The polls for Anime of the Year and 29 other categories for the 8th Anime Trending Awards are now open! These polls will run until February 8, 2024 (4PM Tokyo Time (GMT+9). We highly encourage everyone to watch as many of the anime nominations as possible before casting your votes.
Each winner from the 28 categories will be revealed on the 8th Anime Trending Awards night on February 20, 2022.
The 28 categories are divided into six classifications which are as follows: (You may click on the links to start voting!)
- Anime of the Year (17 nominees)
- Anime Movie of the Year (9 nominees)
If you are on Twitter, you may share the promotional tweet of your Top Anime of the Year nominee here
- Boy of the Year (18 nominees)
- Girl of the Year (19 nominees)
- Supporting Boy of the Year (14 nominees)
- Supporting Girl of the Year (12 nominees)
- Couple-Ship of the Year (17 nominees)
- Best in Adapted Screenplay (10 nominees)
- Best in Animation (10 nominees)
- Best in Character Design (10 nominees)
- Best in Episode Directing and Storyboard (11 nominees)
- Best in Original Screenplay (10 nominees)
- Best in Sceneries and Visuals (10 nominees)
- Best in Soundtrack (10 nominees)
- Best in Voice Cast (10 nominees)
- Opening Theme Song of the Year (17 nominees)
- Ending Theme Song of the Year (16 nominees)
- Action or Adventure Anime of the Year (10 nominees)
- Comedy Anime of the Year (11 nominees)
- Drama Anime of the Year (10 nominees)
- Fantasy Anime of the Year (5 nominees)
- Music Anime of the Year (5 nominees)
- Mystery or Psychological Anime of the Year (10 nominees)
- Romance Anime of the Year (10 nominees)
- SciFi or Mecha Anime of the Year (7 nominees)
- Slice of Life Anime of the Year (10 nominees)
- Sports Anime of the Year (5 nominees)
- Supernatural Anime of the Year (10 nominees)
[Click here]Voice Acting Awards
- Best Voice Actor (10 nominees)
- Best Voice Actress (10 nominees)
Anime Trending has been holding annual awards since 2015. A total of nine anime have since been crowned Anime of the Year, with BOCCHI THE ROCK! being the most recent winner. In addition to providing polls for the awards, Anime Trending has recently invited the production team behind each Anime of the Year to deliver a message to the fans. Here is the one from BOCCHI THE ROCK:

17 anime are contending to claim that top title of Anime of the Year 2023:
- Dr. STONE: New World (Previous Nominee – 6th ATA)
- Hell’s Paradise
- JUJUTSU KAISEN S2 (Previous Nominee – 6th ATA)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (Previous Nominee – 9th ATA)
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S2 (Previous Nominee – 8th ATA)
- My Happy Marriage
- OSHI NO KO
- SPY x FAMILY S2 (Previous Nominee – 9th ATA)
- Tengoku-Daimakyo
- The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
- The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
- The Dangers in My Heart
- The Eminence in Shadow
- The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
- Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
- Vinland Saga S2 (Previous Winner – 6th ATA)
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
#10thATA: Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 12 more awards for 2023! #Zom100 #ゾン100
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 16, 2024
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#10thATA: Vinland Saga is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 11 more awards for 2023! In the #6thATA, it won Anime of the Year for 2019. #VINLAND_SAGA
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 16, 2024
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#10thATA: Tomo-chan is a Girl! is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 7 more awards for 2023! #tomochan
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: The Dangers in My Heart is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 5 more awards for 2023! #僕ヤバ
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 8 more awards for 2023! #転天アニメ #tenten_kakumei
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: The Eminence in Shadow is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 8 more awards for 2023! #陰の実力者
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 7 more awards for 2023! In our Winter 2023 Anime Awards, it won Anime of the Season. #お隣の天使様
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 8 more awards for 2023! #100カノ #hyakkano
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: Tengoku-Daimakyo is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 9 more awards for 2023! In our Spring 2023 Awards, it won Anime of the Season. #天国大魔境
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: SPY x FAMILY is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 15 more awards for 2023! The series has the most number of nominations this year. #スパイファミリー
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: 【OSHI NO KO】 is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 13 more awards for 2023! #推しの子
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: My Happy Marriage is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 10 more awards for 2023! In our Summer 2023 Anime Awards, it won Anime of the Season. #わた婚アニメ
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 7 more awards for 2023! #無職転生
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 5 more awards for 2023! #GWitch #水星の魔女
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: JUJUTSU KAISEN is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 14 more awards for 2023! #呪術廻戦
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: Hell’s Paradise is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 7 more awards for 2023! #地獄楽
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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#10thATA: Dr.STONE: NEW WORLD is vying for the Anime of the Year Title + 5 more awards for 2023! #ドクターストーン #DrSTONE
— Anime Trending (@AniTrendz) January 15, 2024
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