anime

This year’s judges represent a cross section of anime expertise – spanning the realms of creation, criticism, and commerce. Learn more about the judges assembling this year’s nominees.

After consuming anime for over 25 years, Andrew started up Otaku Spirit Animecast podcast with his brother, Chris. Connecting with fans from California to Japan, their goal has always been to break from the mold and serve a community with a positive and entertaining view of the fandom they loved so much. With over 1200 anime titles under his belt and passing 700 anime reviews recorded, Andrew has enjoyed giving every show a chance and never falls on the 3-Episode Rule.

 she has run numerous panels at East coast conventions both alone and with her fellow AWO hosts, on a variety of topics such as BL/yaoi, Black Jack, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, and building plastic model kits. In both the podcast and convention panels, she attempts to balance detailed discussions of individual works and the industry with accessibility to new viewers, and is hopefully successful at least some of the time.

Sloan The Female Otaku discusses topics rarely touched upon in the anime community, while keeping it fun with cosplay music videos and the occasional Fate/Grand Order banter. Sloan is also a script writer for Frederator’s Get In the Robot anime YouTube channel, and a journalist for Honey’s Anime.