Crunchyroll announced the winners for its sixth annual Anime Awards for 2021. Attack on Titan: Final Season Part 1 won big by winning the Anime of the Year title, along with Best Antagonist (Eren), Best VA Performance (Japanese), and Best Opening Sequence.
Winners of Crunchyroll Anime Awards were chosen by global anime fans and a committee of international judges, and the full list can be found below:
- Anime of the Year – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
- Best Boy – Bojji – Ranking of Kings
- Best Girl – Nobara Kugisaki – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
- Best Protagonist – Odokawa – ODDTAXI
- Best Antagonist – Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
- Best Fight Scene – Yuji Itadori & Aoi Todo VS Hanami – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
- Best Director – Baku Kinoshita – ODDTAXI
- Best Animation – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
- Best Character Design – Tadashi Hiramatsu – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
- Best Score – Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
- Best Opening Sequence (OP) – Boku no sensou by Shinsei Kamattechan – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1 (Storyboard and Direction: Yuichiro Hayashi)
- Best Ending Sequence (ED) – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
- Best Action – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
- Best Comedy – Komi Can’t Communicate
- Best Drama – To Your Eternity
- Best Fantasy – That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2
- Best Romance – Horimiya
- Best Film – Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
- Best VA Performance (Japanese) – Yuki Kaji – Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
- Best VA Performance (English) – David Wald – Ainosuke Shindo/”ADAM” – SK8 The Infinity
- Best VA Performance – (German) – René Dawn-Claude – Satoru Gojo – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
- Best VA Performance – (French) – Enzo Ratsito – Tanjiro Kamado – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
- Best VA Performance – (Portuguese) – Léo Rabelo – Satoru Gojo – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
- Best VA Performance – (Castilian) – Marcel Navarro – Tanjiro Kamado – Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
- Best VA Performance – (Spanish) – Irwin Daayán – Rengoku – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Best VA Performance – (Russian) – Islam Gandzhaev (Ислам Ганджаев) – Tanjiro Kamado – Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
According to Crunchyroll’s statement, nearly 17 million votes were cast this year. Countries and territories with the highest engagement were Brazil, France, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States in alphabetical order. India was also included in the top 10 countries for the first time, with votes from Argentina, Canada, Chile, and Germany.
The nominations were announced last month, and the first thing many fans noticed was the fact that Eren Yeager was nominated in both Best Antagonist and Best Protagonist categories.
Source: Press Release
Featured image: ©Hajime Isayama, Kodansha/”ATTACK ON TITAN” The Final Season Production Committee
