CRUNCHYROLL: The Anime Awards Are Here And So Are The Nominees

With the year 2020 taking its final bow, it's time to take a look at some of the entertainment industry's best over the past 12 months. From films to video games, there was a lot of content to occupy the world this past year, and no industry thrived more than anime. 

Since animators and creators were forced to work from home, productions never completely stopped. They were being delayed from time to time, however. Because of the work being done on so many projects, multiple new shows premiered towards the year's latter half. Every new show that was released featured some fantastic animation and voice work and adapted some of the most unique concepts to have been seen in a very long time.

With the year over, Crunchyroll is unveiling the opportunity to vote for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020! With shows like Jujutsu Kaisen, The God of High School, Tonikawa, and more listed as nominees, this could be the most exciting awards year yet! There are many categories to choose from, such as best boy, best couple, and best opening.

A new video has also been released that has announced the reveal and can be seen below. Make sure to cast your vote, and don't forget to mention some of your favorites in the comments below!

Crunchyroll Anime Awards Nominees

Anime of the Year

• APPARE-RANMAN!

• BEASTARS

• Dorohedoro

• Great Pretender

• JUJUTSU KAISEN

• Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

Best Girl

• Abigail Jones - Great Pretender

• Catarina Claes - My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

• Chizuru Mizuhara - Rent-a-Girlfriend

• Kaguya Shinomiya - Kaguya-sama: Love is War?

• Noi - Dorohedoro

• Sayaka Kanamori - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
   

Best Boy

• Anos Voldigoad - The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History's Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants

• Caiman - Dorohedoro

• Khun Aguero Agnes - Tower of God

• Legoshi - BEASTARS

• Satoru Gojo - JUJUTSU KAISEN

• Shoyo Hinata - HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP

Best Protagonist

• Anos Voldigoad - The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History's Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants

• Catarina Claes - My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

• Midori Asakusa - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

• Natsume - DECA-DENCE

• Shoyo Hinata - HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP

• Yuji Itadori - JUJUTSU KAISEN

Best Antagonist

• Akito Soma - Fruits Basket (Season 2)

• Echidna - Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Season 2)

• En - Dorohedoro

• Overhaul - My Hero Academia Season 4

• Rachel - Tower of God

• Ryomen Sukuna - JUJUTSU KAISEN

Best Animation

• BEASTARS

• Great Pretender

• JUJUTSU KAISEN

• Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

• Princess Connect! Re: Dive

• The God of High School

Best Fight Scene

• Bercouli vs. Dark God Vecta - Sword Art Online Alicization: War of the Underworld Part 2

• Brawler vs. Master - Akudama Drive

• Deku vs. Overhaul - My Hero Academia Season 4

• Jin Mori vs. Han Daewi - The God of High School

• Jin Mori vs. Jegal Taek - The God of High School

• Satoru Gojo vs. Ryomen Sukuna - JUJUTSU KAISEN

Best Score

• Alisa Okehazama - The God of High School

• Kensuke Ushio - Japan Sinks: 2020

• Kevin Penkin - Tower of God

• OORUTAICHI - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

• Satoru Kousaki - BEASTARS

• Yutaka Yamada - Great Pretender
   

Best Director

• Hiro Kaburagi - Great Pretender

• Mamoru Hatakeyama - Kaguya-sama: Love is War?

• Masaaki Yuasa - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

• Sunghoo Park - JUJUTSU KAISEN

• Takashi Sano - Tower of God

• Yuzuru Tachikawa - DECA-DENCE

Best Character Design

• Genice Chan and Yuusuke Yoshigaki - BNA: Brand New Animal

• Masashi Kudoh and Miho Tanino, Original story by SIU - Tower of God 

• Mayuka Itou, Original designs by Iro Aida - Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

• Naoyuki Asano, Original designs by Sumito Oowara - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

• Rumiko Takahashi and Yoshihito Hishinuma - Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

• Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and Hirotaka Katou - Great Pretender
   

Best Couple

• Catarina Claes & Maria Campbell - My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

• Chizuru Mizuhara & Kazuya Kinoshita - Rent-a-Girlfriend

• Kaguya Shinomiya & Miyuki Shirogane - Kaguya-sama: Love is War?

• Kotoko Iwanaga & Kuro Sakuragawa - In/Spectre

• Legoshi & Haru - BEASTARS

• Nasa Yuzaki & Tsukasa Yuzaki - TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You

Best VA Performance (JP)

• Megumi Ogata as Hanako - Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

• Mutsumi Tamura as Sayaka Kanamori - Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

• Riho Sugiyama as Minare Koda - Wave, Listen to Me!

• Yuichi Nakamura as Satoru Gojo - JUJUTSU KAISEN

• Yusuke Kobayashi as Natsuki Subaru - Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Season 2)

• Yusuke Onuki as Daisuke Kambe - The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED
   

Best VA Performance (EN)

• Aaron Phillips as Laurent Thierry - Great Pretender

• Anairis Quiñones as Echidna - Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Season 2)

• Crispin Freeman as Ziusudra - Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia

• Johnny Yong Bosch as Bam - Tower of God

• Jonah Scott as Legoshi - BEASTARS

• Zeno Robinson as Hawks - My Hero Academia Season 4

Best Opening Sequence (OP)

• BEASTARS - Wild Side (ALI)

• Great Pretender - G.P. (Yutaka Yamada)

• HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP - PHOENIX (BURNOUT SYNDROMES)

• JUJUTSU KAISEN - KAIKAI KITAN (Eve)

• Kaguya-sama: Love is War? - DADDY! DADDY! DO! feat. Airi Suzuki (Masayuki Suzuki)

• Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! - Easy Breezy (chelmico)

Best Ending Sequence (ED)

• BNA: Brand New Animal - NIGHT RUNNING (Shin Sakura ft AAAMYYY)

• Dorohedoro - D.D.D.D ((K)NoW_NAME)

• Great Pretender - The Great Pretender (Freddie Mercury)

• In/Spectre - LAST DANCE (Mamoru Miyano)

• JUJUTSU KAISEN - LOST IN PARADISE (ALI feat. AKLO)

• The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED  - Welcome My Friend (OKAMOTO'S)
   

Best Fantasy

• Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2

• DECA-DENCE

• Dorohedoro

• Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai

• Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Season 2)

• Tower of God

Best Drama

• BEASTARS

• Fruits Basket (Season 2)

• Great Pretender

• Japan Sinks: 2020

• SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME

• Somali and the Forest Spirit

Best Comedy

• Kaguya-sama: Love is War?

• Kakushigoto

• Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

• My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

• Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle

• The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History's Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants

 

Voting for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020 will be held from January 15th to January 22nd on their official website. The event itself will be on Friday, February 19, 2021, at 5:00 PM PST!