Fans can now vote for their favourite anime with the fourth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards, which celebrate Japan’s best anime series. The winners will be revealed during the Anime Awards show on February 15th 2020.
The show is hosted by WWE superstar and anime fan Xavier Woods alongside industry icon George Wada, who produced Attack on Titan, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress and The Ancient Magus’ Bride. He also founded Wit Studio.
Other presenters include Gibi, SungWon Cho, Cole Gallian, Miranda Sanchez, Tristan Gallant, Mark Phillips, Geoffrey Thew, Kiera Please and Connor Colquhoun.
Voting opens today January 10th and runs until Friday, January 17th and fans can vote on the Anime Awards 2020 website.
The nominees are:
Anime of the Year
- Carole & Tuesday
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Mob Psycho 100 II
- O Maidens in Your Savage Season
- The Promised Neverland
- Vinland Saga
Best Protagonist
- Emma, The Promised Neverland
- Hyakkimaru, Dororo
- Saitama, One-Punch Man Season 2
- Senku Ishigami, Dr. STONE
- Tanjiro Kamado, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Tohru Honda, Fruits Basket
Best Antagonist
- Ai Magase, BABYLON
- Angela, Carole & Tuesday
- Askeladd, Vinland Saga
- Garou, One-Punch Man Season 2
- Isabella, The Promised Neverland
- Overhaul, My Hero Academia Season 4
Best Boy
- Bruno Bucciarati, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
- Hyakkimaru, Dororo
- Kanata Hoshijima, ASTRA LOST IN SPACE
- Naruzou Machio, How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
- Shigeo “Mob” Kageyama, Mob Psycho 100 II
- Tanjiro Kamado, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Best Girl
- Carole, Carole & Tuesday
- Chika Fujiwara, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR
- Emma, The Promised Neverland
- Kohaku, Dr. STONE
- Nezuko Kamado, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Raphtalia, The Rising of the Shield Hero
Best Director
- Tetsuro Araki, Attack on Titan Season 3
- Kiyotaka Suzuki, BABYLON
- Shinichiro Watanabe & Motonobu Hori, Carole & Tuesday
- Yuzuru Tachikawa, Mob Psycho 100 II
- Kunihiko Ikuhara, Sarazanmai
- Shuhei Yabuta, Vinland Saga
Best Animation
- Attack on Titan Season 3
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
- Mob Psycho 100 II
- Sarazanmai
- Vinland Saga
Best Character Design
- Tsunenori Saito, Original Character Design by Eisaku Kubonouchi, Carole & Tuesday
- Satoshi Iwataki, Original Character Design by Hiroyuki Asada, Dororo
- Yuko Iwasa, Dr. STONE
- Yuko Yahiro, Original Character Design by Aka Akasaka, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR
- Kayoko Ishikawa, Original Character Design by Miggy, Sarazanmai
- Takahiko Abiru, Original Character Design by Makoto Yukimura, Vinland Saga
Best Score
- Hiroyuki Sawano, Attack on Titan Season 3
- Mocky, Carole & Tuesday
- Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Tatsuya Kato, Hiroaki Tsutsumi, and YUKI KANESAKA, Dr. STONE
- Yugo Kanno, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
- Kevin Penkin, The Rising of the Shield Hero
Best Fight Scene
- Emperor Crimson vs. Metallic, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
- Levi vs. Beast Titan, Attack on Titan Season 3
- Mob vs. Toichiro, Mob Psycho 100 II
- Tanjiro & Nezuko vs. Rui, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Thorfinn vs. Thorkell, Vinland Saga
- Ushiwakamaru vs. Tiamat, Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
Best Couple
- Baki Hanma & Kozue Matsumoto, Baki
- Kaguya Shinomiya & Miyuki Shirogane, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR
- Mafuyu Sato & Ritsuka Uenoyama, given
- Reo & Mabu, Sarazanmai
- Rika Zonazaki & Shun Amagi, O Maidens in Your Savage Season
- Ymir & Historia, Attack on Titan Season 3
Best VA Performance (JP)
- Mamoru Miyano as Reo Niiboshi, Sarazanmai
- Saori Hayami as Shinobu Kocho, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Yuichi Nakamura as Bruno Bucciarati, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
- Yukino Satsuki as Ai Magase, BABYLON
- Yuuko Kaida as Isabella, The Promised Neverland
- Yusuke Kobayashi as Senku, Dr. STONE
Best VA Performance (EN)
- Kyle McCarley as Shigeo “Mob” Kageyama, Mob Psycho 100 II
- Laura Bailey as Tohru Honda, Fruits Basket
- Erica Mendez as Retsuko, Aggretsuko Season 2
- Billy Kametz as Naofumi, The Rising of the Shield Hero
- Faye Mata as Aqua, KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!
- Casey Mongillo as Shinji, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Best Comedy
- Aggretsuko Season 2
- How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift?
- Isekai Quartet
- KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR
- My Roommate is a Cat
- Sarazanmai
Best Fantasy
- Ascendance of a Bookworm
- ASTRA LOST IN SPACE
- Attack on Titan Season 3
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Sarazanmai
- The Promised Neverland
Best Drama
- BABYLON
- Carole & Tuesday
- Fruits Basket
- Stars Align
- The Promised Neverland
- Vinland Saga
Best Opening Sequence
- ♪ Kiss Me by Nai Br.XX & Celeina Ann, Carole & Tuesday
- Animation Director – Bahi JD
- Storyboard Artist – Bahi JD
- ♪ Kawaki wo Ameku by Minami, Domestic Girlfriend
- Animation Director / Storyboard – Shota Ihata
- Character Designer – Naomi Ide
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