Here are the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards winners

Netflix Cyberpunk: Edgerunner was named Anime of the Year at the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards(Opens in a new tab). The ceremony took place in Tokyo and celebrated the most popular animes of the past year. The anime streaming service has been hosting the Anime Awards since 2017.

Studio Trigger, known for Kill La Kill and her work Star Wars: Visionsreceived critical acclaim for their adaptation of CD Projekt Red’s action role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077. It also took home the best voice acting (English). Other winners during the awards ceremony include Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 (including Best Drama and Best Opening), Spy x family (Best Comedy, Best New Show) and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (Best movie).

anime of the year

Cyberpunk: Edgerunner
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Attack on Titan final season part 2
Lycoris recoil
Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
SPY x FAMILY

Best Original Anime

Best Anime Character Design

Akira Matsushima, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Atsuko Nozaki, Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
Kazuaki Shimada, SPY x FAMILY
Kazumasa Ishida, My dress up favorite
Masanori Shino, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Yo Yoshinari, Cyberpunk: Edgerunner

Best animation

Akebi’s sailor’s uniform
Attack on Titan final season part 2
Cyberpunk: Edgerunner
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
SPY x FAMILY

Best New Anime Series

call of the night
Cyberpunk: Edgerunner
Lycoris recoil
My dress up favorite
SPY x FAMILY
Ya boy Kongming!

Best Ongoing Anime Series

Attack on Titan final season part 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
Made in Abyss: The golden city of the scorching sun
One piece

Best anime opening sequence

“Chikichiki Banban” by QUEENDOM, Storyboarded and Directed by 10GAUGE, Ya boy Kongming!
“Mixed Nuts” by Official HIGE DANdism, storyboarded and directed by Masashi Ishihama, pPY x FAMILY
“Naked Hero” by Vaundy, storyboard and unit direction by Shingo Yamashita, Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
“The Rumbling” by SiM, storyboarded and directed by Takashi Kojima, Attack on Titan final season part 2
“This Fffire” by Franz Ferdinand, animation direction by Hiroyuki Imaishi, storyboard by Kai Ikarashi, Cyberpunk: Edgerunner
“Zankyosanka” by Aimer, Storyboard by Haruo Sotozaki, Animation Direction by Akira Matsushima, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

Best anime ending sequence

“Akuma no Ko” by AI HIGUCHI, storyboarded and directed by Paraco Shinohara, Attack on Titan final season part 2
“Comedy” by Gen Hoshino, storyboarded and directed by Atsushi Nishigori, SPY x FAMILY
“Koi no yukue” by Akari Akase, storyboarded and directed by Futata, My dress up favorite
“Koshaberibiyori” by FantasticYouth, storyboarded and directed by Kouki Fujimoto, Komi can’t communicate (2nd series)
“My Heart Has Surrendered” by Airi Suzuki, Storyboarded and Directed by Nichika Ono, Animation Directed by Norifumi Kugai, Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
“Yofukashino Uta” from Creepy Nuts, Storyboarded and Directed by Tomoyuki Itamura, Animation Directed by Haruka Sagawa, call of the night

Best Anime Score

(K)NoW_NAME, SPY x FAMILY
Akira Yamaoka, Cyberpunk: Edgerunner
Genki Hikota (Hifumi, Inc.), Ya boy Kongming!
Kevin Penkin, Made in Abyss: The golden city of the scorching sun
Kohta Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Sawano Attack on Titan final season part 2
Yuki Kaijura and Go Shiina Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

Best Anime Film

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) and Chika Fujiwara (CV: Konomi Kohara), Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
“Shall we Dance?” from Reona, SHADOW HOUSE -2. Series-
“New Genesis” by Ado, One piece movie red
“The Rumbling” by SiM, Attack on Titan final season part 2

Best Anime Director

Haruo Sotozaki, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Hiroyuki Imaishi, Cyberpunk: Edgerunner
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 Anime Main Character

bojji, Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
Chisato Nishikigi, Lycoris recoil
David Martinez, Cyberpunk: Edgerunner
Eren Jaeger, Attack on Titan final season part 2
loid forger, SPY x FAMILY
Marin Kitagawa, My dress up favorite

Best Supporting Anime Character

Ai Hayasaka, Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
Kage, Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
Rebecca, Cyberpunk: Edgerunner
Tengen Uzui, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
you counterfeiter, SPY x FAMILY

Best Anime Character “Must protect at all costs”.

Anya ForgerSPY x FAMILY
Bojji, Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
Kage, Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
Kotaro Sato, Kotaro lives alone
Marin Kitagawa, my dress-up favorite
Shoko Komi, Komi Cannot Communicate (2nd Series)

Best Action Anime

Attack on Titan final season part 2
Cyberpunk: Edgerunner
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Lycoris recoil
SPY x FAMILY

Best Comedy Anime

Best Drama Anime

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, 2nd Cour
OVERLORD IV
Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
The Case Study of Vanitas (Course 2)

Best Love 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 favorite
Shikimori is not just a cutie

Best Voice Acting (Japanese)

Atsumi Tanezaki, Anya Forger in SPY x FAMILY
Chika Anzai, Chisato Nishikigi in Lycoris recoil
Fairouz Ai, Jolyne Cujoh in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
Misaki Kuno, Faputa and Irumyuui are there Made in Abyss: The golden city of the scorching sun
Sun Natsuki Hanae, Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Yuki Kaji, Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan final season part 2

Best voice acting (English)

Amanda Lee (AmaLee), Marin Kitagawa in My dress up favorite
Cherami Leigh, Kotaro Sato Kotaro lives alone
Natalie Van Sixtine, Yor Forger in SPY x FAMILY
Sung Won Cho (aka ProZD), Kage in Ranking of Kings (Court 2)
Zach Aguilar, David Martinez in Cyberpunk: Edgerunner
Zeno Robinson, gamma 2 inches Dragon Ball Super: SUPERHERO

You can watch the full awards ceremony on Crunchyroll’s YouTube channel(Opens in a new tab).