The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Character Design is a character design award given at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards since its third edition in 2019. It is given for the best character design from the previous year. Winners are determined through a combined voting process by judges and public voting.
Takahiro Kishida first won the award in 2019 for his character design of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind. In the latest edition in 2026, Satoshi Ishino won the award for his character design of Gachiakuta.
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 in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place.
2010s Year Designer(s) Anime 2018(3rd) Takahiro Kishida, original design by Hirohiko Araki JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (season 4)|- | Akiko Takase | Violet Evergarden |- | Ayumi Kurashima, original design by Go Nagai | Devilman Crybaby |- | Kasumi Fukagawa | Zombie Land Saga |- | Hiroshi Shimizu, original design by Tetsuya Chiba | Megalo Box |- | Yeti (for Sanrio) | Aggretsuko |- ! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2019(4th) |- style="background:#FAEB86" | Satoshi Iwataki, original design by Hiroyuki Asada| Dororo Kayoko Ishikawa, original design by Miggy Sarazanmai Takahiko Abiru, original design by Makoto Yukimura Vinland Saga Tsunenori Saito, original design by Eisaku Kubonouchi Carole & Tuesday Yuko Iwasa, original design by Boichi Dr. Stone Yuko Yahiro, original design by Aka Akasaka Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
2020s Year Designer(s) Anime 2020(5th) Mayuka Itou, original designs by Iro Aida Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Genice Chan and Yuusuke Yoshigaki BNA: Brand New Animal Masashi Kudoh and Miho Tanino, original designs by SIU Tower of God Naoyuki Asano, original designs by Sumito Oowara Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Rumiko Takahashi and Yoshihito Hishinuma Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and Hirotaka Katō Great Pretender 2021(6th) Tadashi Hiramatsu, original designs by Gege Akutami Jujutsu Kaisen (cour 2)|- | Michinori Chiba | SK8 the Infinity |- | Baku Kinoshita and Hiromi Nakayama | Odd Taxi |- | loundraw and Yuichi Takahashi | Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song |- | Atsuko Nozaki, original designs by Sōsuke Tōka | Ranking of Kings |- | Saki Takahashi | Wonder Egg Priority |- ! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2021/2022(7th) |- style="background:#FAEB86" | Akira Matsushima, original design by Koyoharu Gotouge| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc (season 2 cour 2)|- | Yoh Yoshinari | Cyberpunk: Edgerunners |- | Masanori Shino, original design by Hirohiko Araki | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (season 5) |- | Kazumasa Ishida, original design by Shinichi Fukuda | My Dress-Up Darling |- | Atsuko Nozaki, original design by Sōsuke Tōka | Ranking of Kings (cour 2) |- | Kazuaki Shimada, original design by Tatsuya Endo | Spy × Family |- ! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2022/2023(8th) |- style="background:#FAEB86" | Sayaka Koiso and Tadashi Hiramatsu, original designs by Gege Akutami| Jujutsu Kaisen (season 2)|- | Akira Matsushima, original designs by Koyoharu Gotouge | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc (season 3) |- | Kanna Hirayama, original designs by Mengo Yokoyari | Oshi no Ko |- | Kazutaka Sugiyama, original designs by Tatsuki Fujimoto | Chainsaw Man |- | Kouji Hisaki, original designs by Yuji Kaku | Hell's Paradise |- | Kouji Tajima | Trigun Stampede |- ! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2023/2024(9th) |- style="background:#FAEB86;" | Naoyuki Onda, original designs by Yukinobu Tatsu| Dandadan Akira Matsushima, original designs by Koyoharu Gotouge Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc (season 4) Naoki Takeda, original designs by Ryoko Kui Delicious in Dungeon Reiko Nagasawa, original designs by Tsukasa Abe Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Tetsuya Nishio, original designs by Naoya Matsumoto Kaiju No. 8 Yukiko Nakatani, original designs by Touko Shino The Apothecary Diaries 2025(10th) Satoshi Ishino, original designs by Kei Urana Gachiakuta Naoyuki Onda, original designs by Yukinobu Tatsu Dandadan (season 2) Kazumasa Ishida, original designs by Shinichi Fukuda My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) Midori Matsuda, original designs by Eiichiro Oda One Piece Keita Nagahara, original designs by Taizan 5 Takopi's Original Sin Yukiko Nakatani, original designs by Touko Shino The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Records DesignerWinsNominationsAnimeTadashi Hiramatsu2Jujutsu Kaisen (Season 1 cour 2, Season 2)Akira Matsushima13Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc, Hashira Training Arc)Naoyuki Onda2Dandadan (Season 1, Season 2)Atsuko Nozaki0Ranking of Kings (Cour 1, Cour 2)Kazumasa IshidaMy Dress-Up Darling (Season 1, Season 2)Yukiko NakataniThe Apothecary Diaries (Season 1, Season 2)
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