Vinland Saga Fans Upset Because They Didn't Win Awards

The 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, which revealed its winners earlier this month, were presented as a showcase to highlight the best in anime. For ardent fans of the "Vinland Saga," however, the absence of awards for their favorite series was disappointing. Despite the profound transformation in the development of the protagonist between the first and second seasons, the second cycle of Vinland Saga managed to connect significantly with the audience. This connection was clearly reflected in the high ratings it earned on platforms such as MyAnimeList, surpassing even the already high score of the first season.

"Vinland Saga" was nominated in multiple categories, from "Anime of the Year 2024" to "Best Anime Main Character," but failed to secure any distinctions. The selection process for the Crunchyroll awards involves a broad panel of anime experts, journalists, and, of course, fans, who select the nominees and then cast their vote to choose the winners. With such popular titles as "Jujutsu Kaisen" and "One Piece" competing, it's understandable that the results tip the scales towards series with wider fanbases.

This outcome has generated controversy among fans of "Vinland Saga", who have expressed their discontent on social networks such as Twitter. This situation is not new at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, as the previous year, another acclaimed series, "Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation," also left empty-handed.

"The second season of Vinland Saga didn't win a single Crunchyroll award despite being nominated in nearly ten categories, but anime like Kimetsu no Yaiba and SPY x FAMILY bagged awards one after another. If this isn't a robbery in broad daylight, what is it then? Crunchyroll sucks."
"Don't let Crunchyroll's shitty awards distract you, Vinland Saga is one of the greatest series of all time."
"How the fuck did Vinland Saga end up not receiving any awards? Crunchyroll just throws its awards shit at shonen series."
"If being stolen was one of Crunchyroll's prizes, then Vinland Saga and Tengoku Daimakyou would stand a real chance."
"I don't care what the Crunchyroll awards or any other shit say about anime of the year 2023. For me it will always be Vinland Saga. And I didn't have to think twice to say it."
"The fact that he didn't win a single Crunchyroll award shows how rubbish those awards are. The biggest robbery I've ever seen in my entire life."
"Ousama Ranking not winning in its category is the biggest steal on par with Vinland Saga not winning anything."
"Imagine being so stupid that instead of enjoying and celebrating that your favorite anime won their nominations at the Crunchyroll Awards, you're belittling works like Vinland Saga for not winning anything."
"I'll just say it, it's about time this fanservice at the Crunchyroll awards stopped! I'm tired of this. Nominees are basically useless. In the end, it's just fanservice distribution."
"In 9 years, Vinland Saga has had 53 nominations and has never won any awards."
"It's so much fun and the joy of watching Vinland Saga win at just about any other anime awards show out there, just to prove that the Crunchyroll awards suck like almost every year."

The controversy raised raises questions about the true essence of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. By relying on fan votes, they seem to become more of a popularity competition than a genuine recognition of the anime's quality. The tendency of voters to endorse their favorite series in all categories or to vote only for those they know undermines the original purpose of these awards as a tribute to excellence in Japanese animation.

Source: Twitter