Attack on Titan Wins Big at 2022 Crunchyroll Awards

The 2022 Crunchyroll Awards have come and gone, but there can only be one winner, and this year that anime is Attack on Titan.

Attack on Titan: The Final Season‘s part 1 takes home the big prize of Anime of the Year, beating out shows like 86 Eighty-Six, Sonny Boy, and the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen — whose first season was last year’s Anime of the Year winner. Overall Attack on Titan took some major awards, including Anime of the Year, Best Opening Sequence, and Best Antagonist. It did not however sweep the podium, as both Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen took more awards overall — four apiece not counting voice acting performance — creating a clear top three anime for Crunchyroll’s voters this year. If any of these shows are on your to-watch list voting acclaim ought to raise their priority, if the fear of spoilers hasn’t.

Sorry shippers and romance fans, but there was no award for best couple this year. I don’t know why the Crunchyroll Awards took away the category, but the part of me that likes watching ships burn (and sometimes be fulfilled) is disappointed. Then again, Komi didn’t win Best Girl, so I’m not sure my angst could also take seeing a ship I liked nominated and then lose (please don’t flame me, I have nothing against the actual Best Girl winner, I just haven’t watched Jujutsu Kaisen).

Without further ado, I present to you the winners of the 2022 Crunchyroll Awards:

Anime of the Year:

Attack on Titan: Final Season Part 1

Studio: MAPPA

Best Animation:

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

Studio: ufotable

Best Opening Sequence:

Attack on Titan: Final Season Part 1

Boku no Sensou

performed by: Shinsei Kamattechan

Best Ending Sequence:

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

Best Boy:

Ranking of Kings

Bojji

Best Girl:

Jujutsu Kaisen (cour 2)

Nobara Kugisaki

Best Score:

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina

Best Director:

ODDTAXI

Baku Kinoshita

Best Character Design:

Jujutsu Kaisen (cour 2)

Tadashi Hiramatsu

Best Protagonist:

ODDTAXI

Odokawa

Best Antagonist

Attack on Titan: Final Season Part 1

Eren Jaeger

Best Fight Scene:

Jujutsu Kaisen (cour 2)

Yuji Itadori & Aoi Todo vs. Hanami

Best Romance:

Horimiya

Studio: CloverWorks

Best Drama:

To Your Eternity

Studio: Brain’s Base

Best Action:

Jujutsu Kaisen (cour 2)

Studio: MAPPA

Best Fantasy:

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (season 2)

Studio: 8-Bit

Best Comedy:

Komi Can’t Communicate

Studio: OLM

Best Film:

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

Studio: ufotable

Best VA Performance (Japanese):

Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 1

Yuki Kaji

performing as: Eren Jaeger

Best VA Performance (English):

SK8 the Infinity

David Wald

performing as: Ainosuke Shindo/”ADAM”

Best VA Performance (Spanish):

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

Irwin Daayán

performing as: Rengoku

Best VA Performance (Castilian):

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

Marcel Navarro

performing as: Tanjiro Kamado

Best VA Performance (French):

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc

Enzo Ratsito

performing as: Tanjiro Kamado

Best VA Performance (Portuguese):

Jujutsu Kaisen (cour 2)

Léo Rabelo

performing as: Satoru Gojo

Best VA Performance (German):

Jujutsu Kaisen (cour 2)

René Dawn-Claude

performing as: Satoru Gojo

Best VA Performance (Russian):

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

Islam Gandzhaev (Ислам Ганджаев)

performing as: Tanjiro Kamado

Did any of these surprise you? Let’s hear your thoughts in the comments below.