The 2021 AniTAY Anime Awards

2021 was a year of adjustment, transition from the lockdown to what has seemingly became the new normal — but one thing that helped us get through those rough times, was great anime. Here’s what AniTAY decided was the best — The 2021 AniTAY Anime Awards.

In past years, we’d typically run two series of awards — the choices from the readers, and the choices from the authors of AniTAY, but like last year there wasn’t enough votes in the readers sheet to justify running 2 awards. As such, the AniTAY Awards this year is what used to be the Author awards. Here’s hoping that this turnout problem is resolved next time around!

AniTAY’s Most Trashiest Trash of 2021: Fruit of Evolution

AniTAY’s Best Male Character: Blood, The Faraway Paladin, Prince Bojji, Ranking of Kings

AniTAY’s Best Female Character: Renge Miyauchi, Non Non Biyori Nonstop

AniTAY’s Best ED: yama (Ranking of Kings), Aoi — Polkadot Stingray (Godzilla:Singular Point), “Ganbare! Kumoko-san no Theme”, Aoi Yuuki, Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?

AniTAY’s Best OP: “Kokotsu Labyrinth”, Sakugan, ODDTAXI — Skirt and DJ PUNPEE (Odd Taxi)

AniTAY’s Best Isekai/Fantasy: Ranking of Kings

AniTAY’s Best Slice of Life: Yuru Camp△ Season 2

AniTAY’s Best Comedy: Zombie Land Saga: Revenge

AniTAY’s Best Romance: Horimiya

AniTAY’s Best Drama: Odd Taxi

AniTAY’s Best Action: Jujutsu Kaisen

AniTAY’s Best Dub: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean

AniTAY’s Best Soundtrack: : 86 — Eighty Six & Megalobox 2: Nomad

AniTAY’s Best Animated: Jujutsu Kaisen

AniTAY’s Hidden Gem: Megalobox 2: Nomad

AniTAY’s Sequel of the Year: Megalobox 2: Nomad

AniTAY’s Anime Movie of the Year: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

AniTAY’s Anime of the Year: Odd Taxi

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