Crunchyroll Pronounces 2023 Anime Awards Winners

On Saturday, Crunchyroll held its 2023 Anime Awards ceremony. The occasion honored the very best anime reveals, movies, and performances of 2022 and for the coveted Anime of the Yr award, Studio Set off’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners took house the gold.

The one-season anime, which was such successful that it boosted the gross sales and player count of the Cyberpunk 2077 recreation, additionally gained the Finest Voice Performing nomination for protagonist David Martinez, as performed by Zach Aguilar.

Different winners through the awards present embody Assault on Titan: The Ultimate Season Half 2 (together with Finest Drama and Finest Opening), Spy x Household (Finest Comedy, Finest New Present), and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (Finest Movie). You may see the complete record of winners down beneath.

Crunchyroll additionally introduced a brand new initiative with Sony Music to convey music to its platform. As of right this moment, subscribers can take heed to tune from artists similar to Aimer, LiSA, and Asian Kung-Fu Technology. The app now options 100 full-length reside live shows and three,200 music movies, with further curation options to be added sooner or later.

“We all know that anime and music have at all times been intrinsically related artwork varieties,” mentioned Crunchyroll’s chief content material officer Asa Suehira. “From the early years of anime, music artists have labored intently with the anime producers to write down lyrics and meaningfully combine the music into the story. Crunchyroll desires to duplicate that very same synergy for our followers.”

• Anime of the Yr – Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Finest Motion – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Leisure District Arc
• Finest Animation – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Leisure District Arc
• Finest Anime Tune – “The Rumbling,” SiM, Assault on Titan Ultimate Season Half 2
• Finest Character Design – Akira Matsushima, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Leisure District Arc
• Finest Comedy – SPY x FAMILY
• Finest Persevering with Collection – ONE PIECE
• Finest Director – Haruo Sotozaki, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Leisure District Arc
• Finest Drama – Assault on Titan Ultimate Season Half 2
• Finest Ending Sequence – “Comedy,” Gen Hoshino, SPY x FAMILY
• Finest Fantasy – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Leisure District Arc
• Finest Movie – JUJUTSU KAISEN 0
• Finest Primary Character – Eren Jaeger, Assault on Titan Ultimate Season Half 2
• Finest New Collection – SPY x FAMILY
• Finest Opening Sequence – “The Rumbling,” SiM, Assault on Titan Ultimate Season Half 2
• Finest Unique Anime – Lycoris Recoil
• Finest Romance – Kaguya-sama: Love Is Battle -Extremely Romantic-
• Finest Rating – KOHTA YAMAMOTO and HIROYUKI SAWANO, Assault on Titan Ultimate Season Half 2
• Finest Supporting Character – Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
• Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (English) – Zach Aguilar, David Martinez, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Japanese) – Yuki Kaji, Eren Jaeger, Assault on Titan Ultimate Season Half 2
• Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Arabic) – Amal Hawija, Gon Freecss, Hunter x Hunter
• Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Castilian) – Jaime Pérez de Sevilla, Yuta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0
• Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (French) – Brigitte Lecordier, Bojji, Rating of Kings
• Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (German) – Nicolás Artajo, Yuta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0
• Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Italian) – Elisa Giorgio, Maki Zen’in, JUJUTSU KAISEN (Cour 1)
• Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Portuguese) – Nina Carvalho, Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
• Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Spanish) – Alejandro Orozco, Gyutaro, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Leisure District Arc
• “Should Defend At All Prices” Character – Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY

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