Anime Awards: The Best Anime Of 2020 Is…..
This weekend the 2021 Crunchyroll Anime Awards crowned one show as the Best Anime Of The Year. Drumroll please! And the winner is…
Fifteen million people worldwide cast their votes in the 2021 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, weighing in on eighteen different categories including Best Fight Scene, Best Score, and the top prize of the day, Anime of the Year. But which show won the most awards? Who is the internet’s favorite character? Which show was our favorite of 2020? We’ve got your winners right here.
Best Character Design
Winner:
Mayuka Itou, Original Designs by Aidairo – Toilet-bound Hanako-kun
Runners-up:
Naoyuki Asano, Original Designs by: Sumito Owara – Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Hirotaka Katou – Great Pretender
Genice Chan, Yuusuke Yoshigaki – BNA: Brand New Animal
Masashi Kudoh, Miho Tanino, Original Designs by: S.I.U. – Tower of God
Rumiko Takahashi, Yoshihito Hishinuma – Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Best Animation
Winner:
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Runners-up:
Princess Connect! Re: Dive
Great Pretender
The God of High School
Appare-Ranman!
BEASTARS
Best Fight Scene
Winner:
Deku vs Overhaul – My Hero Academia Season 4
Runners-up:
Gojo Satoru vs. Ryomen Sukuna – JUJUTSU KAISEN
Jin Mori vs Jegai Taek – The God of High School
Bercouli vs Emperor Vector – Sword Art Online Alicization: War of the Underworld Part 2
Jin Mori vs Han Daewi – The God of High School
Brawler vs Master – Akudama Drive
Best Couple
Winner:
Nasa Yuzaki and Tsukasa Yuzaki – TONIKAWA: Over the Moon For You
Runners-up:
Kaguya Shinomiya and MIyuki Shirogane – KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR? (Season 2)
Legoshi and Haru – BEASTARS
Kotoko Iwanaga and Kuro Sakuragawa – In/Spectre
Catarina Claes and Maria Campbell – My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
Chizuru Mizuhara and Kazuya Kinoshita – Rent-A-Girlfriend
Best Performance By A Voice Actor (Japanese)
Winner:
Yusuke Kobayashi as Natsuki Subaru – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
Runners-up:
Riho Sugiyama as Minare Koda – Wave, Listen to Me!
Megumi Ogata as Hanako – Toilet-bound Hanako-kun
Yuichi Nakamura as Gojo Satoru – JUJUTSU KAISEN
Mutsumi Tamura as Sayaka Kanamori – Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Yuusuke Oonuki as Daisuke Kanbe – The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED
Best Performance By A Voice Actor (English)
Winner:
Zeno Robinson as Hawks – My Hero Academia Season 4
Runners-up:
Crispin Freeman as Ziusudra – Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
Aaron Phillips as Laurent Thierry – Great Pretender
Johnny Yong Bosch as Bam – Tower of God
Jonah Scott as Legoshi – BEASTARS
Anairis Quiñones as Echidna – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
Best Girl
Winner:
Kaguya Shinomiya – KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR? (Season 2)
Runners-up:
Sayaka Kanamori – Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Chizuru Mizuhara – Rent-A-Girlfriend
Noi – Dorohedoro
Catarina Claes – My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
Abigail Jones – Great Pretender
Best Boy
Winner:
Shoyo Hinata – HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP
Runners-up:
Caiman – Dorohedoro
Gojo Satoru – JUJUTSU KAISEN
Khun Aguero Agnes – Tower of God
Legoshi – BEASTARS
Anos Voldigoad – The Misfit of Demon King Academy
Best Director
Winner:
Masaaki Yuasa – Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Runners-up:
Yuzuru Tachikawa – DECA-DENCE
Sunghoo Park – JUJUTSU KAISEN
Hiro Kaburagi – Great Pretender
Mamoru Hatakeyama – Kaguya-sama: Love is War? (Season 2)
Takashi Sano – Tower of God
Best Score
Winner:
Kevin Penkin – Tower of God
Runners-up:
Great Pretender
BEASTARS
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
The God of High School
Japan Sinks: 2020
Best Opening Sequence
Winner:
“Wild Side” by ALI – BEASTARS
Runners-up:
“Easy Breezy” by chelmico – Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
“KAIKAIKITAN” by EVE – JUJUTSU KAISEN
“G.P.” by Yutaka Yamada – Great Pretender
“Daddy Daddy Do!” by Masayuki Suzuki – KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR? (Season 2)
“Phoenix” by Burnout Syndromes – HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP
Best Ending Sequence
Winner:
“LOST IN PARADISE” by ALI feat. AKLO – JUJUTSU KAISEN
Runners-up:
“The Great Pretender” by Freddie Mercury – Great Pretender
“Night Running” by Shin Sakura ft AAAMYYY – BNA: Brand New Animal
“(K)NoW_NAME” by 「D.D.D.D」- Dorohedoro
“Welcome My Friend” by OKAMOTO’S – The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED
“Last Dance” by Mamoru Miyano – In/Spectre
Best Fantasy
Winner:
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
Runners-up:
Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai
DECA-DENCE
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2
Dorohedoro
Tower of God
Best Comedy
Winner:
KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR? (Season 2)
Runners-up:
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
Kakushigoto
The Misfit of Demon King Academy
Best Drama
Winner:
Fruits Basket (Season 2)
Runners-up:
Great Pretender
Japan Sinks: 2020
SING “YESTERDAY” FOR ME
BEASTARS
Somali and the Forest Spirit
Best Progatonist
WINNER:
Catarina Claes in My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
Runners-up:
Natsume in DECA-DENCE
Yuji Itadori in JUJUTSU KAISEN
Anos Voldigoad in The Misfit of Demon King Academy
Shoyo Hinata in HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP
Best Antagonist
Winner:
Ryomen Sukuna – JUJUTSU KAISEN
Runners-up:
En – Dorohedoro
Rachel – Tower of God
Akito Soma – Fruits Basket (Season 2)
Echidna – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
Overhaul – My Hero Academia Season 4
Anime of the Year
Winner:
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Runners-up:
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Dorohedoro
Great Pretender
Appare-Ranman!
BEASTARS
I’m not surprised to see that Jujutsu Kaisen won Best Anime of the Year as well as winning the most of any show, but competition across the board was stiff and every anime nominated deserved to be there. But who do you think should have won? Were any shows not nominated that you thought were standouts of 2020? Have you seen all of the animes featured, or do you have a watch list? Let us know in he comments!
Ja Ne, Adventurers!
