/r/anime Awards 2024 Winners and Nominees

The /r/anime awards are an annual award event for the r/anime subreddit to find the best anime in every category and sub-category. The results of the /r/anime awards 2024 were announced during the livestream event on March 9, 2025. It is an award show entirely based on public voting and is run by and for the community.

A jury also oversees every nomination and selects the best from them. The results are split into public and jury ranking. With more than 20 categories, the list is divided into three sections – Genre, Production, and Main Awards. Here is the list of winners and nominees of the /r/anime awards 2024.

Table of Contents

Genre Awards

Action

• Winner (Consensus) – Dandadan
  (Creator – Yukinobu Tatsu, Animation Studio – Science SARU)

• Nominees – Dandadan, Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War, Brave Bang Bravern!, Kingdom, Undead Unlock, The Elusive Samurai, Ultimate Muscle, Kaiju No.8, Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online II, Solo Leveling.

Adventure

• Winner (Consensus) – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
  (Creator – Kanehito Yamada, Animation Studio – Madhouse)

• Nominees – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Dungeon Meshi, One Piece Fan Letter, Shangri-La Frontier, Sand Land, Mushoku Tensei II, Precure all Stars F, Hirogaru Sky! Precure, Train to the End of the World, The Wrong Way to use Healing Magic.

Comedy

• Winner (Jury) – ‘Tis time for “Torture,” Princess
  (Creators – Robinson Haruhara, Hirakei; Animation Studio – Pine Jam)
• Winner (Public) – Konosuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World
  (Creator – Natsume Akatsuki, Animation Studio – Drive)

• Nominees – ‘Tis time for “Torture,” Princess, Konosuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World, Ranma ½, Spy x Family, Mashle: Magic and Muscles, VTuber Legend, Urusei Yatsura, Henjin no Salad Bowl, My Dear Friend Nokotan, Gushing over Magical Girls.

Drama

• Winner (Jury) – Look Back
  (Creator – Tatsuki Fujimoto, Animation Studio – Studio Durian)
• Winner (Public) – Oshi no Ko
  (Creator – Aka Akasaka, Animation Studio – Doga Kobo)

• Nominees – Look Back, Oshi no Ko, Uma Musume: Pretty Derby, Monogatari, GIRLS BAND CRY, The FIRST SLAM DUNK, NieR: Automata, BEASTARS, The Boy and the Heron, Hibike! Euphonium 3.

Romance

• Winner (Jury) – Kimi ni Todoke
  (Creator – Karuho Shiina, Animation Studio – Production I.G.)
• Winner (Public) – Boku no Kokoro Yaiba Yatsu/ The Dangers in my Heart
  (Creator – Norio Sakurai, Animation Studio – Shin-Ei Animation)

• Nominees – Kimi ni Todoke, Boku no Kokoro Yaiba Yatsu, Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!, Yubisaki to Renren, Senpai wa Otokonoko, Giji Harem, 7^th Time Loop, The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies, Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.

Slice of Life

• Winner (Consensus) – Yuru Camp/ Laid-Back Camp
  (Creator – Afro, Animation Studio – Eight Bit)

• Nominees – Yuru Camp, Love Live! Superstar!!, Garden of Remembrance, NegaPosi Angler, Oomuro-ke: Dear Sisters, Natsume’s Book of Friends, Dungeon People, 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, Mewkledreamy Mix!, Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window.

Suspense

• Winner (Consensus) – The Apothecary Diaries
  (Creator – Natsu Hyuuga, Animation Studio – TOHO, OLM)

• Nominees – The Apothecary Diaries, Mononoke:Karakasa, Shoushimin Series, The Fable, Grimm Kumikyoku, Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe, Yatagarasu: A Crow Does Not Choose Its Master, Black Butler: Public School Arc, Go! Go! Loser Ranger!, Dead Dead Demon’s Dededededestruction.

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Production Awards

Animation

• Winner (Jury) – Dungeon Meshi
  (Animation Studio – Trigger)
• Winner (Public) – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
  (Animation Studio – Madhouse)

• Nominees – Dungeon Meshi, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Hibike! Euphonium, Oshi no Ko, Undead Unlock, Kaiju No. 8, Dandadan, Make Heroine ga Oosugiru, The Elusive Samurai, Wistoria: Wand and Sword.

Background Art

• Winner (Jury) – Ochibi-san
  (Animation Studio – Studio Khara, Art Director: Seina Yaguchi, Art Supervision: Kentarou Akiyama)
• Winner (Public) – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
  (Animation Studio – Madhouse; Backgrounds: Studio Wyeth, Room’s Studio, Deho Gallery; Art Director: Sawako Takagi)

• Nominees – Ochibi-san, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, The Elusive Samurai, The Apothecary Diaries, Dandadan, Bucchigiri?, Dungeon Meshi, Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!, Kaiju No. 8, The Stories of Girls Who Couldn’t Be Magicians.

Character Design

• Winner (Consensus) – Dungeon Meshi/ Delicious in Dungeon
  (Animation Studio – Trigger, Original Character Design: Ryouko Kui, Character Design: Naoki Takeda, Monster Design: Yuuto Kaneko)

• Nominees – Dungeon Meshi, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, GIRLS BAND CRY, Make Heroine ga Oosugiru, The Apothecary Diaries, Dandadan, Bucchigiri?, Oshi no Ko, Negative Positive Angler, Puniru is a Cute Slime.

Cinematography

• Winner (Jury) – Dungeon Meshi
  (Animation Studio – Trigger)
• Winner (Public) – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
  (Animation Studio – Madhouse)

• Nominees – Dungeon Meshi, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, The Apothecary Diaries, Oshi no Ko, Hibike! Euphonium 3, Make Heroine ga Oosugiru, The Elusive Samurai, Monogatari, Dandadan, The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies.

Soundtrack

• Winner (Jury) – Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season
  (Music: Satoru Kousaki, Sound Director: Youta Tsuruoka)
• Winner (Public) – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
  (Music: Evan Call, Sound Director: Shouji Hata, Music Director: Takahiro Ikeda)

• Nominees – Monogatari, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Dungeon Meshi, The Apothecary Diaries, Kinokoinu, GIRLS BAND CRY, Hibike! Euphonium 3, Metallic Rouge, Dandadan, Bartender: Kami no Glass.

Voice Acting Performance

• Winner (Consensus) – Aoi Yuuki as Maomao
  (The Apothecary Diaries)

• Nominees
  • Aoi Yuuki as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)
  • Youko Hisaka as Ayano Takano (Murai in Love)
  • Yuma Uchida as Sunraku (Shangri-La Frontier)
  • Hikaru Toono as Yanami (Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!)
  • Tomoyo Kurosaka as Kumiko Oumae (Sound! Euphonium 3)
  • Hina Youmiya as Anna Yamada (The Dangers in My Heart)
  • Ayane Sakura as Awayuki Kokorone (VTuber Legend)
  • Shion Wakayama as Momo Ayase (Dandadan)
  • Rina as Nina Iseri (GIRLS BAND CRY)
  • Fuuka Izumi as Utena Hiiragi (Gushing Over Magical Girls)

Opening Theme

• Winner (Jury) – ASSU! by Hiroshi Kitadani(Vo) (One Piece OP26)
• Winner (Public) – Otonoke by Creepy Nuts (Dandadan OP)

• Nominees – One Piece OP26 (ASSU!), Dandadan OP (Otonoke), You are Ms. Servant OP (Otozure), Oshi no Ko OP (Fatale), GIRLS BAND CRY OP (Wrong World), Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End OP2 (Haru), Shoushimin OP (Sweet Memory), Astro Note OP (Hohoemi Note), Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! OP (Tsuyogaru Girl), Monogatari OP (Caramel Ribbon Cursetard).

Ending Theme

• Winner (Jury) – Crazy for You by Lemon Yakishio (CV: Shion Wakayama)
  (Make Heroine ga Oosugiri! ED2)
• Winner (Public) – Anytime Anywhere by Milet
  (Frieren: Beyound Journey’s End ED2)

• Nominees – CRAZY FOR YOU (Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! ED2), because (Saijaku Tamer wa Gomi Hiroi no Tabi wo Hajimemashita. ED), feel my soul (Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! ED3), Mahiru no Sora no Tsuki (Blue Archive the Animation ED), Itokenai (Shoushimin Series ED), Kamakura STYLE (Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi ED), Henshuu-ten (Mayonaka Punch ED1), Anytime Anywhere (Sousou no Frieren ED2), Burning (“Oshi no Ko” 2nd Season ED), TAIDADA (Dandadan ED).

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Main Awards

Anime of the Year

• Winner (Jury) – Dungeon Meshi
  (Creator – Ryoko Kui, Animation Studio – Trigger)
• Winner (Public) – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
  (Creator – Kanehito Yamada, Animation Studio – Madhouse)

• Nominees – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Dungeon Meshi, Hibike! Euphonium 3, Dandadan, GIRLS BAND CRY, Hirogaru Sky! Precure, Make Heroine ga Oosugiru, The Apothecary Diaries, Monogatari, Dead Dead Demon’s Dededededestruction.

Movie of the Year

• Winner (Jury) – Mononoke: Karakasa
  (Director – Kenji Nakamura, Animation Studio – EOTA)
• Winner (Public) – Look Back
  (Director – Kiyotaka Oshiyama, Animation Studio – Studio Durian)

• Nominees – Mononoke: Karakasa, Look Back, Uma Musume: Pretty Derby, Precure All Stars F, The Boy and the Heron, Haikyu: The Dumpster Battle, Spy x Family: Code White, The FIRST SLAM DUNK, Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid.

Short of the Year

• Winner (Consensus) – One Piece Fan Letter
  (Director – Megumi Ishitani, Animation Studio – Toei Animation)

• Nominees – One Piece Fan Letter, Utakata, Neverender, Easier to Love You, Lazy Cat, Garden of Remembrance, BIBBIDIBA, TAIDADA, Chocolat Cadabra, Kamigoroshi: Prologue.

Character of the Year

• Winner (Jury) – Nadeko Sengoku (Monogatari Series: Off & Monster season)
• Winner (Public) – Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)

• Nominees
  • Nadeko Sengoku (Monogatari)
  • Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)
  • Marcille Donato (Dungeon Meshi)
  • Kumiko Oumae (Hibike! Euphomium 3)
  • Nina Iseri (GIRLS BAND CRY)
  • Masaki Sonoue (MAYONAKA PUNCH)
  • Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
  • Anna Yanami (Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!)
  • Himmel (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
  • Momo Ayase (Dandadan)

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Source: r/anime awards website