MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Crunchyroll’s 2025 Anime Awards took over Tokyo for the 2025 edition of it’s Anime Awards. With 51 million votes cast across 200+ countries and territories, the global anime community crowned its champions in festive style.
Held at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo, the ninth annual Anime Awards amplified not just shows but creators, animators and performers that shape the industry. Co-hosted by fan favorite duo Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira, the night served as both a glamorous awards show and an unapologetic love letter to the art form.
The star of the evening was Solo Levelling, which was awarded Anime of the Year. It has also claimed the Best Action, Best New Series and Best Main Character categories.
The evening’s honors were unveiled by a global cast of celebrity presenters who proudly wore their anime fandom on their sleeves. Among them include Grammy award winning singer Kacey Musgraves, Canadian director, musician and actor Finn Wolfhard and American actor Gaten Matarazzo, both from the hit series Stranger Things; Global superstar and anime collaborator J Balvin; Italian singer-songwriter Damiano David; Musician and actor Rina Sawayama; Award winning Brazilian pop icon Pabllo Vittar; American snowboarder Chloe Kim; screenwriter Zak Penn; the comedy duo made up of Shohei Osada and Shun Matsuo Chocolate Planet; Japanese actor, musician and talent Dean Fujioka; the Japanese actor known for live-action adaptations of anime, Kanata Hongo; Japanese Academy Award winning actress Mayu Matsuoka; and Japanese model and talent Saya Ichikawa.
During the awards show, global fans enjoyed electrifying performances from Creepy Nuts, the 2025 Anime Awards winning hip-hop duo, who performed “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born”, the opening theme from Mashle: Magic and Muscles; legendary rock band FLOW performed “DAYS” to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Eureka Seven; and LiSA, Spotify’s most streamed Japanese artist overseas in 2020, performed three songs “crossing field,” “Datte Atashino Hero,” and “gurenge,” the smash hit from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Fans can also catch a special Video on Demand performance from Creepy Nuts of the viral hit song “Otonoke,” the opening theme for Anime of the Year nominee Dan Da Dan.
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.
“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, 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.”
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
