The r/anime subreddit, with 9.3 million subscribers, announced its annual anime awards winners for 2023. Reddit’s anime awards have both public and jury votes, resulting in two winners per category.
Interestingly, there was a divergence in opinions between the public and the jury for the Anime of the Year award. The public favoured Vinland Saga Season 2, while the jury leaned towards BanG Dream! It’s MyGo!!!!!. Online, fans have felt that Vinland Saga was overlooked at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, which Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 won. However, Jujutsu Kaisen secured wins in four categories with the public vote in the r/Anime Awards.
As for the Movie of the Year, the jury selected Aikatsu! 10th Story ~Starway to the Future, while the public favoured the popular Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Part 1 & 2.
Consensus between the public and the jury was rare in most categories. The only exceptions were Background Art for Heavenly Delusion and Best Action for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2.
You can check out some other winners from various categories of the r/Anime Awards 2023 below:
Anime of the Year
Jury: BanG Dream! It’s MyGo!!!!!
Public: Vinland Saga Season 2
Movie of the Year
Jury: Aikatsu! 10th Story ~Starway to the Future~
Public: Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Part 1 & 2
Short film of the Year
Jury: Sewing Love
Public: Idol
Animation
Jury: Onimai: I’m Now Your Sister!
Public: Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season
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
Best OP
Jury: innocent arrogance from Heavenly Delusion
Public: Idol from Oshi no Ko
Best ED
Jury: Anytime Anywhere from Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Public: Mephisto from Oshi no Ko
Best Action
Consensus: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Best Adventure
Jury: Suzume
Public: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
Best Comedy
Jury: Uncle From Another World
Public: Spy×Family Season 2
Best Drama
Jury: BanG Dream! It’s MyGo!!!!!
Public: Vinland Saga Season 2
Best Romance
Jury: Insomniacs After School
Public: Kaguya-sama: Love is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
Best Slice of Life
Jury: Aikatsu! 10th Story ~Starway to the Future~
Public: Skip and Loafer
Best Suspense
Jury: Pluto
Public: Heavenly Delusion
Best Main Dramatic Character
Jury: Sousuke Shima from Skip and Loafer
Public: Thorfinn from Vinland Saga Season 2
Best Comedic Character
Jury: Anon Chihaya from BanG Dream! It’s MyGo!!!!!
Public: Cid Kagenou from The Eminence in Shadow
Best Cast
Jury: Skip and Loafer
Public: Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
Voice Acting
Jury: Tomoyo Kurosawa for playing Mitsumi Iwakura from Skip and Loafer
Public: Junya Enoki for playing Yuji Itadori from Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
For a comprehensive list of results, along with information about the voting process and the complete nomination list, you can visit the official r/Anime Awards website.
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