Summer 2023 Anime Awards: All the Winners

In case you missed any of our Summer 2023 Anime Awards winners or results, here’s a compilation featuring the most important rankings.

Best Summer 2023 Anime of the Season Award

Bungo Stray Dogs 5 took the top, followed by BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War -The Separation- and Mushoku Tensei Season 2. The best new anime was Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. You can see the full results, or the featured winner graphics below.

Winner: Bungo Stray Dogs

Runner-Up: BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War

Best New Anime (Non-Sequel): Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Top 10 Anime:

Best Summer 2023 Boy of the Season Award

Satoru Gojo from JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 was voted the Best Boy for the season, with Osamu Dazai from Bungo Stray Dogs 5 and Rudeus Greyrat from Mushoku Tensei Season 2 behind him. Check the full ranking or the featured winner graphics below.

Winner: Satoru Gojo | JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2

Runner-Up: Mamoru Miyano | Bungo Stray Dogs 5

Top 10 Best Boys:

Best Summer 2023 Girl of the Season Award

Sylphiette from Mushoku Tensei Season 2 took the title of Best Girl of the season, with Aya Koda from Bungo Stray Dogs 5 and Rukia Kuchiki from BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War -The Separation- behind her. Check the full ranking or the featured winner graphics below.

Winner: Sylphiette | Mushoku Tensei Season 2

Runner-Up: Aya Koda | Bungo Stray Dogs 5

Top 10 Best Girls:

Best Summer 2023 Anime Opening Theme Songs

Fans voted “Ao no Sumika” by Tatsuya Kitani from JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 as the best opening theme song of Summer 2023. The runner-up is “Tetsu no Ori” by Granrodeo from Bungo Stray Dogs 5. Check the full ranking or the top 10 featured graphic below:

Top 10 Anime Opening Songs:

Best Summer 2023 Anime Ending Theme Songs

“Kiseki” by Luck Life from the Bungo Stray Dogs 5 anime was voted as the best Summer 2023 ending theme, with the runner-up award winner being “Akari” by Soushi Sakiyama from JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2. The other JJK ending “more than words” by Hitsujibungaku ranked third. See the full ranking or the top 10 featured graphic below.

Top 10 Anime Ending Songs:

Best Summer 2023 Male Seiyuu Award

Mamoru Miyano was voted as the best male seiyuu of the Summer 2023 season, with two of his most notable roles being Osamu Dazai from Bungo Stray Dogs 5 and Arsene Lupin from Undead Girl Murder Farce. The runner-up is Takehito Koyasu, who also had a role in Bungo Stray Dogs 5 (Nikolai Gogol), and he also voices Toji Fushiguro in JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2. Check the full ranking or the featured winner graphics below:

Winner: Mamoru Miyano

Runner-Up: Takehito Koyasu

Top 10 Male Seiyuu:

Best Summer 2023 Female Seiyuu Award

Ai Kayano was voted the best female seiyuu of the Summer 2023 anime season, with her two most notable roles being Sylphiette in Mushoku Tensei Season 2 and Kyoko’s mom Yuriko Hori in Horimiya: The Missing Pieces. The runner-up was Reina Ueda, who voiced Miyo Saimori in My Happy Marriage and princess Ariel in Mushoku Tensei Season 2. Check the full ranking or the featured winner graphics below:

Winner: Ai Kayano

Runner-Up: Reina Ueda

Top 10 Female Seiyuu:

Best Fantasy

JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 was voted the best fantasy anime, followed by Mushoku Tensei Season 2 as the runner-up.

Winner: JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2

Runner-Up: Mushoku Tensei Season 2

Best Action

JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 was voted the best action anime as well, and the runner-up was Bungo Stray Dogs 5.

Winner: JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2

Runner-Up: Bungo Stray Dogs 5

Best Romance

My Happy Marriage was voted the best romance anime after Miyo and Kiyoka had a lot of development, and the runner-up was Horimiya: The Missing Pieces.

Winner: My Happy Marriage

Runner-Up: Horimiya; The Missing Pieces

Best Comedy

Despite its delays, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead was still a fun ride and it was voted the Best Comedy of Summer 2023. The runner-up was again Horimiya; The Missing Pieces.

Winner: Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Runner-Up: Horimiya: The Missing Pieces

Best Adaptation

Bungo Stray Dogs 5 was voted as the best Summer 2023 adaptation, with JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 as the runner-up.

Winner: Bungo Stray Dogs 5

Runner-Up: JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2

Best Drama

The second win for My Happy Marriage was the Best Drama award, while Mushoku Tensei Season 2 was voted as the runner-up.

Winner: My Happy Marriage

Runner-Up: Mushoku Tensei Season 2

Best Animation

JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 had another win, and it was voted as the Best Animation. Studio MAPPA is in charge of the animation, while the runner-up was Bungo Stray Dogs 5 by studio BONES.

Winner: JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2

Runner-Up: Bungo Stray Dogs 5

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And that’s it from our Summer 2023 Anime Awards winners! Did your favorites get any awards? Let us know and feel free to vote for our ongoing weekly Fall 2023 anime ranking (heading into the third week)!

Featured images:
Bungo Stray Dogs © Kafka Asagiri, Harukawa35/KADOKAWA/Bungo Stray Dogs Production Committee
JUJUTSU KAISEN © Gege Akutami/Shueisha/JUJUTSU KAISEN Project
My Happy Marriage © Akumi Agitogi, Tsukiho Tsukioka/KADOKAWA/My Happy Ｍarriage Partners
Mushoku Tensei © Rifujin na Magonote/MF Books/”Mushoku Tensei” Production Committee
Horimiya; The Missing Pieces ©HERO, Daisuke Hagiwara/SQUARE ENIX, “Horimiya: The Missing Pieces” Project
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War © TITE KUBO / SHUEISHA, TV TOKYO, dentsu, Pierrot
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead © Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata, Shogakukan / Zom100 Project