Today, Crunchyroll will be live streaming the third annual Anime Awards. Before the show starts tonight at 6PM PT / 9PM ET, we`re sharing an exclusive sneak peek of the show`s opening. You can watch the video above.The opening for this year`s Anime Awards includes scenes from several notable series and movies from 2018, including Violet Evergarden, Aggretsuko, Planet With, Devilman Crybaby, Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san, Mirai, and Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku. All of these anime are nominated for at least one award this year. But they`re not the only ones. The most popular nominee is Megalobox, which is up for eight of the 15 award categories. Other popular 2018 series, such as A Place Further Than the Universe, Zombie Land Saga, and My Hero Academia, have been nominated as well.This year, voice actress Cristina Vee is scheduled to host the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. She`s most well-known for her portrayal of The Familiar of Zero`s Louise, Sailor Moon`s Rei Hino, Devilman Crybaby`s Miki Makimura, and Konosuba`s Darkness. Crunchyroll has also announced that industry professionals and well-known anime fans, such as Made in Abyss composer Kevin Penkin, Roosterteeth director and writer Miles Luna, and IGN senior editor Miranda Sanchez, are scheduled to announce the winner for each category.You can catch the full livestream of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards to watch the crowning of the best of anime in 2018, and see sneak previews of new upcoming anime projects as well. Tune in exclusively on Twitch and Crunchyroll. If you need a reminder for which series and movies have been nominated, we`ve outlined each category below. As one of this year`s judges, I had a hand in determining the list of nominees.Crunchyroll Anime Awards Category NomineesAnime of the YearA Place Further Than the UniverseDevilman CrybabyMegaloboxViolet EvergardenHinamatsuriZombie Land SagaBest AnimationViolet EvergardenDevilman CrybabyMegaloboxA Place Further Than the UniverseBloom into YouMy He ...
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