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.
