The nominees for the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards have officially been revealed! Voting is now open for the highly anticipated 9th annual live event on May 25 in Tokyo, Japan. There was so much anime to love in 2024 and that’s apparent from the nominees in every category, including Anime of the Year and the latest additions to the Category list: Best Isekai Anime and Best Background Art.
Check out the full list of nominations below and let us know across social media who you’re excited to vote for in this year’s Anime Awards! Don’t forget – you can vote every single day for the series, movies, and creators you love until voting closes on April 14 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT.
Anime Awards 2025 Categories
Anime of the Year
Film of the Year
Best Continuing Series
Best New Series
Best Original Anime
Best Animation
Best Character Design
Best Director
Back Background Art (NEW!)
Best Romance Anime
Best Comedy Anime
Best Action Anime
Best Isekai Anime (NEW!)
Best Drama Anime
Best Slice of Life Anime
Best Main Character
Best Supporting Character
“Must Protect At All Costs” Character
Best Anime Song
Best Score
Best Opening Sequence
Best Ending Sequence
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Japanese, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin Spanish, Hindi)
Anime Awards 2025 Nominees
Best Director
Fuga Yamashiro (DAN DA DAN)
Haruo Sotozaki (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc )
Keiichiro Saito (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Megumi Ishitani (ONE PIECE FAN LETTER)
Norihiro Naganuma (The Apothecary Diaries)
Yoshihiro Miyajima (Delicious in Dungeon)
Best Main Character
Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8 )
Okarun (DAN DA DAN)
Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)
Momo (DAN DA DAN)
Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
Best Supporting Character
Fern (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Himmel (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries)
Seiko (DAN DA DAN)
Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon)
Turbo Granny (DAN DA DAN)
“Must Protect At All Costs” Character
Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2)
Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Okarun (DAN DA DAN)
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 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)
“The Brave” by YOASOBI (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Best Anime Score
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
“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 “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
“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)
Best Anime 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 (DAN DA DAN)
Sayaka Sembongi as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon)
Natsuki Hanae as Okarun (DAN DA DAN)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Arabic)
Basel Al Rifaiey as Loid Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2)
Hiba Snobar as Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2)
Julien Chaaya as Iseagi (BLUE LOCK 2nd Season)
Lama AlSayyagh as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon)
Mohammed Sami as Rin (BLUE LOCK 2nd Season)
Nawar AlMahairi as Laios Touden (Delicious in Dungeon)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese)
Bruna Laynes as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon)
Celso Henrique as Sunraku (Shangri-La Frontier Season 2)
Charles Emmanuel as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
Gigi Patta as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)
Heitor Assali as Reno Ichikawa (Kaiju No. 8)
Pedro Azevedo as Dot Barrett (MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish)
Ainhoa Maiquez as Miyo Saimori (My Happy Marriage)
Clara Schwarze as Akane Tendo (Ranma 1/2)
Jorge Peña as Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon)
Mario Ballart as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
Masumi Mutsuda as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
Sandra Villa as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (English)
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 Anime Voice Artist Performance (French)
Adrien Antoine as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
Audrey Sablé as Naomi Orthmann (Metallic Rouge)
Jaynelia Coadou as Momo (DAN DA DAN)
Julien Allouf as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries)
Marie Nonnenmacher as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Martin Faliu as Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (German)
Daniel Schlauch as Monkey D. Luffy (ONE PIECE)
Felix Kamin as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
Florian Knorn as Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2)
Franciska Friede as Momo (DAN DA DAN)
Jörg Hengstler as Kogoro Mori (Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine)
Magdalena Höfner as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Hindi)
Abhishek Sharma as Einar (VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2)
Lohit Sharma as Satoru Gojo (JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2)
Natasha John as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Rajesh Shukla as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
Ranjit R Tiwari as Yoichi Isagi (BLUE LOCK 2nd Season)
Rushikesh Phunse as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Italian)
Alessandro Pili as Kenma Kozume (HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle)
Andrea Oldani as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries)
Ilaria Pellicone as Kyomoto (Look Back)
Katia Sorrentino as Neia Baraja (OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom)
Martina Felli as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Mattia Bressan as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish)
Alicia Vélez as Momo (DAN DA DAN)
Desireé González as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)
Erika Ugalde as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
Luis Leonardo Suárez as Muzan Kibutsuji (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc)
Miguel Ángel Leal as Eren Jaeger (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2)
Omar Sánchez as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)
The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards are live from Tokyo, Japan, on May 25, 2025! Make sure to celebrate your favorites from the year by voting every day until voting closes on April 14 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT.
For more on all things Anime Awards, head over to Crunchyroll News’s Ultimate Guide for 2025!
