In terms of award count, both Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Kaguya-Sama: Love is War, both won three awards each this year. Demon Slayer took the world by storm when its anime was released and it wasn’t a surprise that it won the Anime of the Year. It also won Best boy and Best fight scene for Tanjiro Kamado and Tanjiro & Nezuko vs. Rui respectively. On the other hand, Love is War, won Best Ending Sequence (“♪ Chikatto Chika Chikaa♡” performed by Konomi Kohara), Best Couple (Kaguya Shinomiya & Miyuki Shirogane), and Best Comedy. Down below you can see the winners for each category.
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020 Winners
• Anime of the Year: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Best Animation: Mob Psycho 100 II • Best Opening Sequence: Mob Psycho 100 II, ♪ 99.9 – MOB CHOIR feat. sajou no Hana • Best Ending Sequence: Kaguya-Sama: Love is War, ♪ Chikatto Chika Chikaa♡ – Konomi Kohara • Best Boy: Tanjiro Kamado, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Best Girl: Raphtalia, The Rising of the Shield Hero • Best Score: Mocky, Carole & Tuesday • Best VA Performance (JP): Yuichi Nakamura (Bruno Bucciarati, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind) • Best VA Performance (EN): Billy Kametz (Naofumi, The Rising of the Shield Hero) • Best Director: Tetsuro Araki, Chief Director, and Masashi Koizuka, Director – Attack on Titan Season 3 • Best Character Design: Satoshi Iwataki, Original Character Design by Hiroyuki Asada, Dororo • Best Protagonist: Senku, Dr. Stone • Best Antagonist: Isabella, The Promised Neverland • Best Fight Scene: Tanjiro & Nezuko vs. Rui, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Best Couple: Kaguya Shinomiya & Miyuki Shirogane, Kaguya-Sama: Love is War • Best Drama: Vinland Saga, WIT Studio • Best Fantasy: The Promised Neverland, CloverWorks • Best Comedy: Kaguya-Sama: Love is War, A-1 PicturesIndustry Icon: George Wada, WIT Studio Furthermore, during the Anime Awards, Crunchyroll also announced four anime coming in 2020. One is a continuation of an existing series named That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime which returning for a second season this fall. The other three are brand-new. In April 2020, My Next Life As a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom and The 8th Son-Are You Kidding Me will be a debut. I’m a Spider, So is also coming to Crunchyroll in 2020 but the release date hasn’t been announced.
