Crunchyroll, the premier anime destination for global fans, hosted the seventh annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo, Japan, with winners announced across 29 categories. The highlight of the event was the announcement of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as the Anime of the Year.
Zelina Vega presented Anime Awards to Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic- for Best Romance and to “The Rumbling,” SiM, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 for Best Anime Song. She also dazzled fans on the red carpet before the show.
The star-studded event was live-streamed for the first time, with presenters from across entertainment and sports. The presenters included directors Justin Lin and Robert Rodriguez, actors Finn Wolfhard, Hunter Schafer, and Jacob Bertrand, sports superstars Juju Smith-Schuster, Aidan Hutchinson, and WWE’s Zelina Vega, top streaming talent Valkyrae and Sykkuno, and Japanese talent Haruka Kaki, Kendo Kobayashi, Roland, and Sawa Suzuki. The Anime Awards were hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira.
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