS

    VIVID VICE – Who-ya Extended – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Ai no Supreme! – Fhana – Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S

    ODDTAXI – Skirt and PUNPEE – ODDTAXI

    Cry Baby – Official HIGE DANdism – Tokyo Revengers

    Best Ending Sequence

    Shogeki – Yuko Ando – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1

    Yasashii Suisei – YOASOBI – BEASTARS

    Shirogane – LiSA – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

    Nai Nai – ReoNA – SHADOWS HOUSE

    Infinity – YUURI – SK8 the Infinity

    Ganbare! Kumoko-san no Theme – "Watashi" (VA: Aoi Yuki) – So I'm a Spider, So What?

    Best Action

    Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

    JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    SSSS.DYNAZENON

    Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-

    WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    Best Comedy

    Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro

    Heaven's Design Team

    Komi Can't Communicate

    Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan

    Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S

    ODDTAXI

    Best Drama

    86 EIGHTY-SIX

    Fruits Basket The Final Season

    Kageki Shojo!!

    ODDTAXI

    To Your Eternity

    WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    Best Romance

    BEASTARS

    Fruits Basket The Final Season

    Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro

    Horimiya

    Komi Can't Communicate

    The Duke of Death and His Maid

    Best Fantasy

    Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Cour 1)

    Ranking of Kings

    That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Season 2)

    The Case Study of Vanitas

    To Your Eternity

    WONDER EGG PRIORITY

    Best Film

    BELLE

    Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

    Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

    Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

    Shirobako the Movie

    Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop

    International Voice Actors

    Best VA Performance (Spanish)

    José Vilchis – Spike Spiegel – Cowboy Bebop

    Irwin Daayán – Rengoku – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

    Victor Ugarte – Shinji Ikari – Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

    José Gilberto Vilchis – Satoru Gojo – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Jessica Ángeles – Kaguya Shinomiya – Kaguya-sama: Love is War

    Romina Marroquín – Kumoko – So I'm a Spider, So What?

    Best VA Performance (German)

    Torsten Münchow – The Count of Monte Chirsto – The Count of Monte Chirsto

    Florian Knorn – Tai Yagami – Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna

    Rieke Werner – Sakura Matou – Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] THE MOVIE III. spring song

    Marios Gavrilis – Dio Brando – Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood

    René Dawn-Claude – Satoru Gojo – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Tommy Morgenstern – Galo – Promare

    Best VA Performance (French)

    Enzo Ratsito – Tanjiro Kamado – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

    Mark Lesser – Satoru Gojo – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Brieuc Lemaire – Vanitas – The Case Study of Vanitas

    Alexis Thomassian – Ombre – Ranking of Kings

    Nancy Philippot – Raphtalia – The Rising of the Shield Hero

    Olivier Premel – Takemichi Hanagaki – Tokyo Revengers

    Best VA Performance (Portuguese)

    Hannah Buttel – Vladilena Milizé – 86 EIGHTY-SIX

    Amanda Brigido – Nobara Kugisaki – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Leo Rabelo – Satoru Gojo – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)

    Carol Valença – Monkey D. Luffy – One Piece

    Luísa Viotti – Echidna – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2

    Luiz Sergio Vieira – Takemichi Hanagaki – Tokyo Revengers

    Best VA Performance (Castilian)

    Marcel Navarro – Tanjiro Kamado – Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

    Bianca Rada – Tai Yagami – Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna

    Albert Trifol Segarra – Shinji Ikari – Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

    Adelaida López – Usagi Tsukino – Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie

    Blanca Hualde (Neri) – Brunhilde – Record of Ragnarok

    Marc Zanni – Tatsu – The Way of the Househusband

    Best VA Performance (Russian)

    Vlad Tokarev (Влад Токарев) – Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1

    Islam Gandzhaev (Ислам Ганджаев) – Tanjiro Kamado – Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

    Olga Matskevich (Ольга Мацкевич) – Mire Yoshizuki – Looking For Magical DoReMi

    Polina Rtischeva (Полина Ртищева) – Monkey D. Luffy – One Piece

Source: Official Press Release


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