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Crunchyroll®, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, revealed the winners for the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards during a live ceremony featuring global celebrity presenters and exciting musical performances, all to honor the creators, musicians, and performers powering the global love of anime. The full list of winners can be found below and on the Anime Awards website.

The 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards were held live in Tokyo, Japan and live-streamed globally, hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira. The winners for each category were revealed by a slate of global celebrity presenters, representing passionate anime fans from across entertainment including three-time Grammy-winning recording artist Megan Thee Stallion, Japanese singer-songwriter LiSA, award-winning actress Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel and The Marvels), Academy Award winning duo Phil Lord & Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), director Joaquim Dos Santos (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse), sports superstar DeMarcus Lawrence (NFL's Dallas Cowboys) and...

The 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards are nearly here!

The Anime Awards will take place on Saturday (March 2) with a live ceremony hosted by renowned voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira.

Fans can tune into the Anime Awards livestream on Crunchyroll channels on YouTube and Twitch beginning at 6 p.m. Jst.

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is the leading yearly awards program celebrating the fan-favorite anime series, characters, and creators across streaming, film, and music. Global anime fans cast more than 34 million votes this year, up from 18 million votes last year.

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Pre-show and Live Ceremony Presenters:

Aquaria

Che Lingo

Chiaki Kuriyama

DeMarcus Lawrence

Emiru

Iman Vellani

Joaquim Dos Santos

Labrinth

Lena Lemon

LiSA

Liza Soberano

Megan Thee Stallion

Mercedes Varnado

Nava Rose

Phil Lord & Chris Miller

Porter Robinson

Rashmika Mandanna

Roland

So Takei

Vinnie Hacker

Yaeji

Ylona Garcia

Musical Performances by:

Hiroyuki Sawano & Kohta Yamamoto,...

Crunchyroll announced on Feb 14, 2024, that the much awaited Anime Awards 2024 will feature the Indian actress and one of the brand ambassadors of Crunchyroll in India, Rashmika Mandanna. The event is set to take place on March 2, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.

Rashmika will join the line-up of start-studded presenters, and will be presenting an award during the ceremony.

Expressing her excitement, Rashmika Mandanna stated, “I am absolutely thrilled and honored to be a part of the eighth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo. As an anime enthusiast, this is a dream come true for me. Japanese animation has had a profound impact on my life, and I can’t wait to celebrate and recognize the incredible talent behind these remarkable creations. See you all on March 2nd, 2024, for what promises to be an unforgettable evening!“.

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Voting is open now through Saturday, Jan. 27 and viewers can stream select nominees for free through March 2.

With the Golden Globes and Emmy Awards already behind us and the Academy Award nominations being announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23, we are firmly entrenched in the middle of awards season. This week, the world’s leading anime streaming service Crunchyroll released the nominees for the eighth annual Anime Awards. The winners will be announced during a live ceremony on Saturday, March 2 that will be livestreamed on the platform in a ceremony hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira. Voting is now open through Saturday, Jan. 27 at 11:59 p.m. Pt, anime fans are able to vote on Crunchyroll's website.

The eighth annual Anime Awards will stream on Crunchyroll on March 2 and voting will be open through Jan. 27. The first round of presenters has been announced, including Megan Thee Stallion and Iman Vellani.

The stars are aligning, and the 2024 Anime Awards are just a couple of months away! Crunchyroll announced today that a star-studded lineup of presenters are joining the excitement, including three-time Grammy-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion , actress Iman Vellani ( Ms. Marvel ) and record-breaking singer-songwriter LiSA ! Vote Now For The 2024 Anime Awards! “Beyond time and borders, anime allows us to connect and be touched, be excited, and share the same emotions with others, regardless of age or values. Anime has the same potential and appeals that I feel towards music. I hope the wonderful Japanese anime continues to bring joy to many fans around the world,” LiSA said. “I consider anime to be one of the cultures that represents Japan, so I am very honored to be chosen as the presenter.” “Watching anime is one of my favorite things to do! I love cosplaying all of my favorite characters, I love the storytelling,...

On October 6, 2022, Crunchyroll hosted the North American subtitled red carpet premiere of the highly anticipated feature anime film, “One Piece Film Red” at the AMC Lincoln Square 13 in New York City. Following the screening, the film’s director participated in a Q&a moderated by Daniel Kurland of Den of Geek.

Premiere attendees included “One Piece Film Red” Director Goro Taniguchi, Shinji Shimizu (Executive Producer) and Hiroaki Shibata (Producer). Toei Animation, Inc. executives include Masayuki Endo (President and CEO) and Lisa Yamatoya (Director of Global Marketing). Crunchyroll executives include Brady McCollum (Chief Operating Officer), and Mitchel Berger. Influencers include: Lena Lemon, Jacki Jing, Stella Chuu, Julian Green (Straw Hat Goofy), Krystal Shanellee Alvin Zhou and more.

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