The 2021 Anime Awards nominations are here

The Crunchyroll Animation Awards, which celebrate another successful year of anime releases, are now finally here. Since 2016, the Anime Awards have been held every year. They bring together critics and fans from all walks of the anime fandom, as well as judges and judges.

2021 saw several critically-acclaimed series premieres, which was a good sign for the medium. Oddtaxi, Sonny BoyPlease see the following: Vivy -Flourite Eye’s Song-Alongside many fan-favorite series, such as My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaPlease see the following: Attack on Titan. Like last year, this year’s award winners will be chosen in part by votes from fans. From Tuesday, January 18, through a week on Monday, January 25, fans can cast their votes on the Anime Awards site.

On February 9, all winners of the 2021 Anime Awards will be announced. For a full look at the 2021 nominees, you can check out Crunchyroll’s official Anime Awards website.

Animal of the Year

• 86 EIGHTY-SIX
• Attack on Titan Part 1
• JUJUTSU KAISEN, (cour 2)
• ODDTAXI
• The Ranking of Kings
• Sonny Boy

The Best Boy

• Senku Ishigami-Dr. STONE Season 2
• Izumi Miyamura – Horimiya
• Odokawa – ODDTAXI
• Bojji-Ranking of Kings
• Ken ‘Draken’ Ryuguji – Tokyo Revengers
• Manjiro ‘Mikey’ Sano – Tokyo Revengers

The Best Girl

• Vladilena Milizè – 86 EIGHTY-SIX
• Tohru Honda Fruits Basket: The Last Season
• Nobara Kugisaki – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Sarasa Watanabe – Kageki Shojo!!
• Shoko Komi – Komi Can’t Communicate
• Ai Ohto – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

The Best Antitagonist

• Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Yuji Itadori – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Joe – MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD
• Odokawa – ODDTAXI
• Bojji – Ranking of Kings
• Ai Ohto – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Best Antagonist

• Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Tomura Shigaraki – My Hero Academia Season 5
• Yano – ODDTAXI
• Echidna – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
• Ainosuke Shindo/”ADAM” – SK8 the Infinity
• Tetta Kisaki – Tokyo Revengers

Top Fight Scene

• Eren Jaeger vs. War Hammer Titan – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Naruto Uzumaki vs. Isshiki Otsutsuki – Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
• Yuji Itadori & Aoi Todo vs. Hanami – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Yuji Itadori & Nobara Kugisaki vs. Eso & Kechizu – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Elma vs. Tohru – Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S
• Vivy vs. Yugo Kakitani – Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-

Nominated Director

• Yuichiro Hayashi – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Sunghoo Park – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Yo Moriyama – MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD
• Baku Kinoshita – ODDTAXI
• Shingo Natsume – Sonny Boy
• Shin Wakabayashi – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

The Best Animation

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
• JUJUTSU KAISEN, (cour 2)
• Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S
• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Cour 1
• Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-
• WONDER EGG PRIVORITY

The Best Character Design

• Tadashi Hiramatsu – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Baku Kinoshita and Hiromi Nakayama – ODDTAXI
• Atsuko Nozaki – Ranking of Kings
• Michinori Chiba – SK8 the Infinity
• loundraw (FLAT STUDIO) and Yuichi Takahashi – Vivy -Flourite Eye’s Song-
• Saki Takahashi – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

The Best Score

• Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto – 86 EIGHTY-SIX
• Yuki Kajiura and ‎Go Shiina – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
• Mabanua – MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD
• PUNPEE, VaVa, and OMSB – ODDTAXI
• Satoru Kosaki – Vivy -Flourite Eye’s Song-
• DÉ DÉ MOUSE and Mito – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Japanese VA performance is the best

• Ayane Sakura – Gabi Braun – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Yuki Kaji – Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Kiyoshi Kobayashi – Daisuke Jigen (Ep. 0) – LUPIN THE 3rd PART 6
• Natsuki Hanae – Odokawa – ODDTAXI
• Aoi Yuki – Kumoko – So I’m a Spider, So What?
• Kanata Aikawa – Ai Ohto – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

English: The Best VA Performance

• Brittany Cox – Fena – Fena: Pirate Princess
• Laura Bailey – Tohru Honda – Fruits Basket The Final Season
• Adam McArthur – Yuji Itadori – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• David Wald – Ainosuke Shindo / “ADAM” – SK8 the Infinity
• Matt Shipman – Reki Kyan – SK8 the Infinity
• Anairis Quiñones – Rika Kawai – WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Most Effective Opening Sequence

• Boku no sensou – Shinsei Kamattechan – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Kaibutsu – YOASOBI – BEASTARS
• VIVID VICE – Who-ya Extended – JUJUTSU KAISEN (cour 2)
• Ai no Supreme! – Fhana – Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S
• ODDTAXI – Skirt and PUNPEE – ODDTAXI
• Cry Baby – Official HIGE DANdism – Tokyo Revengers

Most effective ending sequence

• Shogeki – Yuko Ando – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1
• Yasashii Suisei – YOASOBI – BEASTARS
• Shirogane – LiSA – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
• Nai Nai – ReoNA – SHADOWS HOUSE
• Infinity – YUURI – SK8 the Infinity
• Ganbare! Kumoko-san no Theme – “Watashi” (VA: Aoi Yuki) – So I’m a Spider, So What?

The Best Action

• Attack on Titan Part 1
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
• JUJUTSUKAISEN (cour 2)
• SSSS.DYNAZENON
• Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-
• WONDER EGG PRIVORITY

The Best Comedy

• Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro
• Heaven’s Design Team
• Komi Can’t Communicate
• Leanings from Uramichi Toiisan
• Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S
• ODDTAXI

Top Drama

• 86 EIGHTY-SIX
• Fruits Basket, The End of Season
• Kageki Shojo!!
• ODDTAXI
• To Your Eternity
• WONDER EGG PRIVORITY

Best Romance

• BEASTARS
• Fruits Basket, The End of Season
• Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro
• Horimiya
• Komi Can’t Communicate
• The Duke of Death & His Maid

Best Fantasy

• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Cour 1)
• The Ranking of Kings
• This Time, I was reincarnated as Slime (Season 2).
• The Case Study of Vanitas
• To Your Eternity
• WONDER EGG PRIVORITY

The Best Film

• BELLE
• Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
• Demon Slayer-Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
• Josee the Tiger and Fish
• Shirobako, the Movie
• Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop