The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024which revealed its winners earlier this month, was presented as a showcase to highlight the best of anime. However, for the ardent followers of “Vinland Saga“, the absence of awards for his favorite series was discouraging. Despite the profound transformation in the development of the protagonist between the first and second seasons, the second cycle of Vinland Saga managed to connect significantly with the audience. This connection was clearly reflected in the high ratings it earned on platforms like MyAnimeList, even surpassing the already high score of the first season.
“Vinland Saga” was nominated in multiple categories, from “Anime of the Year 2024” to “Best Anime Main Character,” but failed to secure any distinctions. The Crunchyroll awards selection process involves a large panel of anime experts, journalists, and, of course, fans, who select the nominees and then cast their votes to choose the winners. With such popular titles as “Jujutsu Kaisen” and “One Piece” competing, the results understandably tip the balance toward series with broader fan bases.
This outcome has generated controversy among the followers of “Vinland Saga”, who have expressed their discontent on social networks such as Twitter. This situation is not new at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, since the previous year, another acclaimed series, “Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation“He also left empty-handed.
- «The second season of Vinland Saga did not win a single Crunchyroll award despite being nominated in almost ten categories, but anime like Kimetsu no Yaiba and SPY x FAMILY bagged awards one after another. If this isn’t a daylight robbery, what is it? Crunchyroll is shit».
- «Don’t let Crunchyroll’s shitty awards distract you, Vinland Saga is one of the best series of all time».
- «How the fuck did Vinland Saga end up without any awards? Crunchyroll only throws their shitty awards at shonen series».
- «If getting robbed was one of Crunchyroll’s prizes, then Vinland Saga and Tengoku Daimakyou would have any real chance».
- «I don’t care what the Crunchyroll awards or any other shit says about the anime of the year 2023. For me it will always be Vinland Saga. And I didn’t have to think twice to say it».
- «The fact that it didn’t win a single Crunchyroll award shows how rubbish those awards are. The biggest robbery I have ever seen in my entire life.».
- «Ousama Ranking not winning in its category is the biggest theft on par with Vinland Saga not winning anything».
- «Imagine being so stupid that instead of enjoying and celebrating that your favorite animes have won their nominations at the Crunchyroll Awards, you are belittling works like Vinland Saga for not having won anything».
- «I’ll just say it, it’s about time this fanservice at the Crunchyroll Awards stops! I’m tired of this. The nominees are basically useless. In the end, it’s just fanservice distribution».
- «In 9 years, Vinland Saga has had 53 nominations and has never won any awards».
- «It’s so much fun and joy to see Vinland Saga win almost every other anime award show out there, only to prove that the Crunchyroll awards suck like almost every year.».
The controversy raised raises doubts about the true essence of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. By relying on fan votes, they seem to become more of a popularity competition than a genuine recognition of the anime’s quality. The tendency of voters to support their favorite series in all categories or to vote only for those they know undermines the original purpose of these awards as a tribute to excellence in Japanese animation.
Fountain: Twitter
