Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 nominees bared; vote now

The ninth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the greatest global anime festival, revealed the nominees and celebrity presenters. Filipino fans can vote now.

Voting is open until April 15, 2025, and Pinoy fans can cast their votes daily via the official website [https://www.crunchyroll.com/animeawards/vote] or directly within the Crunchyroll mobile app.

Anime of the Year contenders include standout titles such as Solo Leveling, DAN DA DAN, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Kaiju No. 8, Delicious in Dungeon, and The Apothecary Diaries. The awards ceremony will stream live from Tokyo on Sunday, May 25, 2025.

Meanwhile, this year's presenters include Stranger Things stars Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo, Italian singer Damiano David, Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim, and more, celebrating the creators and titles that have defined anime over the past year.

Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025: List of Nominees

Anime of the Year

DAN DA DAN
Delicious in Dungeon
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Kaiju No. 8
Solo Leveling
The Apothecary Diaries

Film of the Year

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

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

Best Continuing Series

BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
My Hero Academia Season 7
ONE PIECE
[OSHI NO KO] Season 2
SPY × FAMILY Season 2

Best New Series

DAN DA DAN
Delicious in Dungeon
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Kaiju No. 8
Solo Leveling
The Apothecary Diaries

Best Opening Sequence

Abyss - Yungblud - Kaiju No. 8
Bling-Bang-Bang-Born - Creepy Nuts - MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
Fatal - GEMN - [OSHI NO KO] Season 2
LEveL - SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Solo Leveling
Otonoke - Creepy Nuts - DAN DA DAN
UUUUUS! - Hiroshi Kitadani - ONE PIECE

Best Ending Sequence

Antanante - riria. - Ranma 1/2
Burning - Hitsujibungaku - [OSHI NO KO] Season 2
KAMAKURA STYLE - BotchiBoromaru - The Elusive Samurai
Nobody - OneRepublic - Kaiju No. 8
request - krage - Solo Leveling
TAIDADA - ZUTOMAYO - DAN DA DAN

Best Action

BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict
DAN DA DAN
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
Kaiju No. 8
Solo Leveling
WIND BREAKER

Best Comedy

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 × FAMILY Season 2

Best Drama

A Sign of Affection
DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
[OSHI NO KO] Season 2
Pluto
The Apothecary Diaries

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- Season 3
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2
Suicide Squad ISEKAI
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3

Best Romance

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

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

Best Animation

DAN DA DAN
Delicious in Dungeon
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Kaiju No. 8
Solo Leveling

Best Background Art

DAN DA DAN
Delicious in Dungeon
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Pluto
The Apothecary Diaries

Best Character Design

DAN DA DAN
Delicious in Dungeon
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Kaiju No. 8
The Apothecary Diaries

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 Cost" Character

Anya Forger - SPY × 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 - Yungblud - Kaiju No. 8
Bling-Bang-Bang-Born - Creepy Nuts - MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
Fatal - GEMN - [OSHI NO KO] Season 2
LEveL - SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Solo Leveling
Otonoke - Creepy Nuts - DAN DA DAN
The Brave - YOASOBI - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Best Score

BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict- Shiro Sagisu
DAN DA DAN - kensuke ushio
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc - Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - Evan Call
Look Back - Haruka Nakamura
Solo Leveling - Hiroyuki Sawano

Best Japanese Voice Artist Performance

Aoi Yuki (Maomao) - The Apothecary Diaries
Atsumi Tanezaki (Frieren) - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Kenichi Suzumura (Bravern) - Brave Bang Bravern!
Shion Wakayama (Momo) - DAN DA DAN
Sayaka Sembongi (Marcille) - Delicious in Dungeon
Natsuki Hanae (Okarun) - DAN DA DAN

Best English Voice Artist Performance

AJ Beckles (Okarun) - DAN DA DAN
Aleks Le (Sung Jinwoo) - Solo Leveling
Jessie James Grelle (Armin Arlelt) - Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2
Mallorie Rodak (Frieren) - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Sarah Natochenny (Alya) - Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
SungWon Cho (Senshi) - Delicious in Dungeon

Best Arabic Voice Artist Performance

Basil Al-Rifai (Loid Forger) - SPY × FAMILY Season 2
Hiba Snobar (Anya Forger) - SPY × FAMILY Season 2
Julien Chaaya (Isagi) - BLUE LOCK 2nd Season
Lama AlSayyagh (Marcille) - Delicious in Dungeon
Mohammed Sami (Rin) - BLUE LOCK 2nd Season
Nawar AlMahairi (Laios) - Delicious in Dungeon

Best Brazilian Portuguese Voice Artist Performance

Bruna Laynes (Marcille) - Delicious in Dungeon
Celso Henrique (Sunraku) - Shangri-La Frontier Season 1
Charles Emmanuel (Sung Jinwoo) - Solo Leveling
Gigi Patta (Maomao) - The Apothecary Diaries
Heitor Assali (Reno Ichikawa) - Kaiju No. 8
Pedro Azevedo (Dot Barrett) - MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc

Best Castilian Spanish Voice Artist Performance

Ainhoa Maiquez (Miyo Saimori) - My Happy Marriage
Clara Schwarze (Akane Tendo) - Ranma 1/2
Jorge Peña (Senshi) - Delicious in Dungeon
Mario Ballart (Kafka Hibino) - Kaiju No. 8
Masumi Mutsuda (Sung Jinwoo) - Solo Leveling
Sandra Villa (Frieren) - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Best French Voice Artist Performance

Adrien Antoine (Kafka Hibino) - Kaiju No. 8
Audrey Sablé (Naomi Orthmann) - Metallic Rouge
Jaynelia Coadou (Momo) - DAN DA DAN
Julien Allouf (Jinshi) - The Apothecary Diaries
Marie Nonnenmacher (Frieren) - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Martin Faliu (Ranma Saotome) - Ranma 1/2

Best German Voice Artist Performance

Daniel Schlauch (Monkey D. Luffy) - ONE PIECE
Felix Kamin (Kafka Hibino) - Kaiju No. 8
Florian Knorn (Ranma Saotome) - Ranma 1/2
Franciska Friede (Momo) - DAN DA DAN
Jörg Hengstler (Kogoro Mori) - Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
Magdalena Höfner (Marcille) - Delicious in Dungeon
Best Hindi Voice Artist Performance
Abhishek Sharma (Einar) - VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2
Lohit Sharma (Satoru Gojo) - JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Natasha John (Frieren) - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Rajesh Shukla (Sung Jinwoo) - Solo Leveling
Ranjit R Tiwari (Yoichi Isagi) - BLUE LOCK 2nd Season
Rushikesh Phunse (Kafka Hibino) - Kaiju No. 8

Best Italian Voice Artist Performance

Alessandro Pili (Kenma Kozume) - HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
Andrea Oldani (Jinshi) – The Apothecary Diaries
Ilaria Pellicone (Kyomoto) - Look Back
Katia Sorrentino (Neia Baraja) – OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom
Martina Felli (Frieren) – Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Mattia Bressan (Kafka Hibino) – Kaiju No. 8

Best Latin Spanish Voice Artist Performance

Alicia Vélez (Momo) - DAN DA DAN
Desireé González (Maomao) - The Apothecary Diaries
Erika Ugalde (Frieren) - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Luis Leonardo Suárez (Muzan Kibutsuji) - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
Miguel Ángel Leal (Eren Jaeger) - Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2
Omar Sánchez (Kafka Hibino) - Kaiju No. 8