Crunchyroll announced the 2025 Anime Awards nominees on April 3, 2025. The six Anime of the Year finalists were DAN DA DAN, Delicious in Dungeon, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Kaiju No. 8, Solo Leveling and The Apothecary Diaries. Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira returned as co-hosts for the ninth annual ceremony, held May 25 in Tokyo.
Anime of the Year nominees
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Kaiju No. 8
- Solo Leveling
- The Apothecary Diaries
Solo Leveling ultimately won Anime of the Year, according to Crunchyroll’s winners retrospective.
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
Who hosted the 2025 Anime Awards?
Voice actress Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira were the co-hosts. Crunchyroll announced the first presenter wave alongside the hosts.
Presenters
- Finn Wolfhard
- Gaten Matarazzo
- Chocolate Planet (Shohei Osada and Shun Matsuo)
- DEAN FUJIOKA
- Kanata Hongo
- Mayu Matsuoka
- Saya Ichikawa
- Pabllo Vittar
- Ben Whittaker
- Damiano David
- Ironmouse
- d4vd
- Rina Sawayama
- Chloe Kim
- Plastique Tiara
- Paloma Mami
- Gigguk
What categories and eligibility period did Crunchyroll use?
The 2025 program covered 32 categories. New categories included Best Isekai, Best Background Art and Best Hindi Voice Artist. The broader lineup spanned series and films, animation and craft, characters, music, and voice-artist performance awards in multiple language categories.
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When and where was the ceremony?
The ninth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards ceremony took place May 25, 2025, at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo. Crunchyroll also provided an official livestream. The event date has passed.
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Where to find the complete nominee list
The categories above highlight the headline nominees and the range of awards, but do not reproduce every nominee in all 32 categories. Crunchyroll’s official Anime Awards nominee list contains the full category-by-category lineup.
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