The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 , which
revealed its winners earlier this month, was presented as a showcase to
highlight the best in anime. However, for the ardent followers of
“ Vinland Saga “,
the lack of awards for their 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 ,” 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 animes 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 hell did Vinland Saga end up without receiving any awards?
"Crunchyroll only throws their shitty awards at shonen series ."
- " If
being robbed was one of Crunchyroll's prizes, then Vinland Saga and
Tengoku Daimakyou would have a 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 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 time for this fanservice at the Crunchyroll Awards to
stop! 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, just 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.
Source: Twitter
