The 2nd Crunchyroll Anime Awards were held on February 24, 2018, honoring excellence in anime from 2017. The nominees were announced on January 18. Voting began on January 22, and was held in three separate rounds from January 22 to February 11. The winners were announced on February 24. It featured 17 categories. This edition made several changes from the previous one, including having six nominations for all categories instead of four. The awards for Best Couple, Best Fight Scene, and Most Heartwarming Scene were dropped. New categories were presented, including Best Score, Best Film, Best CGI, Best Continuing Series, and Best Slice of Life. It also marks the first (and currently, the only) time that an award was presented for a manga. 'Hero of the Year' and 'Villain of the Year' awards were renamed as "Best Hero" and "Best Villain" awards respectively. A special category, the Industry Icon Award, was presented for the first time to honor influential figures in the industry and the art.
The second season of My Hero Academia led the nominations with ten, eventually winning seven of it. The season was the most awarded anime in awards history, until it was surpassed by the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen in 2024. My Hero Academia and Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju were nominated for the Anime of the Year award for the second straight time. My Hero Academias Izuku Midoriya won the Best Hero award for the second straight time as well. The awards for Best Boy and Best Girl saw two nominations from the same franchise. Your Name won in the Best Film category, while My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness won Best Manga. Made in Abyss won the Anime of the Year, as well as Best Score.
The inaugural Industry Icon Award was given to voice actor Christopher Sabat for his English voice works on anime such as Vegeta and Piccolo of the Dragon Ball franchise and All Might of My Hero Academia. The awards were presented at the Ricardo Montalban Theater in Los Angeles. It is a live show hosted by Anthony Carboni and Erika Ishii. Several prominent personalities of the western anime community, including some anime YouTubers, were invited to present the awards.
Winners and nominees
Made in Abyss—Kinema Citrus Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (season 2) - Studio Deen Land of the Lustrous—Orange Little Witch Academia—Studio Trigger March Comes In like a Lion (season 2)—Shaft My Hero Academia (season 2)—Bones |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
Your Name—CoMix Wave Films A Silent Voice—Kyoto Animation Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower—Ufotable Girls und Panzer der Film—Actas In This Corner of the World—MAPPA Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen—Shaft |- |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
Izuku "Deku" Midoriya—My Hero Academia (season 2) Atsuko "Akko" Kagari—Little Witch Academia Chise Hatori—The Ancient Magus' Bride Gin Minowa—Yuki Yuna is a Hero Kukuri—Magical Circle Guru Guru Nanachi—Made in Abyss |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
Stain—My Hero Academia (season 2) Bondrewd—Made in Abyss Cartaphilus—The Ancient Magus' Bride Hiro Shishigami—Inuyashiki Tanya Degurechaff—Saga of Tanya the Evil Usagi—Juni Taisen: Zodiac War |- |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
Shoto Todoroki—My Hero Academia (season 2) Fafnir—Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Izuku "Deku" Midoriya—My Hero Academia (season 2) Kazuma Sato—KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! (season 2) Rei Kiriyama—March Comes In like a Lion Yakumo Yuurakutei—Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
Ochaco Uraraka—My Hero Academia (season 2) Atsuko "Akko" Kagari—Little Witch Academia Chise Hatori—The Ancient Magus' Bride Moriko Morioka—Recovery of an MMO Junkie Serval—Kemono Friends Tsuyu Asui—My Hero Academia (season 2) |- |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
"Peace Sign" by Kenshi Yonezu—My Hero Academia (season 2) "Here" by JUNNA—The Ancient Magus' Bride "Imawa no Shinigami" by Megumi Hayashibara—Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (season 2) "Shadow and Truth" by ONE III NOTES—ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. "Shinzou wo Sasageyo!" by Linked Horizon—Attack on Titan (season 2) "The Other Side of the Wall" by Void_Chords feat. MARU—Princess Principal |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
"Ishukan Communication" by Chorogonzu – Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid "behind" by Karin Isobe, Yuna Yoshino, and Lynn—Just Because! "Hikari, Hikari" by Yuuka Aisaka—Recovery of an MMO Junkie "Kafune" by Brian the Sun—March Comes In like a Lion (season 2) "Kirameku Hamabe" by Yuiko Ōhara—Land of the Lustrous "Step Up LOVE" by Daoko x Yasuyuki Okamura—Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (season 2) My Hero Academia (season 2)—Bones A Silent Voice—Kyoto Animation Land of the Lustrous— Orange Little Witch Academia— Studio Trigger March Comes In like a Lion (season 2)— Shaft Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid— Kyoto Animation The Ancient Magus' Bride—Wit Studio ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.—Madhouse Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (season 2)—Studio Deen Made in Abyss—Kinema Citrus March Comes In like a Lion (season 2)—Shaft Scum's Wish—Lerche Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid— Kyoto Animation Gamers!—Pine Jam KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! (season 2)—Studio Deen Little Witch Academia—Studio Trigger Mr. Osomatsu (season 2)—Pierrot Tsuredure Children—Studio Gokumi |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
Made in Abyss—Kevin Penkin ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.—Ryo Takahashi Land of the Lustrous—Yoshiaki Fujisawa Little Witch Academia—Michiru Ōshima Re:Creators—Hiroyuki Sawano The Ancient Magus' Bride—Jun'ichi Matsumoto |- |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
My Hero Academia (season 2)—Bones Attack on Titan (season 2)—Wit Studio Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (season 2)—Bones Fate/Apocrypha—A-1 Pictures Land of the Lustrous—Orange Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (season 2)—Sunrise |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
March Comes In like a Lion—Shaft All Out!!—Madhouse/TMS Entertainment Case Closed—TMS Entertainment Dragon Ball Super—Toei Animation Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans—Sunrise Naruto: Shippuden—Pierrot |- |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
Land of the Lustrous—Orange Attack on Titan (season 2)—Wit Studio Inuyashiki—MAPPA Kado: The Right Answer—Toei Animation Knight's & Magic—Eight Bit Re:Creators—Troyca |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
Girls' Last Tour—White Fox Interviews with Monster Girls—A-1 Pictures Kemono Friends—Yaoyorozu Recovery of an MMO Junkie—Signal.MD Sakura Quest—P.A. Works Tsuki ga Kirei—Feel |- |style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"|
My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness''—Kabi Nagata Delicious in Dungeon—Ryōko Kui Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju—Haruko Kumota Golden Kamuy—Satoru Noda In This Corner of the World—Fumiyo Kōno My Brother's Husband''—Gengoroh Tagame Christopher SabatSource:
Statistics +Anime with multiple nominations Nominations Anime10My Hero Academia (season 2)6Land of the LustrousLittle Witch AcademiaMarch Comes In like a Lion (season 2)The Ancient Magus' Bride5Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (season 2)Made in Abyss4Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid3ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.Attack on Titan (season 2)Recovery of an MMO Junkie2A Silent VoiceBlood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (season 2)In This Corner of the WorldInuyashikiKemono FriendsKonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! (season 2)Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded OrphansRe:Creators
+Anime with multiple wins Wins Anime8My Hero Academia (season 2)2Made in AbyssMiss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
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