Anime Awards

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.

Want to know how to legally watch all the Anime Awards 2025 nominees? Check out our complete list of streaming services where you can watch all the nominated shows! Whether you have to catch up, rewatch, or share your favorite nominee, we have you covered!Make sure you vote right here for your favorites, with voting open until Monday, April 14 at 11:59 p.m.

The 9th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards are almost upon us! Crunchyroll revealed today that voting is officially live for anticipated event, with nominees revealed in the show's categories, including Anime of the Year. Fans can vote each day through April 14 for their favorite series, creators and more from last year!You can see the full list of nominees right here on Crunchyroll News.

This week on The Anime Effect: LeAlec, Leah and Nick give a rundown of some of the nominees for the Anime Awards! They share their reactions, reveal the categories they wish existed, and more.You can see the full list of nominees right here on Crunchyroll News.In our audio-exclusive episode, we fill you in on the latest news in the anime world, including the MLB partnering to create an anime, Shangri-La Frontier getting another season and more!Episode 58 of The Anime Effect is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else you listen to your podcasts! If you're waiting to watch the video episode, it'll be live on Crunchyroll and YouTube at 7 p.m.

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards will return to Japan once more as the ninth annual event is scheduled to open in Tokyo at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa on May 25, 2025, accompanied by an official livestream. Announced during Crunchyroll’s industry panel at CCXP, the event will also update its eligibility period for qualified anime to include those released between October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, encompassing of five anime seasons. Future award nomination eligibility will extend from January 1 to December 31.Fan voting will begin on April 3, 2025 after the judge nomination process for each of the 32 categories, with the full list available on the Anime Awards’ official website.