On Saturday, the winners of the 10th annual Anime Trending Awards were revealed. Heavenly Delusion wins the prestigious Anime of the Year title, along with four additional awards. Notable contenders this year included OSHI NO KO, sweeping seven awards, while Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2 secured three awards.
Additionally, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, The Eminence in Shadow, and My Happy Marriage each claimed two awards.
The full list of winners from the Anime Trending Awards is as follows:
Anime of the Year: Heavenly Delusion
Anime Movie of the Year: The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
Boy of the Year: Guel Jeturk (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury season two)
Girl of the Year: Kana Arima (Oshi no Ko)
Couple Ship of the Year: Kyoutaro x Anna (The Dangers in My Heart)
Supporting Boy of the Year: Guel Jeturk (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury season 2)
Supporting Girl of the Year: Kana Arima (Oshi no Ko)
Best in Adapted Screenplay: Oshi no Ko
Best in Animation: Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
Best in Character Design: Oshi no Ko
Best in Episode Directing and Storyboard: “Their Choices” (Heavenly Delusion episode 8)
Best in Original Screenplay: Buddy Daddies
Best in Sceneries and Visuals: Heavenly Delusion
Best in Soundtrack: Vinland Saga season 2
Best in Voice Cast: Oshi no Ko
Opening Theme Song of the Year: “IDOL” by YOASOBI (Oshi no Ko)
Ending Theme Song of the Year: “Red:birthmark” by Aina The End (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury season 2)
Best Voice Acting Performance – Male: Seiichirō Yamashita as Cid “Shadow” Kagenou (The Eminence in Shadow)
Best Voice Acting Performance – Female: Reina Ueda as Miyo Saimori (My Happy Marriage)
Action or Adventure Anime of the Year: Jujutsu Kaisen season 2
Comedy Anime of the Year: Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Drama Anime of the Year: Oshi no Ko
Fantasy Anime of the Year: The Eminence in Shadow
Music Anime of the Year: Blue Orchestra
Mystery or Psychological Anime of the Year: Heavenly Delusion
Romance Anime of the Year: My Happy Marriage
Sci-Fi or Mecha Anime of the Year: Dr. Stone: New World
Slice of Life Anime of the Year: SPY x FAMILY season 2
Sports Anime of the Year: BLUELOCK
Supernatural Anime of the Year: Heavenly Delusion
Messages from winners such as Heavenly Delusion director Hirotaka Mori, voice actress Megumi Han, YOASOBI, voice actor Seiichiro Yamashita, My Happy Marriage director Takehiro Kubota, Oshi no Ko scriptwriter Jin Tanaka, Vinland Saga Season 2 composer Yutaka Yamada, Oshi no Ko character designer Kanna Hirayama, and Oshi no Ko director Daisuke Hiramaki flooded Twitter.
Last year, Bocchi the Rock! won the community’s “Anime of the Year” award, also claiming victory in seven other categories. The Fruits Basket the Final anime won the top spot for the 2021 award, while Akudama Drive secured the “Anime of the Year” award in 2020.
Source: Press Release via ANN
