The stage at the 10th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards turns purple as singer Yoko Takahashi, wearing an outfit inspired by one of the hulking mechas from “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” sings “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis,” .
Takahashi’s performance at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo on May 23 came closest to delivering the level of spectacle typically associated with a traditional awards show, which has long been one of the event’s ambitions.
This year’s edition of the Anime Awards reinforced many familiar messages, primarily that anime’s cultural footprint continues to grow globally. Crunchyroll representatives noted that paid subscribers to their platform , up from 17 million the year before, during a press conference days before the ceremony.
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