Voting has officially opened for the third annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards, presented by Capcom’s Devil May Cry 5. The awards honor the year’s best animation output from Japan, with 15 dedicated categories to spotlight fans’ favorite series, characters and on screen moments and more. New awards introduced this year include Best Director, Best Character Design, Best Fight Scene (presented by Capcom) and Best Performance by a Voice Actor, both in Japanese and English.
The most-nominated series this year was Megalobox with eight nods. My Hero Academia returns to the nominations list for the second year in a row with two, having been nominated in eight categories in 2018 including Anime of the Year.
The organizers are also running a contest for fans concurrent with the vote — users who log in to their Crunchyroll account and vote in all the categories will be entered to win a one-year subscription to Crunchyroll Premium. There are 10 chances to win, so be sure to cast your vote and share your picks on social media using #AnimeAwards!
Online fan voting is open now!
The 2019 Crunchyroll Anime Awards nominees are:
Anime of the Year
A Place Further Than the Universe
Devilman Crybaby
Megalobox
Violet Evergarden
Hinamatsuri
Zombie Land Saga
Best Animation
Violet Evergarden
Devilman Crybaby
Megalobox
A Place Further Than the Universe
Bloom into You
My Hero Academia Season 3
Best Opening Sequence
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Darling in the Franxx
Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler
Pop Team Epic
Aggretsuko
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
Best Ending Sequence
Megalobox
Attack on Titan Season 3
After the Rain
FLCL Alternative
Revue Starlight
FLCL Progressive
Best Film
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Mirai of the Future
Liz and the Blue Bird
Mazinger Z: Infinity Fireworks
Best Character Design
Violet Evergarden
Devilman Crybaby
Zombie Land Saga
Megalobox
Aggretsuko
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
Best Boy
Kotaro Tatsumi
Honda-san
Izuku Midoriya
Sakuta Azusagawa
Katsuki Bakugo
Joe
Best Girl
Anzu
Hinata Miyake
Lily Hoshikawa
Asirpa
Shirase Kobuchizawa
Mai Sakurajima
Best VA Performance (JP)
Mamoru Miyano
Soma Saito
Megumi Han
Nao Toyama
Rareko
Reina Ueda
Best VA Performance (EN)
Kari Wahlgren
Christopher Sabat
Erica Mendez
David Wald
Clifford Chapin
Erika Harlacher
Best Director
Masaaki Yuasa
Atsuko Ishizuka
You Moriyama
Yohei Suzuki
Taichi Ishidate
Hiroko Utsumi
Best Protagonist
Retsuko
Yumeko Jabami
Joe
Violet Evergarden
Rimuru Tempest
Sakuta Azusagawa
Best Antagonist
Ryo Asuka
Akane Shinjo
All for One
Yuri
Tokushiro Tsurumi
Momonga
Best Fight Scene Presented by Capcom
Hina vs Anzu
All for One vs All Might
Naruto & Sasuke vs Momoshiki
Jiren vs Goku
Yami vs Licht
Satan vs Devilman
Best Continuing Series Presented by VRV
The Ancient Magus’ Bride
Dragon Ball Super
Black Clover M
arch comes in like a lion
One Piece
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
