Crunchyroll Reveals 2025 Anime Award Winners

Crunchyroll, the global brand fueling anime fandom, revealed the winners of the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards during a star-studded live ceremony honoring the creators, musicians, and performers powering the global love of anime.

The 9th annual Anime Awards was again hosted by renowned voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira, who returned for their third year in a row to celebrate anime’s biggest night. The winners were revealed by a global slate of celebrity anime fan presenters including GRAMMYⓇ award winning singer Kacey Musgraves; global superstar and anime collaborator J Balvin; musician and actor Rina Sawayama; screenwriter Zak Penn; the comedy duo made up of Shohei Osada and Shun Matsuo Chocolate Planet; the Japanese actor known for live-action adaptations of anime, Kanata Hongo; Japanese Academy Award winning actress Mayu Matsuoka; Japanese model and talent Saya Ichikawa and many others special guests.

During the ceremony, Attack on Titan was awarded the Anime Awards’ first Global Impact Award, which celebrates visionary creators and groundbreaking works that have left an indelible mark on culture, history, and the hearts of audiences around the world. The final film Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK premiered in late 2024, marking the end of the longstanding, iconic anime. Yuichiro Hayashi from MAPPA accepted the award on behalf of all the creatives who brought the series to life over the years.

2025 Anime AwardsⓇ Winners

Anime of the Year – Solo Leveling
Film of the Year – Look Back
Best Original Anime – Ninja Kamui
Best Continuing Series – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
Best New Series – Solo Leveling
Best Opening Sequence – Otonoke – Creepy Nuts – DAN DA DAN
Best Ending Sequence – request – krage – Solo Leveling
Best Action – Solo Leveling
Best Comedy – MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
Best Drama – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Best Isekai Anime – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
Best Romance – Blue Box
Best Slice of Life – Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
Best Animation – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
Best Background Art – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Best Character Design – DAN DA DAN
Best Director – Keiichiro Saito – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Best Main Character – Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling
Best Supporting Character – Fern – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
“Must Protect At All Cost” Character – Anya Forger – SPY × FAMILY Season 2
Best Anime Song – Otonoke – Creepy Nuts – DAN DA DAN
Best Score – Solo Leveling – Hiroyuki Sawano
Best Japanese Voice Artist Performance – Aoi Yuki (Maomao) – The Apothecary Diaries
Best English Voice Artist Performance – Aleks Le (Sung Jinwoo) – Solo Leveling
Best Arabic Voice Artist Performance – Hiba Snobar (Anya Forger) – SPY × FAMILY Season 2
Best Brazilian Portuguese Voice Artist Performance – Charles Emmanuel (Sung Jinwoo) – Solo Leveling
Best Castilian Spanish Voice Artist Performance – Masumi Mutsuda (Sung Jinwoo) – Solo Leveling
Best French Voice Artist Performance – Adrien Antoine (Kafka Hibino) – Kaiju No. 8
Best German Voice Artist Performance – Daniel Schlauch (Monkey D. Luffy) – ONE PIECE
Best Hindi Voice Artist Performance – Lohit Sharma (Satoru Gojo) – JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Best Italian Voice Artist Performance – Ilaria Pellicone (Kyomoto) – Look Back
Best Latin Spanish Voice Artist Performance – Miguel Ángel Leal (Eren Jaeger) – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2