Crunchyroll Announces Anime Award Nominees. Vote Now!

The most-nominated series this year was  with eight nods. My Hero Academia returns to the nominations list for the second year in a row with two, having been nominated in eight categories in 2018 including Anime of the Year.

The organizers are also running a contest for fans concurrent with the vote — users who log in to their Crunchyroll account and vote in all the categories will be entered to win a one-year subscription to Crunchyroll Premium. There are 10 chances to win, so be sure to cast your vote and share your picks on social media using #AnimeAwards!

Online fan voting is open now!

The 2019 Crunchyroll Anime Awards nominees are:

Anime of the Year
A Place Further Than the Universe 
Devilman Crybaby 
Megalobox
Violet Evergarden 
Hinamatsuri
Zombie Land Saga

Best Animation
Violet Evergarden 
Devilman Crybaby 
Megalobox
A Place Further Than the Universe 
Bloom into You 
My Hero Academia Season 3

Best Opening Sequence 
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku 
Darling in the Franxx 
Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler 
Pop Team Epic 
Aggretsuko 
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

Best Ending Sequence
Megalobox 
Attack on Titan Season 3
After the Rain 
FLCL Alternative 
Revue Starlight 
FLCL Progressive

Best Film 
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl 
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes 
Mirai of the Future 
Liz and the Blue Bird 
Mazinger Z: Infinity Fireworks

Best Character Design 
Violet Evergarden 
Devilman Crybaby 
Zombie Land Saga 
Megalobox
Aggretsuko 
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind

Best Boy 
Kotaro Tatsumi
Honda-san
Izuku Midoriya
Sakuta Azusagawa
Katsuki Bakugo
Joe

Best Girl
Anzu
Hinata Miyake
Lily Hoshikawa
Asirpa
Shirase Kobuchizawa
Mai Sakurajima

Best VA Performance (JP)
Mamoru Miyano
Soma Saito
Megumi Han
Nao Toyama
Rareko
Reina Ueda

Best VA Performance (EN)
Kari Wahlgren
Christopher Sabat
Erica Mendez
David Wald
Clifford Chapin
Erika Harlacher

Best Director
Masaaki Yuasa
Atsuko Ishizuka
You Moriyama
Yohei Suzuki
Taichi Ishidate
Hiroko Utsumi

Best Protagonist
Retsuko
Yumeko Jabami
Joe
Violet Evergarden
Rimuru Tempest
Sakuta Azusagawa

Best Antagonist
Ryo Asuka
Akane Shinjo
All for One
Yuri
Tokushiro Tsurumi
Momonga

Best Fight Scene Presented by Capcom 
Hina vs Anzu
All for One vs All Might
Naruto & Sasuke vs Momoshiki
Jiren vs Goku
Yami vs Licht
Satan vs Devilman

Best Continuing Series Presented by VRV 
The Ancient Magus’ Bride 
Dragon Ball Super 
Black Clover M
arch comes in like a lion 
One Piece 
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations