Crunchyroll Opens Voting for Its Sixth Annual Anime Awards — Here Are All the Nominees

Crunchyroll has opened voting for its sixth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards, announcing the nominees in 26 different categories. The biggest anime releases from 2021 will compete for honors, starting with Anime of the Year and extending all the way to voice performances and character design. Read on to learn which series were nominated for the 2022 event and where you can cast your vote.

Several heavy hitters are up for Anime of the Year

Perhaps the most coveted honor at Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards is Anime of the Year. And several heavy hitters are up for the prize in 2022:

• 86 EIGHTY-SIX
• Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• ODDTAXI
• Ranking of Kings
• Sonny Boy

With Attack on Titan nearing its end, it only has a couple more chances to take home the gold. Of course, Jujutsu Kaisen and ODDTAXI have sparked enough conversations to compete with the popular shonen series. And just about every anime in this category is deserving of the title. Fortunately, they’re all up for more than one category.

So, what other series received nominations for the 2022 Anime Awards?

Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards feature a wide range of talent

In addition to Anime of the Year, Crunchyroll recognizes each year’s anime lineup for a range of accomplishments — from crafting the most compelling protagonist or best fight scene to impressive scoring and acting. Additionally, the top anime have the chance to be named the best in their respective genres.

According to Crunchyroll, this year’s list pulls from 40 anime studios across eight streaming platforms. And anime lovers will no doubt recognize many of the contenders.

Best Boy

• Senku Ishigami – Dr. STONE Season 2
• Izumi Miyamura – Horimiya
• Odokawa – ODDTAXI
• Bojji – Ranking of Kings
• Ken ‘Draken’ Ryuguji – Tokyo Revengers
• Manjiro ‘Mikey’ Sano – Tokyo Revengers

Best Girl

• Vladilena Milizé – 86 EIGHTY-SIX
• Tohru Honda – Fruits Basket The Final Season
• Nobara Kugisaki – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Sarasa Watanabe – Kageki Shojo!!
• Shoko Komi – Komi Can’t Communicate
• Ai Ohto – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best Protagonist

• Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Yuji Itadori – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Joe – MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD
• Odokawa – ODDTAXI
• Bojji – Ranking of Kings
• Ai Ohto – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best Antagonist

• Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Tomura Shigaraki – My Hero Academia Season 5
• Yano – ODDTAXI
• Echidna – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
• Ainosuke Shindo/”ADAM” – SK8 the Infinity
• Tetta Kisaki – Tokyo Revengers

Best Fight Scene

• Eren Jaeger vs. War Hammer Titan – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Naruto Uzumaki vs. Isshiki Otsutsuki – Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
• Yuji Itadori & Aoi Todo vs. Hanami – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Yuji Itadori & Nobara Kugisaki vs. Eso & Kechizu – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Elma vs. Tohru – Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S
• Vivy vs. Yugo Kakitani – Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song- 

Best Director

• Yuichiro Hayashi – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Sunghoo Park – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Yo Moriyama – MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD
• Baku Kinoshita – ODDTAXI
• Shingo Natsume – Sonny Boy
• Shin Wakabayashi – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best Animation

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
• JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S
• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Cour 1
• Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-
• WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best Character Design

• Tadashi Hiramatsu – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Baku Kinoshita and Hiromi Nakayama – ODDTAXI
• Atsuko Nozaki – Ranking of Kings
• Michinori Chiba – SK8 the Infinity
• loundraw (FLAT STUDIO) and Yuichi Takahashi –Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-
• Saki Takahashi – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best Score

• Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto – 86 EIGHTY-SIX
• Yuki Kajiura and ‎Go Shiina – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
• Mabanua – MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD
• PUNPEE, VaVa, and OMSB – ODDTAXI
• Satoru Kosaki – Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-“
• DÉ DÉ MOUSE and Mito – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best VA Performance (Japanese)

• Ayane Sakura – Gabi Braun – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Yuki Kaji – Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Kiyoshi Kobayashi  – Daisuke Jigen (Ep. 0) – LUPIN THE 3rd PART 6
• Natsuki Hanae – Odokawa – ODDTAXI
• Aoi Yuki – Kumoko – So I’m a Spider, So What?
• Kanata Aikawa – Ai Ohto – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best VA Performance (English)

• Brittany Cox – Fena – Fena: Pirate Princess
• Laura Bailey –  Tohru Honda  – Fruits Basket The Final Season
• Adam McArthur  – Yuji Itadori  – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• David Wald – Ainosuke Shindo / “ADAM” – SK8 the Infinity
• Matt Shipman – Reki Kyan – SK8 the Infinity
• Anairis Quiñones – Rika Kawai –  WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best Opening Sequence

• Boku no sensou – Shinsei Kamattechan – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Kaibutsu – YOASOBI – BEASTARS
• VIVID VICE – Who-ya Extended – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2) 
• Ai no Supreme! – Fhana – Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S
• ODDTAXI – Skirt and PUNPEE – ODDTAXI
• Cry Baby – Official HIGE DANdism – Tokyo Revengers

Best Ending Sequence

• Shogeki – Yuko Ando – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Yasashii Suisei – YOASOBI – BEASTARS
• Shirogane – LiSA – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
• Nai Nai – ReoNA – SHADOWS HOUSE
• Infinity – YUURI – SK8 the Infinity
• Ganbare! Kumoko-san no Theme – “Watashi” (VA: Aoi Yuki)  – So I’m a Spider, So What?

Best Action

• Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
• JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• SSSS.DYNAZENON
• Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-
• WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best Comedy

• Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro
• Heaven’s Design Team
• Komi Can’t Communicate
• Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan
• Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S
• ODDTAXI

Best Drama

• 86 EIGHTY-SIX
• Fruits Basket The Final Season
• Kageki Shojo!!
• ODDTAXI
• To Your Eternity
• WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best Romance

• BEASTARS
• Fruits Basket The Final Season
• Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro
• Horimiya
• Komi Can’t Communicate
• The Duke of Death and His Maid

Best Fantasy

• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Cour 1)
• Ranking of Kings
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Season 2)
• The Case Study of Vanitas
• To Your Eternity
• WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best Film

• BELLE
• Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
• Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
• Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
• Shirobako the Movie
• Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop

Best VA Performance (Spanish)

• José Vilchis – Spike Spiegel  – Cowboy Bebop
• Irwin Daayán  – Rengoku – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
• Victor Ugarte – Shinji Ikari – Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
• José Gilberto Vilchis – Satoru Gojo – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Jessica Ángeles – Kaguya Shinomiya – Kaguya-sama: Love is War
• Romina Marroquín – Kumoko – So I’m a Spider, So What?

Best VA Performance (German)

• Torsten Münchow – The Count of Monte Chirsto – The Count of Monte Chirsto
• Florian Knorn  – Tai Yagami – Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
• Rieke Werner  – Sakura Matou – Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] THE MOVIE III. spring song
• Marios Gavrilis – Dio Brando – Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
• René Dawn-Claude – Satoru Gojo – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Tommy Morgenstern – Galo – Promare

Best VA Performance (French)

• Enzo Ratsito – Tanjiro Kamado – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
• Mark Lesser  – Satoru Gojo  – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Brieuc Lemaire  – Vanitas – The Case Study of Vanitas
• Alexis Thomassian – Ombre – Ranking of Kings
• Nancy Philippot  – Raphtalia – The Rising of the Shield Hero
• Olivier Premel – Takemichi Hanagaki – Tokyo Revengers

Best VA Performance (Portuguese)

• Hannah Buttel – Vladilena Milizé – 86 EIGHTY-SIX
• Amanda Brigido – Nobara Kugisaki  – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Leo Rabelo – Satoru Gojo – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Carol Valença – Monkey D. Luffy  – One Piece
• Luísa Viotti – Echidna – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
• Luiz Sergio Vieira – Takemichi Hanagaki – Tokyo Revengers

Best VA Performance (Castilian)

• Marcel Navarro – Tanjiro Kamado – Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
• Bianca Rada  – Tai Yagami – Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
• Albert Trifol Segarra – Shinji Ikari – Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
• Adelaida López – Usagi Tsukino  – Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie
• Blanca Hualde (Neri) – Brunhilde – Record of Ragnarok
• Marc Zanni – Tatsu – The Way of the Househusband

Best VA Performance (Russian)

• Vlad Tokarev (Влад Токарев) – Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Islam Gandzhaev (Ислам Ганджаев) – Tanjiro Kamado – Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
• Olga Matskevich (Ольга Мацкевич) – Mire Yoshizuki – Looking For Magical DoReMi
• Polina Rtischeva (Полина Ртищева) – Monkey D. Luffy  – One Piece

Voting for the 2022 Crunchyroll Anime Awards is now open

Now that the nominees for Crunchyroll’s 2022 Anime Awards have been announced, fans can go vote for the series they deem most worthy of each prize. To cast your vote, head over to Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards website.

Voting will remain open from Jan. 18 at 12 p.m. PST to Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. PST. The winners will be announced on Crunchyroll’s website and social media channels on Feb. 9, 2022. Fan consensus will determine who takes home each prize, with a panel of international judges on-hand to cast deciding votes if necessary.

With so many beloved series, it’ll be interesting to see how the nominees in each category fare. We’ll certainly be waiting with bated breath for updates!