Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Character#Best Supporting Character
{{Short description|Character awards given at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards}}
{{Infobox award
| awarded_for = Best anime characters of the previous year
| presenter =
| country = {{ubl|United States|Japan}}
| year = 2017
| holder = {{unbulleted list
|Main Character: Sung Jin-woo — Solo Leveling
|Supporting Character: Fern — Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
|"Must Protect At All Costs" Character: Anya Forger — Spy x Family
|(2024)}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.crunchyroll.com/en/animeawards/|Crunchyroll Anime Awards}}
| most_wins = {{unbulleted list
| Character: Anya Forger (4)
| Anime: My Hero Academia (7)}}
| most_nominations = {{unbulleted list
| Character: Boiji / Izuku "Deku" Midoriya (5)
| Anime: My Hero Academia (15)}}
}}The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Character is fictional character awards given at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards since its inaugural edition in 2017. It is given for the best anime characters from the previous year. Winners are determined through a combined voting process by judges and public voting.{{cite web |date=December 5, 2023 |title=Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024: Your Ultimate Guide |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/guides/2023/12/5/crunchyroll-anime-awards-2024 |access-date=December 8, 2023}}
Originated as four individual characters awards (Best Protagonist, Best Antagonist, Best Boy, and Best Girl) until 2022, all of which will be consolidated into two categories: Best Main Character and Best Supporting Character, while introducing a new category "Must Protect At All Costs" Character, an award recognizes characters that evoke strong protective instincts in viewers due to their vulnerability or endearing qualities, inspire a strong desire to safeguard them at all costs.
Spy x Family
So far, My Hero Academia was the only series to received six nominations in four individual characters categories in a single edition, sweeps all four for the first time; the awards for Best Boy and Best Girl received two nominations from the same series in the second edition.
Current
In the following list, the first names listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place.
= Best Main Character =
= Best Supporting Character =
| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
! style="width:8%;" |Year ! style="width:25%;" |Character ! style="width:47%;" |Anime |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2022 (7th) |
|---|
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Ai Hayasaka |
| Kage |
| Rebecca |
| Tengen Uzui |
| Yor Forger |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2023 (8th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Arataka Reigen
|Mob Psycho 100 III (season 3) |
| Kana Arima |
| Power |
| Suguru Geto
|Jujutsu Kaisen (season 2) |
| Zoë Hange
|Attack on Titan: The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1 |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2024 (9th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86;"
|Fern |
| Himmel
|Frieren: Beyond Journey's End |
| Jinshi |
| Seiko Ayase |
| Senshi |
| Turbo Granny
|Dandadan |
= "Must Protect At All Costs" Character =
| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
! style="width:8%;" |Year ! style="width:25%;" |Character ! style="width:47%;" |Anime |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2022 (7th) |
|---|
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Bojji
|Ranking of Kings (cour 2) |
| Kage |
| Komi Shōko |
| Kotaro Satō |
| Marin Kitagawa |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2023 (8th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86"
|Anya Forger |Spy × Family (season 1 cour 2) |
| Bojji |
| Hitori "Bocchi" Gotoh |
| Miri Unasaka |
| Pochita |
| Suletta Mercury |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2024 (9th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86;"
|Anya Forger |Spy × Family (season 2) |
| Frieren
|Frieren: Beyond Journey's End |
| Hōjō Tokiyuki |
| Ken "Okarun" Takakura |
| Senshi |
| Yuki Itose |
Former
In the following list, the first names listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place.
= Best Protagonist =
= Best Antagonist =
| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
! style="width:8%;" |Year ! style="width:25%;" |Character ! style="width:47%;" |Anime |
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |2016 (1st) |
|---|
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Betelgeuse{{Efn|Awarded as Most Popular "Other".|name=O}} |
| Biba |
| Tomura Shigaraki |
| Yoshikage Kira
|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable (season 3) |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2017 (2nd) |
| style="background:#FAEB86"
|My Hero Academia (season 2) |
| Bondrewd |
| Cartaphilus |
| Hiro Shishigami |
| Tanya Degurechaff |
| Usagi |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2018 (3rd) |
| style="background:#FAEB86"
|My Hero Academia (season 3) |
| Akane Shinjo |
| Momonga |
| Ryo Asuka |
| Tokushiro Tsurumi |
| Yuri |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2019 (4th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Ai Magase |
| Angela Carpenter |
| Askeladd |
| Garou |
| Overhaul
|My Hero Academia (season 4) |
| rowspan="7" |2020 (5th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Akito Soma
|Fruits Basket (season 2) |
| Echidna
|Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 2) |
| En |
| Overhaul
|My Hero Academia (season 4) |
| Rachel |
| rowspan="7" |2021 (6th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Ainosuke Shindo |
| Echidna
|Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 2) |
| Tetta Kisaki |
| Tomura Shigaraki
|My Hero Academia (season 5) |
| Yano |
= Best Boy =
| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
! style="width:8%;" |Year ! style="width:25%;" |Character ! style="width:47%;" |Anime |
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |2016 (1st) |
|---|
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Josuke Higashikata{{Efn|Awarded as Most Popular "Other".|name=O}}
|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable (season 3) |
| Arataka Reigen |
| Izuku "Deku" Midoriya |
| Yakumo Yuurakutei |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2017 (2nd) |
| style="background:#FAEB86"
|My Hero Academia (season 2) |
| Fafnir |
| Izuku "Deku" Midoriya
|My Hero Academia (season 2) |
| Kazuma Sato
|KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! (season 2) |
| Rei Kiriyama |
| Yakumo Yuurakutei
|Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2018 (3rd) |
| style="background:#FAEB86"
|Izuku "Deku" Midoriya |My Hero Academia (season 3) |
| Haida |
| Honda-san |
| Joe |
| Kotaro Tatsumi |
| Sakuta Azusagawa |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2019 (4th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Bruno Bucciarati
|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (season 4) |
| Hyakkimaru |
| Kanata Hoshijima |
| Naruzo Machio |
| Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama
|Mob Psycho 100 II (season 2) |
| rowspan="7" |2020 (5th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Anos Voldigoad |
| Caiman |
| Khun Aguero Agnes |
| Legoshi |
| Satoru Gojo |
| rowspan="7" |2021 (6th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Izumi Miyamura |
| Ken 'Draken' Ryuguji
| rowspan="2" |Tokyo Revengers |
| Manjiro 'Mikey' Sano |
| Odokawa |
| Senku Ishigami |
= Best Girl =
| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
! style="width:8%;" |Year ! style="width:25%;" |Character ! style="width:47%;" |Anime |
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |2016 (1st) |
|---|
| style="background:#FAEB86"
|Rem |
| Megumin{{Efn|Awarded as Most Popular "Other".|name=O}} |
| Mumei |
| Nico Niiyama |
| Ochaco Uraraka |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2017 (2nd) |
| style="background:#FAEB86"
|Ochaco Uraraka |My Hero Academia (season 2) |
| Atsuko "Akko" Kagari |
| Chise Hatori |
| Moriko Morioka |
| Serval |
| Tsuyu Asui
|My Hero Academia (season 2) |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2018 (3rd) |
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Anzu Hayashi |
| Asirpa |
| Hinata Miyake |
| Lily Hoshikawa |
| Nadeshiko Kagamihara |
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" |2019 (4th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Carole |
| Chika Fujiwara |
| Emma |
| Kohaku |
| Nezuko Kamado |
| rowspan="7" |2020 (5th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Abigail Jones |
| Catarina Claes |
| Chizuru Mizuhara |
| Noi |
| Sayaka Kanamori |
| rowspan="7" |2021 (6th) |
| style="background:#FAEB86" |
| Ai Ohto |
| Komi Shōko |
| Sarasa Watanabe |
| Tohru Honda |
| Vladilena Milizé
|86 |
Records
= Anime characters =
- BOLD indicates the winner
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;"
!Wins !Nominations !Character |
| colspan="2" |4 |
| 3
|5 |
| 2
|4 |
| rowspan="8" |1
|5 |
| rowspan="7" |2 |
| Ochaco Uraraka |
| Odokawa |
| Satoru Gojo |
| Senku Ishigami |
| Shoyo Hinata |
| Tanjiro Kamado |
| rowspan="21" |0
| rowspan="2" |3 |Joe |
| Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama |
| rowspan="19" |2 |
| Anos Voldigoad |
| Atsuko "Akko" Kagari |
| Chise Hatori |
| Echidna |
| Emma |
| Frieren |
| Hitori "Bocchi" Gotoh |
| Hyakkimaru |
| Kage |
| Ken "Okarun" Takakura |
| Komi Shōko |
| Marin Kitagawa |
| Mumei |
| Overhaul |
| Sakuta Azusagawa |
| Senshi |
| Tomura Shigaraki |
| Yuji Itadori |
= Anime series =
BOLD indicates the winner
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;"
!Wins !Nominations !Anime |
| 7
|15 |
| 4
|6 |
| 3
|7 |
| 2
|5 |
| rowspan="9" |1
|7 |
| rowspan="3" |4 |
| Frieren: Beyond Journey's End |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World |
| rowspan="5" |3 |
| Kaguya-sama: Love Is War |
| Odd Taxi |
| The Promised Neverland |
| Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai |
| rowspan="5" |0
| rowspan="2" |5 |
| Mob Psycho 100 |
| rowspan="2" |4 |
| Megalobox |
| 3 |
= Single edition =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Edition !Anime !Characters (Categories) !Nominations !Wins |
| rowspan="6" |1st
|
|4 |1 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable
|
| rowspan="2" |3 | rowspan="2" |0 |
| Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
| |
| Erased
|
| rowspan="3" |2 | rowspan="2" |1 |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
|
|
| Mob Psycho 100
|
|0 |
| rowspan="4" |2nd
|My Hero Academia (season 2) |
|6 |4 |
| The Ancient Magus' Bride
|
|3 | rowspan="3" |0 |
| Little Witch Academia
|
| rowspan="2" |2 |
| Made in Abyss
| |
| rowspan="6" |3rd
|Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai |
| rowspan="2" |3 |1 |
| Megalobox
| |0 |
| My Hero Academia (season 3)
|
| rowspan="4" |2 |2 |
| Aggretsuko
|
| rowspan="3" |0 |
| Golden Kamuy
|
|
| Zombie Land Saga
|
|
| rowspan="6" |4th
|Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba |
| rowspan="2" |3 | rowspan="3" |1 |
| The Promised Neverland
| |
| Dr. Stone
|
| rowspan="4" |2 |
| Carole & Tuesday
|
| rowspan="3" |0 |
| Dororo
|
|
| One-Punch Man (season 2)
| |
| rowspan="7" |5th
|Jujutsu Kaisen (season 1 cour 1) |
| rowspan="2" |3 |1 |
| Dorohedoro
| |0 |
| Haikyu!! To the Top (season 4)
|
| rowspan="5" |2 | rowspan="2" |1 |
| My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
|
|
| Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
|
| rowspan="3" |0 |
| The Misfit of Demon King Academy
|
|
| Tower of God
|
|
| rowspan="6" |6th
| | rowspan="2" |3 |1 |
| Tokyo Revengers
|
|0 |
| Attack on Titan (The Final Season Part 1)
|
| rowspan="4" |2 | rowspan="3" |1 |
| Jujutsu Kaisen (season 1 cour 2)
|
|
| Ranking of Kings
|
|
| Wonder Egg Priority
|
|0 |
| rowspan="4" |7th
|
| rowspan="2" |4 |2 |
| Ranking of Kings (cour 2)
|
| rowspan="3" |0 |
| Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
|
| rowspan="2" |2 |
| My Dress-Up Darling
|
|
| rowspan="5" |8th
|
|3 |0 |
| Jujutsu Kaisen (season 2)
|
| rowspan="4" |2 |1 |
| Attack on Titan (The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1)
|
| rowspan="4" |0 |
| Bocchi the Rock!
|
|
| Mob Psycho 100 III (season 3)
|
|
| rowspan="4" |9th
|
|5 |
| Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
|
|4 |1 |
| The Apothecary Diaries
| | rowspan="2" |2 | rowspan="2" |0 |
| Delicious in Dungeon
|
|
= Consecutive wins =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;"
!Category !Character !Anime !No. of wins |
| colspan="4" |Current |
|---|
| Best Main Character
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" | — |
| Best Supporting Character |
| "Must Protect At All Costs" Character
|3 |
| colspan="4" |Former |
| Best Protagonist
|2 |
| Best Antagonist
| colspan="3" rowspan="3" |— |
| Best Boy |
| Best Girl |