The r/anime subreddit, which has over 9.3 million subscribers, recently revealed their winners for the eighth edition of their annual awards on the 2nd of March.
The r/anime awards consist of two halves, with there being a jury award, voted on by select members from the r/anime subreddit, who had to apply for the role, and the public award, which is voted on by the general public. The jury voted for BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! as their Anime of the Year, and the public voted for VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2.
Jujutsu Kaisen’s 2nd Season was the show that received the most awards, receiving 6 (5 from the public and 1 from the jury). [Oshi no Ko] was close behind, receiving 5 awards (all from the public). While Heavenly Delusion, and Skip and Loafer both received 4 awards each (2 public 2 jury for Heavenly Delusion, and 1 public 3 jury for Skip and Loafer). Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 and Heavenly Delusion were the only two shows to get a consensus win from both the jury and public, in the action and background art categories respectively.
Nominees for each category are decided in half by the jury and in half by the public. Jury members are required to watch each nomination in a category in full before voting for their winner.
Anime that finished airing in 2023 were eligible for an award, meaning popular shows like Frieren: Beyond Journey's End were not eligible for this year of the awards. Movies were eligible if they received a readily available release, whether that be physical or via streaming services, meaning films that were only in theatres, such as Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron weren’t eligible.
The jury and public winners for each category are as follows:
MAIN AWARDS
Anime of the Year
Jury: BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
Public: VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2
Movie of the Year
Jury: Aikatsu! 10th STORY: Mirai e no STARWAY (2023)
Public: Attack on Titan: Final Season - The Final Chapters Part 1 & 2
Short Film of the Year
Jury: Sewing Love
Public: Idol
GENRE AWARDS
Action
Consensus: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Adventure
Jury: Suzume
Public: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
Comedy
Jury: Uncle from Another World
Public: SPY×FAMILY Season 2
Drama
Jury: BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
Public: VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2
Romance
Jury: Insomniacs After School
Public: Kaguya-sama: Love is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends
Slice of Life
Jury: Aikatsu! 10th STORY: Mirai e no STARWAY (2023)
Public: Skip and Loafer
Suspense
Jury: PLUTO
Public: Heavenly Delusion
CHARACTER AWARDS
Dramatic Character
Jury: Sousuke Shima (Skip and Loafer)
Public: Thorfinn Karlsefni (VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2)
Comedic Character
Jury: Anon Chihaya (BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!)
Public: Cid Kagenou (The Eminence in Shadow Season 1 & 2)
Cast
Jury: Skip and Loafer
Public: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
PRODUCTION AWARDS
Animation
Jury: Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister!
Public: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Background Art
Consensus: Heavenly Delusion
Character Design
Jury: Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister!
Public: [Oshi no Ko]
Cinematography
Jury: Tsurune - The Linking Shot -
Public: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
OST
Jury: TRIGUN STAMPEDE
Public: [Oshi no Ko]
Voice Acting
Jury: Tomoyo Kurosawa (Mitsumi Iwakura) [Skip and Loafer]
Public: Junya Enoki (Yuuji Itadori) [Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2]
OP (both audio and visuals)
Jury: “innocent arrogance” - BiSH (Heavenly Delusion)
Public: “Idol” - YOASOBI ([Oshi no Ko])
ED (both audio and visuals)
Jury: “Anytime Anywhere” - milet (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ED1)
Public: “Mephisto” - Queen Bee ([Oshi no Ko])
You can view the full results of both the jury and public awards, including the jury’s reasoning for show placements, and winners from prior years on the r/anime awards website.
You can view the results livestream on the r/anime awards youtube channel.
