Beyond arguing about whether your fave made it in, what's the point of anime awards? Chris and Nicky discuss the pros of the various fan and industry awards ceremonies.
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But maybe they could mail it to us? That'd be nice.
Apparently, judges still have quite a bit of weight compared to the public to keep things feeling a little more official than a glorified yearbook contest since otherwise it'd be too easy for the series with the largest fanbase to flood the inbox, just like any other voting contest. (Full details here.)
That said, Crunchyroll's Anime Awards have only been around since 2017, so they are clearly still fine-tuning the proceedings. In particular, the categories of things are all over the place, especially with regards to recognizing genres and what "counts" therein. A lot of it just seems like overlap for certain shows to sweep categories, like Demon Slayer taking both Best Action and Best Fantasy.
I mean, among all the choices there, it would've been my pick, but still.
Outside of Japan, anime is rarely recognized for its achievements. There were no anime films nominated for the Oscars this year. Even the much smaller animation-centric Annies didn't have much in the way of anime, with INU-OH and Tonko House's Co-pro Oni: Thunder God's Tale being the biggest names despite the hundreds of titles produced each year. It speaks a wider issue of how we treat art on an international level, and many people look at awards as a sign of prestige and as recommendations.
The page they've put together there is pretty nice and, just speaking personally, way more my speed. They've got detailed writeups for every nominee and winner. It feels a little more like "Best Of" lists from review outlets, where you can take your time and get a sense for why the people behind them made their decisions.
I enjoy gazing at such metrics just to see what's going on in places, but I can't say I consider any of them authorities of taste since it's impossible for any singular anime community to represent anime fans as a monolith. As one of the largest anime-specific streaming platforms, CR might be able to cast a wider net than a single subreddit, but even it's not immune to participance problems.
Which you BETTER read if you haven't already because we're always pouring our hard blood, sweat, and tears so you guys can know what's the the cream of the crop!
Meanwhile, not to be too biased, but a Best Of list like ours there is more what I like to see in individualized takes. Basically, just tell me what you, personally, liked most out of the year.
So the most well-known streaming service in Crunchyroll broadcasting from a glitzy stage to at least give nominal attention to stuff like Call of the Night and Birdie Wing might be a meaningful effort.
Even if said broadcast in this case was a Japan-focused affair which had its livestream happening in the wee hours of the morning in the American part of the world.
Perhaps they oughta call that alleged upcoming rerelease of the game the Anime Of The Year Edition.
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