ROUNDUP: Anime Awards 2023 Winners React!
From the VA awards to Anime of the Year, much gratitude was expressed
The Anime Awards 2023 ceremony is officially in the rearview, but we're still thinking about all the great wins that were revealed during the celebration of all things anime. The winners themselves had some strong feelings about the awards they took home, so we're here to round them all up and give everyone another well-deserved victory lap.
RELATED: Anime Awards 2023 Winners: Anime of the Year and Full List
Check out all the winner reactions to this year's Anime Awards:
Anime of the Year
Winner: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners writer Bartosz Sztybor was as pleasantly surprised as the rest of us when the show got the big nod at the end.
"Wooooow! @edgerunners just won the Anime of the Year award at @TheAnimeAwards! Don't have words to express what I'm feeling right now, but it's a damn nice feeling! Will write more soon but right now, I'm just happy and want to congratulate other winners, you all rock!!!"
Wooooow! @edgerunners just won the Anime of the Year award at @TheAnimeAwards! Don't have words to express what I'm feeling right now, but it's a damn nice feeling! Will write more soon but right now, I'm just happy and want to congratulate other winners, you all rock!!! https://t.co/pNlg1uQmh1
— sztybor (@sztybor_writes) March 4, 2023
CD Projekt Red's Japanese account expressed their gratitude:
本日行われたAnime Awards授賞式にて『サイバーパンク エッジランナーズ』はアニメ·オブ·ザ·イヤーと最優秀声優賞(英語)を受賞いたしました！????皆様の応援あっての受賞であり、このような大きな賞をいただけたことに、チーム一同深く感謝しています。本作をご視聴いただきありがとうございました！ pic.twitter.com/9RNanyjvoL
— CD PROJEKT RED Japan (@CDPRJP) March 4, 2023
TRIGGER thanked CDPR and all the fans with this lovely little sketch:
【お知らせ】
— TRIGGER Inc. (@trigger_inc) March 4, 2023
本日行われたクランチロール·アニメアワード2023にて『サイバーパンク: エッジランナーズ』がアニメ·オブ·ザ·イヤーを受賞しました！
CDPR並びに制作に関わって下さったスタッフ、応援して下さったファンの皆さま、本当にありがとうございました！！#edgardegas pic.twitter.com/PgNSi7noaV
Best New Anime Series
Winner: SPY x FAMILY
Best Comedy Anime
Winner: SPY x FAMILY
Best Supporting Anime Character
Winner: Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
Best "Must Protect at All Costs" Anime Character
Winner: Anya Forger, SPY x FAMILY
The official SPY x FAMILY account touted all of the series's accomplishments.
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— 『SPY×FAMILY（スパイファミリー）』アニメ公式 (@spyfamily_anime) March 4, 2023
クランチロール·アニメアワード2023
最優秀新シリーズ賞
最優秀コメディ作品賞
最優秀エンディング賞
最優秀助演男優賞キャラクター賞
「何があっても守りたい」キャラクター賞
最優秀声優賞(ポルトガル語)
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投票いただいた皆様、
ありがとうございます????✨#SPY_FAMILY #スパイファミリー pic.twitter.com/Z2NZs8L0BO
Best Continuing Anime Series
Winner: One Piece
The official Twitter account for One Piece author Eiichiro Oda's staff proudly shared their win with everyone.
「クランチロール·アニメ·アワード2023」にてTVアニメ『ONE PIECE』が最優秀継続シリーズ賞を受賞しました！????️#ONEPIECE#AnimeAwards https://t.co/47MR1ImQAS
— ONE PIECE スタッフ【公式】/ Official (@Eiichiro_Staff) March 4, 2023
Best Anime Opening Sequence
Winner: “The Rumbling” by SiM, Storyboard and Direction from Takashi Kojima, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Best Anime Song
Winner: "The Rumbling" by SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
We still can't get "The Rumbling" out of our heads, so this was a big one for fans and the band!
【NEWS】
— SiM_Official (@SiM_Official) March 4, 2023
“The Rumbling” won 「Best Anime Song」at the @Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2023!!https://t.co/8f9OXLibvi
▼"The Rumbling" https://t.co/9Ryh2T2vwV#SiM#進撃の巨人#shingeki #AttackOnTitan#AOT#TheRumbling pic.twitter.com/MRxIjGGFEv
Best Anime Ending Sequence
Winner: “Comedy” by Gen Hoshino, Storyboard and Direction from Atsushi Nishigori, SPY x FAMILY
Gen Hoshino thanked everyone for their support upon learning about his win.
#星野源 の楽曲「喜劇」が『クランチロール·アニメアワード 2023』にて【最優秀エンディング賞】を受賞しました！
— 星野源 Gen Hoshino (@gen_senden) March 4, 2023
皆様、たくさんの応援ありがとうございます！https://t.co/3k1uOF32y0#AnimeAwards #SPY_FAMILY https://t.co/2oauW9BKET
Best Anime Score
Winner: Kohta Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Sawano, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
On his official Twitter, winner Kohta Yamamoto said he was really happy to be on stage with Hiroyuki Sawano, and would like to thank Sawano-san along with the staff—including director Yuichiro Hayashi—and all the fans who supported this work.
そして「進撃の巨人」The Final Season Part2が最優秀作曲賞を受賞しました！
— KOHTA YAMAMOTO (@kohta_yamabook) March 4, 2023
澤野弘之さんと一緒に登壇して受賞できて本当に嬉しいです！
澤野さん、そして林監督をはじめとしたスタッフの皆さま、そしてこの作品を応援してくださったファンの皆さま全員に大感謝です！
ありがとうございました！！ https://t.co/OKQvmBqxXG pic.twitter.com/KUE4lmqGG3
Hiroyuki Sawano gave all the credit to the power of the music of "KOHTA-kun," as well as the power of Attack on Titan. He also thanked the director and everyone else involved, and said he's grateful to previous chief director Tetsuro Araki and producer Tetsuya Kinoshita.
どさくさに紛れて受賞登壇してしまいましたが…笑、この作曲賞はFinal Seasonの音楽を彩ったKOHTAくんの音楽の力、そして「進撃の巨人」という作品の力のおかげです！
— 澤野弘之 [nZk] (@sawano_nZk) March 4, 2023
林監督をはじめ作品関係者の皆さんに感謝。
そして個人的には荒木監督と木下プロデューサーに感謝です！！ https://t.co/JhaoJnbAsB
Best Main Anime Character
Winner: Eren Jaeger, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Best Drama Anime
Winner: Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
The official Attack on Titan Twitter account recognized its wins in six categories, and thanked everyone for their support.
TVアニメ「進撃の巨人」The Final Season Part 2が
— アニメ「進撃の巨人」公式アカウント (@anime_shingeki) March 4, 2023
クランチロール·アニメアワード 2023で
以下6部門を受賞しました！
★最優秀オープニング賞
★最優秀作曲賞
★最優秀アニソン賞
★最優秀主演キャラクター賞
★最優秀ドラマ作品賞
★最優秀声優賞
Thank you for all your support!#shingeki pic.twitter.com/Dif7ANyxtU
Best Romance Anime
Winner: Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic-
The staff behind the Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic- anime were feeling the love in the air after their big win, thanking everyone for supporting the series.
【受賞のお知らせ】
— アニメ「かぐや様は告らせたい」公式 (@anime_kaguya) March 4, 2023
「かぐや様は告らせたい-ウルトラロマンティック-」が、クランチロール·アニメアワード2023にて、最優秀ロマンス作品賞（BEST ROMANCE）を受賞しました。
応援頂いた全ての皆様、本当にありがとうございました！#AnimeAwards#かぐや様 pic.twitter.com/UsquPrQUBg
Best Voice Acting Performance (Japanese)
Winner: Yuki Kaji, Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2
Eren VA Yuki Kaji was very honored to receive this award, and thanked everyone from the bottom of his heart for meeting Eren.
クランチロール・アニメアワード2023にて、
— 梶裕貴 Yuki Kaji (@KAJI__OFFICIAL) March 4, 2023
最優秀声優賞(日本語)を受賞いたしました。
昨年に引き続き、とても光栄に思います。
エレン・イェーガーと出会えた運命に、心から感謝????
完結編(後編)に向けて『進撃の巨人』に心臓を捧げよ。#shingeki #Crunchyroll #AnimeAwards https://t.co/yniIf97gNy
Best Voice Acting Performance (English)
Winner: Zach Aguilar, David Martinez in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Best English VA winner Zach Aguilar had the following to say about the win:
"Thank you to everyone who voted and thank you @TheAnimeAwards and @Crunchyroll for the honor! I honestly didn’t expect to win at all. Huge shoutout to everyone on the @edgerunners team who helped make this show a masterpiece. I just feel blessed to be a part of it!"
Thank you to everyone who voted and thank you @TheAnimeAwards and @Crunchyroll for the honor! I honestly didn’t expect to win at all. Huge shoutout to everyone on the @edgerunners team who helped make this show a masterpiece. I just feel blessed to be a part of it! https://t.co/Z1mwNBHwXF
— Zach Aguilar (@airzach) March 4, 2023
Yuki Kajiura also commented on the excitement of performing on stage at the Anime Awards.
クランチロール·アニメアワード2023、素晴らしいステージで演奏させていただけたこと大変光栄に思っております。皆様にお楽しみ頂けたことを祈っております！受賞されたみなさま、本当におめでとうございました。 #AnimeAwards
— 梶浦由記 Yuki Kajiura (@Fion0806) March 4, 2023
Here are the other winners—many of which celebrated with retweets on their official accounts—for those who missed it!
Best Original Anime
Winner: Lycoris Recoil
Best Anime Film
Winner: JUJUTSU KAISEN 0
Best Anime Director
Winner: Haruo Sotozaki, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Best Anime Character Design
Winner: Akira Matsushima, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Best Animation
Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Best Fantasy Anime
Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Best Action Anime
Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
What did you think of this year's winners? Let us know in the comments while we offer up one more hearty CONGRATS!
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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.
