Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards 2025 is scheduled for May 25, 2025, and here is the complete list of nominees:
Anime of the Year
Dandadan Kaiju No.8 Delicious in Dungeon Solo Leveling Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End The Apothecary Diaries
Anime 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
Dandadan Kaiju No.8 Delicious in Dungeon Solo Leveling Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End 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
Dandadan by Science SARU Kaiju No.8 by Production I.G Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End by Madhouse Delicious in Dungeon by Trigger Studios Solo Leveling by A-1 Pictures Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc by Ufotable
Best Character Design
Dandadan 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 (Science SARU) – Dandadan Haruo Sotozaki (Ufotable) – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Keiichiro Saito (Madhouse) – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Megumi Ishitani (Toei Animation) – One Piece Fan Letter Norihiro Naganuma (Toho Animation) – The Apothecary Diaries Yoshihiro Miyajima (Trigger) – Delicious in Dungeon
Best Background Art
Dandadan Delicious in Dungeon Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Pluto The Apothecary Diaries
Best Romance
A Sign of Affection Blue Box Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Ranma1/2 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off The Dangers in My Heart Season 2
Best Comedy
Delicious in Dungeon Konosuba – God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! Season 3 Mashle: Magic and Muscles The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc My Deer Friend Nokotan Ranma1/2 Spy x Family Season 2
Best Action
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict Dandadan 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! Season 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
A Sign of Affection Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Oshi no Ko Season 2 Pluto The Apothecary Diaries
Best Slice of Life
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 Momo – Dandadan Okarun – Dandadan Maomao – The Apothecary Diaries Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling
Best Supporting Character
Fern – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Himmel – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Jinshi – The Apothecary Diaries Seiko – Dandadan Senshi – Delicious in Dungeon Turbo Granny – Dandadan
“Must Protect At All Costs” Character
Anya Forger – Spy x Family Season 2 Frieren – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Okarun – Dandadan 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: Magic and MusclesThe Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc Fatal by GEMN – Oshi no Ko Season 2 LEveL by Sawano Hiroyuki [nZk]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Solo Leveling Otonoke by Creepy Nuts – Dandadan The Brave by YOASOBI – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Best Score
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict Dandadan Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Look Back Solo Leveling
Best Opening Sequence
Abyss by YUNGBLUD – Kaiju No.8 Bling-Bang-Bang-Born by Creepy Nuts – Mashle: Magic and MusclesThe Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc Fatal by GEMN – Oshi no Ko Season 2 LEveL by Sawano Hiroyuki [nZk]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Solo Leveling Otonoke by Creepy Nuts – Dandadan UUUUUS! by Hiroshi Kitadani – One Piece
Best Ending Sequence
Antanante by riria – Ranma1/2 Burning by Hitsujibungaku – Oshi no Ko Season 2 KAMAKURA STYLE by BotchiBoromaru – The Elusive Samurai Nobody by One Republic – Kaiju No.8 Request by Krage – Solo Leveling Taidada by ZUTOMAYO – Dandadan
Best 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 – Dandadan Sayaka Sembongi as Mercilee – Delicious in Dungeon Natsuki Hanae as Okarun – Dandadan
Best Voice Artist Performance (English)
AJ Beckles as Okarun – Dandadan Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling Jessie James Grelle as Armin Arlelt – Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 2 Sarah Natochenny as Alya – Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian SungWon Cho as Senshi – Delicious in Dungeon
The voting for The Anime Awards 2025 by Crunchyroll has begun now. You can use the link above to start voting for your favorite anime you watched in 2024. Moreover, remember that the voting period is only for ten days, ending on April 14. That said, let us know your picks for the Anime of the Year award in the comments below. Name Email ID
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