Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 | Date, Time, & Nominations List

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is formerly known as The Anime Awards, which were organized annually by the anime streaming service Crunchyroll to honor the best anime of the previous year.

This year, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 were scheduled to be held on May 25, 2025, at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan, which marks the 9th edition of the Anime Awards. The event will be hosted by the two renowned hosts, Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira, who previously hosted two events.

The awards were announced during Crunchyroll’s industry panel at CCPX 2024 in São Paulo, Brazil, where anime from October 2023 to December 2024 is eligible for this edition.

Crunchyroll also mentioned that from the next edition onward, only anime released from January to December will be considered.

Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 Details/Schedule

Event	Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025
Date	25 May 2025
Time	9:00 AM PT/ Noon PT/18:00 CET
Venue	Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan

This year’s Anime Awards 2025 features a total of 32 categories, including new categories for Best Background Art, Best Isekai Anime, and Best VA Performance (Hindi).

As the event is scheduled to be held on 25th May 2025, the Categories were revealed on December 6, 2024, and the Nominees were revealed on April 3, the first day of public voting, which will run until April 14.

While the nominees of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 were announced, anime fans were eager to know their nominees of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.

Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 Nominations List

Here is the list of Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 nominees. So, look down below and find out whether your favourite nominee, your most liked anime character, is mentioned in the list or not.

Anime Awards 2025 Nominations

Here is the list of Crunchyroll anime awards 2025 nominees winners.

Anime of the Year

• DAN DA DAN
• Delicious in Dungeon
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Kaiju No. 8
• Solo Leveling
• The Apothecary Diaries

Film of the Year

• HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
• Look Back
• 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

• BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
• My Hero Academia Season 7
• ONE PIECE
• OSHI NO KO Season 2
• SPY x FAMILY Season 2

Best New Series

• DAN DA DAN
• Delicious in Dungeon
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Kaiju No. 8
• Solo Leveling
• The Apothecary Diaries

Best Original Anime

• BUCCHIGIRI?!
• GIRLS BAND CRY
• Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night
• Metallic Rouge
• Ninja Kamui
• Train to the End of the World

Best Animation

• DAN DA DAN
• Delicious in Dungeon
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Kaiju No. 8
• Solo Leveling

Best Character Design

• DAN DA DAN
• Delicious in Dungeon
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Kaiju No. 8
• The Apothecary Diaries

Best Director

• Fuga Yamashiro (DAN DA DAN)
• Haruo Sotozaki (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc)
• Keiichiro Saito (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
• Megumi Ishitani (ONE PIECE FAN LETTER)
• Norihiro Naganuma (The Apothecary Diaries)
• Yoshihiro Miyajima (Delicious in Dungeon)

Best Background Art

• DAN DA DAN
• Delicious in Dungeon
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Pluto
• The Apothecary Diaries

Best Romance Anime

• A Sign of Affection
• Blue Box
• Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
• Ranma 1/2
• Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
• The Dangers in My Heart Season 2

Best Comedy Anime

• Delicious in Dungeon
• KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3
• MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
• My Deer Friend Nokotan
• Ranma 1/2
• SPY x FAMILY Season 2

Best Action Anime

• BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict
• DAN DA DAN
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
• Kaiju No. 8
• Solo Leveling
• WIND BREAKER

Best Isekai Anime

• KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3
• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Season 2, Cour 2)
• Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
• Shangri-La Frontier Season 2
• Suicide Squad ISEKAI
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3

Best Drama Anime

• A Sign of Affection
• DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• OSHI NO KO Season 2
• Pluto
• The Apothecary Diaries

Best Slice of Life Anime

• Laid-Back Camp Season 3
• Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
• Mr. Villain’s Day Off
• My Deer Friend Nokotan
• Sound! Euphonium 3
• The Dangers in My Heart Season 2

Best Main Character

• Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
• Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
• Okarun (DAN DA DAN)
• Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)
• Momo (DAN DA DAN)
• Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)

Best Supporting Character

• Fern (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
• 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

• Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2)
• 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 Song

• “Abyss” by Yungblud (Kaiju No. 8)
• “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts (MASHLE)
• “Fatal” by GEMN (OSHI NO KO Season 2)
• “LEveL” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZK]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER (Solo Leveling)
• “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts (DAN DA DAN)
• “The Brave” by YOASOBI (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)

Best Anime Score

• BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict – Shiro Sagisu
• DAN DA DAN – kensuke ushio
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc – Yuki Kaijura, Go Shiina
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End – Evan Call
• Look Back – Haruka Nakamura
• Solo Leveling – Hiroyuki Sawano

Best Anime Opening Sequence

• “Abyss” by Yungblud (Kaiju No. 8)
• “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts (MASHLE)
• “Fatal” by GEMN (OSHI NO KO Season 2)
• “LEveL” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZK]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER (Solo Leveling)
• “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts (DAN DA DAN)
• “UUUUUS!” by Hiroshi Kitadani (ONE PIECE)

Best Anime Ending Sequence

• “Antanante” by riria. (Ranma 1/2)
• “Burning” by Hitsujibungaku (OSHI NO KO Season 2)
• “KAMAKURA STYLE” by BotchiBoromaru (The Elusive Samurai)
• “Nobody” by OneRepublic (Kaiju No. 8)
• “request” by krage (Solo Leveling)
• “TAIDADA” by ZUTOMAYO (DAN DA DAN)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – (Japanese)

• Aoi Yuki as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)
• Atsumi Tanezaki as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
• Kenichi Suzumura as Bravern (Brave Bang Bravern!)
• Shion Wakayama as Momo (DAN DA DAN)
• Sayaka Sembongi as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon)
• Natsuki Hanae as Okarun (DAN DA DAN)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Arabic

• Basel Al Rifaiey as Loid Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2)
• Hiba Snobar as Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2)
• Julien Chaaya as Isagi (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 Performance – Brazilian Portuguese

• Bruna Laynes as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon)
• Celso Henrique as Sunraku (Shangri-La Frontier Season 2)
• Charles Emmanuel as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
• 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 Castilian – Spanish

• Ainhoa Maiquez as Miyo Saimori (My Happy Marriage)
• Clara Schwarze as Akane Tendo (Ranma 1/2)
• Jorge Peña as Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon)
• Mario Ballart as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
• Masumi Mutsuda as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
• Sandra Villa as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – English

• AJ Beckles as Okarun (DAN DA DAN)
• Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
• 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)
• SungWon Cho as Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – French

• Adrien Antoine as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
• Audrey Sablé as Naomi Orthmann (Metallic Rouge)
• Jaynelia Coadou as Momo (DAN DA DAN)
• Julien Allouf as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries)
• Marie Nonnenmacher as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
• Martin Faliu as Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – German

• Daniel Schlauch as Monkey D. Luffy (ONE PIECE)
• Felix Kamin as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
• Florian Knorn as Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
• Franciska Friede as Momo (DAN DA DAN)
• Jörg Hengstler as Kogoro Mori (Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine)
• Magdalena Höfner as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Hindi

• Abhishek Sharma as Einar (VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2)
• Lohit Sharma as Satoru Gojo (JUJUTSU KAISEN 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

• Alessandro Pili as Kenma Kozume (HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle)
• Andrea Oldani as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries)
• Ilaria Pellicone as Kyomoto (Look Back)
• 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

• Alicia Vélez as Momo (DAN DA DAN)
• Desireé González 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)
• Miguel Ángel Leal as Eren Jaeger (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2)
• Omar Sánchez as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)

Note: Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 was held live in Tokyo, Japan on 25 May 2025, however, fans can vote until April 14th. So the list of the nominees of the Anime Awards 2025 is getting edited daily until 14 April.

The group of celebrity anime fans who will present at the 2025 Anime Awards has been announced, with more names coming soon.

List of Star-Studded Anime-fans Presenters for the 2025 Anime Awards

Name	Profession/Role
Finn Wolfhard	Canadian director, musician, and actor (Mike in Stranger Things)
Gaten Matarazzo	American actor (Dustin in Stranger Things)
Chocolate Planet	Comedy duo (Shohei Osada and Shun Matsuo)
DEAN FUJIOKA	Japanese actor, musician, and talent
Kanata Hongo	Japanese actor (Attack on Titan, The Prince of Tennis live-action adaptations)
Mayu Matsuoka	Japan Academy Award-winning actress (The Kirishima Thing, Amachan)
Saya Ichikawa	Japanese model, newscaster, and talent
Pabllo Vittar	Award-winning Brazilian pop icon
Ben Whittaker	English professional boxer
Damiano David	Italian singer-songwriter
Ironmouse	Demon Queen VTuber
d4vd	American recording artist
Rina Sawayama	Musician and actor (John Wick: Chapter 4)
Chloe Kim	American Olympic snowboarder
Plastique Tiara	Top global drag star
Paloma Mami	American-Chilean singer
Gigguk	YouTube content creator, co-host of Trash Taste

2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Nominee Announcement Video

Where to Watch the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025?

As the event is held on May 25, 2025, fans were also eager to know where to watch the Anime Awards 2025. Fans can watch the 2025 Anime Awards live at their official YouTube Channel, and live nominations on the Crunchyroll Anime Awards Website.

FAQ’s on Anime Awards 2025