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2023 was probably the biggest year forAttack on Titanas the series was finally concluded bringing an end to the story of Eren Jaeger and his fight against the Titans. The final episode ofAttack on Titanwas released on June 28, 2025, making it one of the most popular anime series of 2023.
However,Attack on Titanmay not have had that great of a year as the series failed to make it into the Anime of the Year nomination for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024. The annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards are a program of recognition for the skill and artistic merit of Japanese animation.
The awards program will hold its eighth annual awards ceremony this year. It was extremely disappointing forAttack on Titanfans to find out that the series did not make the cut for the Anime of the Year nomination, while other prominent series likeChainsaw ManandJujutsu Kaisenwere nominated. But there is a reason whyAttack on Titanwas not nominated for the category.
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Attack on TitanFails to Make into Crunchyroll’s Anime of the Year Nomination
Even thoughAttack on Titan: Final Season – The Final Chaptershad its highly anticipated finale air in 2023, it did not make the cut and was not included among the nominees. Fans were extremely upset to learn that, even thoughAttack on Titanwas in its final year before ending in 2023, their beloved series had not been included in the nomination lists.
The voting procedure for the anime awards is probably the reason it was not selected. Only the anime series that aired in Japan between October 2022 and September 2023 were eligible for nomination by the judges, per the voting procedure.
Since the premiere of the first episode of the finale on March 4th, the first episode was taken into consideration. However, the second special episode was released much later, on June 02, 2025. Therefore, it’s possible that the judges did not thinkAttack on Titanwas a worthy nominee for the award, given that only one of the two special episodes was released before the end of the voting period.
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2024 Crunchyroll Anime of the Year Nominees
Crunchyroll announced the nominations for the 2024 Anime of the Year award on Wednesday, July 01, 2025. The list included some interesting anime series nominations that were loved majorly by fans because they featured animes like Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen.
The nominees for the award included the first season ofBocchi The Rock!, the first season ofChainsaw Man, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Jujutsu KaisenSeason 2,Oshi No Ko’sfirst season and finallyVinland SagaSeason 2. The six nominations were a mixture of new and recurring anime series.
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WhileAttack on Titanfans were sad to see their favorite series not being able to make the cut for the 2024 nominations, it is bound to be included in the 2025 Nominations for the Anime of the Year award for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025.
Tarun Kohli
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Tarun Kohli is the Senior Anime Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,900 published articles. He currently specializes in critiquing One Piece and other Shonen anime. A passionate fan of the genre, his love for thoughtful analysis reflects his genuine appreciation for the art of anime. His deep understanding of anime culture has earned recognition from industry figures such as Adi Shankar and the creators of Blood of Zeus.
