The Fifth Crunchyroll Awards have been announced, and Jujutsu Kaisen has made us very proud! With three awards this time, the series is off to a great start. The team Crunchyroll mailed us daily so this time we are posting with respect to them.
Obviously, there are other animes that have caught the notice of fans around the globe. From My Hero Academia to Kaguya-Sama: Love is War, the competition was extreme, however, the victors have arisen, and we are more than happy with them.
Albeit 2020 was a particularly extreme year for anime due to Covid, some anime and manga have arisen through all the troubles to demonstrate their backbone and pillars.
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Winners of the Fifth Crunchyroll Awards!
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Anime of the Year: Jujutsu Kaisen
The mad anime about a boy swallowing a cursed and dried finger of a dead monster has bagged the biggest award of Crunchyroll. Jokes aside, the anime had hit the bullseye with its animation, theme songs, plot, and execution.
Nominees:
- Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
- Great Pretender
- Dorohedoro
- Appare-Ranmani
- BEASTARS
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Best Animation: Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
Three energetic teenagers start the “Eizouken” club to fulfill their dream of making an anime.
The anime is a pure bundle of joy, and Studio SARU has done gorgeous work with its quirky animation. A critical light is shed on the anime industry through the dreams of some teens.
Nominees:
- The God of High School
- Great Pretender
- Jujutsu Kaisen
- Princess Connect! Re: Dive
- BEASTARS
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Best Drama: Fruits Basket Season 2
The rebooted version of the famous Fruits Basket anime has captured the heart of fans through its superb story and a tinge of nostalgia.
Tohru, the orphan girl, will start living with the Soma family, but little does she know that the family members are possessed by the animals of the Chinese zodiac signs.
Nominees:
- Japan Sinks: 2020
- Sing “Yesterday” For Me
- BEASTARS
- Somali and the Forest Spirit
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Best Comedy: Kaguya-Sama: Love is War
“The one who falls in love loses” – is the motto of the anime’s protagonists.
Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane are engaged in a never-ending battle to make the other person confess their love first. Most of the time, they fail, leading to hilarious scenes.
Nominees:
- 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: History’s Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants
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Best Fantasy: Re: ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Season 2)
The Isekai anime showed a mysterious side to it as everyone had forgotten about Rem except for Subaru. Subaru and his friends go on another adventure for their survival.
Nominees:
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
- Deca-Dence
- The ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2
- Dorohedoro
- Tower of God
Other notable awards and their winners are:
| Category | Winner | Series |
| Best Girl | Kaguya Shinomiya | Kaguya-sama: Love Is War? |
| Best Boy | Shoyo Hinata | Haikyu!! To The Top |
| Best Protagonist | Catarina Claes | My Next Life As A Villainess: All Routes Lead To Doom! |
| Best Antagonist | Ryomen Sukuna | Jujutsu Kaisen |
| Best Fight Scene | Deku Vs. Overhaul | My Hero Academia Season 4 |
| Best Opening Sequence | Wild Side by Ali | BEASTARS |
| Best Ending Theme | Lost in Paradise by Ali feat. Aklo | Jujutsu Kaisen |
| Best VA Performance (Japanese) | Yusuke Kobashi | Natsuki Subaru (Re: ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Season 2)) |
| Best VA Performance (English) | Zeno Robinson | Hawks (My Hero Academia Season 4) |
| Best Director | Masaaki Yuasa | Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! |
| Best Character Design | Mayuko Ito | Toilet-bound Hanako-kun |
| Best Score | Kevin Penkin | Tower of God |
| Best Couple | Nasa Yuzaki, Tsukasa Yuzaki | TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You |
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