The 8th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards
concluded in Tokyo with the awards revealed during a live ceremony on Saturday, March 2. Once again, One Piece emerged victorious as the Best Continuing Anime Series, solidifying its position as one of the most beloved and longest-running anime series among fans. This second win, following its 2023 victory in the same category, clearly showcases the consistent and exceptional storytelling of One Piece. Through its captivating narrative, the series has engaged viewers across 5 OVAs, 13 TV specials, 15 movies, and a total of 1094 (ongoing) episodes till now.
One Piece secured victory against tough contenders such as Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, JUJUTSU KAISEN, SPY x FAMILY, and VINLAND SAGA. Similar to 2023, the anime series has stood out as a never-ending epic, leaving a lasting legacy and creating amazing characters that have become a part of fans’ personal lives. Since its manga release in 1997 by the manga writer and illustrator Eiichiro Oda, the series has been captivating its audience. After the anime adaptation in October 1999, the audience count has continuously increased over the years.
Other Achievements
The anime and manga series “One Piece” earned further acclaim at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024. The series won the award for being the best continuing anime of the year. Along with this significant victory, the main protagonist of the series, Monkey D. Luffy, also won the award for the best main character. These victories showcase how Luffy’s charm continues to have a lasting impact on the audience. Despite running for such a long time, the series still resonates with its fans just as it did in the initial episodes.
With his will, power, determination, and honesty to become “the King of the Pirates”, Luffy has captivated his audience and proven to be one of the most iconic heroes in anime. The recent awards have celebrated Luffy’s adventure on the high seas and his heartwarming role as the captain of his ship, providing his friends with a ray of light to advance further towards their dreams. Those who have watched One Piece in its entirety can see how Luffy’s character has developed from being a naive kid to the actual captain of his ship, gaining the amazing crew he has.
About The Ceremony
In the ceremony of the 8th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo, Crunchyroll revealed the winner list of the fan-voted awards during a live ceremony where many anime series received honors for their work.
In the list, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 won a total of 11 honors, including the top honor for being the Anime of the Year. Other anime series like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan, Buddy Daddies, Oshi no Ko, Spy x Family, and many others won prizes for their respective categories.
Many live performances happened there, like the first musical performance of the official anime theme song performed by composers Hiroyuki Sawano (Attack on Titan, Solo Leveling) and Kohta Yamamoto (Attack on Titan, The Seven Deadly Sins). To honor the fan-favorite anime series celebrating milestones, a combined musical of iconic songs from each anime series was performed by a live orchestra.
One Piece: Storyline
The series begins with a young boy named “Monkey D. Luffy” aspiring to become “the king of the pirates,” a title given to the person who has traveled the world and become the greatest pirate. Luffy, the protagonist, unintentionally gains the power of a magical fruit known as the Devil Fruit, turning him into a rubber boy with the ability to stretch his body.
He embarks on a journey to assemble a crew for his quest to achieve his dream of finding the “One Piece” and becoming the king of the pirates. As Luffy sets sail for the first time, he gradually finds himself with crewmates and amazing friends, including swordsman Roronoa Zoro, navigator Nami, cook Sanji, etc.
Together, they eagerly anticipate the incredible journey ahead to fulfill their dreams and work together to make Luffy’s dream come true. Throughout his journey he had to suffer and get caught in many problems there were also moments where he was bound to feel helpless and powerless which made him work harder and harder to become powerful and save his friend from these problems.
The anime has many things that need to be appreciated like the character development, the choreography of fighting scenes, comedy, emotional moments, and so on.
The fighting scenes of the series are amazing and we fans have witnessed how Luffy has evolved over the years and how hard he has worked till now to get to this point where he is now with amazing fighting skills and the thing I liked the most about the series is that every character has their own story which has given no. of episodes time to show to the public.
One Piece’s win on the grand stage of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards as the Best Continuing Anime has proven that the series possesses the skill of maintaining a lasting appeal to the audience through its extraordinary storytelling.
The best part about the show is that just when you might feel the series is stretching too much, there is always something amazingly interesting waiting for you.
Meanwhile, the comedic punches of Luffy and his crew will keep you engaged, not letting your attention wander elsewhere. The series consistently demonstrates its ability to attract an audience by providing more and more interesting plots each year.
Winning the Best Continuing Anime in both 2023 and 2024, the anime has solidified its status as a legendary series that anime fans worldwide love to watch.
