The Anime of the Year 2024 was the most exciting award at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024. This award was really talked about this year because it didn’t include One Piece and Attack on Titan in the nominations, which made a lot of people upset.
Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 won the Anime of the Year 2024 at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024, beating Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc and Vinland Saga season 2, which were also popular choices among fans. The final award of the ceremony was presented by Megan Thee Stallion.
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 took place on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 6 pm JST in Tokyo. The most awaited part of the event was the Anime of the Year award.
Throughout the evening, presenters and stars on the Orange Carpet hinted at the excitement building up for this award.
The 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards took place on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 6 pm JST in Tokyo. The most awaited part of the night was the Anime of the Year award.
Throughout the evening, presenters and stars walked the Orange Carpet, hinting at their excitement for this special award.
The award was given by famous Grammy-winning recording artist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Megan Thee Stallion.
Megan is widely recognized for her passion for anime, particularly her cosplays. Just the day before the Anime Awards, she even dressed up as Gojo.
The Anime of the Year 2024 award went to Jujutsu Kaisen season 2, directed by Shota Goshozono and produced by Studio Mappa.
A producer for the second season accepted the award on behalf of the team. Goshozono also won the Best Director award earlier in the evening.
Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 received its 13th nomination of the night, excluding nominations for non-Japanese voice actors, and its ninth win.
The series also won awards for Best Action Anime, Best Opening and Ending Theme Sequences, and Best Supporting Character for Satoru Gojo.
Many were surprised that neither Attack on Titan: Final Season nor One Piece received nominations for the Anime of the Year 2024 category, given their incredible success in 2023. However, it’s important to note that the awards mostly focus on anime from the first half of the year.
The second season of Jujutsu Kaisen focuses on three young characters Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, and Nobara Kugisaki. It also explores the past of Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto during their time at Tokyo Jujutsu High.
This season is split into two parts. The first part looks into Gojo’s Past Arc, adapting volumes eight and nine from the manga.
The second part, the Shibuya Incident Arc, is a big event that has been building up since the first season and the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 movie.
Awards won by Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 at Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards:
- Anime of the Year 2024 -Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Best Character Design – Sayaka Koiso, Tadashi Hiramatsu for Hidden Inventory/Premature Death)
- Best Director – Shota Goshozono
- Best Cinematography – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Best Action – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Best Supporting Character – Satoru Gojo
- Best Opening Sequence – Where Our Blue Is by Tatsuya Kitani
- Best Ending Sequence – Akari by Soshi Sakiyama
- Best Voice Artist Performance Japanese – Yuuichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo)
- Best Voice Artist Performance Portuguese – Léo Rabelo (Satoru Gojo)
- Best Voice Artist Performance French – Martial Le Minoux (Suguru Geto)
