After millions of votes from fans worldwide, the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards winners were finally announced at this year’s show in Tokyo, Japan, on May 25th. This is the ninth annual Anime Awards.
About the Ninth Annual Anime Awards
This year, the orange carpet and main stage were filled with notable celebrities. The nominated hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts performed alongside other musical acts, including FLOW and LISA. All three artists are known across the anime world for the anime intro songs from shows like DAN DA DAN, Eureka Seven and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
Alongside the incredible performances, Grammy Award-winning artist Kasey Musgraves, Grammy-nominated artist J Balvin, and screenwriter Zak Penn were among the most notable announcers.
This was the inaugural year for the Global Impact Award, a new award celebrating a series for its impact on the entire anime world. The Global Impact Award was presented to Attack on Titan, recognizing the series’ significant impact on popularizing anime worldwide. Yuichiro Hayashi, director of season four of Attack on Titan, received the award in a heartfelt moment.
2025 Winners
Now, the winners of this year’s Anime Awards are as follows:
Anime of the Year Winner: Solo Leveling
Other Nominees:
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Kaiju No. 8
- The Apothecary Diaries
Anime Film of the Year 2025 Winner: Look Back
Other Nominees:
- HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
- Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain
- My Hero Academia: You’re Next
- SPY x FAMILY CODE: White
- The Colors Within
Best Continuing Series Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Other Nominees:
- BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict (BLEACH)
- My Hero Academia Season 7 (My Hero Academia)
- ONE PIECE (ONE PIECE)
- OSHI NO KO Season 2 (OSHI NO KO)
- SPY x FAMILY Season 2 (SPY x FAMILY)
Best New Anime Series Winner: Solo Leveling
Other Nominees:
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Kaiju No. 8
- The Apothecary Diaries
Best Original Anime Winner: Ninja Kamui
Other Nominees:
- BUCCHIGIR?!
- GIRLS BAND CRY
- Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night
- Metallic Rouge
- Train to the End of the World
Best Animation Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
Other Nominees:
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Kaiju No. 8
- Solo Leveling
Best Character Design Winner: DAN DA DAN
Other Nominees:
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Kaiju No. 8
- The Apothecary Diaries
Best Director Winner: Keiichiro Saito (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Other Nominees:
- Fugo Yamashiro (DAN DA DAN)
- Haruo Sotozaki (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc)
- Megumi Ishitani (ONE PIECE FAN LETTER)
- Norihiro Naganuma (The Apothecary Diaries)
- Yoshihiro Miyajuma (Delicious in Dungeon)
Best Background Art Winner: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Other Nominees:
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Pluto
- The Apothecary Diaries
Best Romance Anime Winner: Blue Box
Other Nominees:
- A Sign of Affection
- Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
- Ranma ½
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
- The Dangers in My Heart Season 2
Best Comedy Anime Winner: MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
Other Nominees:
- Delicious in Dungeon
- KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! 3
- My Deer Friend Nokotan
- Ranma ½
- SPY x FAMILY Season 2
Best Action Anime Winner: Solo Leveling
Other Nominees:
- BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict
- DAN DA DAN
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Kaiju No. 8
- WIND BREAKER
Best Isekai Anime Winner: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
Other Nominees:
- KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! 3
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Season 2, Cour 2)
- Shangri-La Frontier
- Suicide Squad ISEKAI
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3
Best Drama Anime Winner: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Other Nominees:
- A Sign of Affection
- DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
- OSHI NO KO Season 2
- Pluto
- The Apothecary Diaries
Best Slice of Life Anime Winner: Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
Other Nominees:
- Laid-Back Camp Season 3
- Mr. Villain’s Day Off
- My Deer Friend Nokotan
- Sound! Euphonium 3
- The Dangers in My Heart Season 2
Best Main Character Winner: Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
Other Nominees:
- Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
- Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No.8)
- Okarun (DAN DA DAN)
- Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)
- Momo (DAN DA DAN)
Best Supporting Character Winner: Fern (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Other Nominees:
- Himmel (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
- Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries)
- Seiko (DAN DA DAN)
- Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon)
- Turbo Granny (DAN DA DAN)
“Must Protect At All Costs” Character Winner: Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2)
Other Nominees:
- Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
- Okarun (DAN DA DAN)
- Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon)
- Tokiyuki Hojo (The Elusive Samurai)
- Yuki Itose (A Sign of Affection)
Best Anime Score Winner: Solo Leveling (Hiroyuki Sawano)
Other Nominees:
- BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict (Shiro Sagisu)
- DAN DA DAN (kensuke ushio)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc (Yuki Kaijuro, Go Shiina)
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Evan Call)
- Look Back (Haruka Nakamura)
Best Anime Song Winner: “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts (DAN DA DAN)
Other Nominees:
- “Abyss” by Yungblud (Kaiju No. 8)
- “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts (MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc)
- “Fatal” by GEMN (OSHI NO KO Season 2)
- “LEveL” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZK]: TOMORROW X TOMORROW (Solo Leveling)
- “UUUUUS!” By Hiroshi Kitadani (ONE PIECE)
Best Anime Ending Sequence Winner: “request” bby krage (Solo Leveling)
Other Nominees:
- “Antanante” by riria. (Ranma ½)
- “Burning” by Hitsujibungaku (OSHI NO KO Season 2)
- “KAMAKURA STYLE” by BotchiBoromaru (The Elusive Samurai)
- “Nobody” by OneRepublic (Kaiju No. 8)
- “TAIDADA” by ZUTOMAYO (DAN DA DAN)
Voice Actor Awards Winners
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – English Winner: Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
Other Nominees:
- AJ Beckles as Okarun (DAN DA DAN)
- Jessie James Grelle as Armin Arlelt (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2)
- Mallorie Rodak as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
- Sarah Natochenny as Alya (Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian)
- SunWon Cho as Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Arabic Winner: Hiba Snobar as Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2)
Other Nominees:
- Basel Al Rifaiey as Loid Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2)
- Julian Chaaya as Iseagi (BLUE LOCK 2nd Season)
- Lama AlSayyagh as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon)
- Mohammed Sami as Rin (BLUE LOCK 2nd Season)
- Nawar AlMahairi as Laios Touden (Delicious in Dungeon)
Best Anime Voice Artist – Brazilian Portuguese Winner: Charles Emmanuel as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
Other Nominees:
- Bruna Laynes as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon)
- Celso Henrique as Sunraku (Shangri-La Frontier Season 2)
- Gigi Patta as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)
- Heitor Assali as Reno Ichikawa (Kaiju No. 8)
- Pedro Azevedo as Dot Barrett (MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Castillian Spanish Winner: Masumi Mutsuda as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
Other Nominees:
- Ainhoa Maiquez as Miyo Saimori (My Happy Marriage)
- Clara Schwarze as Akane Tendo (Ranma ½)
- Jorge Peña as Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon)
- Mario Ballart as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
- Sandra Villa as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – French Winner: Adrien Antoine as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
Other Nominees:
- Audrey Sablé as Naomi Orthmann (Metallic Rouge)
- Jaynelia Coadou as Momo (DAN DA DAN)
- Julian Allouf as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries)
- Marie Nonnenmacher as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
- Martin Faliu as Ranma Saotome (Ranma ½)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – German Winner: Daniel Schlauch as Monkey D. Luffy (ONE PIECE)
Other Nominees:
- Felix Kamin as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
- Florian Knorn as Ranma Saotome (Ranma ½)
- Franciska Friede as Momo (DAN DA DAN)
- Jörg Hengstler as Kogoro Mori (Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine)
- Magdalena Höfner as Marcile Donato (Delicious in Dungeon)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Hindi Winner: Lohit Sharma as SAtoru Gojo (JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2)
Other Nominees:
- Abhisek Sharma as Einar (VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2)
- Natasha John as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
- Rajesh Shukla as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
- Ranjit R Tiwari as Yoichi Isagi (BLUE LOCK 2nd Season)
- Rushikesh Phunse as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Italian Winner: Ilaria Pellicone as Kyomoto (Look Back)
Other Nominees:
- Alessandro Pili as Kenmo Kozume (HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle)
- Andrea Oldani as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries)
- Katia Sorrentino as Neia Baraja (OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom)
- Martina Felli as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
- Mattia Bressan as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Latin Spanish Winner: Miguel Ángel Leal as Eren Jaeger (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2)
Other Nominees:
- Alicia Vélez as Momo (DAN DA DAN)
- Desireé Gonzáles as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)
- Erika Ugalde as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
- Luis Leonardo Suárez as Muzan Kibutsuji (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc)
- Omar Sánchez as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
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