Spy x Family’s dominance may be partly due to the Fall 2022 anime season not being eligible for Crunchyroll’s 7th annual Anime Awards, instead being slotted into next year’s pool. Regardless, the smash-hit series from creator, author, and illustrator Tatsuya Endo deserves such accolades.
Follow along as this article fully breaks down the nominees in each category for Crunchyroll’s 7th annual Anime Awards, including Spy x Family’s 13 total nominations.
The Anime of the Year category 2023 is one of the tightest in history with Spy x Family, Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, and more
Full nomination breakdown by category
Anime of the Year
Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District ArcLycoris RecoilRanking of Kings (2nd Part)Spy x Family
Best Action
Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District ArcJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone OceanLycoris RecoilSpy x Family
Best Animation
Akebi’s Sailor UniformAttack on Titan Final Season Part 2Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District ArcRanking of Kings (2nd Part)Spy x Family
Best Anime Song
“Chikichiki Banban,” QUEENDOM, Ya Boy Kongming!“Comedy,” Gen Hoshino, Spy x Family"My Nonfiction," Miyuki Shirogane (CV: Makoto Furukawa) & Chika Fujiwara (CV: Konomi Kohara), Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic"New Genesis," Ado, One Piece Film: Red"Shall We Dance?," ReoNa, SHADOWS HOUSE -2nd Season-“The Rumbling,” SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Best Character Design
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District ArcJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone OceanMy Dress-Up DarlingRanking of Kings (2nd Part)Spy x Family
Best Comedy
Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra RomanticKotaro Lives AloneMy Dress-Up DarlingSpy x FamilyUncle From Another WorldYa Boy Kongming!
Best Continuing Series
Attack on Titan (Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2)Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc)JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean)Kaguya-sama: Love is War (Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic)Made in Abyss (Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun)One Piece
Best Director
Haruo Sotozaki, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District ArcHiroyuki Imaishi, Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersKazuhiro Furuhashi, Spy x FamilyShingo Adachi, Lycoris RecoilYousuke Hatta, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)Yuichiro Hayashi, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Best Drama
86 EIGHTY-SIX Part 2Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersDance Dance DanseurKotaro Lives AloneMade in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
Best Ending Sequence
“Akuma no Ko,” Ai Higuchi, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2"Comedy," Gen Hoshino, Spy x Family"My Heart Has Surrendered," Airi Suzuki, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic"Koi no yukue," Akari Akase, My Dress-Up Darling"Koshaberibiyori," FantasticYouth, Komi Can’t Communicate (2nd series)“Yofukashino Uta,” Creepy Nuts, Call of the Night
Best Fantasy
Demon Slayer: Kimetsuo no Yaiba Entertainment District ArcMade in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching SunMushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 1 Part 2Overlord IVRanking of Kings (2nd Part)The Case Study of Vanitas (2nd Part)
Best Film
BubbleDragon Ball Super: Super HeroINU-OHJUJUTSU KAISEN 0One Piece Film: RedThe Deer King
Best Main Character
Bojji, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)Chisato Nishikigi, Lycoris RecoilDavid Martinez, Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersEren Yeager, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2Loid Forger, Spy x FamilyMarin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling
Best New Series
Call of the NightCyberpunk: EdgerunnersLycoris RecoilMy Dress-Up DarlingSpy x FamilyYa Boy Kongming!
Best Opening Sequence
“Chikichiki Banban,” QUEENDOM, Ya Boy Kongming!“Mixed Nuts,” Official HiGE DANdism, Spy x Family"Naked Hero," Vaundy, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)“The Rumbling,” SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2"This Fffire," Franz Ferdinand, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners"Zankyousanka," Aimer, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Best Original Anime
Birdie Wing -Golf Girls’ StoryHealer GirlLycoris RecoilThe Orbital ChildrenVampire in the GardenYUREI DECO
Best Romance
Call of the NightKaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra RomanticKomi Can’t Communicate (2nd series)Love After World DominationMy Dress-Up DarlingShikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
Best Score
Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District ArcMade in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching SunSpy x FamilyYa Boy Kongming!
Best Supporting Character
Ai Hayasaka, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra RomanticAnya Forger, Spy x FamilyKage, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)Rebecca, Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersTengen Uzui, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District ArcYor Forger, Spy x Family
Best Voice Artist Performance (English)
Amanda Lee (Ama Lee), Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up DarlingCherami Legih, Kotaro Sato, Kotaro Lives AloneNatalie Van Sistine, Yor Forger, Spy x FamilySungWon cho (AKA ProZD), Kage, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)Zach Aguilar, David, Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersZeno Robinson, Gamma 2, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese)
Atsumi Tanezaki, Anya Forger, Spy x FamilyChika Anzai, Chisato Nishikigi, Lycoris RecoilFairouz Ai, Jolyne Cujoh, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone OceanMisaki Kuno, Faputa and Irumyuui, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching SunNatsuki Hanae, Tanjiro Kamado, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District ArcYuki Kaji, Eren Yeager, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic)
Adel Abo Hassoon, Kage, Ranking of Kings (1st Part)Amal Hawija, Gon, Hunter x HunterAmal Saadalden, Conan, Detective Conan: The Bride of Shibuya (Movie)Mohja AlSheak, Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia (Season 1)Naki Makhoul, Ichigo, Bleach (Season 1)Ula Zidan, Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up Darling
Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian)
Jaime Pérez de Sevilla, Yuta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0Lourdes Fabrés, Jolyne, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone OceanAlejandro Albaiceta, Gohan, Dragon Ball Super: Super HeroMarc Gómez, Daida, Ranking of Kings (1st Part)Masumi Mutsuda, Yatora Yaguchi, Blue PeriodMónica Padrós, Hiling, Ranking of Kings (1st Part)
Best Voice Artist Performance (French)
Alexis Tomassian, Kage, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)Brigitte Lecordier, Bojji, Ranking of Kings (2nd Part)Dorothée Pousséo, Lucy, Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersGeneviève Doang, Vladilena Milizé, 86 EIGHTY-SIX Part 2Laure Filiu, Jolyne Cujoh, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone OceanMartin Faliu, Miyuki, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic
Best Voice Artist Performance (German)
Gabrielle Pietermann, Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up DarlingJannik Endemann, Ritsuka Uenoyama, GivenLara Trautmann, Belle, BelleNicolás Artajo, Yūta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0Torsten Michaelis, Askeladd, Vinland Saga (Season 1)Uwe Thomsen, Jotaro Kujo, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable
Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian)
Andrea La Greca, Rengoku, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train ArcAndrea Oldani, Daida, Ranking of Kings (Part 1)Deborah Morese, Marin Kitagawa, My Dress-Up DarlingElisa Giorgio, Maki Zen’in, JUJUTSU KAISEN (Part 1)Giulia Maniglio, Riku, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching SunSimone Lupinacci, Shoyo Hinata, Haikyu!! To The Top
Best Voice Artist Performance (Portuguese)
Antônio Moreno, Heihachi Mishima, Tekken: BloodlineCharles Emmanuel, Kazuya, Rent-A-Girlfriend (Season 2)Mariana Dondi, Nagatoro, Don’t Toy with Me, Miss NagatoroNina Carvalho, Anya Forger, Spy x FamilyPedro Alcântara, Yuta Okkotsu, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0Yan Gesteira, Ashito Aoi, Aoashi
Some noticeably absent categories that were present last year include the “Best Boy,” “Best Girl,” and “Best Antagonist” categories. Crunchyroll omitted these in favor of the “Best Main Character” and “Best Supporting Character” categories. Also gone is the “Best Fight Scene” category.
New categories include “Best Anime Song,” “Best Continuing Series,” “Best New Series,” and “Best Original Anime.”
Crunchyroll has also added the best voice actor categories Arabic, Castilian, and Italian dubs on top of the existing Japanese, English, German, French, Portuguese, and Russian categories. Voting in all categories is open until January 25 at 5 PM Pacific Standard Time. Participants can vote once each day for their favorite choices until then.
Some winners will be announced during a Crunchyroll presentation in Japan on March 4, 2023, with others being announced during the global live stream.
Be sure to keep up with all Crunchyroll news, as well as anime, manga, film, and live-action news as 2023 progresses.
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