2023 Crunchyroll Anime Award Winners Announced

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Crunchyroll's 7th Anime Award winners were announced on March 4 2023 via a live stream hosted by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira, with a star-studded list of presenters such as Finn Wolfhard, Hunter Schafer, Robert Rodriguez, Zelina Vega, and more, dishing out the prizes.

The anime nominees were previously chosen by a panel of more than fifty qualified judges, which was then narrowed down from 19-26 January 2023 by the fandom's voting prowess. Crunchyroll has slimmed down its selection for its 7th Anime Awards and has removed several categories from its lineup, including Best: Couple, Boy, Girl, Fight Scene, Antagonist, and Protagonist, while adding a few new features to its folds.

Best Anime On Crunchyroll (February 2023)

This category is composed of anime adaptations that arrived on the scene to blow viewers' socks off in 2022, and this is the first year that Crunchyroll is specifically celebrating new anime content, with the top contenders being:

The fan-favorite action-comedy,SPY x FAMILY swooped in to steal the prize (which was likely no surprise for dear Anya). While successful spy anime aren't unheard of, they don't often outshine the more popular fantasy-based shounen; however, CloverWorks and Wit Studio clearly made the right call by bringing the Forger's story to life.

Anime series with enough stamina to return for more action (a genre that seems to notably dominate this category) without compromising on quality are eligible for the Best Continuing Series award. The nominees include:

There is arguably little contention when going up against one of the Big Three, as they are essentially the cultivators of the global love that anime receives today. One Piece earns its keep thanks to Toei Animation, reviving this seemingly