2nd Crunchyroll Anime Awards
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. My Hero Academia led the nominations with ten, eventually winning seven of it. My Hero Academia and Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju were nominated for the Anime of the Year award for the