Anime Trending last night hosted their 10th Anime Trending Awards Ceremony celebrating and highlighting the best anime each year with fans from across the world. Fans were able to vote on thirty total categories featuring a wide variety of nominees. Here's a recap of who was nominated in each category and who took home the win!
Anime of the Year
Nominees:
DR. STONE: NEW WORLD
HELL'S PARADISE
JUJUTSU KAISEN S2
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE WITCH FROM MERCURY S2
MUSHOKU TENSEI: JOBLESS REINCARNATION S2
MY HAPPY MARRIAGE
OSHI NO KO
SPY X FAMILY S2
TENGOKU-DAIMAKYO - Winner
THE 100 GIRLFRIENDS WHO REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LOVE YOU
THE ANGEL NEXT DOOR SPOILS ME ROTTEN
THE DANGERS IN MY HEART
THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW
THE MAGICAL REVOLUTION OF THE REINCARNATED PRINCESS AND THE GENIUS YOUNG LADY
TOMO-CHAN IS A GIRL!
VINLAND SAGA S2
ZOM 100: BUCKET LIST OF THE DEAD
Voting Distribution
Staff Message:
Director of Tengoku-Daimkayo Hirotaka Mori shared a special message with fans upon receiving this award
Anime Movie of the Year
Nominees:
BACKFLIP THE MOVIE
BOKU GA AISHITA SUBETE NO KIMI E
GOODBYE, DON GLEES
INU-OH
KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR - THE FIRST KISS NEVER DIES
KARAKAI JOUZU NO TAKAGI-SAN THE MOVIE
LAID-BACK CAMP MOVIE
SUZUME
THE TUNNEL TO SUMMER, THE EXIT OF GOODBYES - Winner
Voting Distribution
Boy of the Year
Nominees:
AIJOU, Rentarou (The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You)
CRANEL, Bell (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV Part II)
FORGER, Loid (SPY x FAMILY S2)
FUJIMIYA, Amane (The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten)
GABIMARU (Hell's Paradise)
GOJOU, Satoru (JUJUTSU KAISEN S2)
GREYRAT, Rudeus (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S2)
HOSHINO, Aqua OSHI NO KO
ICHIKAWA, Kyoutarou (The Dangers in My Heart)
ISHIGAMI, Senku (Dr. STONE NEW WORLD)
IWATANI, Naofumi (The Rising of the Shield Hero S3)
JETURK, Guel (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury S2) - Winner
KAGENOU, Cid (The Eminence in Shadow)
KUDOU, Kiyoka (My Happy Marriage)
KURUSU, Kazuki (Buddy Daddies)
MIYAMURA, Izumi (Horimiya: The Missing Pieces)
SUWA, Rei (Buddy Daddies)
THORFINN (Vinland Saga)
Voting Distribution
Girl of the Year
Nominees:
ARIMA, Kana (OSHI NO KO) - Winner
FEZ PALLETIA, Euphyllia (The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady)
FORGER, Anya (SPY x FAMILY S2)
FORGER, Yor (SPY x FAMILY S2)
GUNDOU, Misuzu (Tomo-chan Is a Girl!)
HOSHINO, Ruby (OSHI NO KO)
ICHINOSE, Chizuru (Rent-a-Girlfriend S3)
INDA, Karane (The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You)
IWAKURA, Mitsumi (Skip and Loafer)
KUBO, Nagisa (Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible)
KUROKAWA, Akane (OSHI NO KO)
MCMILLAN, Raeliana (Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion)
MIKAZUKI, Shizuka (Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead)
RAPHTALIA (The Rising of the Shield Hero S3)
SAIMORI, Miyo (My Happy Marriage)
SHIINA, Mahiru (The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten)
SYLPHIETTE (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S2)
WYNN PALLETIA, Anisphia (The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady)
YAMADA, Anna (The Dangers in My Heart)
Voting Distribution:
Couple or Ship of the Year
Nominees:
Amane x Mahiru (The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten)
Challe x Anne (Sugar Apple Fairy Tale)
Euphyllia x Anisphia (The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady)
Ganta x Isaki (Insomniacs After School)
Himuro x Fuyutsuki (The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague)
Izumi x Kyouko (Horimiya)
Juunichirou x Tomo (Tomo-chan Is a Girl!)
Kaede x Ai (The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses)
Kiyoka x Miyo (My Happy Marriage)
Kyoutarou x Anna (The Dangers In My Heart) - Winner
Loid x Yor (SPY x FAMILY S2)
Noah x Raeliana (Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion)
Rentarou x Hakari (The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You)
Rentarou x Karane (The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You)
Rentarou x Shizuka (The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You)
Rudeus x Sylphiette (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S2)
Sousuke x Mitsumi (Skip and Loafer)
Voting Distribution
Staff Comment:
Producer Kazuki Endo and Director Hiroaki Akagi of The Dangers in My Heart shared a special message with fans upon receiving this award
Supporting Boy of The Year
Nominees:
AKAZAWA, Itsuki (The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten)
ASAGIRI, Gen (Dr. STONE NEW WORLD)
DESMOND, Damian (SPY x FAMILY S2)
FOHL (The Rising of the Shield Hero S3)
FRANKLIN, Franky (SPY x FAMILY S2)
GETOU, Suguru (JUJUTSU KAISEN S2)
ISHIKAWA, Tooru (Horimiya: The Missing Pieces)
JETURK, Guel (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury S2) - Winner
KUGI, Kyutarou (Buddy Daddies)
NAGI, Seishirou (BLUELOCK)
NANAMI, Kento (JUJUTSU KAISEN S2)
RYUUZAKI, Kenichirou (Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead)
SAEJIMA (The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague)
TOKITOU, Muichirou (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc)
Voting Distribution
Supporting Girl of the Year
Nominees:
ALPHA (The Eminence in Shadow)
AMANAI, Riko (JUJUTSU KAISEN S2)
AMERHAUSER, Beatrix (Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead)
ARIMA, Kana (OSHI NO KO) - Winner
BLACKBELL, Becky (SPY x FAMILY S2)
DELTA (The Eminence in Shadow)
GUNDOU, Misuzu (Tomo-chan Is a Girl!)
HOUZUKI, Eiko (Dark Gathering)
KANROJI, Mitsuri (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc)
KUROKAWA, Akane (OSHI NO KO)
OLSTON, Carol (Tomo-chan Is a Girl!)
SHIRAKAWA, Chitose (The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten)
Voting Distribution
Best in Adapted Screenplay:
Nominees:
Bungou Stray Dogs (2023)
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV Part II
JUJUTSU KAISEN S2
My Happy Marriage
OSHI NO KO - Winner
Skip and Loafer
SPY x FAMILY S2
Tengoku-Daimakyo
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
Vinland Saga S2
Voting Distribution:
Staff Comment:
Series Writer of Oshi no Ko Jin Tanaka shared a special message with fans upon receiving this award
Best in Animation
Nominees:
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
JUJUTSU KAISEN S2 - Winner
ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!
OVERTAKE
SPY x FAMILY S2
Tengoku-Daimakyo
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149
TRIGUN STAMPEDE
Tsurune: The Linking Shot
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Voting Distribution:
Best in Character Design
Nominees:
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation -
Bungou Stray Dogs (2023)
Hell's Paradise
JUJUTSU KAISEN S2
OSHI NO KO - Winner
Skip and Loafer
Stardust Telepath
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
Voting Distribution
Staff Comment:
Oshi No Ko Character Designer Kanna Hirayama shared a special message with fans upon receiving this award
Best in Episode Direction and Storyboard
Nominees:
Akira of the Dead - Kazuki Kawagoe (Episode Direction and Storyboard)
Egosurfing - Kuniyasu Nishina (Episode Direction and Storyboard)
Free for All - Shoushi Ishikawa (Episode Direction), Mamoru Hatakeyama (Storyboard)
Movie Theater and Facial Muscles - Hirofumi Okita (Episode Direction and Storyboard)
Oath - Kento Matsui (Episode Direction), Atsushi Kobayashi (Storyboard)
Red Scale - Kazuto Arai, Takumi Sunakohara (Episode Direction and Storyboard)
Some Days I'm Sorry - Nobuyuki Takeuchi (Episode Direction and Storyboard)
The Day of the Disaster - Makoto Katou (Episode Direction and Storyboard)
The Linking Shot - Takuya Yamamura (Episode Direction and Storyboard)
Their Choices - Ryou Nakano (Episode Direction), Haruka Fujita (Storyboard) - Winner
What's the Difference Between Grown-Ups and Kids? - Atsushi Kobayashi (Episode Direction and Storyboard)
Voting Distribution:
Best in Original Screenplay
Nominees:
16bit Sensation: Another Layer
BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- S2
Buddy Daddies - Winner
High Card
Magical Destroyers
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury S2
OVERTAKE
Revenger
Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-
Voting Distribution
Best in Sceneries and Visuals
Nominees:
Arknights: Perish in Frost - Minoru Oonishi (Art Director), Keiko Goto (Color Design), Kouhei Tanada (Director of Photography)
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces - Yasunao Moriyasu, Hisayo Usui (Art Directors), Asuka Yokota (Color Design), Yuuya Sakuma (Director of Photography)
JUJUTSU KAISEN S2 - Junichi Higashi (Art Director), Eiko Matsushima (Color Design), Teppei Ito (Director of Photography)
My Happy Marriage - Emi Katanosaka (Art Director), Anna Okamatsu (Color Design), Tsunetaka Ema (Director of Photography)
Skip and Loafer - e-caesar (Art Director), Yuko Kobari (Color Design), Kazuto Izumita (Director of Photography)
Stardust Telepath - Daisuke Negishi (Art Director), Ritsuko Utagawa (Color Design), Daisuke Chiba (Director of Photography)
Tengoku-Daimakyo - Yuji Kaneko (Art Director), Izumi Hirose (Color Design), Kentarou Waki (Director of Photography) - Winner
Tsurune: The Linking Shot - Shouko Ochiai (Art Director), Azumi Hata (Color Design), Kouhei Funamoto (Director of Photography)
Vinland Saga S2 - Yuusuke Takeda(Art Director), Satoshi Hashimoto (Color Design), Yuki Kawashita (Director of Photography)
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead - Taketo Gonpei (Art Director), Aya Ouchi (Color Design),Naho Hasegawa (Director of Photography)
Voting Distribution
Best in Soundtrack
Nominees:
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV Part II (Keiji Inai)
JUJUTSU KAISEN S2 (Yoshimasa Terui)
MASHLE: Magic and Muscles (Masaru Yokoyama)
SPY x FAMILY S2 (Know Name, Miyazaki Makoto, Mutsuki Shuuhei)
The Ancient Magus Bride S2 (Junichi Matsumoto)
The Eminence in Shadow (Kenichiro Suehiro)
The Rising of the Shield Hero S3 (Kevin Penkin)
Tsurune: The Linking Shot (Harumi Fuuki)
Undead Murder Farce (Yuma Yamaguchi)
Vinland Saga S2 (Yutaka Yamada) - Winner
Voting Distribution
Staff Message:
Vinland Saga Composer Yamada Yutaka shared a special message with fans upon receiving this award
Best in Voice Cast
Nominees:
Buddy Daddies - Core Cast Members: Hino Kina, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kouki Uchiyama
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces - Core Cast Members: Jun Fukuyama,Mao Ichimichi,Reina Kondo,Yurie Kozakai,Nobuhiko Okamoto,Haruka Tomatsu,Kouki Uchiyama,Daiki Yamashita,Seiichiro Yamashita
JUJUTSU KAISEN S2 - Core Cast Members: Junya Enoki, Anna Nagase, Yuuichi Nakamura, Takahiro Sakurai, Asami Seto, Yuuma Uchida
OSHI NO KO - Core Cast Members: Megumi Han, Yurie Igoma, Manaka Iwami, Rumi Ookubo, Takeo Ootsuka, Rie Takahashi - Winner
OVERTAKE - Core Cast Members: Anan Furuya, Katsuyuki Konishi
Skip and Loafer - Core Cast Members: Akinori Egoshi, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Yuka Terasika, Maaya Uchida, Megumi Han
SPY x FAMILY S2 - Core Cast Members: Takuya Eguchi, Saori Hayami, Atsumi Tanezaki
Tomo-chan is a Girl - Core Cast Members: Sally Amaki, Rina Hidaka, Kaito Ishikawa, Rie Takahashi
Undead Murder Farce - Core Cast Members: Makoto Koichi,Tomoyo Kurosawa,Taku Yashiro
Vinland Saga S2 - Core Cast: Mayumi Seko, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Yuuto Uemura
Voting Distribution
Opening Theme Song of the Year
Nominees:
"Anata no Soba ni." from My Happy Marriage by Riria.
"Ao no Sumika" from JUJUTSU KAISEN S2 by Tatsuya Kitani
"Arc-en-ciel" from The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady by Hanatan
"Daidaidaidaidaisuki na Kimi e?" from The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You by Kaede Hondo, Maria Naganawa, Miyu Tomita, Ayaka Asai, Asami Seto
"FROZEN MIDNIGHT" from The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague by Takao Sakuma
"grayscale dominator" from The Eminence in Shadow by OxT
"Iden Tei Tei Meltdown" from ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! by Enako, Pmarusama
"IDOL" from OSHI NO KO by YOASOBI
"innocent arrogance" from Tengoku-Daimakyo by BiSH
"JUDGEMENT" from BLUELOCK by ASA DA HERO
"Kura Kura" from SPY X FAMILY S2 by Ado
"NAME" from The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses byTsuzuri
"Shayou" from The Dangers in My Heart by Yorushika
"SHOCK!" from Buddy Daddies by Ayase
"SIN" from The Rising of the Shield Hero S2 by MADKID
"spiral" from Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S2 by LONGMAN
"Ｗ●ＲＫ" from Hell's Paradise by millennium parade, Ringo Sheena
Voting Distribution
Artist Message:
YOASOBI shared a special message with fans upon receiving this award
Ending Theme Song of the Year
Nominees:
"Chou Cream Funk" from MASHLE: Magic and Muscles by Philosophy no Dance
"End Roll" from Rent-a-Girlfriend S3 by Amber's
"Graceful World" from I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness by Saori Hayami
"Hakai Zenya no Koto" from The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today by asmi
"Happiness of the Dead" from Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead by Shiyui
"Kamihitoe" from Hell's Paradise by Uru
"Linaria" from The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague by Nowlu
"Mephisto" from OSHI NO KO by QUEEN BEE
"Nemurenai" from The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess by MIMiNARI, Tomori Kusunoki
"Only for you" from The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady by Sayaka Senbongi, Manaka Iwami
"Queen of the Night" from Tearmoon Empire by KanoeRana
"Red:birthmark" from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury S2 by AiNA THE END - Winner
"Shirushi" from Bungou Stray Dogs (2023) by Luck Life
"Todome no Ichigeki" from SPY X FAMILY S2 by Vaundy, Cory Wong
"URL" from Horimiya: The Missing Pieces by Ami Sakaguchi
"Without Love" from Vinland Saga S2 by LMYK
Voting Distribution
Action or Adventure Anime of the Year
Nominees:
Buddy Daddies
Bungou Stray Dogs (2023)
Hell's Paradise
JUJUTSU KAISEN S2 - Winner
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S2
SPY x FAMILY S2
Tengoku-Daimakyo
The Eminence in Shadow
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
Vinland Saga
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Voting Distribution
Comedy Anime of the Year
Nominees:
Buddy Daddies
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
KONOSUBA -An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES - Winner
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister!
SPY x FAMILY S2
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
The Eminence in Shadow
Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Voting Distribution
Drama Anime of the Year
Nominees:
Buddy Daddies
Insomniacs after school
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S2
My Happy Marriage
OSHI NO KO - Winner
OVERTAKE
SHY
The Ancient Magus Bride S2
Undead Murder Farce
Vinland Saga S2
Voting Distribution
Fantasy Anime of the Year
Nominees:
Arknights: PERISH IN FROST
Handyman Saitou in Another World
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV Part II
KONOSUBA -An Explosion on This Wonderful World!
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S2
Reign of the Seven Spellblades
The Ancient Magus Bride S2
The Eminence in Shadow - Winner
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
The Rising of the Shield Hero S3
Voting Distribution
Music Anime of the Year
Nominees:
BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
Blue Orchestra - Winner
HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima PLUS
THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: U149
YOHANE THE PARHELION -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-
Voting Distribution
Mystery or Psychological Anime of the Year
Nominees:
Bungou Stray Dogs (2023)
Dark Gathering
In/Spectre S2
Liar, Liar
Migi&Dali
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a
OSHI NO KO
Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions
Tengoku-Daimakyo - Winner
Undead Murder Farce
Voting Distribution
Romance Anime of the Year
Nominees:
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Insomniacs after school
My Happy Marriage - Winner
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
The Dangers in My Heart
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent S2
Voting Distribution
Staff Comment:
Director of My Happy Marriage Takehiro Kubota shared a special message with fans upon receiving this award
SciFi or Mecha Anime of the Year
Nominees:
Arknights: PERISH IN FROST
BULLBUSTER
Dr. STONE NEW WORLD - Winner
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury S2
Tengoku-Daimakyo
The Gene of AI
The Marginal Service
Voting Distribution
Slice of Life Anime of the Year
Nominees:
Buddy Daddies
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Insomniacs after school
Skip and Loafer
SPY x FAMILY S2 -Winner-
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent S2
Tomo-chan is a Girl!
Voting Distribution
Sports Anime of the Year
Nominees:
BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- S2
BLUELOCK - Winner
MF GHOST
OVERTAKE
Tsurune: The Linking Shot
Voting Distribution
Supernatural Anime of the Year
Nominees:
Bungou Stray Dogs (2023)
Dead Mount Death Play S1 Part II
Hell's Paradise
In/Spectre S2
JUJUTSU KAISEN S2
My Happy Marriage
Tengoku-Daimakyo - Winner
The Ancient Magus Bride S2
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Voting Distribution
Best Voice Acting Performance by a Male
Nominees:
Yuusuke Kobayashi as Senku Ishigami (Dr. STONE NEW WORLD)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Vash the Stampede (TRIGUN STAMPEDE)
Yuuichi Nakamura as Satoru Gojou (JUJUTSU KAISEN S2)
Takeo Ootsuka as Aqua Hoshino (OSHI NO KO)
Hiro Shimono as Toya "Dabi" Todoroki (My Hero Academia S6)
Kouki Uchiyama as Rei Suwa (Buddy Daddies)
Yuto Uemura as Thorfinn (Vinland Saga S2)
Shuichiro Umeda as Akira Tendou (ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead)
Seiichiro Yamashita as Cid "Shadow" Kagenou (The Eminence in Shadow) - Winner
Taku Yashiroas Tsugaru Shinuchi (Undead Murder Farce)
Voting Distribution
Best Voice Acting Performance by a Female
Nominees:
Sally Amaki as Carol Olston (Tomo-chan is a Girl!)
Yumiri Hanamori as Sagiri Yamada Asaemon (Hell's Paradise)
Nanoka Hara as Suzume (Suzume)
Saori Hayami as Yor Forger (SPY x FAMILY S2)
Manaka Iwami as Akane Kurokawa (OSHI NO KO)
Tomoyo Kurosawa as Mitsumi Iwakura (Skip and Loafer)
Tomori Kusunoki as Shizuka Mikazuki (ZOM 100: Bucket List of the Dead)
Mayumi Sako as Arnheid (Vinland Saga S2)
Sayaka Senbongi as Anisphia Wynn Palletia (The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady)
Reina Ueda as Miyo Saimori (My Happy Marriage) - Winner
Voting Distribution
Source: Press Kit & AniTrendz Website