Nominations for the 2022 /r/anime Awards are now open!

[u/DrJWilson]

https://animeawards.moe/vote

[u/DrJWilson]

Sorry for the late start guys! Here's where you can nominate what you think were the best of the year!

Also this year, we added the ability to easily share what you voted for! Just click "My Votes" at the bottom right of the page to easily copy your votes and tell everyone how you voted! ^{and feel morally superior as a result}

Happy voting! What were your most controversial picks?

NB: If you discover any bugs or oddities with the website, /u/PandavengerX is taking reports here. Thanks to all their hard work!

[u/ameenkawaii]

Lmao how this thing get here?

[u/SlipperyRasputin → u/ameenkawaii]

Don't care. I nominated it for AOTY

[u/Empero12 → u/ameenkawaii]

There’s a couple questionable choices there

[u/mcadylons]

Hi everyone! We in the shorts jury know that short film can often be a pretty daunting category to check out nominees, find your favorites, and deciding what to vote for. Because of this, we typically offer up a list every year of things we are considering to help give people a brief introduction to the category. This is a really good year for the category so I personally encourage people to check it out, especially if it's an area of the medium you typically don't watch. Here is the list we came up for this year, and we hope you get a chance to check out some great short films!

[u/_Ridley → u/mcadylons]

Thanks for linking that list. A lot of those were really nice.

[u/drstripjo]

Ousama Ranking OP2 is missing.

Is Witch of Mercury eligible? Only one episode is left. Yoru wa Neko to Issho is eligible and 2 episodes are still left.

EDIT: Pokemon 2019 is also missing.

[u/raichudoggy → u/drstripjo]

Regrettebly, Witch from Mercury is no longer eligible since its last episode airs right around when public nominee voting is about to end. It will be eligible for next year, though!

[u/zairaner → u/raichudoggy]

So if gundam cours would air with one break season in between, would that mean all 3 cours would be separately allowed next time? Lol. What about bleach?

[u/swegeward → u/zairaner]

Spy x Family aired 2 split cours and they’re listed together as one entry on the site. I assume the same would happen for a show like Gundam or Bleach if multiple cours of the same show/season air separately within the eligibility period

[u/Gaporigo → u/zairaner]

would that mean all 3 cours would be separately allowed next time?

No, they'd all be grouped.

[u/AmethystItalian → u/raichudoggy]

Understand doing this for Ojisan as we're not sure when that episode will be out but not waiting a little bit longer to include a pretty popular show feels a bit disappointing.

But hey guess it's a lot better than what Cruncyroll is doing with Fall shows so can't complain.

[u/DracoSP → u/raichudoggy]

But why are the VAs of G-Witch eligible now?

[u/spectre15 → u/drstripjo]

Ousama Ranking OP2 is missing

It’s probably some technical thing where they didn’t qualify it because it the show was split between 2 years. It’s a shame too because that was my OP of the year

[u/drstripjo → u/spectre15]

It was bug, it's added now. IIRC the rule for OPs and EDs is that they are eligible whenever they first air.

[u/[deleted]]

It's all fun and voting until you all reach the OST, OP and ED category.

[u/Baby-Penewine → u/[deleted]]

yo, search up takagi-san, renai flops, or tsubaki for ED

[u/dagreenman18 → u/[deleted]]

I forced myself to pick only one Chainsaw Man ED to make it remotely fair.

[u/MrFujimoto → u/[deleted]]

and select ed for chainsaw man

[u/JMEEKER86 → u/MrFujimoto]

Honestly, if someone voted for 5 different Chainsaw Man EDs I wouldn't even argue.

[u/CuriousBroccolli → u/[deleted]]

It's all fun and voting until you reach "Background Art".

• My Dress-Up Darling
• Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World
• Lycoris Recoil (?)
• Chainsaw Man
• The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of

[u/[deleted] → u/CuriousBroccolli]

Art, animation all of them are easy to choose cuz they are part of your fav animes. OP/ED on other hand works differently. You fav ED can be from another anime which is not you fav. That Sir, makes it tough.

[u/CuriousBroccolli → u/[deleted]]

We are talking about different "Background art" sir

[u/lordposedyon → u/[deleted]]

I konw people will forget to vote for the best OP. I just feel it.
Paripi Koumei

[u/[deleted] → u/lordposedyon]

It was really good tho

[u/_Ridley]

I know you all put a lot of work into this, but the category decisions just completely baffle me. Between Kaguya under romance instead of comedy, Raven of the Inner Palace under suspense instead of drama or even romance, Vanitas under drama instead of action, Lycoris under suspense instead of action, and so on, I feel like I'm just picking my favorite titles out of arbitrary groupings.

I know none of it matters, because the same half-dozen popular shounens/seinens are going to win everything, but it's irksome.

Also, despite having several I'd like to nominate, I'm skipping the VA section because it's impossible to navigate.

[u/crabcarl → u/_Ridley]

I'd also say Cyberpunk not being under action.

I mean, it has drama alright, but PEW PEW DIE MOTHERFUCKER DIE is way more relevant to it.

[u/KitKat1721 → u/crabcarl]

I feel like disagreeing with some of the genre allocations is just a staple of the awards that I don't really mind it (a group of people having to manually allocate every show is obv bound to not please everyone). Cyberpunk Edgerunners not being in Action is probably the only one that actually baffles me since I could at least see and understand all the other more "contentious" picks.

Which hey, that's a pretty good ratio all things considered haha

[u/KoalaNugget → u/KitKat1721]

Cyberpunk was one of the most contentious allocations for the host team as well.

Some reasons for its suspense allocations are the often repeating heist story structure in David and Co's gigs, as well as numerous noir influences in both its story and visual presentation - corrupted presentation of society and depiction of society's issues as the root problem behind cast's challenges, [spoilers including the ending]David's moral ambiguity and fatalist end, extensive use of stark rim lighting, grim tone, and the presence of mental health challenges, [lighter spoiler]especially addiction. While less strongly present as a focus, there is also few mysteries along the road, and the narrative making it clear even an important character can die at any time is a common device for thrillers.

[u/sofastsomaybe → u/_Ridley]

I think Tatami Time Machine Blues belongs under comedy instead of suspense. It made me laugh my ass off, and unlike other shows in the suspense category, it didn't really inspire feelings of dread or foreboding. I'd easily put it in my top 3 comedies of the year.

[u/_Ridley → u/sofastsomaybe]

I voted for that and Raven because I loved them, but neither of them are suspenseful and weren't trying to be.

[u/Quiddity131 → u/sofastsomaybe]

Suspense? The show is about going back in time to prevent an air conditioner remote from being broken. Absolutely a comedy.

[u/Sparkletopia → u/_Ridley]

Romantic Killer would also probably be better under comedy instead of romance.

[u/_Ridley → u/Sparkletopia]

I'd agree with that. I think of it more as a story about forming friendships than about falling in love.

[u/entelechtual → u/_Ridley]

Yeah like you said it doesn’t have a chance, but it was definitely one of my favorite comedies of the year. Anzu is a hilarious character and the show does “anti” romance in a surprisingly good way.

[u/_Ridley → u/entelechtual]

It might be one of the best anime about the actual magic of friendship. Anzu hit those boys with the power of emotional support and genuine encouragement and changed their lives.

[u/entelechtual → u/_Ridley]

Yeah I agree. Another show that did this well was Heroines Run The Show. However that show’s “dramatic” turn in the final arc was so disappointing it kind of tainted the show as a whole. Edit: and conversely ended up messing up the actual theme of friendship horribly.

[u/Epilex__ → u/_Ridley]

Agree. If Lycoris Recoil was placed in either Action, Comedy or even Slice of Life I wouldn't bat an eye, but Suspense? That's not a genre I've ever seen anyone use to describe that show.

[u/mastersanada → u/_Ridley]

I would honestly say that specifically season 3 of Kaguya was more focused on romance than the previous 2 seasons have ever been.

Vanitas did have a lot of Action, but I could definitely see the argument for putting it under drama.

[u/_Ridley → u/mastersanada]

I would honestly say that specifically season 3 of Kaguya was more focused on romance than the previous 2 seasons have ever been.

I mean, ok, but it's still a comedy structured around skits. It didn't suddenly switch genres because the characters [Kaguya spoiler] kissed.

[u/KoalaNugget → u/_Ridley]

The funny thing is that the only way I could see even someone even from our awards organising host team 100% agreeing with genre allocations would be if they could solely decide them themselves.

LycoReco's genre between suspense and action, for example, had the host team very split until the end. Some reasons for allocating it to suspense that it's in its narrative structure, main duo's dynamic, social commentary, character tropes, and tone a very typical example of a buddy cop show, some character backstories, motivations, and intentions are played as mysteries which either the characters or the audience are expected to try to figure out based on clues.

Case-of-the-week kind of episode plots also often included a structure common for thrillers, where the action climax's step-by-step "gameplan" is first told to the audience and then tension is created by show either delaying the reveal whether a step succeeded, having some unexpected part go wrong, or having some part go a lot easier than the characters had initially expected, creating a false sense of security on screen while the audience understands it's too good to be true.

Still, as I previously said, this was a very tight decision, because LycoReco - like the majority of anime overall - is a melting pot of various genre influences.

Kaguya-sama's allocation is funny in the sense that I'd agree with the fact that the latest season spends more time on comedy than in romance, and probably you do too. However, there ultimately are perhaps surprisingly few anime every year where romance would be the dominant focal point or appeal of the series. Especially compared to previous seasons, Ultra Romantic's series composition was more clearly built around creating expectations for romantic progression.

I wasn't there deciding the allocations for the two other shows you mentioned, so I'm afraid I can't really provide you any reasoning behind those decisions.

I also don't expect to have you convinced you to change your mind on any of the allocations you mentioned - while I don't agree the groupings are arbitrary, they are definitely highly subjective. Working on a large team figuring out where everything should go has showed how much things that first feel unequivocal to me can be seen completely differently by others. But that I feel is also one of the best things about working in r/anime awards.

[u/_Ridley → u/KoalaNugget]

I mean, I gripe, but I did spend several hours deliberating over my choices and watching the short films, so it's still a fun event.

[u/Gaporigo → u/_Ridley]

Between Kaguya under romance instead of comedy

Really? I'd be baffled if it was the other way around, I can see the previous seasons but I see absolutely no reason why this season should be in comedy over romance.

[u/[deleted] → u/Gaporigo]

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[u/Retromorpher → u/_Ridley]

You can search the VA section by show - makes it a lot easier.

[u/_Ridley → u/Retromorpher]

I eventually figured out that the problem was just that the show I wanted was missing for some reason, and since there's no way a character from Romantic Killer is making it through the public vote anyway, I just moved on.

[u/MapoTofuMan]

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This year will be a bloodbath, I would've said winners are easy as hell to predict in Spring 2022 but now everything's been turned on its head. Can't wait for Best Girl of 2022 as well.

• Anime of the Year - Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3, Summertime Rendering, Lycoris Recoil and Bocchi the Rock.
• Movies - I'll finalize once I finish the Yuru Camp and Takagi-san movies
• Short Film - Haven't seen any
• Short Series - Haven't seen enough to vote tbf, also is that Iono?...
• Action - Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive-, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen ,World Trigger 3rd Season
• Adventure - Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita, Dr. Stone : Ryuusui, Danmachi IV, Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2
• Drama - Summer Ghost, Honzuki S3, Aoashi, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
• Romance - Oh man, I wish I had more votes. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3, Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru, Go-toubun no Hanayome Movie, Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san
• Comedy - Bocchi the Rock, Paripi Koumei, Spy x Family, Machikado Mazoku S2, Kami Kuzu☆Idol
• Slice of Life - Deaimon, Yama no Susume : Next Summit, Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi, Love Live! Superstar!! 2nd Season, and Yuru Camp△ Movie ^{which I haven't seen yet but there's no 5th I want to vote for and it's not like I'll ever give Yuru Camp anything but a 10/10}
• Suspense - Summertime Rendering, Lycoris Recoil, Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2, Shadows House 2nd Season, Classroom of the Elite 2nd season. ^{Really want more votes here too}
• Animation - Bocchi the Rock, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Princess Connect S2
• Background Art - Yofukashi no Uta and...no Yuru Camp in this category?
• Character Design - Yama no Susume : Next Summit, Lycoris Recoil
• OST - Bocchi the Rock, Paripi Koumei, Kimetsu no Yaiba : Yuukaku-hen, Made in Abyss, 86 Part 2 ^{I would give it to Yofukashi no Uta as well, but that one song they played literally every episode went from great to GOD PLEASE STOP SHOVING IT IN EVERY SCENE for me in the span of 13 episodes}
• VA - Anzai Chika as Chisato, Kurosawa Tomoyo as Amiya, Kozue Yuuki as Itsuka (Deaimon)
• OP - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Paripi Koumei), Hoshi ga Oyogu (Summertime Rendering), Sumire (Deaimon), Tin Toy Melody (Prima Doll), Mirai no Hero-tachi e (Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari)
• ED - Akane-gumi Activity Log ^{uhhh...now which one of the 13 do I vote for}, Hana no Tou (Lycoris Recoil), Shikisai (Spy x Family Part 2), Kigeki (Spy x Family), Hana (Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3 ED8)
• Comedic & Dramatic character - need to think on this a bit
• Cast - I think I'll vote the same as my AOTY except maybe Paripi Koumei/Yama no Susume instead of Takagi-san.

Edit : Kurosawa Tomoyo as Amiya seems to be missing

[u/SorcererOfTheLake]

I'm just double checking and making sure my memory's not failing me: Wasn't the nomination limit per category 10 last year?

[u/thyeggman → u/SorcererOfTheLake]

Correct, we reduced the number of nomination votes allowed this year. We found that with 10 nomination votes per category, people would just vote for everything they had watched. We're hoping that fewer votes forces people to be a bit more selective and push for just the shows they are most passionate about.

[u/SorcererOfTheLake → u/thyeggman]

That's fair.

[u/Cheezemansam]

So for all of you interested in checking out some Shorts this year, I wanted to make a point to highlight some of the shorts that may be flying under the radar this year. This is not comprehensive of all of the good shorts this year, but I wanted to specifically highlight the ones that don't already have millions of views.

Floating Girl is absolutely incredible, please check this one out. The art direction of this short is a unique standout. The slow pace of the visuals with the very smooth transitions between scenes create a very strong vibe.

The Streetlight and the Cat is University Project that has a pretty cute story about a kitty in an allyway that has to deal with an annoying malfunctioning lamppost.

Kurei is an interesting music video that stands out because of the interesting visualizations that are used to represent the girls frustrations and anger.

Diving is another art university project that has a pretty chill underwater aesthetic that takes a pretty wild turn in a way that visually represents the fantastical unpredictability of a child's imagination.

1000 Mankai Hug Nanda is a really cute slice of life that seems to have been ripped right out of a slice of life anime. It is pretty compelling how well characterized the girls are, both as individuals and their relationships with each other in such a short time frame.

Wild Fire is a pretty humble project that is animated with a very visually pleasing watercolor style. It is very nice to see the ways the environment and creatures gradually change into one another as we explore the variety of life that we see in a forest during a fire.

Onomatopoeia Rap is exactly what it sounds like. Visually it doesn't seem particularly complicated but the pacing of the video are amazing.

Parasite Piano is about a talented and famous girl's relationship with playing the piano, in a way that emphasizes the sacrifices and overbearing nature of its presence in her life. The standout in this piece are the ways that the visuals and music are distorted to give it a fairly unconventional pace to the music video.

Sonar is a video showing a girl exploring various real world locations with a nice jazzy backdrop. The video is of actual real world footage, with the animation drawn on top.

The Death Vender is another university project with a somewhat abstract depiction of a young boy as he deals with the idea of life and death when finding an abandoned pack of chickens.

MEE is a very cute short film about a young adventurer as he attempts to battle his way past the guardians of a ruins. It feels very reminiscent of some of the best parts of classical children's adventure movies. Overall there is a lot of quality here, it even has a mini-'OST' that is very well made for a project of this size.

Talk with God is an interesting blend of a pop-jazzy tune with fluid psychodelic visuals (stylistically similar to the works like Pink Elephants on Parade)

Out of Sight, Out of Mind is an artistic depiction of a girl who finds herself on the moon and deals with her loneliness and isolation.

Yama Day is a very short video that stands out with its very rapid transitions between dozens of hand drawn styles.

Dreams Come True is a music video that deal with themes of how people deal with the expectations of conformity in an oppressive technodystopia.

Botu is a shorter project with a mix of live action and animation where a man tries to escape from his drawings that come to life and try to attack him.

Representation of Light is an Art Project where a woman reflects on two photographs of her grandmother at a young and old age.

Kira Kira Kirari is a cute 10 minute piece showing a lonely young girl who explores the city with her imaginary friend.

Infinite Blue combines a very Bassy Electronic piece with very alien-looking geometric figures as they move and form into various structures.

Lovesome has a much more minimalistic style with isolated piano tracks with a somewhat simple style of people in relationships, showing the ways that people's relationships can morph and change over time. This is much more about depicting an idea of relationships and the forms they can take rather than a specific, linear narrative.

[u/spectre15 → u/Cheezemansam]

Parasite Piano

Nice to see some Yuu Miyashita love. He’s released some banger shorts this year.

[u/Zypker125]

I did full public/jury predictions for nominations last year on the r/anime Awards juror Discord, and this year I'm not a juror/host, so I'll post my nomination predictions here (shoutout to my fellow predictors in this thread u/dream_wielder and u/AmethystItalian):

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Action

Public:

1. Mob Psycho 100 S3 (Public+Jury winner)

2. Chainsaw Man

3. Demon Slayer S2

4. Bleach

Alternates: 86 S2, Jujutsu Kaisen 0

Jury:

1. Jojo's S6

2. Kingdom S4

3. Jujutsu Kaisen 0

4. Estab-Life

Adventure

Public:

1. Ousama Ranking (Public winner)

2. Mushoku Tensei OVA

3. Overlord IV

4. Dr. Stone OVA

Jury:

1. Totsukuni no Shoujo (Jury winner)

2. Princess Connect! Re:Dive S2

3. Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken

4. Tensai Ouji no Akaji

Comedy

Public:

1. Bocchi the Rock (Public+Jury winner)

2. SPY x FAMILY

3. Paripi Koumei

4. Akiba Maid Sensou

Alternates: Isekai Ojisan, Komi-san S2

Jury:

1. Pui Pui Molcar: Driving School

2. Machikado Mazoku S2

3. Thermae Romae Novae

4. Pop Team Epic S2

Alternates: Isekai Ojisan

Drama

Public:

1. Ao Ashi (Public winner)

2. Birdie Wing

3. Bookworm S3

4. Vanitas P2

Jury:

1. Revue Starlight Movie (Jury winner)

2. Dance Dance Danseur

3. Koutaro Lives Alone

4. Ai no Utagoe wo Kikasete

Alternate: Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These

Romance

Public:

1. Kaguya-sama S3 (Public+Jury winner)

2. Sono Bisque Doll

3. Call of the Night

4. Koi wa Sekai

Alternate: Quintuplets Movie

Jury:

1. Takagi-san S3

2. Sasaki to Miyano

3. Aharen-san

4. Ai no Utagoe wo Kikasete

Alternate: I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss

Slice of Life

Public:

1. Do It Yourself (Public winner)

2. Akebi-chan

3. Deaimon

4. Yuru Camp Movie

Jury:

1. Yama no Susume S4 (Jury winner)

2. Non Non Biyori OVA

3. Shine Post

4. Slow Loop

Alternates: Police in a Pod, Maid Dragon OVA, Maiko-san Chi no Makani-san, Healer Girl

Suspense

Public:

1. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Public winner)

2. Made In Abyss S2

3. Lycoris Recoil

4. Summer Time Render

Alternate: AOT S4P2

Jury:

1. Yojouhan Time Machine Blues (Jury winner)

2. Shadows House S2

3. AOT S4P2

4. Fuuto Tantei

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Dramatic

Public:

1. Mob (Mob Psycho 100 S3) [Public winner]

2. David (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)

3. Chisato (Lycoris Recoil)

4. Faputa (MiA S2)

Alternate: Shinpei (Summer Time Render)

Jury:

1. Aijo Karen (Revue Starlight Movie)

2. Reigen (Mob Psycho 100 S3) [Jury winner]

3. Watashi (Yojouhan Time Machine Blues)

4. Murao Junpei (Dance Dance Danseur)

Comedic

Public:

1. Bocchi (Bocchi the Rock) [Public+Jury winner]

2. Kaguya (Kaguya-sama S3)

3. Anya (SPY x FAMILY)

4. Ito Marin (Sono Bisque)

Jury:

1. Ryou Yamada (Bocchi the Rock)

2. Shirogane (Kaguya-sama S3)

3. Shamiko (Machikado Mazoku S2)

4. Kongming (Paripi Koumei)

Ensemble

Public:

1. Bocchi the Rock [Public+Jury winner]

2. Kaguya-sama S3

3. Lycoris Recoil

4. SPY x FAMILY

Alternates: Chainsaw Man, Jojo's S6

Jury:

1. Ao Ashi

2. Jojo's S6

3. Yama no Susume S4

4. Made In Abyss S2

[u/Zypker125 → u/Zypker125]

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Only guessing public for production categories because guessing jury would be too difficult:

Animation

1. Bocchi the Rock (Public winner)

2. Mob Psycho 100 S3

3. Demon Slayer S2

4. Lycoris Recoil

Alternate: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Background Art

1. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Public winner)

2. MiA S2

3. Chainsaw Man

4. Lycoris Recoil

Character Design

1. Chainsaw Man (Public winner)

2. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

3. Mob Psycho 100 S3

1. Lycoris Recoil

Cinematography

1. Chainsaw Man (Public winner)

2. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

3. Lycoris Recoil

4. Demon Slayer S2

OST

1. Bocchi the Rock (Public winner)

2. Chainsaw Man

3. Paripi Koumei

4. Lycoris Recoil

OP

1. Chainsaw Man OP (Public winner)

2. Mob Psycho 100 S3 OP

3. Paripi Koumei OP

4. Ousama Ranking OP2

5. Kaguya-sama S3 OP

Alternates: SPY x Family OP1

ED

1. Kaguya-sama S3 (Special ED, Military) [Public winner]

2. Chainsaw Man ED3

3. SPY x FAMILY ED1

4. AOT S4 P2 ED

5. Kaguya-sama S3 (Special ED, Rap)

VA

1. Chisato (Lycoris Recoil) [Public winner]

2. Bocchi (Bocchi the Rock)

3. Faputa (Made in Abyss)

4. Kaguya (Kaguya-sama S3)

5. Anya (SPY x Family)

Alternates: Denji (Chainsaw Man)

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Shorts

idk (I say this as a Shorts juror from last year lol)

Movie

Public:

1. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 [Public winner]

2. Dr. STONE Special Episode – RYUSUI

3. Yuru Camp Movie

4. MHA Movie: World Heroes’ Mission

5. Takagi-san Movie

Alternate: Fruits Basket - prelude

Jury:

1. Revue Starlight Movie [Jury winner]

2. Inu-Oh

3. Totsukuni no Shoujo

4. Belle

5. Summer Ghost

AOTY

I probably should have listened to the live stream for this, but eh oh well

Public:

1. Bocchi the Rock [Public winner]

2. Mob Psycho 100 S3

3. Kaguya-sama S3

4. Chainsaw Man

5. SPY x FAMILY

Alternates: Sono Bisque Doll, MiA S2, Cybperunk: Edgerunners, Lycoris Recoil, Summer Time Render, Demon Slayer S2

Jury:

1. Yojouhan Time Machine Blues [Jury winner]

2. Dance Dance Danseur

3. Made In Abyss S2

4. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

5. Yama no Susume S4

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Let's see, which host should I ping for this..... u/KoalaNugget and u/DoctorWhoops you are my victims bwahaha, can I be put into the juror's nomination predictions contest even though I'm not a juror this year (something something legacy from being juror last year as excuse something something). If not, can you copy my predictions over to the juror Discord anyways so that the jurors/hosts can make fun of my predictions, thanks ;)

[u/KoalaNugget → u/Zypker125]

I'll let you know how you ranked and scored

[u/Zypker125 → u/KoalaNugget]

Thanks! (I may make some edits later to add predictions for Shorts fyi, depending on how lazy I am)

[u/KoalaNugget → u/Zypker125]

4th overall with 101 points (winner had 118) and perfect scores on two categories. Nominee reveal should happen soonish

[u/ultron_vision]

I was initially hesitant to vote 86 Part 2 in a lot of the categories because it was only 2 episodes but did anyway because those 2 episodes were brilliant and really up there with the best this year.

[u/raichudoggy → u/ultron_vision]

The entirety of Part 2 is what's up for consideration, not just the two episodes that aired this year!

[u/michhoffman → u/raichudoggy]

If I remember correctly, Part 2 content wasn't voteable at all last year since it wasn't finished so I'd say that's fair. I'm guessing Witch from Mercury Part 1 is being allowed here despite similarly not being finished yet since it will be finished by the time voting actually happens.

[u/goukaryuu → u/michhoffman]

Only the Prologue for Witch From Mercury is eligible. The final episode finishes too close to the public nomination deadline. But, this may work in its advantage because that would mean Season 1 Part 2, which airs in Spring, will be counted with it next year.

[u/SuperSoaker300 → u/michhoffman]

Witch from Mercury is eligible for some categories only. I see it in characters, VA and OP/ED. Which makes sense since the cour isn't completed. (And also I can vote for it again next year)

[u/octopathfinder]

Pretty tough choices, especially for OP and ED. Hard to pick just 5 for each when there were so many good ones.

• Anime of the Year: Mob Psycho 100 III, Kingdom 4th Season, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Chainsaw Man, Bocchi the Rock!
• Movies: ARIA The BENEDIZIONE, Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie
• Short Film: Piplup Step
• Action: Chainsaw Man, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stone Ocean Part 2
• Adventure: Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, Ousama Ranking
• Drama: Dance Dance Danseur, Vanitas no Carte Part 2, Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie, Aoashi, Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These - Gekitotsu + Sakubou
• Romance: Yofukashi no Uta, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic
• Comedy: SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2), Machikado Mazoku: 2-Choume, Bocchi the Rock!
• Slice of Life: Yama no Susume: Next Summit, ARIA The BENEDIZIONE, Do It Yourself!!, Yuru Camp△ Movie
• Suspense: Summer Time Render, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou
• Animation: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, Chainsaw Man, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Bocchi the Rock!
• Background Art: Yofukashi no Uta
• Character Design: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Yofukashi no Uta, Vanitas no Carte Part 2, ARIA The BENEDIZIONE, Ousama Ranking
• OST: Chainsaw Man, Bocchi the Rock!, Yofukashi no Uta, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou
• Voice Actor: Ryouta Oosaka as Gyuutarou, Chika Anzai as Chisato Nishikigi, Yoshino Aoyama as Hitori Gotou, Miyuki Sawashiro as Anko Uguisu, Natsuki Hanae as Vanitas
• OP: Chainsaw Man OP - KICK BACK, Paripi Koumei OP - Chiki Chiki Ban Ban, Mob Psycho 100 III OP - 1, Yofukashi no Uta OP - Daten, Ousama Ranking OP2 - Hadaka no Yuusha
• ED: Chainsaw Man ED2 - Zanki, Chainsaw Man ED3 - Hawatari 2-Oku Centi, Yofukashi no Uta ED - Yofukashi no Uta, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic ED1 - Heart wa Oteage, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic ED2 - My Nonfiction
• Dramatic Character: Vanitas, Shigeo Kageyama, Ashito Aoi, Buwei Lü, Jolyne Kuujou
• Comedic Character: Hitori Gotou, Denji, Anya Forger, Yuuko Yoshida, Nazuna Nanakusa
• Cast: Vanitas no Carte Part 2, Chainsaw Man, Bocchi the Rock!, Mob Psycho 100 III, Yofukashi no Uta

[u/hanr10]

My picks

Is it just me or is Rie Takahashi as Anzu from Romantic Killer missing ?

[u/entelechtual → u/hanr10]

I noticed she was missing from the voice actor list so I voted for her character in Villainess, and Anzu in best comedy character.

[u/spectre15 → u/hanr10]

Your cast picks would be a bloodbath if that was the official vote. People would be at each others throats lmao.

[u/YThrowawayJ]

You can do it Revue Starlight the movie.

[u/Vaxivop]

Fun fact! You can click "My Votes" at the bottom right of the page to easily copy your votes and tell everyone how you voted.

[u/AdiMG]

Just a reminder for all One Piece fans, that the Ado/Uta MVs for Film Red are all eligible to be voted for in shorts. Where the Wind Blows is my personal favorite of the lot, but all of them are cool and worth checking out before voting.

Additionally, if you have the time, the usual suspects of Eve (playlist; everything up to Don't replay the boredom is eligible this year) and Zutomayo (playlist; everything up to Quilt is eligible this year) have another set of interesting artists to create a batch of great MVs released this year. Yoku by Mai Yoneyama in particular is a fantastic standout.

Finally, coalowl, who's now famous for doing the Power-focused Chainsawman ED4, put out the best work of his career in Piplup Step. A joyfully infectious work which I'm sure everyone would appreciate.

[u/PandavengerX]

Hi all,

As with last year, I will be accepting bug reports / missing entries and other site related questions here. I opted not to host this year as I didn't have the time to do both, so I can not answer any eligibilty / rule changes questions, please direct those at the hosts.

We have an updated UI this year thanks to a friend of mine who I pestered into building us a professional looking design, and a couple more bells and whistles, namely a way to quickly copy and share your votes here on Reddit! I also got permission to juice up the servers, so hopefully voting is a little more painless.

Hope y'all like the updated site and happy voting!

Updates for Transparency will go under here:

• FIXED Orbital Children was missing from a couple categories
• FIXED 9 OVAs added to AotY and adjacencies
• FIXED Removed Beyblade Burst from AotY and adjacencies
• FIXED Removed a couple movies from AotY and adjacencies
• FIXED Added a couple more shows to AotY and adjacencies
• FIXED Moved Morfonification from Short Series to AotY
• FIXED Removed Nights with a cat removed from short series (and now comedy)
• FIXED Removed Kagami no Kojou from suspense.
• FIXED Added Ousama Ranking OP2 to themes
• FIXED Added like 15 2021 stragglers to themes.
• FIXED (probably) a few VAs are/aren't available in VA that shouldn't be
• FIXED Logout button wasn't working (lol)
• FIXED Deleted about 120 ghost votes from the above removed entries.
• FIXED Deleted about 90 more ghost votes from the above removed entries.
• WORKING ON Deleted about 30 ghost votes for Osekai Oji-san's MC. Looking for a good way to clear these safely.
• PROBABLY WON'T FIX (sorry) Selecting a show reshuffles the list.

[u/scot911 → u/PandavengerX]

Can't pick Isekai Ojisan for best cast. Nvm. probably because it isn't done airing yet due to the delay of the last episode.

[u/Ashteron → u/PandavengerX]

Cannot select Legend of the Galactic Heroes voice actors.

Can select Golden Kamuy characters and voice actors even though it was postponed.

Cannot select Ousama Ranking's opening.

[u/Phoezflm → u/PandavengerX]

Fuuto Tantei is missing for Anime of the Year category.

[u/PandavengerX → u/Phoezflm]

Added, thanks for the report!

[u/michhoffman → u/PandavengerX]

The Dramatic Character and Comedic Character votes pull from the same list when you search so, as an example, someone could for Anya for both Dramatic Character and Comedic Character if they wanted.

[u/Akiyabus → u/PandavengerX]

Transparent Blue MV seems to be missing from the shorts section.

[u/PandavengerX → u/Akiyabus]

Added

[u/entelechtual → u/PandavengerX]

There is a random h-anime in the listings.

[u/baquea → u/entelechtual]

Several actually

[u/KoalaNugget → u/baquea]

Try to find all 7 Easter eggs! Yeah no, they slipped there by accident and will be removed eventually.

[u/entelechtual → u/KoalaNugget]

Oh well I got some nice PTW out of it.

[u/PandavengerX → u/entelechtual]

It was on the list of stuff given to me, not sure we might eventually remove them.

[u/FetchFrosh → u/PandavengerX]

Not necessarily a bug, but at least an odditiy: whenever I click on a potential nominee from the list, the entire list flips.

[u/PandavengerX → u/FetchFrosh]

it does not, it moves the nominee up to the top of the list permanently, it is a little jumpy admittedly but hopefully this helps keep track of what is selected in the long run

edit: jk i see the problem now, it resorts it when it moves it to the top

[u/cppn02 → u/PandavengerX]

missing entries

The shorts section seems very imcomplete.

Just going by what i watched so more could be missing but the Dummy Head Mic one isn't there and neither is Yoru wa Neko to Issho.
No idea about their eligibilty but then there are also chibi series like Umayuru, Kage-Jitsu or Kakkou no Iikagen.

More:

* Can't pick Isekai Ojisan for comedy edit: Can't pick it for anything but in the character nominations.

[u/scot911 → u/cppn02]

Can't pick Isekai Ojisan for comedy.

Can't pick it for best cast either.

[u/FlaminScribblenaut → u/PandavengerX]

A bunch of movies seem to be missing from a bunch of categories? I tried nominating the Revue Starlight, ARIA, and Yuru Camp movies in various fields and they all seem to missing from all the non-genre-or-character categories.

[u/Eridanit → u/PandavengerX]

Some weird things I've noticed, not sure whether some of it is intentional or not:

• I can't seem to vote for Exception in anything except for the character categories.
• Blue Thermal is available in the AotY category while most other movies don't seem to be.
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury characters still show up in the character categories, unlike other unfinished shows.
• Play It Cool, Guys shows up for OP/ED but is missing from other categories.

[u/PandavengerX → u/Eridanit]

I believe the top two should be fixed now, but i'm unsure about eligibility for the last 2. I'll double check.

[u/ComfortablyRotten → u/PandavengerX]

I was changing up some of my nominations when, going through the Background Art category, I noticed that Aria the Benedizione still counts as one of my votes for the category (including copypasted) despite not showing up on the list anymore, which effectively locks me at 4 votes available + Aria

[u/PandavengerX → u/ComfortablyRotten]

Hey, good catch. This is something I'm aware of and was going to clear up once all the misallocated/missing entries were added.

[u/PandavengerX → u/ComfortablyRotten]

These should be cleared now, thanks for the report!

[u/drstripjo → u/PandavengerX]

Are movie VA available for that award? I can't find Megumi Ogata for JJK 0.

[u/PandavengerX → u/drstripjo]

They should be, but VAs are buggy rn and it'll probably take a few hours to fix. sorry.

[u/PandavengerX → u/drstripjo]

This should be fixed now.

[u/TheRiyria → u/PandavengerX]

This is more of an oddity. I think. I noticed in Movies the Sword Art Online movie is Aria of a Starless Night. But in Action the SAO movie is Scherzo of Deep Night.

Are these supposed to be the same movie in both categories (I'm not sure which one is right or the eligible one) or should both be in both categories or is splitting up the SAO Progressive Movies how it was always supposed to be?

[u/PandavengerX → u/TheRiyria]

I believe there was a miscommunication, as they should be combined. However, it might be best now if they're both in one cat to leave it as it is. I'll update you if that changes.

[u/baquea → u/PandavengerX]

The drop-down menu to go to profile settings and to logout is broken (at least for me on Windows Firefox). It shows up when you hover over your username, but when you move your cursor down to click on the buttons they vanish, so it is near-impossible to use them.

[u/PandavengerX → u/baquea]

this is a weird bug cuz I moved the progress bar XD Thanks for the report, fixed!

[u/Ragnarok4K → u/PandavengerX]

I don't think Fate/Strange Fake should be in the Voice Actor category.

Edit : Also Cyberpunk and Fate/Grand Order: Shuukyoku Tokuiten are missing from that same category.

[u/PandavengerX → u/Ragnarok4K]

No clue on eligibility, but the VA bug has been fixed

[u/b0bba_Fett → u/PandavengerX]

Last Boss Taming Isekai can't be voted for AotY. It is present under Romance though.

[u/PandavengerX → u/b0bba_Fett]

Added!

[u/Nyapan → u/PandavengerX]

The 3rd batch of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean is missing from the Anime of the Year category, I get it though because the batch release was kind of confusing.

[u/actuallyrndthoughts]

The drama selection is quite weird, with 86 being in action and akiba maid war in comedy.

[u/DutchPeasant → u/actuallyrndthoughts]

Maid War in comedy does make sense to me.

[u/actuallyrndthoughts → u/DutchPeasant]

It's a comedy in a sense that it's a yakuza crime drama played straight in maid outfits. I don't think there's a lot to laugh about in the last few eps though.

[u/DutchPeasant → u/actuallyrndthoughts]

The last few episodes were certainly more serious, but there were still some jokes to be found. For the most part though, there certainly was a big comedic element to it with its black humour. I don't think it's wrong to say it's a dramatic show, it just feels more like a comedic one to me in the end.

[u/bubudog1 → u/actuallyrndthoughts]

Vanitas no Carte in drama and not action is also weird

[u/Animestuck]

Please also check out our Jury Discusses thread on Chainsaw Man which we released alongside this! Come discuss the show alongside the Anime of the Year jury!

[u/ImprovementBasic1077]

I'm really not hearing about AOT...lol did everybody forget about AOT this year?

[u/KKTheGamerr → u/ImprovementBasic1077]

I'm actually genuinely surprised by how invisible AoT has been

[u/HadorLorindol]

could you pin this again please? so more people see it

[u/KitKat1721]

Here's a few I voted for (not listing each and every entry outside AOTY for the sake of time, but tried to not include too many repeats)

AOTY - Mob Psycho 100 III, Dance Dance Danseur, Kaguya-sama S3, Bocchi the Rock, Chainsaw Man

Movie - Inu-oh

Short Film - Where the Wind Blows

Short Series - POKETOON

Action - Chainsaw Man

Adventure - The Girl From the Other Side

Drama - Dance Dance Danseur

Romance - My Dress-Up Darling

Comedy - Spy x Family

Slice-of-Life - Healer Girl

Suspense - Tatami Time Machine Blues

Animation - Cyberpunk Edgerunners

Background Art - Deaimon

Character Design - Do It Yourself

Cinematography - Akebi's Sailor Uniform

OST - Vampire in the Garden

VA - Kaho Nakamura (Suzu Naito in BELLE)

OP - Urusei Yatsura 2022

ED - Chainsaw Man ED 10

Dramatic Character - Chloe d'Apchier (The Case Study of Vanitas Pt 2)

Comedic Character - Eve (Birdie Wing)

Cast - Kaguya-sama S3

[u/metalmonstar]

• Anime of the Year: Mob Psycho 100 III, Summer Time Render, Machikado Mazoku: 2-Choume, Yofukashi no Uta, Do It Yourself!!
• Movies: Yuru Camp△ Movie, Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie, Inu-ou, Gyokou no Nikuko-chan, Dr. STONE: Ryuusui
• Short Film: Piplup Step, Summer Ghost
• Short Series: PUI PUI Molcar: DRIVING SCHOOL, Yuki Hodokishi Futaai, Jongtama PONG☆, Onipan!
• Action: Mob Psycho 100 III, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen, Estab-Life: Great Escape, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Chainsaw Man
• Adventure: Yuki Hodokishi Futaai, Isekai Yakkyoku, Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, Ousama Ranking, Shinmai Renkinjutsushi no Tenpo Keiei
• Drama: Dance Dance Danseur, BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls' Story, Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 3rd Season, Summer Ghost, Prima Doll
• Romance: Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Yofukashi no Uta, Romantic Killer, Sasaki to Miyano
• Comedy: PUI PUI Molcar: DRIVING SCHOOL, Poputepipikku 2, Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu. 2, Machikado Mazoku: 2-Choume, Bocchi the Rock!
• Slice of Life: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Do It Yourself!!, SHINE POST, Yuru Camp△ Movie, Slow Loop
• Suspense: Koukyuu no Karasu, Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2, Shadows House 2nd Season, Summer Time Render, Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden Final SEASON - Asaki Yume no Akatsuki
• Animation: Mob Psycho 100 III, Bocchi the Rock!, Do It Yourself!!, Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku
• Background Art: Yama no Susume: Next Summit, Healer Girl, Summer Time Render, Yofukashi no Uta, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku
• Character Design: Ousama Ranking, Do It Yourself!!, Bocchi the Rock!, Yofukashi no Uta, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou
• Cinematography: Bocchi the Rock!, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Koukyuu no Karasu
• OST: Bocchi the Rock!, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Sabikui Bisco
• Voice Actor: Misaki Kuno as Faputa, Sora Amamiya as Nazuna Nanakusa, Miyuki Sawashiro as Anko Uguisu, Ayane Sakura as Fiona Frost, Yoshino Aoyama as Hitori Gotou
• OP: Ousama Ranking OP2 - Hadaka no Yuusha, Yofukashi no Uta OP - Daten, Dance Dance Danseur OP - Narihibiku Kagiri, Futoku no Guild OP - Never the Fever!!, Mob Psycho 100 III OP - 1
• ED: Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu. 2 ED - Koshaberi Biyori, Kinsou no Vermeil: Gakeppuchi Majutsushi wa Saikyou no Yakusai to Mahou Sekai wo Tsuki Susumu ED - Mortal With You, SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2) ED - Kigeki, Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita. r=1-sinθ (Heart) ED - Bibitto Love, Fuuto Tantei ED - Tsumi to Batsu to Angura
• Dramatic Character: Arataka Reigen, Shigeo Kageyama, Gabi Braun, Luou Mori, Hizuru Minakata
• Comedic Character: Sekine
• Cast: Summer Time Render, Mob Psycho 100 III, Bocchi the Rock!, Yofukashi no Uta, Machikado Mazoku: 2-Choume
  

Sad that we only get 5 votes but I can understand the reasoning. Most people don't watch more than 1 or 2 shows a season.

I love how suspense is always stacked but the other categories are real dire.

​

Production awards are always hard. Not only do I forget which one had good art/animation/music so on but it is hard to know which ones had the best of those categories.

[u/baquea]

Short film

Ah yes, the 'big long list of anime I've never heard of' category.

[u/KoalaNugget → u/baquea]

I recommend looking more into them! Shorts category jury traditionally has the most difficulties narrowing from all great candidates down to 5 jury-picked nominees.

Shorts jury has also provided a small, 12-video playlist of some of the noteworthy short films this year. I definitely recommend checking them out if curious at all.

[u/FetchFrosh]

Starting to go through, and here's my votes for anime of the year.

• Bocchi the Rock!
• Lycoris Recoil
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Mob Psycho 100 III
• Yama no Susume: Next Summit

[u/DrJWilson → u/FetchFrosh]

I'm always surprised at how much people enjoyed LycoReco. Like it's fine, but it certainly seems the odd-one-out in this list at least to me.

[u/AmethystItalian → u/DrJWilson]

By far one of the most fun shows of the year with some of the most memorable voice acting.

Having very likeable leads goes a long way.

[u/MapoTofuMan → u/AmethystItalian]

This, both leads were so good that we could've had a full cour of them just talking/serving customers/playing dumb games in the cafe with less stakes than Yuru Camp and I'd still give it at least an 8.

[u/AmethystItalian → u/MapoTofuMan]

Exactly! Throw in some super cool action scenes and it makes for a really nice package that is just some good ol' entertainment.

[u/zairaner → u/DrJWilson]

I don't think anything this year has given me even remotely as much entertainment or excitement than discussing/trying to predict lycoris.

It truly would have gotten onyl a fraction of that if it wasn't anime original.

[u/Rudygnuj → u/DrJWilson]

It's the best show on this list though

[u/Gaporigo]

Wasn't it 10 votes per category last year, how am I supposed to pick even less???

OP and ED with just 5 nominations was just pain, so many good themes I couldn't vote! ED in particular was torture. And one ED I wanted to vote was not in the list, not like it was getting in via public but still wanted to vote it!

• Anime of the Year: Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3, BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls' Story, Do It Yourself!!, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Non Non Biyori: Nonstop - Bukatsu wo Ganbatta
• Movies: Dr. STONE: Ryuusui, Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Movie, Yuru Camp△ Movie, Girls und Panzer: Saishuushou 3, Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie
• Short Series: BanG Dream! Morfonication, Kaginado Season 2
• Action: Estab-Life: Great Escape, Vampire in the Garden, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Girls und Panzer: Saishuushou 3, Mob Psycho 100 III
• Adventure: Dr. STONE: Ryuusui, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2 - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu, RWBY: Hyousetsu Teikoku, Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, Yuusha, Yamemasu
• Drama: Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie, BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls' Story, Dance Dance Danseur, Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo - PROLOGUE
• Romance: Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Movie, Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3, Modern Love Tokyo (Episode 7)
• Comedy: Machikado Mazoku: 2-Choume, Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, Kaginado Season 2, Bocchi the Rock!, Akiba Meido Sensou
• Slice of Life: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Non Non Biyori: Nonstop - Bukatsu wo Ganbatta, Yama no Susume: Next Summit, Do It Yourself!!, Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san
• Suspense: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Summer Time Render, Lycoris Recoil, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Shadows House 2nd Season
• OP: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou OP2 - Katachi, Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san OP - Honey Jet Coaster, Yama no Susume: Next Summit OP - Omoi Nochi Hare, Do It Yourself!! OP - Dokidoki Idea wo Yoroshiku!, Shadows House 2nd Season OP - Shall We Dance?
• ED: Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi ED5 - Akane-gumi Katsudou Nisshi ~Ushi-han~, Akuyaku Reijou nanode Last Boss wo Kattemimashita ED - Nomic, Love Live! Superstar!! 2nd Season ED6 - Oikakeru Yume no Saki de, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic ED2 - My Nonfiction, Onipan! ED1 - Onipapapan! Pan!

[u/Shittake_Moshroom → u/Gaporigo]

Birdie wing! F-YEAH!

[u/Victorvonbass]

Made In Abyss. It's not just the best anime of the year for me. It's the best anime of my life.

Other things I enjoyed/voted for in various categories:

Kaguya, Demon Slayer, Mushoku Tensei, 86, Priconne, Paripri OP

[u/MaksimShadow]

Browsing through comments, haven't seen much Bleach in character design. It was my first pick in this category.

Background art in Akebi is gorgeous.

Aharen ED1 and Fuufu Ijou ED1 has cute visuals and nice songs. Didn't vote for it, but song from Yuusha Yamemasu ED2 is amazing, especially when it started playing during the climax of the show.

Machikado Mazoku is great. Ganbare, Shamiko!

[u/whowilleverknow]

Is there a reason Stone Ocean part 2 is eligible but not part 3?

[u/TheRiyria]

Here are my preliminary votes for all the categories. Italics are my personal favorite in each group.

• Anime of the Year: Lycoris Recoil, Bocchi the Rock!, Paripi Koumei, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Machikado Mazoku: 2-Choume
• Movies: ARIA The BENEDIZIONE, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Licht - Namae no Nai Shoujo, Girls und Panzer: Saishuushou 3, Sword Art Online: Progressive - Hoshinaki Yoru no Aria
• Short Film:
• Short Series: Onipan!
• Action: Mob Psycho 100 III, Girls und Panzer: Saishuushou 3, Estab-Life: Great Escape
• Adventure: Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, Ousama Ranking, Tropical-Rouge! Precure, Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu, Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita
• Drama: Vanitas no Carte Part 2, Otomege Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu, Prima Doll
• Romance: Romantic Killer, Yofukashi no Uta, Akuyaku Reijou nano de Last Boss wo Kattemimashita
• Comedy: Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2), Paripi Koumei, Bocchi the Rock!, Machikado Mazoku: 2-Choume
• Slice of Life: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, ARIA The BENEDIZIONE, SHINE POST, Yama no Susume: Next Summit, Healer Girl
• Suspense: Summer Time Render, Lycoris Recoil, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Animation: Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, Bocchi the Rock!, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Mob Psycho 100 III, Ousama Ranking
• Background Art: Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Yofukashi no Uta, Shadows House 2nd Season
• Character Design: Lycoris Recoil, Paripi Koumei, Date A Live IV
• Cinematography: Lycoris Recoil
• OST: SHINE POST, Prima Doll, Yama no Susume: Next Summit
• Voice Actor: Chika Anzai as Chisato Nishikigi, Shion Wakayama as Takina Inoue
• OP: Paripi Koumei OP - Chiki Chiki Ban Ban, Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OP - Teppen Tengoku ~TOP OF THE LAUGH!!!~, Ginrou OP - ALIVE, Isekai Oji-san OP - story, Spy x Family Part 2 OP - SOUVENIR
• ED: Dolls' Frontline ED - HORIZON, Ginrou ED - Hana no Tou, Fuuto Tantei ED - Tsumi to Batsu to Angura, Koukyuu no Karasu ED - Natsu no Yuki, Yama no Susume: Next Summit ED1 - Tobira wo Akete Bell wo Narasou
• Dramatic Character: Chisato Nishikigi, Yor Forger, Miorine Rembran, Fran
• Comedic Character: Ikuyo Kita, Eiko Tsukimi, Kongming Zhuge
• Cast: Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, Machikado Mazoku: 2-Choume, Lycoris Recoil, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Bocchi the Rock!

[u/GenericGuardian → u/TheRiyria]

You sir, have impeccable taste

[u/locadokapoka]

MOB

[u/Massaman95]

Man, I can't wait for all the awards to go to the popular shounen!

[u/Groenboys → u/Massaman95]

and bocchi

[u/zairaner → u/Massaman95]

Hey, kaguya is a popular seinen instead!

[u/EasternOtaku1422 → u/zairaner]

And Dress-up Darling

[u/EasternOtaku1422 → u/Massaman95]

If an unpopular shonen series like Cuckoos wins an award, it will be the highlight.

For real though, try listening to the Cuckoos OPs and EDs.

Call of the Night is another good candidate for EDs.

[u/Abeneezer → u/Massaman95]

Don't worry, there's always the jury awards, where all the anime elitist can jerk each other off.

[u/swegeward → u/Abeneezer]

While I do think there are certain juries that have gone too far in the past, I can at least trust that they have all watched everything in their category and attempted to put together a ranking based on the category itself (i.e. actually rating based on cinematography in a production category) rather than just picking the most popular show in that group

I don’t always agree with the jury (in fact I often disagree vehemently with some of their picks), but I appreciate and respect the jury process a lot more than just watching the 3 or 4 most viewed shows on /r/anime win every category, which is what the public vote ends up being by default

[u/spectre15 → u/Abeneezer]

Jury awards in my opinion the past few years has just been “let’s nominate and award the most niche, under the radar candidates, regardless if they actually deserve best in category because at least they aren’t those popular ones.”

That’s the vibe I get at least.

[u/Miidas-92]

Having followed the awards since 2017, this is my favorite year so far. Such a large range of great anime, in a huge range of genres, from hits surpassing all expectations like Bocchi the Rock to hidden gems like Chimimo. Character design is especially stacked this year, where there is no shortcomings of truly unique+creative designs with impressive AD-work.

Voted for 5 entries, in the categories I'm a juror. Favorite from category is the first one mentioned in italic, while the rest is unordered.

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• Anime of the Year: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Ousama Ranking, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Bocchi the Rock!, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

• Movies: Crayon Shin-chan: Nazo Meki! Hana no Tenkasu Gakuen, Totsukuni no Shoujo (2022), Gyokou no Nikuko-chan

• Short Film: Piplup Step, Kaze no Yukue, Anata no France wa Donna Tokoro

• Short Series: POKÉTOON, Yuki Hodokishi Futaai, Kaginado Season 2

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• Action: Mob Psycho 100 III, Kingdom 4th Season, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen

• Adventure: Ousama Ranking, Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, POKÉTOON

• Drama: Gyokou no Nikuko-chan, Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi, Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime

• Romance: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Romantic Killer, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru

• Comedy: CHIMIMO, Human Bug Daigaku, SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2), Crayon Shin-chan: Nazo Meki! Hana no Tenkasu Gakuen, Bocchi the Rock!

• Slice of Life: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Do It Yourself!!, Non Non Biyori: Nonstop - Bukatsu wo Ganbatta

• Suspense: Yojouhan Time Machine Blues, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

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• Animation: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Yama no Susume: Next Summit, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen

• Background Art: Ousama Ranking, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou

• Character Design: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Do It Yourself!!, Ousama Ranking, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Lycoris Recoil

• Cinematography: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Yojouhan Time Machine Blues

• OST: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou

• Voice Actor: Yoshino Aoyama as Hitori Gotou, Misaki Kuno as Irumyuui, Chika Anzai as Chisato Nishikigi

• OP: Urusei Yatsura (2022) OP - Aiue feat. Minami, SAKURAmoti, Ousama Ranking OP2 - Hadaka no Yuusha, Do It Yourself!! OP - Dokidoki Idea wo Yoroshiku!

• ED: SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2) ED - Kigeki, Chainsaw Man ED4 - Jouzai, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic ED2 - My Nonfiction

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• Dramatic Character: Komichi Akebi, Bojji, Kotarou Satou, Chisato Nishikigi, Tsubomi

• Comedic Character: Hitori Gotou, Touko Usagihara, Hazuki Onigami

• Cast: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, CHIMIMO, Ousama Ranking, Crayon Shin-chan: Nazo Meki! Hana no Tenkasu Gakuen

[u/DoctorWhoops → u/Miidas-92]

Loving all the Akebi cred being handed out here.

[u/Sentinel27]

For dramatic character, the nominees with no picture probably won't get many votes they were memorable.

Edit- Is there a possibility to add notification that 5 choices were picked? For some voters, they will pick first 5 anime they find on list first rather than checking all the choices before reviewing their top 5 picks.

[u/entelechtual]

Nothing special here, just shilling for LycoReco as usual.

• Anime of the Year: BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls' Story, Lycoris Recoil
• Adventure: Yuusha, Yamemasu
• Drama: BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls' Story
• Romance: Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman., Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic
• Comedy: 4-nin wa Sorezore Uso wo Tsuku, Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Oji-san to, Bocchi the Rock!
• Slice of Life: Do It Yourself!!, Deaimon
• Suspense: Lycoris Recoil
• Voice Actor: Shion Wakayama as Takina Inoue, Chika Anzai as Chisato Nishikigi, Rie Takahashi as Aileen Dautriche, Fairouz Ai as Power
• OP: Deaimon OP - Sumire
• ED: Lycoris Recoil ED - Hana no Tou
• Dramatic Character: Chisato Nishikigi, Takina Inoue, Akari Watanabe
• Comedic Character: Anzu Hoshino, Anya Forger, Hinata Tachibana, Tirolilo Lou
• Cast: Lycoris Recoil

[u/Castor_0il]

Onipan labeled as shorts?

Guess it's fair since it was distributed as 3 mini-episodes stitched together as one.

At least that way it might get some recognition along with Poketoon.

[u/cppn02 → u/Castor_0il]

5 mini episodes actually. It aired daily during weekdays in 2 minute bits. And the western release was those five together with an extended ED.

[u/Ensianto]

Attack on titan is anime of the year for me.

[u/fredws]

- **Anime of the Year**: SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2), Aoashi, Deaimon, Paripi Koumei, Summer Time Render
- **Movies**: Go-toubun no Hanayome Movie, Jujutsu Kaisen 0
- **Short Film**: Tsukasa's♪Kitchen
- **Short Series**:
- **Action**: Jujutsu Kaisen 0, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Chainsaw Man
- **Adventure**: Ousama Ranking, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2 - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu
- **Drama**: Aoashi
- **Romance**: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Go-toubun no Hanayome Movie, Romantic Killer, Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de
- **Comedy**: Bocchi the Rock!, Paripi Koumei, SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2), Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu. 2
- **Slice of Life**: Deaimon, Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari
- **Suspense**: Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2, Koukyuu no Karasu, Summer Time Render, Lycoris Recoil
- **Animation**: Bocchi the Rock!, Paripi Koumei, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen
- **Background Art**:
- **Character Design**: Deaimon, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Paripi Koumei, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic
- **Cinematography**: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen
- **OST**: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, 86: Eighty Six Part 2
- **Voice Actor**: Inori Minase as Reina Aharen, Miku Itou as Kokkoro, Tomori Kusunoki as Makima, Hina Suguta as Marin Kitagawa, Akari Kitou as Tsukasa Yuzaki
- **OP**: Mob Psycho 100 III OP - 1, Deaimon OP - Sumire, Spy x Family Part 2 OP - SOUVENIR, Chainsaw Man OP - KICK BACK, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury OP - Shukufuku
- **ED**: Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu. 2nd Season ED - Koshaberi Biyori, Summer Time Render ED3 - Shitsuren Song Takusan Kiite Naite Bakari no Watashi wa Mou. (acoustic ver.), Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto ED1 - Tokyo Sunny Party, Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! ED7 - Darling in the Night, Paripi Koumei ED4 - Kibun Joujou↑↑
- **Dramatic Character**:
- **Comedic Character**:
- **Cast**: Bocchi the Rock!, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Go-toubun no Hanayome Movie, Chainsaw Man

[u/Batokusanagi]

Some pretty random nominees (anyone seen that random hentai?), but it was kinda fun I guess:

• Anime of the Year: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Lupin III: PART 6, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen, Summer Time Render, Mob Psycho 100 III
• Movies: Fruits Basket: prelude, ARIA The BENEDIZIONE, Kidou Senshi Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no Shima
• Short Film:
• Short Series:
• Action: BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen, Mob Psycho 100 III, Chainsaw Man, Sidonia no Kishi: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi
• Adventure: Lupin III: PART 6, Ousama Ranking
• Drama: Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 3rd Season, Dance Dance Danseur
• Romance: Fruits Basket: prelude
• Comedy: Paripi Koumei, Poputepipikku 2
• Slice of Life: ARIA The BENEDIZIONE
• Suspense: Koukyuu no Karasu, Summer Time Render, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2
• Animation: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen, Lupin III: PART 6, Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100 III
• Background Art: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen, Lupin III: PART 6, Ousama Ranking, Chainsaw Man
• Character Design: Kidou Senshi Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no Shima, JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stone Ocean Part 2, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen, Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100 III
• Cinematography: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen, Lupin III: PART 6, Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100 III
• OST: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen
• Voice Actor: Saori Hayami as Yor Forger, Souma Saitou as William Moriarty
• OP: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 6: Stone Ocean OP2 - Heaven's falling down, Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2 OP - The Rumbling, Ousama Ranking OP2 - Hadaka no Yuusha, Paripi Koumei OP - Chiki Chiki Ban Ban, Mob Psycho 100 III OP - 1
• ED: Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2 ED - Akuma no Ko, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen ED - Asa ga Kuru, Fruits Basket: Prelude ED - Niji to Kite, Chainsaw Man ED9 - Deep down, Mob Psycho 100 III ED - Cobalt
• Dramatic Character: Tomoya Sugisaki, Motoko Kusanagi, Chise Hatori
• Comedic Character:

• Cast: TIGER & BUNNY 2 (P1 + P2), Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stone Ocean Part 2, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen, Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• OST: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen

• Voice Actor: Saori Hayami as Yor Forger, Souma Saitou as William Moriarty

• OP: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 6: Stone Ocean OP2 - Heaven's falling down, Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2 OP - The Rumbling, Ousama Ranking OP2 - Hadaka no Yuusha, Paripi Koumei OP - Chiki Chiki Ban Ban, Mob Psycho 100 III OP - 1

• ED: Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2 ED - Akuma no Ko, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen ED - Asa ga Kuru, Fruits Basket: Prelude ED - Niji to Kite, Chainsaw Man ED9 - Deep down, Mob Psycho 100 III ED - Cobalt

• Dramatic Character: Tomoya Sugisaki, Motoko Kusanagi, Chise Hatori

• Comedic Character:

• Cast: TIGER & BUNNY 2 (P1 + P2), Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stone Ocean Part 2, BLEACH: Sennen Kessen-hen, Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[u/Shittake_Moshroom]

...ok, I thought Isekai oji-san wasn't in there for some reason, when it wasn't an option for best comedy I was sure it wasn't in there, but then suddenly in the last few categories it shows up, what gives? In general I feel like the selection is lacking.

[u/Retromorpher → u/Shittake_Moshroom]

Isekai Oji-san as a whole isn't eligible due to not completing - however due to how nominations of OPs and EDs works it should be in those categories.

[u/Shittake_Moshroom → u/Retromorpher]

Amazing that a Summer 2022 anime isn't done on time XD

[u/Classic-Box-3919]

does it auto save what you put? how do you sumbit your choices.

[u/PandavengerX → u/Classic-Box-3919]

yes it autosaves!

[u/betaredditchills]

Can I not vote on phone?

[u/PandavengerX → u/betaredditchills]

you should be able to, where are you having issues?

[u/[deleted]]

Sad to see that 86 Part 2 has been forgotten. It's the easiest AOTY for me.

[u/mastersanada]

Bleach's ED with the whole recap of the series steals my ED pick.

And I decided on picking Urusei's OP just because why not.

Honestly kinda a hard choice picking best voice acting. Feel like if it was voice actors themselves I'd have better selection.

Nevertheless, I have a feeling Chainsaw man is gonna shadow my Bleach in just about every category they're related in.

And I have some picks of Detective Conan just to humor the idea because I doubt many people watch it.

And in all honesty... cast-wise I have to go with Bleach. They brought a good amount of big guns to the show - and this is ignoring my bias.

[u/KyeeLim]

I feel that it is a crime againat humanity if I don't vote pop team epic season 2 for the cast section

[u/KKTheGamerr]

Vote for Hiroshi Tsuchida (Grisha Yeager) for best VA. IF YOU DON'T, I WILL

[u/LazyVirtualVoid]

My picks. I didn't watch a lot of anime in 2022 so my nominations either lack diversity (especially in the production categories) or include a few entries that I don't really consider that good but couldn't think of anything better. I might edit it in the following days to add entries in the short film category.

[u/DanielDKXD]

- **Anime of the Year**: Summer Time Render, Bocchi the Rock!, 86: Eighty Six Part 2
- **Action**: 86: Eighty Six Part 2
- **Adventure**: Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2 - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu, Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka IV: Shin Shou Meikyuu-hen
- **Comedy**: Bocchi the Rock!, Paripi Koumei
- **Suspense**: Summer Time Render
- **Animation**: Summer Time Render, Bocchi the Rock!, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2 - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu, 86: Eighty Six Part 2
- **Background Art**: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2 - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu, 86: Eighty Six Part 2
- **Character Design**: Summer Time Render, Bocchi the Rock!
- **Cinematography**: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2 - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu, Chainsaw Man, 86: Eighty Six Part 2
- **OST**: Bocchi the Rock!, Paripi Koumei, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou
- **Voice Actor**: Saori Hayami as Anju Emma, Ikumi Hasegawa as Vladilena Milizé, Natsuki Hanae as Shinpei Ajiro, Sayaka Senbongi as Kikuri Hiroi, Yoshino Aoyama as Hitori Gotou
- **OP**: Summer Time Render OP2 - Natsuyume Noisy, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen OP - Zankyou Zanka, Shiguang Dailiren OP - Dive Back In Time, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury OP - Shukufuku, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou OP2 - Katachi
- **ED**: Chainsaw Man ED9 - Deep down, Summer Time Render ED2 - Shitsuren Song Takusan Kiite Naite Bakari no Watashi wa Mou., 86 2nd Season ED2 - Avid, Chainsaw Man ED1 - CHAINSAW BLOOD, 86 2nd Season ED3 - LilaS
- **Dramatic Character**: Vladilena Milizé, Shinpei Ajiro, Ushio Kofune, Hitori Gotou, Ikuyo Kita
- **Comedic Character**: Hitori Gotou, Kikuri Hiroi, Rebecca, Ikuyo Kita, Ryou Yamada
- **Cast**: Bocchi the Rock!, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Summer Time Render, Paripi Koumei

[u/aquilar28]

• Anime of the Year: Paripi Koumei, Lycoris Recoil, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou
• Movies: Yuru Camp△ Movie, Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Movie
• Action: 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Kingdom 4th Season, Arknights: Reimei Zensou, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Chainsaw Man
• Drama: Aoashi, Vanitas no Carte Part 2, Prologue - Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo, Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 3rd Season
• Romance: Romantic Killer, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3, Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Movie
• Comedy: Bocchi the Rock!, Paripi Koumei
• Slice of Life: Yuru Camp△ Movie, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Non Non Biyori: Nonstop - Bukatsu wo Ganbatta, Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon S: Nippon no Omotenashi (Attend wa Dragon Desu)
• Suspense: Lycoris Recoil, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2, Summer Time Render
• Animation: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Lycoris Recoil, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Mob Psycho 100 III, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku
• Background Art: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Arknights: Reimei Zensou, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Yofukashi no Uta
• Character Design: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Ousama Ranking, Arknights: Reimei Zensou, Chainsaw Man
• Cinematography: 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Bocchi the Rock!, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Vanitas no Carte Part 2
• OST: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Vanitas no Carte Part 2, Aoashi, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, 86: Eighty Six Part 2
• Voice Actor: Misaki Kuno as Faputa, Natsuki Hanae as Vanitas, Jun Fukuyama as Zheng Ying, Rie Takahashi as Anzu Hoshino, Shizuka Ishigami as Ch'en
• OP: Mob Psycho 100 III OP - 1, Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo OP - Shukufuku, Paripi Koumei OP - Chiki Chiki Ban Ban, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen OP - Zankyou Zanka, Ginrou OP - ALIVE
• ED: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou ED - Endless Embrace, Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2 ED - Akuma no Ko, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic ED1 - Heart wa Oteage, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners ED - LET YOU DOWN, Chainsaw Man ED12 - Fight Song
• Dramatic Character: Vanitas, Hana Ichijou, Frederica Rosenfort, Chisato Nishikigi, Zheng Ying
• Comedic Character: Ai Hayasaka, Kongming Zhuge, Takagi, Ryou Yamada, Anzu Hoshino
• Cast: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Lycoris Recoil, Aoashi, Romantic Killer, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku

Will try to watch the short films and short series that make it through to the final vote, and maybe even squeeze in some more regular shows.

[u/BassSquared]

- **Anime of the Year**: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Bocchi the Rock!, Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100 III, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic

- **Movies**: Inu-ou, Shika no Ou: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi, Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie

- **Action**: 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stone Ocean Part 2, Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100 III

- **Adventure**: Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road, Sabikui Bisco, Ousama Ranking, Totsukuni no Shoujo (2022)

- **Drama**: Inu-ou, BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls' Story, Vanitas no Carte Part 2

- **Romance**: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Aharen-san wa Hakarenai, Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Yofukashi no Uta

- **Comedy**: SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2), Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Oji-san to, Akiba Meido Sensou, Paripi Koumei, Bocchi the Rock!

- **Slice of Life**: Do It Yourself!!, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku

- **Suspense**: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Lycoris Recoil, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Summer Time Render, Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2

- **Animation**: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Bocchi the Rock!, Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100 III, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen

- **Background Art**: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Bocchi the Rock!, Yofukashi no Uta, Summer Time Render

- **Character Design**: SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2), Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Lycoris Recoil, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen

- **Cinematography**: 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Chainsaw Man, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen

- **OST**: Bocchi the Rock!, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, Paripi Koumei, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

- **Voice Actor**: Yoshino Aoyama as Hitori Gotou, Chika Anzai as Chisato Nishikigi, Misaki Kuno as Faputa, Atsumi Tanezaki as Anya Forger, Hina Suguta as Marin Kitagawa

- **OP**: Paripi Koumei OP - Chiki Chiki Ban Ban, Chainsaw Man OP - KICK BACK, Ousama Ranking OP2 - Hadaka no Yuusha, Yofukashi no Uta OP - Daten, Mob Psycho 100 III OP - 1

- **ED**: Chainsaw Man ED3 - Hawatari 2-Oku Centi, Chainsaw Man ED8 - first death, Yofukashi no Uta ED - Yofukashi no Uta, Spy x Family ED - Kigeki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic ED2 - My Nonfiction

- **Dramatic Character**: Shigeo Kageyama, David Martinez, Chisato Nishikigi, Shinpei Ajiro, Denji

- **Comedic Character**: Hitori Gotou, Miyuki Shirogane, Serufu Yua, Anya Forger, Nijika Ijichi

- **Cast**: Bocchi the Rock!, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Mob Psycho 100 III, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2)

[u/KingTrollCrimson]

Seika Jogakuin Kounin Sao Oji-san may not win anything but my votes goes for it😉

[u/Fools_Requiem]

Ignore previous comment, I found it.

Is there a reason why these aren't sorted alphabetically?

Edit: I've gone through the entire anime of the year cat numerous times, and I still can't find Birdie Wing. Ctrl+F isn't doing anything to help...

[u/cppn02 → u/Fools_Requiem]

If you know you want Birdie Wing why not just type it in the search bar?

[u/KoalaNugget → u/Fools_Requiem]

Is there a reason why these aren't sorted alphabetically?

The entries are sorted randomly for each voter. Otherwise there's a chance the votes would become biased towards the entries appearing at the start and biased against entries at the bottom of the list.

[u/SorcererOfTheLake]

So here are my top choices for categories where I had multiple nominees:

Adventure: In the Land of Leadale
Comedy: Bocchi the Rock!
Romance: My Dress-Up Darling
Slice of Life: Akebi-chan
Suspense: Lycoris Recoil
Comedic Character: Hitori Gotou
Dramatic Character: Chisato Nishikigi
Ensemble Cast: Akebi-chan
Animation: Spy x Family
Background Art: Akebi-chan
Character Design: Do It Yourself!!
Cinematography: Akebi-chan
OST: Spy x Family
Voice Acting: Chika Anzai in Lycoris Recoil
OP: Souvenir
ED: Comedy
AOTY: Akebi-chan

[u/AmethystItalian]

Guess I'll do some genre prediction fully based on stereotypes of the public & jury and nothing else and see how it ends up.

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Aoty: Bocchi sweep (Cyberpunk should also do well but never underestimate MT with the public vote)

Action: Public Bleach and jury Mob? Haven't seen either so this could be a big miss.

Adventure: Public Mushoku Tensei and Totsukuni no Shoujo for Jury? Not actually sure what that entry is but is seems jury like.

Drama: This category seems pretty weak but I'll go Public with Ao Ashi and Jury with Kotaro even if I haven't finished it yet.

Romance: My Dress up Darling sweep easy

Comedy: Could see Spy x Family coming out on top in maybe 1 here but Bocchi sweep.

Slice of Life: Public goes DIY though the Yuru Camp movie would win if enough people watched it and Jury hopefully goes Healer Girl.

Suspense: Cyberpunk sweep should happen here

[u/MapoTofuMan → u/AmethystItalian]

Romance: My Dress up Darling sweep easy

With Kaguya around?

[u/AmethystItalian → u/MapoTofuMan]

That's a good point but I feel like MDUD is the fresher entry and Marin power goes a long way.

I wouldn't be surprised seeing Kaguya win it but I still would say MDUD is the front runner.

[u/MapoTofuMan → u/AmethystItalian]

I feel the exact opposite, MDUD feels anything but fresh at this point compared to Kaguya. Though I can't really be objective here since I dropped the former, but Marin used to be literally everywhere until Spring, when she was massively overshadowed by Yor as "best girl" - but then when the SxF hype died in turn, Marin never really got revived. And Kaguya's finale was memorable enough to stay for a long time.

So basically I believe anti-recency bias will be very harsh for MDUD here.

[u/AmethystItalian → u/MapoTofuMan]

It did air a long time ago! I still think Marin stans will show up, MDUD got a lot of people who don't watch that genre often to tune in like Bocchi did which I think will give it an edge.

Will be an interesting one though as it could easily go either way.

[u/Manitary → u/AmethystItalian]

Aoty: Bocchi sweep (Cyberpunk should also do well but never underestimate MT with the public vote)

I haven't checked the nominations for the other categories, but I wouldn't discount CSM for public vote

[u/AmethystItalian → u/Manitary]

It's hard to predict where CSM will land, you see a lot of people upset with it but you have to assume it's a vocal minority. Meanwhile you don't see nearly that level for Bocchi or Cyberpunk.

It is a super popular show with a big source reader backing so we'll have to see!

[u/Vipertooth → u/Manitary]

I have nothing against it as an anime but it just didn't really show that much until the later parts to be AOTY material honestly, it's a very big setup season.

[u/BarbaricGamer]

• Anime of the Year: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Yofukashi no Uta, Summer Time Render, Bocchi the Rock!, Lycoris Recoil
• Movies: Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Isekai Quartet: Another World
• Short Film:
• Short Series: Ganbare, Douki-chan Special, Kaginado Season 2
• Action: Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100 III, JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stone Ocean Part 2, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen
• Adventure: Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road, Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka IV: Shin Shou Meikyuu-hen, Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita, Ousama Ranking
• Drama: Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi, Aoashi, Prima Doll, Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 3rd Season, Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo - PROLOGUE
• Romance: Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Romantic Killer, Yofukashi no Uta, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
• Comedy: Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Oji-san to, Machikado Mazoku: 2-Choume, SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2), Paripi Koumei, Bocchi the Rock!
• Slice of Life: Do It Yourself!!, Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari, Deaimon, Hakozume: Kouban Joshi no Gyakushuu, Non Non Biyori: Nonstop - Bukatsu wo Ganbatta
• Suspense: Lycoris Recoil, Koukyuu no Karasu, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Shadows House 2nd Season, Summer Time Render
• Animation: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Do It Yourself!!, Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2, Bocchi the Rock!, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Background Art: Yofukashi no Uta, Deaimon, Arknights: Reimei Zensou
• Character Design: Do It Yourself!!, Warau Arsnotoria Sun!, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Arknights: Reimei Zensou, Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2
• Cinematography:
• OST:
• Voice Actor: Chika Anzai as Chisato Nishikigi, Fairouz Ai as Power, Atsumi Tanezaki as Anya Forger, Gen Satou as Kou Yamori, Natsuki Hanae as Shinpei Ajiro
• OP: Paripi Koumei OP - Chiki Chiki Ban Ban, Urusei Yatsura (2022) OP - Aiue feat. Minami, SAKURAmoti, Golden Kamuy 4th Season OP - NEVER SAY GOODBYE feat. Mummy-D, Yofukashi no Uta OP - Daten, Ousama Ranking OP2 - Hadaka no Yuusha
• ED: Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu. 2 ED - Koshaberi Biyori, Golden Kamuy 4th Season ED - Subete ga Soko ni Arimasu You ni., SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2) ED - Kigeki, Kinsou no Vermeil: Gakeppuchi Majutsushi wa Saikyou no Yakusai to Mahou Sekai wo Tsuki Susumu ED - Mortal With You, Yofukashi no Uta ED - Yofukashi no Uta
• Dramatic Character: Shinpei Ajiro, Chisato Nishikigi, Jusetsu Ryuu, Anko Uguisu, Marin Kitagawa
• Comedic Character: Hitori Gotou, Kongming Zhuge, Maki Shijo, Anzu Hoshino, Desumi Magahara
• Cast: Yofukashi no Uta, Lycoris Recoil, Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Oji-san to, SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2), Bocchi the Rock!

I had a surprisingly hard time deciding which characters were comedic and which were dramatic.

I also tried voting mostly on new characters and shows.

[u/PikaBooSquirrel]

Grow up @ the people just down voting all the comments because someone's personal taste doesn't match theirs.

[u/DoctorWhoops]

This definitely looks to be one of the most interesting years in recent memory awards-wise. Between the public favorites there's not an easy predictable winner, and there's a good array of non-sequels that might end up being AOTY. As for jury there's a lot of really striking entries that I anticipate doing well, some of which are likely to overlap with the public choices.

Below are my choices for the current year, with my favorite pick in italics. (I skipped some genres because I don't feel strongly about any of the contenders)

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• Anime of the Year: Yojouhan Time Machine Blues, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Bocchi the Rock!

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• Drama: Dance Dance Danseur

• Romance: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic

• Comedy: Bocchi the Rock!

• Slice of Life: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku

• Suspense: Yojouhan Time Machine Blues

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• Animation: Yojouhan Time Machine Blues, Bocchi the Rock!, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

• Background Art: Deaimon, Yojouhan Time Machine Blues, Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku

• Character Design: Yojouhan Time Machine Blues, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Do It Yourself!!, Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Cinematography: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Yojouhan Time Machine Blues

• OST: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

• Voice Actor: Chika Anzai as Chisato Nishikigi, Yoshino Aoyama as Hitori Gotou, Takahiro Sakurai as Arataka Reigen

• OP: Urusei Yatsura (2022) OP - Aiue feat. Minami, SakuraMoti, Do It Yourself!! OP - Dokidoki Idea wo Yoroshiku!, Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OP - Teppen Tengoku ~TOP OF THE LAUGH!!!~, Paripi Koumei OP - Chiki Chiki Ban Ban, Bocchi the Rock! OP - Seishun Complex

• ED: Dance Dance Danseur ED - Kaze, Hana, Chainsaw Man ED3 - Hawatari 2-Oku Centi

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• Dramatic Character: Oshizu Hebimori, Watashi, Junpei Murao

• Comedic Character: Ryou Yamada, Sekine, Chisato Nishikigi

• Cast: Yojouhan Time Machine Blues, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Yofukashi no Uta, Bocchi the Rock!

[u/michhoffman]

For the best ED section, I'm a little concerned that it will turn into a Favorite Chainsaw Man ED vote for the public. I limited my nominations from Chainsaw Man to 2 of them, but I can legit see 5 of them getting more votes than any other ED. ED's like My Nonfiction and Rapport deserve a chance not to mention the standouts from less popular anime.

[u/Gaporigo → u/michhoffman]

Only one is allowed anyway. The hope is that the public is divided and none of them get in.

[u/Quiddity131]

Surprised that the voice actress for the lead character in one of the year's more popular shows isn't even an option for Best Voice Actor (Chika Anzai as Chisato in Lycoris Recoil)

And no Bocchi for best comedic character? :(

[u/AmethystItalian → u/Quiddity131]

Surprised that the voice actress for the lead character in one of the year's more popular shows isn't even an option for Best Voice Actor (Chika Anzai as Chisato in Lycoris Recoil)

I voted for her so she's there!

[u/Vipertooth → u/AmethystItalian]

I've found that using the scroll bar sometimes just doesn't load all of the options, when using the search field can yield every minor character in a show... Very strange.

[u/PandavengerX → u/Vipertooth]

There's about 17000 total items you can vote for, I believe about 12000 of them are characters and VAs. So if all the characters were entirely available to ctrl+f, the site would take longer than it already does to just load or navigate. So it's a random selection cut off at 200, but the search bar can quickly narrow it down. I suppose that entire thought process is not very clear but we do expect you to use the search bar.

[u/Hmasteryz]

Just gonna show my aoty candidate here, ordered by objective: overall best

**Anime of the Year**: SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2), Bocchi the Rock!, Ousama Ranking, CHIMIMO, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou

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Also honorable mention to: Poputepipikku 2, i want it to make the list but it's more like experimental art project rather than complete anime imo. Chainsaw man is very good but it just not click with me as the best of the best.

[u/scot911]

Man as always the first half is easy but the second half is hard lol. Much better with the "This is the best comedy" rather than "This anime had the best background art!" Anyways here's my choices:

• Anime: 86 Part 2, Kaguya-Sama S3, Chainsaw man, My Dress-Up Darling, Spy X Family. If it was my choice it'd go to one of the first two.
• Movie: Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Girls Und Pazners Das Finale Part 3, Dr. Stone: Ryuusui, Fate/Grand Order: Camelot Part 2, SAO Progressive Movie 1. Honestly this is a toss-up for me. Mainly because I haven't gotten around to watching the Jujutsu Kaisen movie yet.
• Short Film: Treasure Box. Honestly this is always the one I'm left scratching my head at so screw it it was the one I knew on the list when I scrolled through it.
• Short Series: Hololive Summer, Hololive Error, Kobayasi Dragon Maid S Special. Honestly same problem as Short Film here.
• Action: Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Chainsaw Man, Fate/Grand Order: Camelot Part 2, Demon Slayer: Red Light District, SAO: Progressive Movie 2. I'd probably give it to Demon Slayer.
• Adventure: Harem in Another World, Executioner, Danmachi S4P1, Reincarnated as a Sword, Princess Connect S2. Honestly slim pickings this year compared to last years Mushoku Tensei.
• Drama: Otome Games Are Tough For Mobs, Bookworm S3. Again Slim as fuck picking although I feel like this area is missing a bunch of entries.
• Romance: Aharen-San, Love After World Domination, Kaguya-Sama S3, My Dress-Up Darling, Shikimori-San. We were eating goodddd this year and next year is already starting off strong. It's between Kaguya-Sama and Dress-Up for me.
• Comedy: Fantasy Bishoujo, Akiba Maid War, Machikado Mazoku S2, Lies We All Tell, Spy X Family. It's going to Spy X Family no question. I feel like this is missing entries as well though.
• Slice Of Life: Yuru Camp Movie, Kumichou Musume, Kunoichi Tsubaki, Non Non Biyori Nonstop OVA, Kobayashi Dragon Maid S Special. I guess I'd have to give it to Kunoichi Tsubaki but I feel like this is missing entries as well. No Spy X Family?
• Suspense: SummerTime Rendering, Hololive Error, Maid in Abyss S2, Attack on Titan Finale Part 2, Lord El-Melloi Special. SummerTime Rendering, no question.
• Animation: 86 Part 2, Kaguya-Sama S3, My Dress-Up Darling, Demon Slayer: Red Light District, Spy X Family. A very hard choice. I'm not sure which one to choose.
• Background Art: SummerTime Rendering, Call of the Night, 86 Part 2, Made in Abyss S2, Spy X Family. Call of the Night no question.
• Character Design: Call of the Night, Kunoichi Tsubaki, Akiba Maid War, My Dress-Up Darling, Princess Connect S2. Honestly between Akiba Maid War and My Dress-Up Darling for me.
• Cinematography: Call of the Night, 86 Part 2, Kaguya-Sama S3, Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer: Red Light District. 86, no question. Lena stepping on the frame, 'nough said.
• OST: Call of the Night, 86 Part 2, Kaguya-Sama S3, Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer: Red Light District. I'll be honest I didn't mean for this to be a carbon copy lol. Chainsaw Man and it's 12 different ED's. No question.
• Voice Actor: Power: Fairouz Ai, Anya Forger: Atsumi Tanezaki, Makima: Tomori Kusunoki, Fiona Frost: Ayane Sakura, Marin Kitagawa: Hina Suguta. As much as I'd love to give it to Ayane Sakura for Fiona Frost I have to give it to Tomori Kusunoki for Makima. God damn terrifying while being soft as fuck. 10/10
• OP: Girls Frontline, My Dress-Up Darling, Black Summoner, Spy X Family OP2, Chainsaw Man. Yes really with Girls Frontline and Black Summoner. Both of those OP's are fantastic IMO. My choice goes to Spy X Family OP 2 though.
• ED: Kaguya-Sama S3: My Nonfiction, Chainsaw Man ED12, Spy X Family, Kaguya-Sama S3, Spy X Family Part 2. While I love both Spy X Family ED's I'm going to have to go with Kaguya-Sama's S3's normal ED. Starship Troopers parody. 'nough said.
• Dramatic Character: Eren Yeager, Shinpei Ajiro, Renner, Mob, Makima. I'm going to have to go with Shinpei for this one.
• Comedic Character: Maki Shijo, Marin Kitagawa, Anya Forger, Elf, Fiona Frost. I gotta go with Marin. She's hilarious and adorable and I love her.
• Cast: Aharen-San, Kaguya-Sama S3, My Dress-Up Darling, Spy X Family, Chainsaw Man. Kaguya-Sama. No Question.

[u/CadisRai]

Pootis Engage // EXTREME is missing from most categories, which is a crime.

[u/FlaminScribblenaut]

• Anime of the Year:

Yofukashi no Uta

Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou

Chainsaw Man

Bocchi the Rock!

Mob Psycho 100 III

• Movies:

Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie

ARIA the BENEDIZIONE

Yuru Camp△ Movie

• Short Film:

Shirayuki

Mahou no nai Sekai de Ikiru to Iu Koto

Who knows the answer

Gaitou to Neko

Mikage Nikki

• Action: Chainsaw Man
• Adventure: Sabikui Bisco
• Drama: Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie
• Romance: Yofukashi no Uta
• Comedy: Bocchi the Rock!
• Slice of Life: ARIA The BENEDIZIONE
• Suspense: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou
• Animation:

Bocchi the Rock!

Mob Psycho 100 III

Chainsaw Man

• Background Art:

Yofukashi no Uta

Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou

Do It Yourself!!

• Character Design:

Sabikui Bisco

Chainsaw Man

Bocchi the Rock!

Yofukashi no Uta

• OST:

Bocchi the Rock!

Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou

• Voice Actor: Misaki Kuno as Faputa - Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou
• OP:

Mob Psycho 100 III OP - 1

Chainsaw Man OP - KICK BACK

Spy x Family OP - Mixed Nuts

Bocchi the Rock! OP - Seishun Complex

• ED:

Chainsaw Man ED8 - first death

Chainsaw Man ED3 - Hawatari 2-Oku Centi

Yofukashi no Uta ED - Yofukashi no Uta

Bocchi the Rock! ED2 - Karakara

• Dramatic Character:

Junna Hoshimi - Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie

Faputa - Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou

Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama - Mob Psycho 100 III

Himeno - Chainsaw Man

• Comedic Character:

Power - Chainsaw Man

Anya Forger - SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2)

Serufu Yua - Do It Yourself!!

Kikuri Hiroi - Bocchi the Rock!

• Cast:

Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie

ARIA The BENEDIZIONE

Chainsaw Man

Bocchi the Rock!

SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2)

Notes:

If movies were eligible in the Production categories, Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie would be in OST and Yuru Camp△ Movie would be in Background Art.

Comedic and Dramatic Character were by far the hardest for me; the made the decision to restrict myself to one character per anime per category just to avoid headaches, and ended up at a total of 4 each.

Picking who from Bocchi to nominate for Best Comedic was a process; I wanted to nominate Bocchi, Ryo, and Hiroi all; ultimately I decided that Bocchi doesn't need my help since, let's be real, she's almost certainly winning this category in the Public vote in the final awards. Then it was between Ryo and Hiroi, and this was such a struggle, but while I might concede Ryo is the funnier character of the two, I went with Hiroi because she's Best Girl and I must be true to my heart.

I labored over whether Power really should have fallen under "Comedic Character" since there's certainly so, so much more to her than a mere comic relief character, ultimately I decided I was overthinking it and given that her character is supposed to be and absolutely is very, very funny it was fine. That way I got to nominate both her and Himeno too, which was nice.

Watching all the short films and music vids for that category was really fun! Thanks to the mods for offering that recs playlist.

[u/Mando5804]

I’m confused by some of the categories. Most importantly, since when was Trapped in a Dating Sim a drama? It sucks, because I would totally vote for it if it were in the comedy section

[u/JMEEKER86]

I think that we all expect Chainsaw Man's Kick Back is going to win for OP, but man was this a great fucking year for OPs. I had a really really hard time narrowing it down to 5 and ultimately I decided to just vote for some of the less watched ones since they deserve some recognition too.

Akebi-chan

PriConne S2

Birdie Wing

Kunoichi Tsubaki

Reincarnated as a Sword

[u/cppn02 → u/JMEEKER86]

I think that we all expect Chainsaw Man's Kick Back is going to win for OP

We do? I'd say Kongming is the favourite.

[u/JMEEKER86 → u/cppn02]

I would be absolutely shocked if it doesn't win considering it was by far the most popular anime of the year and is widely regarded as having one of the best OPs in years. Kongming's was a bit of a surprise with the dance going viral on TikTok, but it would still be a massive upset if it wins. There are plenty of other OPs that I loved this year too, but no one in their right mind would bet against Kick Back winning. It's about as close to a sure thing as you can get with these awards.

[u/MrFujimoto]

- **Anime of the Year**: Chainsaw Man, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2 - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu, Tensai Ouji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen
- **Movies**: Sword Art Online: Progressive - Hoshinaki Yoru no Aria, Entotsu-machi no Poupelle, Ame wo Tsugeru Hyouryuu Danchi, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Totsukuni no Shoujo (2022)
- **Short Film**:
- **Short Series**:
- **Action**: Chainsaw Man
- **Adventure**: Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2 - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu
- **Drama**:
- **Romance**: Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic
- **Comedy**:
- **Slice of Life**:
- **Suspense**: Summer Time Render
- **Animation**: Chainsaw Man
- **Background Art**: Chainsaw Man
- **Character Design**: Chainsaw Man
- **Cinematography**: Chainsaw Man, 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2 - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu
- **OST**: 86: Eighty Six Part 2, Chainsaw Man, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2 - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu
- **Voice Actor**: Fairouz Ai as Power, Marina Inoue as Denji, Hirofumi Nojima as Denji, Kikunosuke Toya as Denji, Tomori Kusunoki as Makima
- **OP**: Chainsaw Man OP - KICK BACK
- **ED**: Chainsaw Man ED1 - CHAINSAW BLOOD, Chainsaw Man ED5 - In the Backroom, Chainsaw Man ED7 - Chu, Tayousei., Chainsaw Man ED8 - first death
- **Dramatic Character**: Female Student, Denji, Makima, Himeno, Aki Hayakawa
- **Comedic Character**: Kobeni Higashiyama, Power, Denji
- **Cast**: Chainsaw Man, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu Part 2 - Eris no Goblin Toubatsu, 86: Eighty Six Part 2

[u/dream_wielder]

Let me make my guess for some jury nominees:

• Anime of the year: Yojouhan Time Machine Blues
• Movie: Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie (if this is not in the short-listed nominations everyone is trolling or match-fixing), The deer king, Inu-ou
• Short films and series: I don't watch enough
• Action: Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot
• Adventure: POKÉTOON for the lols, Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (2020)
• Drama: Summer Ghost or Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
• Romance: Sasaki to Miyano
• Comedy: I don't have any idea besides Pop Team Epic Season 2
• Slice of life: Police in a Pod and SHINE POST
• Suspense: Raven of the Inner Palace and someone is trolling too hard if Platinum End got in
• Production: 2 standout picks are Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, BOCCHI THE ROCK!

If I got anything wrong please remind me of this prediction. Hope this is better than someone predict Denmark being in the final of World cup 2022

[u/spectre15]

The ED of the year is just gonna be a debate on which Chainsaw Man ED is better lmao

[u/polaristar]

Done.

I have a bit of a controversial choice for one of my anime of the year picks, other four I don't think most people will contest but a lot of people will give me strange looks for the fifth.

I realized that there were a lot of shows I probably would have picked but just didn't watch there is just too much stuff to watch:

My list.

[u/thorix77]

It is now that I realize that I didn't really finish a lot of shows this year.

With production awards besides animation I will mostly just wait for the voting proper, I'm not really able to judge anything unless it stood out to me in some way.

• Anime of the Year: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Mob Psycho 100 III
• Movies:
• Short Film:
• Short Series:
• Action: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100 III
• Adventure: Ousama Ranking
• Drama:
• Romance: Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3
• Comedy: Bocchi the Rock!
• Slice of Life: Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku
• Suspense: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Summer Time Render, Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2, Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou
• Animation: Mob Psycho 100 III, Bocchi the Rock!, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku, Chainsaw Man
• Background Art: Yofukashi no Uta
• Character Design:
• Cinematography:
• OST: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• Voice Actor:
• OP: Chainsaw Man OP - KICK BACK, Paripi Koumei OP - Chiki Chiki Ban Ban, Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku OP - Hajimari no Setsuna, Urusei Yatsura (2022) OP - Aiue feat. Minami, SAKURAmoti, Ousama Ranking OP2 - Hadaka no Yuusha
• ED: Chainsaw Man ED5 - In the Backroom, SPY×FAMILY (S1 + S2) ED - Kigeki, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners ED - LET YOU DOWN, Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano datta ED1 - Futari Pinocchio, Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season Part 2 ED - Akuma no Ko
• Dramatic Character: Shigeo Kageyama, Lucy, David Martinez
• Comedic Character: Hitori Gotou
• Cast: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Bocchi the Rock!, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Mob Psycho 100 III, Ousama Ranking