Cyberpunk Edgerunners Triumphs In 2023 Anime Awards

Cyberpunk 2077 may have had a hard time as a video game, but as an anime it’s had nothing but success. The animated spinoff Cyberpunk Edgerunners, produced for Netflix, took home the top prize in today’s Anime Awards. The event was hosted by a mix of movie directors, Hollywood actors, sports figures and Twitch influencers.

There was no dominant property this year, even though some anime were nominated in over a dozen categories. Despite winning Anime of the Year AND being new, Edgerunners didn’t take home Best New Anime. That went to Spy x Family, which ended up winning six awards, but was up for sixteen. Best Movie went to Jujutsu Kaisen 0, while Haruo Sotozaki got Best Director for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc. The award for Best Main Character went to Attack On Titan‘s Eren Jaeger (Even now? Come on, he’s a jerk) and Kohta Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Sawano won for Best Music score from the same series.

During the event Crunchyroll announced a new partnership with Sony Music Entertainment (not hard; Sony owns the whole company) to add more than 100 full-length live concerts, 3,200 music videos, and over 250 artists from Sony Music Entertainment’s Japanese division to the streaming service starting today. They also announced a collaboration with Capcom and Monster Hunter for some kind of event in Street Fighter: Duel, a mobile RPG published by Crunchyroll Games.

Check out the full list of winners from the 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards below.

 

• Anime of the Year – Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

• Best Action – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

• Best Animation – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

• Best Anime Song – “The Rumbling,” SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

• Best Character Design – Akira Matsushima, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

• Best Comedy – SPY x FAMILY

• Best Continuing Series – ONE PIECE

• Best Director – Haruo Sotozaki, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

• Best Drama – Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

• Best Ending Sequence – “Comedy,” Gen Hoshino, SPY x FAMILY

• Best Fantasy – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

• Best Film – JUJUTSU KAISEN 0

• Best Main Character – Eren Jaeger, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

• Best New Series – SPY x FAMILY

• Best Opening Sequence – “The Rumbling,” SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

• Best Original Anime – Lycoris Recoil

• Best Romance – Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-

• Best Score – KOHTA YAMAMOTO and HIROYUKI SAWANO, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

• Best Supporting Character – Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY

• Best Voice Artist Performance (English) – Zach Aguilar, David Martinez, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

• Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) – Yuki Kaji, Eren Jaeger, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2

• Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic) – Amal Hawija, Gon Freecss, Hunter x Hunter

• Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian) – Jaime Pérez de Sevilla, Yuta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0

• Best Voice Artist Performance (French) – Brigitte Lecordier, Bojji, Ranking of Kings

• Best Voice Artist Performance (German) – Nicolás Artajo, Yuta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0

• Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) – Elisa Giorgio, Maki Zen’in, JUJUTSU KAISEN (Cour 1)

• Best Voice Artist Performance (Portuguese) – Nina Carvalho, Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY

• Best Voice Artist Performance (Spanish) – Alejandro Orozco, Gyutaro, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc

• “Must Protect At All Costs” Character – Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY