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4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards

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4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Awarded forExcellence in anime
DateFebruary 15, 2020 (2020-02-15)
CountryUnited States
Presented byCrunchyroll
Hosted by
Highlights
Most awardsDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (3)
Most nominationsCarole & Tuesday, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and Vinland Saga (9)
Anime of the YearDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
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The 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards were held on February 15, 2020, honoring excellence in anime from 2019. Crunchyroll announced the categories and the list of judges for the 2020 awards on December 17, while also noting that the list was still not complete.[1] They also noted that they've increased their judges by over 50%, with more than half of them coming from outside the United States.[1] Nominees were announced on the first day of voting, January 10.[1] Voting ran until January 17,[2] with the results announced on February 15.[3] The show was hosted by WWE wrestler Xavier Woods and Tim Lyu.[4][5] Several personalities in the anime community were invited to present the awards.[4]

There were 18 categories. Best Couple was reinstated after being absent in the last two editions.[6] Best Score, Best Drama, and Best Comedy were also reinstated after being absent in the last year's edition.[6][7] Best Film and Best Continuing Series were dropped.[7] A new category, Best Fantasy, was introduced.[7][8] Carole & Tuesday, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and Vinland Saga each received nine nominations, including the Anime of the Year. Mamoru Miyano was nominated for the second straight time in the Best VA Performance (JP) award. Japanese singer Aimer received her third nomination, the second consecutive, in the Best Ending Sequence category. Australian composer Kevin Penkin received his second nomination for Best Score. Carole & Tuesday's opening and ending themes, both sung by Nai Br.XX and Celeina Ann, were nominated in their respective categories.[7]

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba won the Anime of the Year award.[5] Its main protagonist, Tanjiro Kamado, won Best Boy.[5] He also was nominated in the Best Protagonist category, only to lost to Senku Ishigami of Dr. Stone. Demon Slayer is tied with Kaguya-sama: Love Is War in receiving the most wins.[5] Kaguya-sama also won Best Comedy and Best Ending Sequence.[5][9] Vinland Saga won Best Drama, while The Promised Neverland won the inaugural Best Fantasy award.[5] Mob Psycho 100's second season won in the Best Animation category.[5][9] Canadian composer Mocky won the Best Score award for his work on Carole & Tuesday.[5][9] George Wada, an anime producer and the president of Wit Studio, received the Industry Icon award.[10]

Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). The lists are arranged alphabetically, except for the winner.

Best Protagonist
Best Antagonist
Best Boy
Best Girl
Best Opening Sequence
Best Ending Sequence
Best VA Performance (JP)
Best VA Performance (EN)
Best Director
Best Animation
Best Character Design
Best Fight Scene
Best Drama
Best Comedy
Best Score
Best Couple
Best Fantasy
Industry Icon Award
Source: [5][10]

Statistics

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Anime with multiple nominations
Nominations Anime
9 Carole & Tuesday
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Vinland Saga
8 Sarazanmai
The Promised Neverland
7 Mob Psycho 100 II (season 2)
6 Attack on Titan (season 3)
5 Dr. Stone
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
4 Babylon
Dororo
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (season 4)
3 Fruits Basket
The Rising of the Shield Hero
2 Aggretsuko (season 2)
Astra Lost in Space
Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
Fire Force
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
O Maidens in Your Savage Season
One-Punch Man (season 2)
Anime with multiple wins
Wins Anime
3 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
2 Mob Psycho 100 II (season 2)
The Promised Neverland
The Rising of the Shield Hero

References

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  1. ^ a b c Thomas, Miles. "Anime Awards 2020: Meet Our Categories and Judges!!". Crunchyroll. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Coats, Cayla (January 3, 2020). "How to Vote in the Anime Awards". Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Winners of the 2020 Anime Awards". Crunchyroll. February 15, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Fan Voting Underway for Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020". Animation World Network. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Goslin, Austen (February 15, 2020). "Demon Slayer takes home top prize at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards". Polygon. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Crunchyroll's 4th Annual Anime Awards Set for February 15". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d "Carole & Tuesday, Demon Slayer, Vinland Saga Land Most Nominations for Crunchyroll's Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Orsini, Lauren. "Here Are All The Nominees For The 2019 Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Forbes. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Every Winner Of The 2020 Anime Awards On Crunchyroll (& What They Won)". CBR. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Every Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020 Winner, Including Anime Of The Year". GameSpot. Retrieved February 18, 2021.