Jujutsu Kaisen broke major records at the 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, previously hosted by My Hero Academia.
Crunchyroll has announced the winners at the 2024 edition of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, which saw Jujutsu Kaisen win big this year. The popular series racked up a total of 11 wins, breaking My Hero Academia’s record of eight wins at the 2018 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Among Jujutsu Kaisen’s biggest awards were Anime of the Year, Action Best Director and Best Director, the latter awarded to Shota Goshozono. You can see the full list of winners at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 below.
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Crunchyroll announces the full list of winners at the 2024 Anime Awards
Anime of the Year – JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Best Premature Death Action – JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Death Premature Death Best Animation – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc Best Anime Song – YOASOBI’s Idol for 【OSHI NO KO】 Best Art Direction – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc Best Character Design – Sayaka Koiso, Tadashi Hiramatsu for JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Best Early Death Cinematography – JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Best Comedy about premature death – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Cour 2 Best Continuing Series – Best Director ONE PIECE – Shota Goshozono, JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Best Premature Death Drama – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FULL CHAPTER Special 1 best ending scene – Akari by Soshi Sakiyama from JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Death Premature Death Best Fantasy – Demon Slayer : Best movie Arc Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village – Suzume Best main character – Monkey D. Luffy from ONE PIECE Best New Series – Chainsaw Man Best Opening – Where Our Blue Is by Tatsuya Kitani from JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Best Original Anime Early Death – Buddy Daddies Best Romance – Horimiya: Pieces missing match Best Point – Attack on Titan Final Season FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1 Best Slice of Life – BOCCHI THE ROCK! Best Supporting Character – Satoru Gojo from JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death Best Voice Actor (Arabic) – Taleb Alrefai, Senku Ishigami, Dr. STONE Best Voice Actor (Castilian) – Joel Gómez Jimenez, Denji, Chainsaw Man Best Male Voice Actor Performance (English) – Ryan Colt Levy, Denji, Chainsaw Man Best Voice Actor ( French) – Martial Le Minoux, Suguru Geto, JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death Best Voice Actor (German) – Franziska Trunte, Power, Chainsaw Man Best Voice Actor (Italian) – Mosè Singh, Denji, Chainsaw Man Best Voice Actor (Japanese) – Yuichi Nakamura, Satoru Gojo, JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death Best Voice Actor (Brazilian Portuguese) – Léo Rabelo, Satoru Gojo , JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Death Premature Death Best Voice Actor (Latin Spanish) – Emilio Treviño, Denji, Chainsaw Man “Must Protect At All Costs” Character – Anya Forger – SPY x FAMILY Season 1 Court 2
This year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards are the biggest in history. Crunchyroll CEO Rahul Purini said in a press release: “Anime fans from around the world spoke up and collectively, they voted more than in the history of the Anime Awards to award crown the 2024 winners. Anime is a powerful force, driving pop culture and connecting fans globally and it is an honor to honor and celebrate this dynamic art form .” 34 million votes were cast this year — nearly double the 18 million from 2023, showing anime’s worldwide appeal.
In attendance were famous figures in the anime industry such as Attack on Titan composers Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto, Vinland Saga author Makoto Yukimura, Japanese pop duo YOASOBI (Oshi no Ko’s “Idol”) and many other artists. other monk. Sony Music Solutions, part of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., assisted Crunchyroll with the event.
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Jujutsu Kaisen’s role in Anime of the Year is huge, coming from Parrott Analytics’ Most Requested TV Show Chapter in the World. However, breaking My Hero Academia’s record was no easy feat, with the series credited by Jujutsu Kaisen 0 CEO and My Hero Academia distributor Toho as a “turning point” in the The legal anime streaming war and the future success of anime films at the box office. Overall, Jujutsu Kaisen’s MAPPA also had a good presence at the event. While Vinland Saga didn’t receive any awards, Chainsaw Man managed to turn a record 25 nominations into six wins, including Best New Series.
The record-breaking Jujutsu Kaisen anime is currently streaming on Crunchyroll, which describes the series: “Yuji Itadori ate a cursed finger to save a classmate, and now Ryomen Sukuna, a powerful evil wizard The powerful man known as the King of Curses lives in Itadori’s soul. . A curse is a supernatural horror created from negative human emotions. This cursed energy can be used as a power source by jujutsu sorcerers and cursed spirits alike. Guided by jujutsu wizards, Yuji Itadori joins Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights curses. Guided by teacher Satoru Gojo, Itadori befriends Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki, both first-year students.
Jujutsu Kaisen
A boy swallows a cursed talisman – a demon’s finger – and is cursed. He entered a magician’s school so he could locate the demon’s other body parts and thereby exorcise himself.
Release date October 2, 2020
Cast Junya Enoki,Yuma Uchida,Yuichi Nakamura,Adam McArthur,Asami Seto
Seasons 3
Studio MAP
Creator Gege Akutami
Protagonist Yuji Itadori, Satoru Gojo, Ryomen Sukuna
Production company Mappa Animation, TOHO
Episodes 47 episodes
Source: Press release