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What the 2025 awards covered
The eligibility window ran from October 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024. The ceremony was scheduled for the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo on May 25, 2025. Crunchyroll’s nominee announcement named 32 categories, including the new Best Isekai Anime and Best Background Art awards. Voice-artist nominees were grouped into ten language categories.
Voting was open daily through April 14, 2025, at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time. Those dates have passed; this is a historical nominee list, not an active voting guide.
Anime of the Year nominees
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Kaiju No. 8
- Solo Leveling
- The Apothecary Diaries
Film of the Year nominees
- 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 nominees
- 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 Original Anime nominees
- BUCCHIGIRI?!
- GIRLS BAND CRY
- Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night
- Metallic Rouge
- Ninja Kamui
- Train to the End of the World
Best Anime Score nominees
- 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 nominees
- “Abyss” by Yungblud — Kaiju No. 8
- “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts — MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
- “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 nominees
- “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
Selected voice-artist nominees
The official roster included Japanese, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, and Latin Spanish performance categories. The entries below are the English and Japanese nominees included in the official announcement extract.
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Best English Voice Artist Performance
- 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 Japanese Voice Artist Performance
- 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
Which nominees won?
Solo Leveling won Anime of the Year, and Look Back won Film of the Year. Crunchyroll reported that the 2025 nominees received 51 million votes; that figure was reported by the organizer and was not described as independently audited.
Where to watch the nominated anime
Crunchyroll’s viewing guide paired nominated titles with services including Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, HIDIVE, Amazon Prime Video, Max, and ADN. Availability varies by title, country, and date, so check the service’s current catalog in your region rather than treating the guide as a guarantee of present access.
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- Jujutsu Kaisen fan item from a well-known anime and manga series
- Design based on characters such as Megumi Fushiguro and typical elements from Jujutsu Kaisen
- Acrylic figure 12 cm with solid workmanship and clear representation of the motifs
- Suitable for collection, decoration or as a gift for anime and manga fans
- Licensed product from Crunchyroll from the field of anime merchandise
Other award categories
The full 32-category roster also included Best New Series, Best Animation, Best Character Design, Best Director, Best Background Art, Best Romance Anime, Best Comedy Anime, Best Action Anime, Best Isekai Anime, Best Drama Anime, Best Slice of Life Anime, Best Main Character, Best Supporting Character, “Must Protect At All Costs” Character, and additional performance categories. The official nominee announcement is the reference for categories and nominee names not transcribed above.
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- Officially licensed Sword Art Online acrylic figure Standy (approx. 10 cm) - High quality anime merchandise featuring the popular character Asuna Yuuki
- DETAILED ACRYLIC DISPLAY OBJECT - Vibrant, multi-color display on durable acrylic material for clear and brilliant view
- COMPACT COLLECTOR STANDY - Perfect size (~10cm) for shelf, desk, anime display case or gaming setup
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Rank #3
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- Officially licensed
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