Yahoo! Search Awards 2019 Anime Category Announced, Oda Eiichiro Tops the List Again

It’s the time of year again for major media to review their year-end results. Today, on December 4, the 2019 annual search awards of Yahoo!, Japan’s largest search engine, were announced. In the field of anime, Eiichirō Oda, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and others all won top awards. Let’s take a look.

The Yahoo! Search Awards recognize the most popular people or things in various fields in the past year. They represent the most talked-about topics among netizens in the past year. Let's take a look at the best in the animation field:

· Writer Award: Eiichiro Oda

With the unrivaled sales of "One Piece", cartoonist Oda, who has defeated other writers in the same field, has been the absolute king of searches from beginning to end. Oda Eiichiro also personally expressed his gratitude, with his usual dry humor, "(ONE PIECE) is the word I dislike searching for the most! But thank you all for your support."

Voice Actor Award: Yuki Kaji

She has both talent and good looks, and has been the leading voice actor in many popular anime. Her marriage to Taketatsu Ayana previously sparked public discussion, and of course, more of a love story with two other beautiful voice actors, sparking a heated discussion among netizens about why beautiful women like this face.

Animation department: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

This year's most popular work, the sales of the comic book just broke the 25 million mark a few days ago, triggering various social topics and crazy follow-up of anime COS.

Film Division: Weathering with You.

Makoto Shinkai's animated film, which once again set a box office record, has made the live-action film industry ashamed and admired. Critics exclaimed that Japan's most infectious and box office-winning films can only be expressed through animated films.

For more awards, please visit the official page: https://searchaward.yahoo.co.jp/