Matt Schley
February 17, 2019 
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards, an anime awards show hosted by the streaming service of the same name, were held this weekend in San Francisco. The event featured 15 categories, with anime from 2018 chosen by judges (including a few Otaku USA folks) and fans.
Let’s jump in and check out the winners (in bold) from all 15 categories.
Best Animation
My Hero Academia Season 3—BONES
Devilman Crybaby—Science SARU
Bloom into You—Troyca
MEGALOBOX—TMS Entertainment/3xCube
A Place Further Than the Universe—MADHOUSE
Violet Evergarden—Kyoto Animation
Best Opening Sequence
KISS OF DEATH by Mika Nakashima x Hyde—DARLING in the FRANXX
Fighting Gold by Coda—JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure: Golden Wind
Deal with the Devil by Tia—Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler
Aggretsuko Theme by Miura Jam—Aggretsuko
POP TEAM EPIC by Sumire Uesaka—Pop Team Epic
Fiction by Sumika—Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Best Ending Sequence
Star Overhead by the pillows—FLCL Alternative
Fly Me to the Star by Starlight Kukugumi—Revue Starlight
Akatsuki no Requiem by Linked Horizon—Attack on Titan Season 3
Ref:rain by Aimer—After the Rain
Spiky Seeds by the pillows—FLCL Progressive
Kakatte Koi yo by NakamuraEmi—MEGALOBOX
Best Film
Fireworks—Shaft
Liz and the Blue Bird—Kyoto Animation
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes—BONES
Mazinger Z: Infinity—Toei Animation
Mirai—Studio Chizu
Night is Short, Walk on Girl—Science SARU
Best Character Design
Aggretsuko—Original Designs by Sanrio
Violet Evergarden—Designs by Akiko Takase
MEGALOBOX—Designs by Hiroshi Shimizu
Devilman Crybaby—Designs by Kiyotaka Oshiyama Based on Original Designs by Go Nagai
ZOMBIE LAND SAGA—Designs by Kasumi Fukagawa
JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure: Golden Wind—Designs by Takahiro Kashida Based on Original Designs by Hirohiko Araki
Best Boy
Honda-san—Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Haida—Aggretsuko
Joe—MEGALOBOX
Sakuta Azusagawa—Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Kotaro Tatsumi—ZOMBIE LAND SAGA
Izuku Midoriya—My Hero Academia Season 3
Best Girl
Nadeshiko Kagamihara—Laid-Back Camp
Asirpa—Golden Kamuy
Hinata Miyake—A Place Further Than the Universe
Anzu—HINAMATSURI
Lily Hoshikawa—ZOMBIE LAND SAGA
Mai Sakurajima—Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Best Voice Actor Performance (Japanese)
Mamoru Miyano as Kotaro Tatsumi—ZOMBIE LAND SAGA
Rareko as Retsuko—Aggretsuko
Megumi Han as Miki Makimura—Devilman Crybaby
Reina Ueda as Akane Shinjo—SSSS.Gridman
Soma Saito as Honda-san—Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Nao Toyama as Rin Shima—Laid-Back Camp
Best Voice Actor Performance (English)
Kari Wahlgren as Haruko Haruhara—FLCL Progressive
Christopher Sabat as All Might—My Hero Academia Season 3
Erica Mendez as Retsuko—Aggretsuko
David Wald as the Narrator—Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues
Tia Ballard as Zero Two—DARLING in the FRANXX
Erika Harlacher as Violet Evergarden—Violet Evergarden
Best Director
Atsuko Ishizuka—A Place Further Than the Universe
Taichi Ishidate—Violet Evergarden
Yohei Suzuki—Planet With
Masaaki Yuasa—Devilman Crybaby
You Moriyama—MEGALOBOX
Hiroko Utsumi—Banana Fish
Best Protagonist
Retsuko—Aggretsuko
Yumeko Jabami—Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler
Joe—MEGALOBOX
Violet Evergarden—Violet Evergarden
Rimuru Tempest—That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Sakuta Azusagawa—Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Best Antagonist
Yuri—MEGALOBOX
Ryo Asuka—Devilman Crybaby
All For One—My Hero Academia Season 3
Momonga—Overlord III
Tokushiro Tsurumi—Golden Kamuy
Akane Shinjo—SSSS.Gridman
Best Fight Scene
Jiren vs. Goku—Dragon Ball Super
Hina vs. Anzu—HINAMATSURI
All for One vs. All Might—My Hero Academia Season 3
Satan vs. Devilman—Devilman Crybaby
Yami vs. Licht—Black Clover
Naruto & Sasuke vs. Momoshiki—Boruto
Best Continuing Series
The Ancient Magus’ Bride—Wit Studio
Dragon Ball Super—Toei Animation
Black Clover—Pierrot
March comes in like a lion—Shaft
One Piece—Toei Animation
Boruto—Pierrot
Anime of the Year
Devilman Crybaby—Science SARU
Violet Evergarden—Kyoto Animation
A Place Further Than the Universe—MADHOUSE
MEGALOBOX—TMS Entertainment/3xCube
ZOMBIE LAND SAGA—MAPPA
HINAMATSURI—feel
In addition, Masahiko Minami, the president of studio Bones, won an Industry Icon award.
What do you think of the results?
ALL THE WINNERS for this year's #AnimeAwards!!! ✨ pic.twitter.com/2bLbYcU1Ju
— Crunchyroll (@Crunchyroll) February 17, 2019
Source: Crunchyroll
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