Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024: How to Watch, Nominees, Performers, & More

If you have a Crunchyroll account, you're probably already familiar with the Anime Awards.

Established in 2017, the annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards set out to “honor the creators, musicians, and performances across the anime industry.” Translation: the Anime Awards are the place to go if you are in need of a best-of-anime list, vetted by both a jury of experts in the field and fans themselves.

Last year, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards traveled all the way to Tokyo for the very first time to celebrate the epicenter of anime, and the 2024 edition of the event is following suit. As the ceremony draws near, the anticipation for Anime of the Year is palpable — who will be the lucky winner this year? Past victors include renowned titles like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Made in Abyss, to name a few.

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So, what qualifies an anime to be eligible for the Anime Awards? Like other international awards like the Emmys, the Anime Awards also have eligibility rules. Firstly, contenders need to be an animation project with its primary production taking place in Japan. The eligibility period for the 2024 Anime Awards includes movies or shows aired between October 2022 - September 2023. Furthermore, “at least one episode" of the anime must have "had its initial legal distribution outside of Japan in 2022 or 2023.”

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When are the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards?

This year's Crunchyroll Anime Awards are taking place in Tokyo, Japan, for the second consecutive year. The ceremony is taking place at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa on March 2, 2024.

Where can I watch the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards?

If you couldn't make your way to Tokyo, fret not, because viewers from all around the world will be able to tune into the Anime Awards via Crunchyroll's official livestreams. The 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards are streaming live from Tokyo via YouTube and Twitch on March 2.

The ceremony began at 6 p.m. in Japan, which is 4 a.m. EST / 3 a.m. CST / 1 a.m. PST. You can watch the official stream of the ceremony right below:

Who's presenting at the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards?

The main hosts for the 2024 Anime Awards are Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira, who also did the honors for last year's ceremony. However, celebrities from Japan and across the world have also made their way to Tokyo to present individual awards, including noted anime fan rapper Megan Thee Stallion, Parasite director Bong Joon Ho, actor Iman Vellani, NFL player DeMarcus Lawrence, musician Yaeji, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse director Joaquim Dos Santos, Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna, fashion content creator Nava Rose, and many, many more.