The nominees for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 have been announced, and MAPPA’s Chainsaw Man is making waves across the board.
This shonen anime has garnered an impressive 25 nominations across 32 categories, including highly sought-after awards such as Anime of the Year 2024, Best Character Design, Best Animation, and Best Cinematography.
Noteworthy are its dual nominations for Best Voice Artist Performance in Castilian and Italian language categories, showcasing the talents of Joel Gómez Jimenez (Denji), María Luisa Marciel (Power), Benedetta Ponticelli (Makima), and Mosè Singh (Denji).
Chainsaw Man dominates Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024
Chainsaw Man characters Denji, Power, and Pochita are also in the spotlight, having received individual nominations.
Additionally, the anime has secured nominations in new categories — “Must Protect At All Costs” Character, Best Supporting Character, Best New Series, and Best Anime Song.
Crunchyroll reveals the winners of the esteemed awards show on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. Fans can catch the live broadcast on Twitch and YouTube, beginning at 1 a.m. PST | 9 a.m. GMT | 5 p.m. GMT+8.
Chainsaw Man is a manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. It follows the story of Denji, a young man struggling to make ends meet by hunting devils (demons) alongside his pet devil, Pochita, who happens to have a chainsaw protruding from the front of his head.
Denji’s life takes a dramatic turn when he encounters Makima, a devil hunter from a special division of the Public Safety Bureau.
Following a series of events, Denji becomes a devil hunter under Makima’s command, and his journey becomes intertwined with complex themes of survival, identity, and the nature of humanity in a world filled with supernatural threats.
The series is known for its unique blend of dark humor and intense action.
Chainsaw Man’s nominations at Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024
Anime of the Year 2024
- Bocchi The Rock!
- Chainsaw Man
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Oshi No Ko
- Vinland Saga season 2
Best New Series
- Bocchi the Rock!
- Chainsaw Man
- Heavenly Delusion
- Hell’s Paradise
- Oshi No Ko
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Best Animation
- Attack on Titan Final Season, The Final Chapters Special 1
- Chainsaw Man
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Mob Psycho 100 III
- Trigun Stampede
Best Character Design
- Chainsaw Man
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Hell’s Paradise
- Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Oshi No Ko
- Trigun Stampede
Best Director
- Yuichiro Hayashi – Attack on Titan Final Season, The Final Chapters Special 1
- Keiichiro Saito – Bocchi The Rock!
- Ryu Nakayama – Chainsaw Man
- Hirotaka Mori – Heavenly Delusion
- Shota Goshozono – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Daisuke Hiramaki – Oshi No Ko
Best Cinematography
- Attack on Titan Final Season, The Final Chapters Special 1
- Chainsaw Man
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Heavenly Delusion
- Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Vinland Saga season 2
Best Art Direction
- Chainsaw Man
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Hell’s Paradise
- Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Oshi No Ko
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Best Action
- Attack on Titan Final Season, The Final Chapters Special 1
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Separation
- Chainsaw Man
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- One Piece
Best Main Character
- Bocchi (Hitori Goto) – Bocchi The Rock!
- Denji – Chainsaw Man
- Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season, The Final Chapters Special 1
- Mob (Shigeo Kageyama) – Mob Psycho 100 III
- Monkey D. Luffy – One Piece
- Thorfinn – Vinland Saga season 2
Best Supporting Character
- Arataka Reigen – Mob Psycho 100 III
- Hange Zoe – Attack on Titan Final Season, The Final Chapters Special 1
- Kana Arima – Oshi No Ko
- Power – Chainsaw Man
- Satoru Gojo – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Suguru Geto – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
“Must Protect At All Costs” Character
- Anya Forger – Spy x Family season 1 cour 2
- Hitori Gotoh (Bocchi) – Bocchi The Rock!
- Bojji – Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage
- Miri Unasaka – Buddy Daddies
- Pochita – Chainsaw Man
- Suletta Mercury – Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury
Best Anime Song
- Idol by YOASOBI – Oshi No Ko
- KICK BACK byKenshi Yonezu – Chainsaw Man
- Seisyun Complex by Kessoku Band – Bocchi The Rock!
- Suzume by RADWIMPS feat. toaka – Suzume no Tojimari
- Where Our Blue Is by Tatsuya Kitani – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- WORK by Ringo Sheena and millennium parade – Hell’s Paradise
Best Score
- Attack on Titan Final Season, The Final Chapters Special 1
- Bocchi The Rock!
- Chainsaw Man
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Oshi No Ko
- Suzume
Best Opening Sequence
- Idol by YOASOBI – Oshi No Ko
- innocent arrogance by BiSH – Heavenly Delusion
- KICK BACK by Kenshi Yonezu – Chainsaw Man
- Song of the Dead by KANA-BOON – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
- Where Our Blue Is by Tatsuya Kitani – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- WORK by Ringo Sheena and millennium parade – Hell’s Paradise
Best Ending Sequence
- Akari by Soshi Sakiyama – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Happiness of the Dead by Shiyui – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
- HAWATARI NIOKU CENTI (2-hundred-million-centimeter-long blades) by MAXIMUM THE HORMONE – Chainsaw Man
- Koi Kogare by milet and MAN WITH A MISSION – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Mephisto by QUEEN BEE – Oshi No Ko
- color by yama – Spy x Family season 1 cour 2
Best Voice Artist Performance – Japanese
- Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger) – Spy x Family Season 1 cour 2
- Kikunosuke Toya (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
- Mayumi Tanaka (Monkey D. Luffy) – One Piece
- Yoshino Aoyama (Bocchi) – Bocchi The Rock!
- Yuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger) – Attack on Titan Final Season, The Final Chapters Special 1
- Yuuichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo) – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
Best Voice Artist Performance – English
- Abby Trott (Nezuko Kamado) – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Austin Tindle (Millions Knives) – Trigun Stampede
- Johnny Yong Bosch (Ichigo Kurosaki) – Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Separation
- Lexi Nieto (Tomo Aizawa) – Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
- Marisa Duran (Sagiri Yamada Asaemon) – Hell’s Paradise
- Ryan Colt Levy (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
Best Voice Artist Performance – Castilian
- David Brau (Senku Ishigami) – Dr. Stone New World
- David Flores (Dot Barrett) – Mashle: Magic and Muscles
- Joel Gómez Jimenez (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
- Majo Montesinos Guzmán (Anya Forger) – Spy x Family season 1 cour 2
- María Luisa Marciel (Power) – Chainsaw Man
- Marta Moreno (UTA) – One Piece Film Red
Best Voice Artist Performance – Latin Spanish
- Armando Corona Ibarrola (Muichiro Tokito) – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Emilio Treviño (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
- Gerardo Ortega (Mash Burnedead) – Mashle: Magic and Muscles
- José Gilberto Vilchis (Satoru Gojo) – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Manuel Campuzano (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100 lll
- Nycolle González (Suzume Iwato) – Suzume
Best Voice Artist Performance – Portuguese
- Amanda Brigido (Tomo Aizawa) – Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
- Erick Bougleux (Kazuma) – Konosuba -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!- Legend of Crimson
- Guilherme Briggs (Brook) – One Piece
- Léo Rabelo (Satoru Gojo) – Jujutsu Kaisen
- Luisa Viotti (Makima) – Chainsaw Man
- Vágner Fagundes (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100 III
Best Voice Artist Performance – German
- Emilia Raschewski (Suzume Iwato) – Suzume no Tojimari
- Franciska Friede (Chise Hatori) – The Ancient Magus’ Bride
- Franziska Trunte (Power) – Chainsaw Man
- Pascal Breuer (Arataka Reigen) – Mob Psycho 100 III
- Patrick Baehr (Gen Asagiri) – Dr. Stone New World
- Patrick Keller (Akira Tendou) – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Best Voice Artist Performance – Italian
- Alessio De Filippis (Kirito) – Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night
- Benedetta Ponticelli (Makima) – Chainsaw Man
- Diego Baldoin (Takenori Akagi) – The First Slam Dunk
- Federica Simonelli (UTA) – One Piece Film Red
- Max Di Benedetto (Boxxo) – Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
- Mosè Singh (Denji) – Chainsaw Man
Best Voice Artist Performance – French
- Levanah Solomon (Suzume Iwato) – Suzume no Tojimari
- Lilly Caruso (Aqua) – Konosuba -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!
- Martial Le Minoux (Suguru Geto) – Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
- Martin Faliu (Aqua) – Oshi No Ko
- Yoan Sover (Gabimaru) – Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
- Zina Khakhoulia (Power) – Chainsaw Man
View the full list of nominees here.
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