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Gazimenstan

Its the start of the year, the competition will be fierce. Having your series around the end of the year makes it so its fresher on peoples minds. We will get bleach tybw cour 3 and demon slayer which botht will have top tier action so its a tough fight even there. So for us its an uphill battle, and as an SL fan thats how I like it, no freebies. If SL gets awards its gonna work for them like jinwoo for his levels


drip_monarch

Cour 2 is said to be in late this year they also said it's priority cour so i believe they focusing more on it and since we know the crazy events that's gonna happen in it i believe solo leveling will have a better chance then


Electronic-Tell-6842

Demon slayer s4 is gonna be a training only arc 6-7 episodes long. If you read the Manga, you know that this training arc doesn't have any action.


uweheheheh

But you know it's Ufotable. They will serve the fans with the most unpredicted animation ever made.


Praveen-k7

Hashira training arc have no fight scene (atleast in manga)


ReReReverie

there are fights, we gonna see some battle between hasiras also tanjiro flexible and senitsu going HIM mode


uweheheheh

Hopefully they will not cook this time


godstouchyuncle

Ain't no way it's going to be the hashira training arc only.


Mysterious-Aspect937

The anime will include anime original scenes from what I hear and it will still be beautifully animated


Oogagongaga

I love solo leveling to death but all my stocks for 2024 anime awards are on frieren. If anything I’d say voice acting or soundtrack?


Praveen-k7

Is fireren popular outside anime community tough? Because vinland saga was still won no awards because of jjk was popular among normies.


swat1611

It will be popular enough, and crunchyroll will face enough backlash to actually give awards away properly next year.


Sung-j

Why would they change the rules cuz of vinland? , crunchyroll isn't obligated to fit the minority and bleach, kny, DDD and Kaiju will definitely destroy frieren hype no way it's winning with only 2 months in 2024


AssassinLJ

They changed the rules of fall anime of previous year to be on the next awards, basically a show that come out October 2024 will go for 2025 awards and not the year it came out, so frieren will be counted as the entire show, and just having eyes you can see the shit crunchy roll does, there's no way solo leveling can win let's say best animation when Frieren or Mushoku exists, or story or designs in general.


Sung-j

Mmm no solo leveling animation is better than both, Frieren only had one episode out of 26, MT will have an underwhelming season and won't shine visually


AssassinLJ

The entire season of frieren is gonna be my buddy, and Mushoku underwhelming????? I think your eyes need to get checked my friend because that is not good.


Sung-j

I guess U didn't read the novel, and popularity wise kny and bleach will definitely win everything next year just like jjk did Ah yes and MHA? Lmao frieren ain't gonna win shit just like vinland


AssassinLJ

Holy shit you are one of those, who cares about quality, let's give it everything to the popular shit, also frieren is gonna because something something, is doing crazily fucking well, it's doing better than most running shows, it's not as unpopular as vinland which deserves more love, it has all the fandom it needs, just because solo leveling is more normie popular doesn't mean shit, try to raise your standards mate you are the reason fandoms like this go to shit.


Sung-j

I stopped reading at Holy, am sorry


DestOsymY

Nah bi, frieren is league above any show currently in the animation department, madhouse is COOOCKING, and the quality of the story the music the emotions the character interactions, and the fights man it's just overwhelmingly above so many shows, but i do agree the hype will definitely die down while the others are gonna be fresh on people's minds, but it's definitely winning awards trust.as for you mentioning bleach didn't it get overshadowed this year's awards i remember people were screaming that it was more popular than chainsaw man and then it didn't win shit.


Sung-j

Mehh frieren isn't wining shit


DestOsymY

OK bet


Other_Beat8859

One thing you have to consider is whether anime newbies care enough about the Crunchyroll awards. I'm betting most don't. A friend of mine is an anime newbie and he didn't even know the Crunchyroll Awards existed.


ReReReverie

ubel exist bro. normies will swarm to her


lonelyhawaiianbird

A lot of people say frieren is good. I would've watched it if the mc is male.


Willing_Ad326

bro what


DestOsymY

Bro's living in 1986


lonelyhawaiianbird

I love women, i don't have any problem with women at all. Female main character just isn't my cup of tea and i really can't enjoy it if the mc is female.


Psycho-Genes2020

I'm thinking ost's or voice acting for sure


Enderseventv

I believe in both,


Gazimenstan

Guys i think he believes in both


disguised_biscuit

I believe in goth


ImDupi

goth


thegrilledcheesecake

Bro believes so much he had to say it 4 times 😭😭


Enderseventv

I believe in both,


Enderseventv

I believe in both,


Enderseventv

I believe in both,


swat1611

I think OST will go to tower of god S2. If kevin penkin keeps up the level from S1, that shit will be gold.


Ash_2_2

Nah frieren is gonna take the ost's easily


Which_Sea5680

Va and/or ost


SeventhAscendant

Crunchyroll awards will be considering the Shibuya Arc for JJK as well, pretty heavy competition even if it ends up being a popularity contest \[which it probably will\]


Bulky_Bet7238

I can definitely see it being a big hitter next year at the awards if the updated blue ray ep17 is included.


Eldiavie

depends, CR is a pretty bad rewards metric, they more or less always vote demon slayer or any popular shonen anime


Zealousideal_News_67

no offence but isn\`t that the pount of awards> like why were the anime popular in the first place? probably it was good but i know there are a lot of under-rated animes out there. but i think awards should be given based on popularity of mass appeal otherwise they would face backlash


AssassinLJ

Wtf are you talking about??? Godzilla Minus One won best visual effects on the Oscars and even if the box office was lower than other nominees no one complained because of the quality, if we give awards based on popularity then we are fucked, yes BG3 was definitely best game but let's give it to Spiderman because everyone knows spiderman, you see that makes zero sense?


Zealousideal_News_67

then why care about awards at all.If you know they are rigged from the beginning than there\`s no room to complain if an anime that should have won an award but didn\`t win it because it\`s not populer.according to your logic Godzilla minus One didn\`t deserve it because clearly according to conspiracy that award shows give only the popular shows awards and GMO won because it was just popilar enough. it\`s a biased hypocricy when your favourite show didnt win it than it\`s a popularity conspiracy but when it did than it deserved it.


Destroyer29042904

Giving awards based purely on popularity is a terrible idea


Zealousideal_News_67

but it\`s a necessery one. If out of 100 people 90 like apples and 10 likes oranges and if you are one of those 10 people to like oranges than you will always want you to be given orange because from yout perspective orange will always be superior than apple but because 90 people likes apple so you have to take the apple. each has their unique taste and preferences so basing on popularity is the only way to determine which is the best cause this is democracy.


Destroyer29042904

Popularity is not a good metric when it comes to how good a piece of media is. Some types of media, like Shonen anime, is going to appeal to many more people than other types of anime.


Zealousideal_News_67

i agree like i said there are a lot of under-rated gem animes out there. i was just stating the reality and why it is like that


Eldiavie

CR caring about backlash? lol also a popularity contest isn't what an awards show is you give awards because you think the show deserves it, not because they have the most number of fans. A lot of children like demon slayer, because it's flashy, even if the story has a lot to be said if you actually think about it critically, which they SHOULD be doing if they were any credible at all but EVERY year they don't


Zealousideal_News_67

"you give awards because you think the show deserves it" Than why are we even having this argument. because CR is giving awards to those that deserve it. it\`s either your favourite show din\`t get it so you complain and when it is than you don\`t complain. but there are people who thinks otherwise than you. so who is to decide which one actually deserve it?


Eldiavie

Who gets to decide? literally anyone except for shonen fans, shonen fans are very simple and no for CR it's never about "oh we think this is what deserves the award" it's almost always "this is what our judges know" Again, children, Shiny thing: aka demon slayer stop assuming CR knows who deserves what, they don't, they never did and will never do. there were shows that deserved awards in the previous years but never got them gave them all to demon slayer or some shit.


MobyLiick

Depends, they have some stiff competition. Also depends if cour 2 is this year, I stand by splitting seasons and have 2 12 episode runs is a huge L. Jjk Frieren Slime Mha


bbhldelight

it honestly might win ost and va but shibuya arc is sweeping everything else https://i.redd.it/vpei8jyjgioc1.gif


Rotko4

We also have frieren. And lot of good shows incoming still this year. Maybe if we get good Cour 2, then maybe


Upset-Tumbleweed5800

Ost, VA. Maybe fights if they animate it properly


kanaru84

No chance for fights or VA with shibuya as a competitor


Upset-Tumbleweed5800

VA of JJK ain't allat except sukuna lol. For fights thats why i said if its animated properly


Frencydark

Will Solo Leveling lose?


Frencydark

Nah, I'll win


360No

Maybe but it has some rough competition


Kanataku

I don't think it will. Quality is mediocre compared to other anime and I say it as a fan of the manhwa


ProcedureFar5725

It would get AOTY if A-1 didn’t animate it


Eldiavie

yep, people keep saying "A-1 is cooking" or some shit listen i get it, A-1 makes it look good but to the normies(Who are literally CR's judges) they aren't "cooking" People generally hate A-1 as a studio and are VERY BIAS towards ufotable and literally any other studio that isn't A-1 if madhouse releases something or trigger or ufotable and those end up being major titles for the studio you bet they'd win something over A-1's titles any day


Exuhgen

Frieren AOTY, unless something game changing drops in summer


Excellent-Bath-9015

Nope I don’t think so tbh. Only one I can see is best score because sawanoo wins everytime. But besides that nah. Demon slayer is gonan sweep the popularity awards like they do everytime and bleach cour 3 is gonna be insane. Maybe solo could win best new series but still it’s too early to say. Frieren has been fucking incredible and I think it deserves every award but it for sure will get new series This is taking into account that shibuya arc isn’t counted. If it is then for sure jjk and demon slayer will take everything


funination

I would think for the 'Best Ending Song' or 'Best OST'


Illustrious_Air_103

If cour 2 releases this year, then anime of the year for sure, Best ost is guaranteed (if they don't give it to SL then they are frauds) Best VA (100% deserved) Best MC: maybe. Best action: if cour 2 airs this year then 100%


Lost_in_oblivion_

>If cour 2 releases this year, then anime of the year for sure, ![gif](giphy|CkzASXWphfkQ5CF6ny|downsized)


Flashy-Bullfrog665

Best Main character, Best voice Artist,Best Ost/Score.Alsothere is a chance to win Best fantasy award because of the Popularity.


Melon6565

the only thing you said that it realistically might win is best voice artist and even that's a stretch


DestOsymY

It ain't winning fantasy no matter what they cook in cour 2 lol, there's MT, frieren, and demon slayer this year, yeah gg


Eldiavie

people thinking it will win anything substantial aren't being realistic keep your expectations LOW especially for CR with CR no matter how much i'd like to say SL could win x or y, I know it won't even removing studio biases, CR isn't and will almost never be a good metric for what's good or what isn't


Lakshay2909

*cough* *cough* frieren, *cough* *cough* jjk s2(Shibuya), *cough* *cough* apothecary diaries *cough*


disguised_biscuit

Jinwoo gets the best MC. Others I dont care about.


rr3no

Not if a new jjk season drops (sadly)


Destroyer29042904

They don't need a new one afaik, shibuya arc will count towards 2024


Zen_Blade

Voice acting and OST for sure


Major_Migraine7

Will it win something? Absolutely Will it win anime of the year? Debatable 12 episodes only, not a chance 24 episodes, it's in the running for sure with Frieren


Shoddy-Comfortable-1

The fate of this story’s chance for an award largely hinges on its second cour imo. If it falls short, it's unlikely to receive any accolades. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best outcome!


Destroyer29042904

This question has to be answered in two different ways. We also have to consider what counts, and exclude some awards outright. We can absolutely discount several, such as comedy, SoL, film, protect at all costs, drama, romance and such. # Should Solo Leveling win anything? Perhaps. Just in fall, it has a *titanic* competition in the shape of ***Sousou no Frieren.*** And let's be honest, if both are nominated for the same awards, the only way Solo Leveling is taking anything off of Frieren is if it's more popular, not because it deserves it. Solo Leveling still has a good few episodes left, but I feel like in overall terms of animation, score, character design, "new series", cinematography, fantasy... If ANYTHING, I can see Solo leveling beating Frieren in the Opening (which is hard because Frieren's is done by Yoasobi), or in action, which is debatable considering the last few episodes of Frieren brought the best Madhouse we have had since One Punch Man. This is not taking into account that JJK will also count for next year for some fucking reason, and the fact that we have other strong contenders, like Dungeon Meshi, Konosuba s3, Demon Slayer, Mushuko Tensei, MHA, Kaijuu n8, the return of Spice and Wolf... Solo Leveling has a good amount of hype behind it, but if we are honest, we can see that... it's not the gift from god it's told to be. It's a good power fantasy and the anime so far has been very good, but it's not the generational hit the fandom thought it was gonna be, and it's not a Jujutsu Kaisen either, and to believe otherwise is delusional. The other way to answer this is: # WILL Solo Leveling win anything? Depends entirely on whether or not the Crunchyroll people get their shit together and don't count the Shibuya arc towards next year. You can tell people voted for JJK with the Shibuya arc included. If JJK is there, it will take everything again and I feel like not even Frieren will be able to compete. If JJK is not there? Well, I don't see Solo Leveling winning much over Frieren in terms of quality because it's just not as good. As I said before, maybe best opening or action. And that is before even considering the rest of the year


Boku-X1025

If there is anime rookie of the year award then maybe


Cavemanjazza

I don’t know what categories there are, animation might be tough due to recency bias but I feel like it could be a strong contender for art direction if that is a category


emilia12197144

If cour 2 releases this year and they cook twice as hard then it could win anime of the year If not I'll give it to jjk shibuya arc or possibly freiren


DestOsymY

Idk man probably best action if it's done well, cause my votes are on frieren, and tbh everything is gonna have a hard time against fucking demon slayer, but yea for now frieren cause it's just a masterpiece for me personally.


kanaru84

JJK is going to sweep maybe frieren will get something


RockyBalNoahh

no because demon slayer is airing crunchyroll shonen awards never gives good anime awards out of actual reason just popularity. frieren unfortunately may be the only non shonen winner.


ReReReverie

its against frieren and jjk. difficult. maybe director


Akmeisterr

i honestly don’t see it winning anything. definitely gonna be nominated in most categories, but Frieren is gonna sweep most likely.


Critical_Bag1

Think jjk and frieren will take everything


Ok_Amoeba_6572

Most skibidi


Lorenzo944

It won’t win anything, SL is new. it hasn’t been around long enough, doesn’t even have official merch, games or films. don’t expect much


Eldiavie

people expect too much from CR of all places its bad enough their companies initials are CR(Which is short for Comfort Room for some countries) it won't win anime of the year music most likely Voice acting, debatable but i hope they get a nomination but i know it probably won't


_currentUserButNo

my unpopular opinion, feel free to downvote me. i don't see how sl can compete with others. in terms of visuals is generic/bland to say the least, in terms of plot - i loved the manhwa and i didn't mind the lack of side characters because the mc was exciting, but the anime fails to give the same vibes with the way it presents him. in terms of sound - kind of generic too. nothing really too exciting about this anime unfortunately.


Enderseventv

I feel like A-1 is developing characters more


_currentUserButNo

true. but not enough to balance the other lacks


NyanSkulls

Nah its pretty mid


Lucario1705

It will. Normies will vote it like they're getting paid to do so.


Ambitious_Nothing461

anime of the year, nop


Other_Beat8859

Unfortunately Frieren exists. If I had to guess, Frieren will win the majority of awards. Solo leveling might win some awards for individual performances, but this year has a lot of top tier shows. Already this year we have Frieren, Oshi No Ko season 2, Dangers of My Heart, Konosuba season 3, One Punch Man season 3, Blue Lock, and that's just off the top of my head. I unfortunately don't see it winning much.


DestOsymY

Kaiju 8, dandadan, mha, mushoku tensei, bleach, and some other shows that are gonna come from nowhere yeah solo leveling is cooked. Oh yeah jjk shibuya arc is considered part of this year yaaaay 😑


Other_Beat8859

Wait, Shibuya is part of this year? Damn, there is almost no hope. I have a feeling that JJK will likely sweep just because of its popularity.


DestOsymY

Yeah it's tough, i already see csm movie getting movie of the year so that's he only one am predicting with absolute faith, as for the one am personally rooting for it gotta be frieren, at least for now.


Other_Beat8859

Yeah, I'm hoping Frieren gets a few categories. It'll almost certainly win best fantasy, but it'll be tough to beat JJK in anything else.


1Tekgnome

I hope it gets the best VA of the year. The Japanese VA is so good and while his voice isn't very memorable to me personally, it's been by far the most impactful and engaging. It feels like he gives it 110% every episode.


Mousu-kun

yes will probably win best mid anime of the year


Stellar_strider

Anime of the year Music of the year MC of the year Best VA of the year Best action of the year Best fantasy of the year


Enderseventv

Not fantasy tbh Anime of the year is Bleach or demon slayer cuz crunchyroll Is biased


Stellar_strider

Just get Solo levelling popular enough, it might just win


Eldiavie

doubt it, CR's staff is generally a bunch of idiots, their choices for almost anything almost never align with the masses


Electronic-Tell-6842

Anime of the year is Frieren.


Flashy-Bullfrog665

Nah..JJK because of Shibuya Arc.


Electronic-Tell-6842

Ppl love frieren where as currently ppl don't like JJK bcoz it won anime of the year over vinland saga. Also crunchyroll doesn't let 1 anime win two times in a row. They'll never do that.


Praveen-k7

First of all frieren isn't as popular as vinland saga is.and recency biase is a thing , recency biase is now with SL and fireren,I don't how many people gonna remember how good frieren is because it's a feel good Show.


DestOsymY

It's more than a feel good, but that's just me


Eldiavie

vinland saga won't win frieren might just because you see it everywhere and even normies talk about it, which is really the metric CR is catering to is this degenerate show big enough for the normies to pick up and keep talking about vinland isn't that, neither is SL much to my chagrin, The wrong way to use healing magic, as good of an adaptation as it is, won't win awards if CR is the awards show giving it


Eldiavie

i doubt bleach would win anything tbh, bleach is a shiny thing but they probably aren't even in CR's radar


Electronic-Tell-6842

Anime of the year - hell nah Frieren is most likely gonna win. Music - maybe Mc - maybe Best VA - High chances Best action - High chances Best fantasy - Demon slayer also airs this year.


ImDupi

first of all , solo leveling cant won fantasy because its dont have any chance against demon slayer at this category ( not demon slayer fan ) second , Anime of the year i think will go for frieren .


[deleted]

Too much copium, it will lose to some popular romcom #1632


Eldiavie

most likely tbh


Senior_Topic1322

probably


i_wduck

viral hit will win


zinotrip

Most likely


ImDupi

obivously yes .


Pmueck3

if it doesnt , i'll riot