Crunchyroll Announces Anime Awards 2019 Nominees

January 23, 2019

The nominees has been announced for the third annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards presented by Capcom’s Devil May Cry 5, which celebrates the best and brightest in Japanese animation, honoring your favorite series, characters, moments and more from anime in 2018.

Fans voted across 15 categories, including Anime of the Year, Best Film, and Best Director. New categories this year include:
– Best Performance by a Voice Actor, both in Japanese and English
– Best Character Design
– Best Director
– Best Fight Scene

MEGALOBOX was the most nominated series this year with eight nominations.

This is My Hero Academia’s second year nominated. In 2018, the series was nominated for 8 categories, including Anime of the Year. This year, our judges awarded nominations for Best Animation and Best Boy.

The Crunchyroll community is invited to share their picks on social using #AnimeAwards.

Tune in live on TWITCH on FEBRUARY 16TH to see which of your favorites took home the win!

Final Nominees | Crunchyroll Anime Awards

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
Haida
Joe

Best Girl

Anzu
Hinata Miyake
Lily Hoshikawa
Asirpa
Nadeshiko Kagamihara
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
Tia Ballard
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
March comes in like a lion
One Piece
BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS

See our coverage of the 2018 Anime Awards here.

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