The popular Korean webtoon turned anime, “Soil Leveling“received a nomination for 'Best Anime Series' at the 2024 Astra TV Awards. Although the anime category is new, the Astra Awards had previously honored “Attack on Titan” in the 'Best Streaming Animated Series' category.

The Astra TV Awards has officially announced its nominees for the upcoming annual ceremony, which includes the new 'Best Anime Series' category intended to honor standout works from the previous year. In addition to “Soil Leveling“, the awards recognized works such as Netflix’s adaptation of Naoki Urasawa’s murder mystery “Astro Boy,” “Pluto“; Western productionBlue Eyed Samurai“; and the animated sequel to the cult classic Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,Scott Pilgrim takes off“.

Crunchyroll is represented by “Soil Leveling“, as well as for the fantasy anime series “Frieren: beyond the end of the journey“. “Ninja Kamui“Adult Swim” also received a nomination in this category, bringing the total number of nominees to six.

The Astra Awards, formerly known as the Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards, are held annually by the Hollywood Creative Alliance.. The mission of the awards is to highlight diverse and inclusive emerging talent that may not be recognized by traditional awards shows like the Emmys and Golden Globes. This is the first year that the awards have a category dedicated to anime.; Attack on Titan previously won the award for 'Best Streaming Animated Series' last year. At the same show, Hayao Miyazaki received the award for 'Best International Filmmaker', while the fantasy anime film “Suzume“ lost to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse“ for 'Best Animated Feature Film'.

The 2024 Astra TV Awards will air live from Avalon Hollywood on August 18, 2024. The powerful fantasy series has been a huge hit with fans, especially internationally, with many eagerly awaiting the release of the second season. The overwhelming type of absurdity and the complex, fluid fight scenes of “Soil Leveling“ seem to resonate with viewers because of their sincere approach to storytelling.

The second season does not yet have a release date, but fans were recently treated to a first trailer at Anime Expo 2024. The trailer featured a confrontation between Jinwoo and his enemies, accompanied by a new song, “4eVR” by Hiroyuki Sawano.. Producer Sota Furuhashi previously indicated that the second season will place greater emphasis on exploring the many supporting characters who have often been overlooked.

Source: Official website

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