Crunchyroll has announced the nominations for its eighth annual Anime Awards, which honor the year’s best Japanese animation and will be handed out March 2 in Tokyo. The titles up for Anime of the Year are Bocchi the Rock!, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, Oshi No Ko, Vinland Saga Season 2, and Chainsaw Man, which has the most nominations with 25!
Fan voting for for the 2024 Anime Awards is open now through January 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Here are the nominees:
Anime of the Year
Bocchi The Rock!
Chainsaw Man
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Oshi No Ko
Vinland Saga Season 2
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Best Continuing Series
Attack on Titan (Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc)
Jujutsu Kaisen (Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2)
One Piece
Spy X Family (Spy X Family Season 1 Cour 2)
Vinland Saga (Vinland Saga Season 2)
.
Best New Series
Bocchi the Rock!
Chainsaw Man
Heavenly Delusion
Hell’s Paradise
Oshi No Ko
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
.
Best Film
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
Blue Giant
Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
Psycho-Pass: Providence
Suzume
The First Slam Dunk
.
Best Original Anime
Akiba Maid War
Birdie Wing -Golf Girls’ Story- Season2
Buddy Daddies
Do It Yourself!!
Mobile Suit Gundam The Witch From Mercury
The Marginal Service
.
Best Animation
Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Chainsaw Man
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Mob Psycho 100 Iii
Trigun Stampede
.
Best Character Design
Chainsaw Man
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Hell’s Paradise
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Oshi No Ko
Trigun Stampede
.
Best Director
Yuichiro Hayashi – Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Keiichiro Saito – Bocchi the Rock!
Ryu Nakayama – Chainsaw Man
Hirotaka Mori – Heavenly Delusion
Shota Goshozono – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Daisuke Hiramaki – Oshi No Ko
.
Best Cinematography
Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Chainsaw Man
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Heavenly Delusion
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Vinland Saga Season 2
.
Best Art Direction
Chainsaw Man
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Hell’s Paradise
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Oshi No Ko
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
.
Best Romance
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Insomniacs After School
My Happy Marriage
My Love Story With Yamada-Kun At Lv999
Skip And Loafer
Tomo-Chan Is a Girl!
.
Best Comedy
Bocchi The Rock!
Buddy Daddies
Mashle: Magic And Muscles
Spy X Family Season 1 Cour 2
Uruseiyatsura
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
.
Best Action
Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Separation
Chainsaw Man
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
One Piece
.
Best Fantasy
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Hell’s Paradise
Mashle: Magic And Muscles
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2
.
Best Drama
Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Heavenly Delusion
My Happy Marriage
Oshi No Ko
To Your Eternity Season 2
Vinland Saga Season 2
.
Best Slice of Life
Bocchi the Rock!
Do It Yourself!!
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Insomniacs After School
My Love Story With Yamada-Kun At Lv999
Skip And Loafer
.
Best Main Character
Bocchi (Hitori Goto) – Bocchi the Rock!
Denji – Chainsaw Man
Eren Jaeger – Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Mob (Shigeo Kageyama) – Mob Psycho 100 Iii
Monkey D. Luffy – One Piece
Thorfinn – Vinland Saga Season 2
.
Best Supporting Character
Arataka Reigen – Mob Psycho 100 Iii
Hange Zoe – Attack On Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1
Kana Arima – Oshi No Ko
Power – Chainsaw Man
Satoru Gojo – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Suguru Geto – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
“Must Protect At All Costs” Character
Anya Forger – Spy X Family Season 1 Cour 2
