The winners of the Newtype Anime Awards 2022-2023 are here, with Bocchi the Rock and Sword Art Online winning big. The award event was held on October 28 and it covered all anime titles that aired between June 2022 and July 2023. There were a total of 13 categories so without any further ado, let’s take a look at the winners for each.
Best TV/Web Anime
- Bocchi the Rock!
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc
- Lycoris Recoil
- Uma Musume: Pretty Derby – ROAD TO THE TOP
- Skip and Loafer
- BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Arc
- Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
- Mob Psycho 100 III
- Heavenly Delusion
Best Anime Movie
- Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive Scherzo of Deep Night
- Suzume
- THE FIRST SLAM DUNK
- Yuru Camp
- Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond
- Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends
- PSYCHO-PASS PROVIDENCE
- Gridman Universe
- Rascal Doesn’t Dream of a Sister Venturing Out
Best Screenplay
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury – Ichiro Okouchi
- Heavenly Delusion – Makoto Fukami
- Uma Musume: Pretty Derby – ROAD TO THE TOP – Kobari Tetsuya
Best Director
- Keiichiro Saito (Bocchi the Rock!)
- Liao Chengzhii (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby – ROAD TO THE TOP)
- Chief Director: Yuzuru Tachikawa/Director: Takahiro Hasui (Mob Psycho 100 III)
- Masayuki Kojima (Made In Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun)
- Hiroshi Kobayashi (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)
- Hirotaka Mori (Tengoku Daimakyo)
- Shingo Adachi (Lycoris Recoil)
- Kotomi Deai (Skip and Loafer)
- Ayako Kono (Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive Scherzo of Deep Night)
- Naoyoshi Shiotani (PSYCHO-PASS PROVIDENCE)
Best Character Design
- Mogmo (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)
- Kerorira (Bocchi the Rock!)
- Jun Yamazaki (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby – ROAD TO THE TOP)
Best Studio
- Production I.G
- Cygames Pictures
- 3rd place: ufotable
- Space Neko Company/Kamikaze Douga
- David Production
Best Prop/Mecha Design
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury
- Bocchi the Rock!
- Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
- Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive Scherzo of Deep Night
- Gridman Universe
Best Soundtrack
- Takashi Omama (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury)
- Kevin Penkin (Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun)
- Tomoki Kikuya (Bocchi the Rock!)
- Akira Yamaoka (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)
- Yuki Kajiura (Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive Scherzo of Deep Night)
Best Theme Song
- “Seishun Complex” Kessoku Band (Bocchi the Rock! OP)
- “Idol” YOASOBI (Oshi no Ko OP)
- “Blessing “Shukufuku” YOASOBI (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury OP)
- “Endless Embrace” Myth & Roid (Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun ED)
- “Hana no To” Sayuri (Lycoris Recoil ED)
- “Katachi” by Riko Azuna Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun ED OP)
- “Red:birthmark” Aina the End (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury ED)
- “Kizuna no Kiseki”/” MAN WITH A MISSION×milet (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc OP)
- “SOUVENIR” BUMP OF CHICKEN (SPY×FAMILY OP)
- “Karakara” Kessoku Band (Bocchi the Rock! ED)
Best Seiyuu
In previous years, the Best Seiyuu award was divided into two categories: male and female. This time, the voting was mixed and it just so happened that the top winners were all women.
- LYNN
- Kana Ichinose
- Rie Takahashi
Best Male Character
- Kirito (Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive Scherzo of Deep Night)
- Loid Forger (SPY x FAMILY)
- Muichiro Tokito (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc)
- Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc)
- Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc)
- Aki Hayakawa (Chainsaw Man)
- Guel Jeturk (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)
Best Female Character
- Suletta Mercury (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)
- Miorine Rembran (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)
- Hitori Goto (Bocchi the Rock!)
- Asuna (Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Scherzo of the Deep Night)
- Ai (OSHI NO KO)
- Nijika Ijichi (Bocchi the Rock!)
- Mitsuri Kanroji (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc)
- Yor Forger (SPY×FAMILY)
- Ruby (OSHI NO KO)
- Ai Haibara (Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine)
Best Mascot
- Hots (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)
- Haro (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)
- Nanachi (Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun)
- Anya Forger (SPY×FAMILY)
- Pochita (Chainsaw Man)
Last year’s winners’ list for Newtype Anime Awards looked like this
- Character Design: Kento Toya/Original Design: abec (Sword Art Online – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night)
- Best Male Character: Kirito ((Sword Art Online – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night))
- Best Female Character: Asuna (Sword Art Online – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night)
- Best Mascot Character: Anya Forger (Spy x Family)
- Best Voice Actor: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
- Best Voice Actress: Aoi Koga
- Best Prop/Mecha Design: TIGER & BUNNY 2
- Best Soundtrack: Yuki Kajiura (Sword Art Online – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night)
- Best Theme Song: “Yuke” LiSA (Sword Art Online – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night)
- Best Studio: A-1 Pictures
- Best Director: Haruo Sotozaki (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 2)
- Best Screenplay: Yasuhiro Nakanishi (Kaguya-sama: Love is War – Ultra Romantic)
- Best Movie: Sword Art Online – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night
- Best TV/Web Anime: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 2
The voting for Newtype Anime Awards 2022-2023 was open until August 31 of this year. The awards were first held in 2011, when Puella Magi Madoka Magica won the Best Anime Award and Macross Frontier the Movie: The Wings of Goodbye won the Best Movie. Newtype is Kadokawa’s monthly magazine, which focuses mainly on anime content, but also covers other parts of otaku culture – manga, video games, seiyuu, and more.
Source: Gigazine
