Summary:
- Crunchyroll hosted the 2025 Anime Awards in Tokyo over the weekend.
- ‘Solo Leveling’ secured the title of Anime of the Year, alongside numerous other awards.
- ‘Attack on Titan’ was honored with the inaugural Global Impact Award, celebrated through live performances.
This past weekend, Crunchyroll's 2025 Anime Awards showcased the global impact of anime, drawing in an astounding 51 million fan votes and featuring star-studded presentations from Kacey Musgraves, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, and J Balvin. The coveted title of Anime of the Year was awarded to ‘Solo Leveling,’ highlighting its immense popularity. The series also triumphed in several categories, including Best New Series, Best Action, Best Main Character, Best Score, and Best Ending Sequence.
In a remarkable showing, ‘Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’ clinched awards for Best Drama, Best Director, and Best Background Art, solidifying its reputation among critics and industry professionals. Although ‘DAN DA DAN’ fell short in the top categories, it still garnered accolades for Best Character Design, Best Opening Sequence, and Best Anime Song. Additionally, ‘Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK’ received the first-ever Global Impact Award, celebrating its significant influence on anime culture and storytelling.
Fans were treated to exhilarating performances, including Creepy Nuts, who performed “B’ling-Bang-Bang-Born” from ‘Mashle: Magic and Muscles,’ and FLOW, who honored the 20th anniversary of ‘Eureka Seven’ with their hit “DAYS.” Renowned artist LiSA also graced the stage, delivering a selection of her celebrated tracks, including the iconic “gurenge” from ‘Demon Slayer.’ The event, held at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa, underscored anime's growing prominence in mainstream entertainment, with Sony Music Solutions Inc. and Dempsey Productions collaborating with Crunchyroll to bring this celebration to life.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
- Anime of the Year: Solo Leveling
- Film of the Year: Look Back
- Best Original Anime: Ninja Kamui
- Best Continuing Series: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Best New Series: Solo Leveling
- Best Opening Sequence: “Otonoke” – Creepy Nuts – DAN DA DAN
- Best Ending Sequence: “request” – krage – Solo Leveling
- Best Action: Solo Leveling
- Best Comedy: MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
- Best Drama: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Best Isekai Anime: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World Season 3
- Best Romance: Blue Box
- Best Slice of Life: Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
- Best Animation: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Best Background Art: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Best Character Design: DAN DA DAN
- Best Director: Keiichiro Saito – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Best Main Character: Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling
- Best Supporting Character: Fern – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- “Must Protect At All Cost” Character: Anya Forger – SPY × FAMILY Season 2
- Best Anime Song: “Otonoke” – Creepy Nuts – DAN DA DAN
- Best Score: Solo Leveling – Hiroyuki Sawano
- Best Japanese Voice Artist Performance: Aoi Yuki (Maomao) – The Apothecary Diaries
- Best English Voice Artist Performance: Aleks Le (Sung Jinwoo) – Solo Leveling
- Best Arabic Voice Artist Performance: Hiba Snobar (Anya Forger) – SPY × FAMILY Season 2
- Best Brazilian Portuguese Voice Artist Performance: Charles Emmanuel (Sung Jinwoo) – Solo Leveling
- Best Castilian Spanish Voice Artist Performance: Masumi Mutsuda (Sung Jinwoo) – Solo Leveling
- Best French Voice Artist Performance: Adrien Antoine (Kafka Hibino) – Kaiju No. 8
- Best German Voice Artist Performance: Daniel Schlauch (Monkey D. Luffy) – ONE PIECE
- Best Hindi Voice Artist Performance: Lohit Sharma (Satoru Gojo) – Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
- Best Italian Voice Artist Performance: Ilaria Pellicone (Kyomoto) – Look Back
- Best Latin Spanish Voice Artist Performance: Miguel Ángel Leal (Eren Jaeger) – Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2
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