Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Opening Sequence

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Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Opening Sequence
Awarded forBest opening sequence of the previous year
Country
  • United States
  • Japan
First award History Maker  [ ja ] by Dean Fujioka — Yuri on Ice (2017)
Currently held by"Otonoke" by Creepy Nuts — Dandadan (2025)
Most wins
Most nominations
Website Crunchyroll Anime Awards

The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Opening Sequence is a music and sequence award given at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards since its inaugural edition in 2017. It is given for the best opening sequence in an anime series from the previous year. Winners are determined through a combined voting process by judges and public voting. [1]

Contents

The opening sequence "History Maker  [ ja ]" composed by Dean Fujioka in Yuri on Ice first won the award in 2017. [2] In the latest edition in 2025, "Otonoke" sung and composed by hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts in Dandadan won the award. [3]

Winners and nominees

In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed the sequences in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place.

2010s

YearSequenceAnimeRecipient(s)
2016
(1st)
[4] [5]
History Maker  [ ja ] Yuri on Ice Dean Fujioka
"99" Mob Psycho 100 Mob Choir
"Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress" Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Egoist
"Usurai Shinjū" Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Megumi Hayashibara
Most Popular "Other": "Re:Re:" Erased Asian Kung-Fu Generation
2017
(2nd)
[6]
"Peace Sign" My Hero Academia (season 2) Kenshi Yonezu
"Here" The Ancient Magus' Bride JUNNA
"Imawa no Shinigami"Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (season 2)Megumi Hayashibara
"Shadow and Truth" ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. ONE III NOTES
"Shinzō wo Sasageyo!" Attack on Titan (season 2) Linked Horizon
"The Other Side of the Wall" Princess Principal Void_Chords feat. MARU
2018
(3rd)
[7]
"Kiss of Death" Darling in the Franxx Mika Nakashima x Hyde
"Aggretsuko" Aggretsuko Miura Jam
"Deal with the Devil" Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Tia
"Fiction" Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku Sumika
"Fighting Gold" JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (season 4)Coda
"Pop Team Epic" Pop Team Epic Sumire Uesaka
2019
(4th)
[8] [9]
"99.9"Mob Psycho 100 II (season 2)Mob Choir feat. Sajou no Hana
"Inferno" Fire Force Mrs. Green Apple
"Kawaki wo Ameku" Domestic Girlfriend Minami
"Kiss Me" Carole & Tuesday Nai Br.XX & Celeina Ann
"Mukanjyo" Vinland Saga Survive Said The Prophet
"Touch Off" The Promised Neverland UVERworld

2020s

YearSequenceAnimeRecipient(s)
2020
(5th)
[10]
"Wild Side" Beastars ALI
"DADDY! DADDY! DO!" Kaguya-sama: Love Is War? (season 2) Masayuki Suzuki feat. Airi Suzuki
"Easy Breezy" Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! chelmico
"G.P." Great Pretender Yutaka Yamada
"Kaikai Kitan" Jujutsu Kaisen Eve
"Phoenix" Haikyu!! To the Top (season 4) Burnout Syndromes
2021
(6th)
[11] [12]
"Boku no Sensou" Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 1 (season 4) Shinsei Kamattechan, storyboard and direction by Yuichiro Hayashi
"Ai no Supreme!" Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S Fhána, storyboard and direction by Tatsuya Ishihara
"Cry Baby" Tokyo Revengers Official Hige Dandism
"Kaibutsu"Beastars (season 2) Yoasobi
"ODDTAXI" Odd Taxi Skirt and PUNPEE, storyboard and direction by Ryoji Yamada
"Vivid Vice"Jujutsu Kaisen (cour 2) Who-ya Extended, storyboard and direction by Shingo Yamashita
2021/2022
(7th)
[13] [14]
"The Rumbling"Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 (season 4 cour 2) SiM, storyboard and direction by Takashi Kojima
"Chikichiki Banban" Ya Boy Kongming! QUEENDOM, storyboard and direction by 10GAUGE
"Mixed Nuts" Spy × Family Official Hige Dandism, storyboard and direction by Masashi Ishihama
"Hadaka no Yūsha" Ranking of Kings (cour 2) Vaundy, storyboard and direction by Shingo Yamashita
"This Fffire" Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Franz Ferdinand, direction by Hiroyuki Imaishi, storyboard by Kai Ikarashi
"Zankyōsanka" Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc (season 2 cour 2) Aimer, direction by Akira Matsushima, storyboard by Haruo Sotozaki
2022/2023
(8th)
[15] [16]
"Where Our Blue Is"Jujutsu Kaisen (season 2) Tatsuya Kitani, storyboard and direction by Yuki Kamiya
"Idol" Oshi no Ko Yoasobi, storyboard and direction by Yusuke Yamamoto
"Innocent Arrogance" Heavenly Delusion Bish, storyboard and direction by Weilin Zhang
"Kick Back" Chainsaw Man Kenshi Yonezu, storyboard and direction by Shingo Yamashita
"Song of the Dead" Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Kana-Boon, storyboard and direction by Kazuki Kawagoe
"Work" Hell's Paradise Ringo Sheena and Millennium Parade, storyboard and direction by Kamata
2023/2024
(9th)
[17] [3]
"Otonoke" Dandadan Creepy Nuts, storyboard and direction by Abel Góngora
"Abyss" Kaiju No. 8 Yungblud, direction by Kohei Nakajima and Hibiki Yoshizaki
"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" Mashle: Magic and Muscles The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc (season 2)Creepy Nuts, storyboard and direction by Shun Enokido
"Fatal"Oshi no Ko (season 2)Gemn, storyboard and direction by Ryohei Takeshita
"Level" Solo Leveling SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]: Tomorrow X Together, storyboard and direction by Choi In-seung
"Uuuuus!" One Piece Hiroshi Kitadani, storyboard and direction by Megumi Ishitani

Records

Anime series

FranchiseWinsNominationsSeasons
Attack on Titan 23 Season 2, The Final Season Part 1 , The Final Season Part 2
Jujutsu Kaisen 1 Season 1 cour 1, Season 1 cour 2, Season 2
Beastars 2Season 1, Season 2
Mob Psycho 100 Season 1, Season 2
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 02Season 1, Season 2
Oshi no Ko Season 1, Season 2

Artist

ArtistWinsNominationsAnime
Creepy Nuts 12 Dandadan , Mashle: Magic and Muscles (The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc)
Kenshi Yonezu Chainsaw Man , My Hero Academia ( Season 2 )
Mob Choir Mob Psycho 100 (Season 1, Season 2)
Megumi Hayashibara 0Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Season 1, Season 2)
Official Hige Dandism Spy × Family , Tokyo Revengers
Yoasobi Beastars (Season 2), Oshi no Ko

References

  1. ↑ "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024: Your Ultimate Guide". December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Yuri!!! on ICE Wins Anime of the Year in Crunchyroll's First-Ever Anime Awards". GlobeNewswire . January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Grein, Paul (May 25, 2025). "Crunchyroll Reveals 2025 Anime Awards Winners: Full List". Billboard . Tokyo. Archived from the original on May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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  6. ↑ Jones, Jordan (February 25, 2018). "Crunchyroll's 2017 Anime Awards Recap and Winners". Geeks of Color. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ Schley, Matt (February 17, 2019). "Devilman Crybaby Wins Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Otaku USA Magazine . Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ Orsini, Lauren (January 10, 2020). "Here Are All The Nominees For The 2019 Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Forbes . Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  9. ↑ Ramée, Jordan (February 15, 2020). "Every Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020 Winner, Including Anime Of The Year". GameSpot . Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  10. ↑ Luster, Joseph (February 19, 2021). "Rewatch the 2021 Anime Awards Here (and Find Out Who Won!)". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  11. ↑ Schneider, Michael (January 18, 2022). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022 Nominations Include '86 Eighty-Six,' 'Jujutsu Kaisen,' 'Oddtaxi' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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  15. ↑ Mateo, Alex (January 17, 2024). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2024 Nominees". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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