Crunchyroll has finally revealed the official nominees for the 2025 Anime Awards , celebrating the best anime had to offer in the year 2024.
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On March 3, 2025, the platform opened voting for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards , allowing fans to access the official website to vote daily until April 14 for the series, creators, and performances they love. However, global fan voting helps determine the winners among the nominees; readers can check out the full list below, along with the newly revealed presenters for the awards ceremony.
Anime Awards 2025 – All Categories
So, the full list of nominees for the Anime Awards 2025 has finally been revealed! Also, remember that voting is now open! The event will take place in Tokyo on May 25, 2025. Until then, vote for your favorites. Check out the full list of nominees:
1. Anime of the Year
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond
- Kaiju No. 8
- Ground Leveling
- Diaries of an Apothecary
2. Best Picture
- HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
- Look Back
- Mononoke the Movie: Ghost in the Rain
- My Hero Academia: Now It's Your Turn
- SPY x FAMILY CODE: White
- The Colors Within
3. Best anime sequel
- BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict ( BLEACH )
- 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
4. Best New Series
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond
- Kaiju No. 8
- Ground Leveling
- Diaries of an Apothecary
5. 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
6. Best Animation
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond
- Kaiju No. 8
- Ground Leveling
7. Best Character Design
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond
- Kaiju No. 8
- Diaries of an Apothecary
8. Best Directing for a Series
- Fuga Yamashiro ( DAN DA DAN )
- Haruo Sotozaki ( Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc )
- Keiichiro Saito ( Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond )
- Megumi Ishitani ( ONE PIECE FAN LETTER )
- Norihiro Naganuma ( Diaries of an Apothecary )
- Yoshihiro Miyajima ( Delicious in Dungeon )
9. Best Artistic Scenery
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond
- Pluto
- Diaries of an Apothecary
10. Best romance anime
- A Sign of Affection
- Blue Box
- Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
- Ranma 1/2
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
- The Dangers in My Heart Season 2
11. Best Comedy Anime
- Delicious in Dungeon
- KONOSUBA -God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3
- MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
- My Deer Friend Nokotan
- Ranma 1/2
- SPY x FAMILY Season 2
12. Best Action Anime
- BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict
- DAN DA DAN
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Kaiju No. 8
- Ground Leveling
- WINDBREAKER
13. Best Isekai Anime
- KONOSUBA -God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Season 2, Cour 2)
- Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- 3rd Season
- Shangri-La Frontier Season 2
- Suicide Squad: ISEKAI
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3
14. Best Drama Anime
- A Sign of Affection
- DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
- Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond
- OSHI NO KO Season 2
- Pluto
- Diaries of an Apothecary
15. 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
16. Best Main Character
- Frieren ( Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond )
- Kafka Hibino ( Kaiju No. 8 )
- Okarun ( DAN DA DAN )
- Maomao ( Diaries of an Apothecary )
- Momo ( DAN DA DAN )
- Sung Jinwoo ( Solo Leveling )
17. Best supporting character
- Fern ( Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond )
- Himmel ( Frieren and the Journey to the Afterlife )
- Jinshi ( Diaries of an Apothecary )
- Seiko ( DAN DA DAN )
- Senshi ( Delicious in Dungeon )
- Grandma Turbo ( DAN DA DAN )
18. Most precious character
- Anya Forger ( SPY x FAMILY Season 2)
- Frieren ( Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond )
- Okarun ( DAN DA DAN )
- Senshi ( Delicious in Dungeon )
- Tokiyuki Hojo ( The Elusive Samurai )
- Yuki Itose ( A Sign of Affection )
19. Best anime music
- “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 and the Journey to the Beyond )
20. Best Original 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 and the Journey to the Beyond (Evan Call)
- Look Back (Haruka Nakamura)
- Solo Leveling (Hiroyuki Sawano)
21. Best Anime Opening
- “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 2nd Season)
- “LEveL” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZK]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER ( Solo Leveling )
- “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts ( DAN DA DAN )
- UUUUUS! by Hiroshi Kitadani ( ONE PIECE )
22. Best Closing
- “Antanante” would laugh. ( 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 )
23. Best Voice Performance (Japanese)
- Aoi Yuki as Maomao ( The Apothecary Diaries )
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Frieren ( Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond )
- 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 )
- Nawar AlMahairi as Laios Touden ( Delicious in Dungeon )
24. Best Voice Performance (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 )
25. Best Voice-Over 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 Voice Performance (Spanish)
- Alicia Vélez as Momo ( DAN DA DAN )
- Desireé González as Maomao ( The Apothecary Diaries )
- Erika Ugalde as Frieren ( Frieren and the Journey to the Beyond )
- 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 )
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