2023 Anime of the Year: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
The results are in! The winners of the 2023 Anime Awards have officially been announced.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners bagged the highest honors as 2023 Anime of the Year. Zach Aguilar won the Best Voice Acting Performance (English) award as David Martinez.
Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 got the greatest number of awards including Best Drama Anime and Eren Jaeger as Best Main Anime Character.
Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc and new comer Spy x Family were recognized for several awards.
Haruo Sotozaki won Best Anime Director for his work on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc. Demon Slayer was also awarded Best Animation while Spy x Family was hailed as the Best New Anime Series. Anya Forger from Spy x Family was crowned Best "Must Protect at All Costs" Anime Character.
Check out the full list of awardees and nominees:
Anime of the Year – Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Nominees:- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
- Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
- Lycoris Recoil
- Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
- SPY x FAMILY
Best Voice Acting Performance (English) – Zach Aguilar, David Martinez in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Nominees:
- Amanda Lee (AmaLee), Marin Kitagawa in My Dress-Up Darling
- Cherami Leigh, Kotaro Sato in Kotaro Lives Alone
- Natalie Van Sistine, Yor Forger in SPY x FAMILY
- SungWon Cho (AKA ProZD), Kage in Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
- Zeno Robinson, Gamma 2 in Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO
Best Anime Song – "The Rumbling" by SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Nominees:
- "Chikichiki Banban" by QUEENDOM, Ya Boy Kongming!
- "Comedy" by Gen Hoshino, SPY x FAMILY
- "My Nonfiction" by Miyuki Shirogane (CV: Makoto Furukawa) and Chika Fujiwara (CV: Konomi Kohara), Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
- "Shall We Dance?" by ReoNa, SHADOWS HOUSE -2nd Season-
- "New Genesis" by Ado, One Piece Film Red
Best Anime Score – Kohta Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Sawano, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Nominees:
- (K)NoW_NAME, SPY x FAMILY
- Akira Yamaoka, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Genki Hikota (Hifumi, Inc.), Ya Boy Kongming!
- Kevin Penkin, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
- Yuki Kaijura and Go Shiina, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Best Main Anime Character – Eren Jaeger, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Nominees:
- Bojji, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
- Chisato Nishikigi, Lycoris Recoil
- David Martinez, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Loid Forger, SPY x FAMILY
- Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling
Best Drama Anime – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Nominees:
- 86 EIGHTY-SIX Part 2
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Dance Dance Danseur
- Kotaro Lives Alone
- Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
Best Voice Acting Performance (Japanese) – Yuki Kaji, Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Nominees:
- Atsumi Tanezaki, Anya Forger in SPY x FAMILY
- Chika Anzai, Chisato Nishikigi in Lycoris Recoil
- Fairouz Ai, Jolyne Cujoh in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
- Misaki Kuno, Faputa and Irumyuui in Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
- Sun Natsuki Hanae, Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Best Anime Opening Sequence – “The Rumbling” by SiM, Storyboard and Direction from Takashi Kojima, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Nominees:
- “Chikichiki Banban” by QUEENDOM, Storyboard and Direction from 10GAUGE, Ya Boy Kongming!
- “Mixed Nuts” by Official HIGE DANdism, Storyboard and Direction from Masashi Ishihama, SPY x FAMILY
- “Naked Hero” by Vaundy, Storyboard and Unit Direction from Shingo Yamashita, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
- “This Fffire” by Franz Ferdinand, Animation Direction from Hiroyuki Imaishi, Storyboard from Kai Ikarashi, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- “Zankyosanka” by Aimer, Storyboard from Haruo Sotozaki, Animation Direction from Akira Matsushima, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Best Anime Director – Haruo Sotozaki, Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc
Nominees:
- Hiroyuki Imaishi, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Kazuhiro Furuhashi, SPY x FAMILY
- Shingo Adachi, Lycoris Recoil
- Yosuke Hatta, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
- Yuichiro Hayashi, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Best Fantasy Anime – Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc
Nominees:
- Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 1, 2nd Cour
- OVERLORD IV
- Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
- The Case Study of Vanitas (Cour 2)
Best Animation – Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc
Nominees:
- Akebi’s Sailor Uniform
- Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
- SPY x FAMILY
Best Anime Character Design – Akira Matsushima, Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc
Nominees:
- Atsuko Nozaki, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
- Kazuaki Shimada, SPY x FAMILY
- Kazumasa Ishida, My Dress-Up Darling
- Masanori Shino, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
- Yo Yoshinari, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Best Action Anime – Demon Slayer: Entertainment District Arc
Nominees:
- Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
- Lycoris Recoil
- SPY x FAMILY
Best Comedy Anime – SPY x FAMILY
Nominees:
- Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
- Kotaro Lives Alone
- My Dress-Up Darling
- UNCLE from ANOTHER WORLD
- Ya Boy Kongming!
Best New Anime Series – SPY x FAMILY
Nominees:
- Call of the Night
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Lycoris Recoil
- My Dress-Up Darling
- Ya Boy Kongming!
Best Supporting Anime Character – Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
Nominees:
- Ai Hayasaka, Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
- Kage, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
- Rebecca, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Tengen Uzui, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
- Yor Forger, SPY x FAMILY
Best Anime Ending Sequence – “Comedy” by Gen Hoshino, Storyboard and Direction from Atsushi Nishigori, SPY x FAMILY
Nominees:
- “Akuma no Ko” by AI HIGUCHI, Storyboard and Direction from Paraco Shinohara, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
- “Koi no yukue” by Akari Akase, Storyboard and Direction from Futata, My Dress-Up Darling
- “Koshaberibiyori” by FantasticYouth, Storyboard and Direction from Kouki Fujimoto, Komi Can’t Communicate (2nd series)
- “My Heart Has Surrendered” by Airi Suzuki, Storyboard and Direction from Nichika Ono, Animation Direction from Norifumi Kugai, Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
- “Yofukashino Uta” by Creepy Nuts, Storyboard and Direction from Tomoyuki Itamura, Animation Direction from Haruka Sagawa, Call of the Night
Best "Must Protect at All Costs" Anime Character – Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
Nominees:
- Bojji, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
- Kage, Ranking of Kings (Cour 2)
- Kotaro Sato, Kotaro Lives Alone
- Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling
- Shoko Komi, Komi Can’t Communicate (2nd series)
Best Anime Film – Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Nominees:
- Belle
- Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO
- INU-OH
- One Piece Film Red
- The Deer King
Best Romance Anime – Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic
Nominees:
- Call of the Night
- Komi Can’t Communicate (2nd series)
- Love After World Domination
- My Dress-Up Darling
- Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
Best Continuing Anime Series – One Piece
Nominees:
- Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
- Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
- Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
Best Original Anime – Lycoris Recoil
Nominees:
- BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls’ Story-
- Healer Girl
- The Orbital Children
- Vampire in the Garden
- YUREI DECO