Anime Awards 2023: Meet the winners and nominees

Anime Awards 2023

Welcome all anime and manga lovers! Today, in this article we will talk about the Anime Awards 2023, one of the most important events in the world of anime and manga.

This year, the awards ceremony brings many surprises, from new categories to impressive nominees that promise to make history.

In this article, we will show you the winners and nominees of each category, so you won't miss a single detail of this exciting event, so get ready to meet the best of anime and manga of 2022 at the Anime Awards 2023!

The great anime ceremony

On March 4, Crunchyroll held the seventh annual Anime Awards live from the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan.

The goal of this event is to bring together fans from around the world to celebrate the most outstanding series, artists and characters in the anime industry over the past year.

For this ceremony, more than 50 anime, both series and movies, were nominated. These were made by more than thirty studios and, in turn, were transmitted by more than 8 online streaming platforms.

By the way, those productions that were released after the fall 2022 season will be nominated for the next awards. That is, they will be nominated for the awards that will be held in 2024.

List of nominees and winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2023

Meet the nominees and winners of each category of this award. In addition, we leave you a brief review of the winning anime and even the video of the winning songs:

Anime of the year

• Attack on Titan Final Season: Part 2
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• Lycoris Recoil
• Ranking of Kings: Part 2
• SPY x FAMILY
• WINNER Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners tells the story of two young people seeking change in a ruthless and dangerous city, where technology and corruption are the order of the day. With their skills and an ill-defined but just cause, Lucy and David seek to regain control of their lives and become the protagonists of their own destiny.

Best original anime

• Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story-.
• Healer Girl
• The Orbital Children
• Vampire in the Garden
• Yurei Deco
• WINNER Lycoris Recoil

LycoReco is a coffee shop located in the heart of Tokyo that offers a traditional Japanese atmosphere as well as a delicious variety of coffee and sweets. However, LycoReco is not only a coffee shop, but also offers unique services to help its customers with any kind of problem they may have.

From quick, short-distance deliveries to pick-ups and drop-offs in the lonely streets of Tokyo at night, LycoReco is here to help at all times. Even if the problem involves zombies or giant monsters, the LycoReco team is ready to solve any difficult situation. No problem is too big or too small for this local, and they are always ready to help.

Best character design

• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean
• My Dress-Up Darling
• Ranking of Kings: Part 2
• SPY x FAMILY
• WINNER Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

After completing the dangerous Infinity Train mission, Tanjiro and his team return to the safety of the Butterfly Mansion. After recovering from their injuries, they are ready to embark on their next adventure.

However, before they can leave, they are surprised by the unexpected appearance of a kidnapper. What is even more surprising is that the kidnapper turns out to be the Tengen Pillar Uzui, one of the most powerful warriors in the fight against demons.

Now, Tanjiro and his team must discover what has led the Pillar to become a kidnapper and how they can stop him before it is too late. The situation is dangerous and full of uncertainty, but Tanjiro and his team are willing to do whatever it takes to resolve this crisis and protect those in danger.

Best Animation

• Akebi's Sailor Uniform
• Attack on Titan Final Season: Part 2
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Ranking of Kings: Part 2
• SPY x FAMILY
• WINNER Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

Best new series

• Call of the Night
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Lycoris Recoil
• My Dress-Up Darling
• Ya Boy Kongming!
• WINNER SPY x FAMILY

The Forger family, the protagonists of the manga SPY×FAMILY, appears to be a perfect family at first glance. Loid, the father, is a respected and elegant psychiatrist, while Yor, the mother, is loving and sweet, and has taken care of her brother since she was a little girl. In addition, they have a young daughter, Anya, who is mischievous but charming.

However, the truth is that this family is not what it seems, as they all hide dangerous secrets. Yor is an assassin for hire, Anya is an esper with the ability to read minds, and Loid is a spy known as Twilight. The Forger family is actually a cover for their secret activities, which means they are in constant danger.

Despite these dark details, this family remains close and loyal to each other, working together to keep their secrets safe and complete their missions. Although their lives are complicated and dangerous, they remain an ideal family in many ways.

Best ongoing series

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

One Piece tells the story of Monkey D. Luffy, a young man inspired by his pirate friend Shanks, who begins a journey in pursuit of his dream of becoming the King of Pirates.

To do so, he must find the legendary One Piece treasure left behind by the former pirate king, Gol D. Roger.

In his adventure, Luffy joins a diverse group of companions, each with unique abilities and a fascinating personal history. Together, they navigate dangerous seas, battle other pirates and enemies, and explore exotic locations in search of clues that will lead them closer to their goal.

Best romantic anime

• Call of the Night
• Komi Can't Communicate: Part 2
• Love After World Domination
• My Dress-Up Darling
• Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie
• WINNER Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-.

Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya are model students at Shuchiin Academy, both leaders of the student council and admired for their intelligence and skills.

Although they are not officially in a relationship, they all think they make a perfect couple, and begin to fall in love as they compete to get the other to confess first.

Despite their feelings, their pride and strategies prevent them from expressing how they feel, leading to a fun and passionate romantic struggle to see who will confess first and win the "honor" of victory."

Best Film

• Bubbles
• Dragon Ball Super: Superhero
• Inu-Oh
• One Piece Film Red
• The deer king
• WINNER Jujutsu Kaisen 0

Yuta Okkotsu is an anxious high school boy who faces a big problem: his friend Rika has become a Curse and won't leave him alone. However, Rika is no ordinary Curse, so he catches the attention of Satoru Gojo, a teacher at the "Jujutsu" Institute, where exorcists learn to fight Curse.

Gojo persuades Yuta to join the academy and learn to control his Curse-turned-friend. Will Yuta be able to learn to control the Curse that torments him? This is the thrilling prequel to the "Jujutsu Kaisen" anime series that follows Yuta's story as he struggles to control the power that consumes him and discovers the world of exorcists and the Curse.

Best opening

• "Chikichiki Banban" by QUEENDOM - Ya Boy Kongming!
• "Mixed Nuts" by Official HIGE DANdism - SPY x FAMILY
• "Naked Hero" by Vaundy - Ranking of Kings: Part 2
• "This Fffire" by Franz Ferdin - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• "Zankyousanka" by Aimer - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• WINNER "The Rumbling" by SiM - Attack on Titan Final Season: Part 2

Source: Crunchyroll en Español channel on YouTube.

Best ending

• "Akuma no Ko" by Ai Higuchi - Attack on Titan Final Season: Part 2
• "My Heart Has Surrendered" by Airi Suzuki - Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-.
• "Koi no yukue" by Akari Akase - My Dress-Up Darling
• "Koshaberibiyori" by FantasticYouth - Komi Can't Communicate: Part 2
• "Yofukashino Uta" by Creepy Nuts - Call of the Night
• WINNER "Comedy" by Gen Hoshino - SPY x FAMILY 

Source: Ericksenpai Anime channel on YouTube.

Best Soundtrack

• 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!
• WINNER Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

Source: Samuel Kim Music channel on YouTube.

Best anime song

• "Chikichiki Banban" by QUEENDOM - Ya Boy Kongming!
• "Comedy" by Gen Hoshino - SPY x FAMILY
• "My Nonfiction" by Makoto Furukawa and 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-
• WINNER "The Rumbling" by SiM - Attack on Titan Final Season: Part 2

Source: canal Crunchyroll on YouTube.

Best Director

• Hiroyuki Imaishi - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Kazuhiro Furuhashi - SPY x FAMILY
• Shingo Adachi - Lycoris Recoil
• Yosuke Hatta - Ranking of Kings: Part 2
• Yuichiro Hayashi - Attack on Titan Final Season: Part 2
• WINNER Haruo Sotozaki - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

Best Main Character

• Bojji - Ranking of Kings: Part 2
• Chisato Nishikigi - Lycoris Recoil
• David Martinez - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Loid Forger - SPY x FAMILY
• Marin Kitagawa - My Dress-Up Darling
• WINNER Eren Jaeger - Attack on Titan Final Season: Part 2

Best Supporting Character

• Ai Hayasaka - Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-
• Kage - Ranking of Kings: Part 2
• Rebecca - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Tengen Uzui - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• Yor Forger - SPY x FAMILY
• WINNER Anya Forger - SPY x FAMILY

Character "that we must always protect".

• Bojji - Ranking of Kings: Part 2
• Kage - Ranking of Kings: Part 2
• Komi Shouko - Komi Can't Communicate: Part 2
• Kotaro Sato - Kotaro Lives Alone
• Marin Kitagawa - My Dress-Up Darling
• WINNER Anya Forger - SPY x FAMILY

Best action anime

• Attack on Titan Final Season: Part 2
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean
• Lycoris Recoil
• SPY x FAMILY
• WINNER Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

Best comedy anime

• Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-.
• Kotaro lives alone
• My Dress-Up Darling
• My uncle is from another world
• Ya Boy Kongming!
• WINNER SPY x FAMILY

Best drama anime

• 86 Eighty-Six: Part 2
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Dance Dance Danseur
• Kotaro lives alone
• Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
• WINNER Attack on Titan Final Season: Part 2

Best fantasy anime

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

Best voice acting (Japan)

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

Best voice acting (Latin America)

• Diana Castañeda as Chisato Nishikigi - Lycoris Recoil
• Elizabeth Infante as Chika Fujiwara - Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-
• Erika Langarica as Marin Kitagawa - My Dress-Up Darling
• Miguel de Leon as Loid Forger - SPY x FAMILY
• Victor Hugo Aguilar as Ains Ooal Gown - Overlord IV
• WINNER Alejandro Orozco as Gyutaro - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

Best voice acting (Spain)

• Alejandro Albaiceta as Gohan - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
• Lourdes Fabrés as Jolyne - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean
• Marc Gómez as Daida - Ranking of Kings: Part 1
• Masumi Mutsuda as Yatora Yaguchi - Blue Period
• Mónica Padrós as Hiling - Ranking of Kings: Part 1
• WINNER Jaime Pérez de Sevilla as Yuta Okkotsu - Jujutsu Kaisen 0

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