The winners of the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards have been revealed!
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 for the ceremony, which aired live from Tokyo, Japan.
The winners were revealed by a global slate of celebrity anime fan presenters including Kacey Musgraves, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, J Balvin, Damiano David, Rina Sawayama, Pabllo Vittar, Chloe Kim, and more.
“Fans form deep emotional connections to anime. These are not just series, films or songs, but rather works of art that help define the identity of anime fans,” said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll.
“With an incredible 51 million votes this year, the 2025 Anime Awards are celebrating the creators in Japan who have captured the hearts of fans and are powering anime’s prominence in global pop culture.”
Keep reading to see who won…
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
Source: justjared.com