Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Gets “Anime of the Year” 2023

The highly anticipated Crunchyroll Anime Awards took place tonight in Tokyo. Anime enthusiasts around the world were able to tune in and watch the event on Crunchyroll’s Twitch and YouTube channels or their official website. While the entire night was filled with excitement and anticipation, a few titles emerged as the clear frontrunners.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2, and SPY x FAMILY swept the awards ceremony, each taking home six awards. Following closely behind was JUJUTSU KAISEN 0, which won four awards. However, the biggest surprise of the night was the winner of “Anime of the Year” going to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

“Must Protect At All Costs” Character

• Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY – Winner
• Bojji, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
• Kage, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
• Komi Shouko, Komi Can’t Communicate (2nd series)
• Kotaro Sato, Kotaro Lives Alone
• Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling

Best Opening Sequence

• “Chikichiki Banban,” QUEENDOM, Ya Boy Kongming!
• “Mixed Nuts,” Official HiGE DANdism, SPY x FAMILY
• “Naked Hero,” Vaundy, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)
• “The Rumbling,” SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 – Winner
• “This Fffire,” Franz Ferdinand, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• “Zankyousanka,” Aimer, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

Best Ending Sequence

• “Akuma no Ko,” Ai Higuchi, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
• “Comedy,” Gen Hoshino, SPY x FAMILY – Winner
• “My Heart Has Surrendered,” Airi Suzuki, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic
• “Koi no yukue,” Akari Akase, My Dress-Up Darling
• “Koshaberibiyori,” FantasticYouth, Komi Can’t Communicate (2nd series)
• “Yofukashino Uta,” Creepy Nuts, Call of the Night

Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese)

• Atsumi Tanezaki, Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
• Chika Anzai, Chisato Nishikigi, Lycoris Recoil
• Fairouz Ai, Jolyne Cujoh, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
• Misaki Kuno, Faputa and Irumyuui, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
• Natsuki Hanae, Tanjiro Kamado, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• Yuki Kaji, Eren Jaeger, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 – Winner

Best Voice Artist Performance (English)

• Amanda Lee (Ama Lee), Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling
• Cherami Leigh, Kotaro Sato, Kotaro Lives Alone
• Natalie Van Sistine, Yor Forger, SPY x FAMILY
• SungWon Cho (AKA ProZD), Kage, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)
• Zach Aguilar, David, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners – Winner
• Zeno Robinson, Gamma 2, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian)

• Jaime Pérez de Sevilla, Yuta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 – Winner
• Lourdes Fabrés, Jolyne, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
• Alejandro Albaiceta, Gohan, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
• Marc Gómez, Daida, Ranking of Kings (1st Part)
• Masumi Mutsuda, Yatora Yaguchi, Blue Period
• Mónica Padrós, Hiling, Ranking of Kings (1st Part)

Best Voice Artist Performance (French)

• Alexis Tomassian, Kage, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)
• Brigitte Lecordier, Bojji, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part) – Winner
• Dorothée Pousséo, Lucy, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Geneviève Doang, Vladilena Milizé, 86 EIGHTY-SIX Part 2
• Laure Filiu, Jolyne Cujoh, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
• Martin Faliu, Miyuki, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic

Best Voice Artist Performance (German)

• Gabrielle Pietermann, Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling
• Jannik Endemann, Ritsuka Uenoyama, Given
• Lara Trautmann, Belle, Belle
• Nicolás Artajo, Yūta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 – Winner
• Torsten Michaelis, Askeladd, Vinland Saga (Season 1)
• Uwe Thomsen, Jotaro Kujo, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable

Best Voice Artist Performance (Portuguese)

• Antônio Moreno, Heihachi Mishima, Tekken: Bloodline
• Charles Emmanuel, Kazuya, Rent-A-Girlfriend (Season 2)
• Mariana Dondi, Nagatoro, Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
• Nina Carvalho, Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY – Winner
• Pedro Alcântara, Yuta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0
• Yan Gesteira, Ashito Aoi, Aoashi

Best Voice Artist Performance (Spanish)

• Alejandro Orozco, Gyutaro, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc – Winner
• Diana Castañeda, Chisato Nishikigi, Lycoris Recoil
• Elizabeth Infante, Chika Fujiwara, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic
• Erika Langarica, Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling
• Miguel de León, Loid Forger, SPY x FAMILY
• Víctor Hugo Aguilar, Ains Ooal Gown, Overlord IV

Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic)

• Adel Abo Hassoon, Kage, Ranking of Kings (1st Part)
• Amal Hawija, Gon, Hunter x Hunter – Winner
• Amal Saadalden, Conan, Detective Conan: The Bride of Shibuya (Movie)
• Mohja AlSheak, Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia (Season 1)
• Naji Makhoul, Ichigo, Bleach (Season 1)
• Ula Zidan, Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling

Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian)

• Andrea La Greca, Rengoku, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
• Andrea Oldani, Daida, Ranking of Kings (Part 1)
• Deborah Morese, Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling
• Elisa Giorgio, Maki Zen’in, JUJUTSU KAISEN (Part 1) – Winner
• Giulia Maniglio, Riku, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
• Simone Lupinacci, Shoyo Hinata, Haikyu!! To The Top

Best Drama

• 86 EIGHTY-SIX Part 2
• Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 – Winner
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Dance Dance Danseur
• Kotaro Lives Alone
• Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun

Best Action

• Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc – Winner
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
• Lycoris Recoil
• SPY x FAMILY

Best Supporting Character

• Ai Hayasaka, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic
• Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY – Winner
• Kage, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)
• Rebecca, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Tengen Uzui, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• Yor Forger, SPY x FAMILY

Best Main Character

• Bojji, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)
• Chisato Nishikigi, Lycoris Recoil
• David Martinez, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Eren Jaeger, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 – Winner
• Loid Forger, SPY x FAMILY
• Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling

Best New Series

• Call of the Night
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Lycoris Recoil
• My Dress-Up Darling
• SPY x FAMILY – Winner
• Ya Boy Kongming!

Best Original Anime

• Birdie Wing -Golf Girls’ Story-
• Healer Girl
• Lycoris Recoil – Winner
• The Orbital Children
• Vampire in the Garden
• YUREI DECO

Best Character Design

• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc – Winner
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
• My Dress-Up Darling
• Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)
• SPY x FAMILY

Best Animation

• Akebi’s Sailor Uniform
• Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc – Winner
• Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)
• SPY x FAMILY

Best Continuing Series

• Attack on Titan (Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2)
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc)
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean)
• Kaguya-sama: Love is War (Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic)
• Made in Abyss (Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun)
• One Piece – Winner

Best Romance

• Call of the Night
• Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic – Winner
• Komi Can’t Communicate (2nd series)
• Love After World Domination
• My Dress-Up Darling
• Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie

Best Fantasy

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc – Winner
• Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 1 Part 2
• Overlord IV
• Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)
• The Case Study of Vanitas (2nd Part)

Best Comedy

• Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic
• Kotaro Lives Alone
• My Dress-Up Darling
• SPY x FAMILY – Winner
• Uncle From Another World
• Ya Boy Kongming!

Best Score

• Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 – Winner
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
• SPY x FAMILY
• Ya Boy Kongming!

Best Anime Song

• “Chikichiki Banban,” QUEENDOM, Ya Boy Kongming!
• “Comedy,” Gen Hoshino, SPY x FAMILY
• “My Nonfiction,” Miyuki Shirogane (CV: Makoto Furukawa) & Chika Fujiwara (CV: Konomi Kohara), Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic
• “New Genesis,” Ado, One Piece Film Red
• “Shall We Dance?,” ReoNa, SHADOWS HOUSE -2nd Season-
• “The Rumbling,” SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 – Winner

Best Film

• Bubble
• Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
• INU-OH
• JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 – Winner
• One Piece Film Red
• The Deer King

Best Director

• Haruo Sotozaki, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc – Winner
• Hiroyuki Imaishi, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Kazuhiro Furuhashi, SPY x FAMILY
• Shingo Adachi, Lycoris Recoil
• Yousuke Hatta, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)
• Yuichiro Hayashi, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

Anime of the Year

• Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners – Winner
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
• Lycoris Recoil
• Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)
• SPY x FAMILY

Overall, the night was a celebration of the best and brightest in the anime industry. Fans were treated to a showcase of the incredible talent and creativity on display in the world of anime, with many titles receiving recognition for their outstanding contributions. For those who missed the live event, the full list of winners is available to view and appreciate.