Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025: Here’s the Complete List of Nominees

2024 has been a terrific year for the anime community as several fantastic anime adaptations, such as Solo Leveling, Dandadan, etc, debuted. The awards season has come to a close in Hollywood, but there is room for one more for anime fandom. It’s that time of the year when we vote for our favorite animes of 2024, as The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 is right around the corner. Ahead of the grand awards ceremony, the Crunchyroll team has shared the nominees for its Anime Awards 2025. Keep reading to find out if your favorite anime has been nominated for the Anime Awards 2025 by Crunchyroll.

Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards 2025 is scheduled for May 25, 2025, and here is the complete list of nominees:

Anime of the Year

• Dandadan
• Kaiju No.8
• Delicious in Dungeon
• Solo Leveling
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• The Apothecary Diaries

Anime 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 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 x Family Season 2

Best New Series

• Dandadan
• Kaiju No.8
• Delicious in Dungeon
• Solo Leveling
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• The Apothecary Diaries

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 Animation

• Dandadan by Science SARU
• Kaiju No.8 by Production I.G
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End by Madhouse
• Delicious in Dungeon by Trigger Studios
• Solo Leveling by A-1 Pictures
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc by Ufotable

Best Character Design

• Dandadan
• 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 (Science SARU) – Dandadan
• Haruo Sotozaki (Ufotable) – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
• Keiichiro Saito (Madhouse) – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Megumi Ishitani (Toei Animation) – One Piece Fan Letter
• Norihiro Naganuma (Toho Animation) – The Apothecary Diaries
• Yoshihiro Miyajima (Trigger) – Delicious in Dungeon

Best Background Art

• Dandadan
• Delicious in Dungeon
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Pluto
• The Apothecary Diaries

Best Romance

• A Sign of Affection
• Blue Box
• Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
• Ranma1/2
• Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
• The Dangers in My Heart Season 2

Best Comedy

• Delicious in Dungeon
• Konosuba – God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! Season 3
• Mashle: Magic and Muscles The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
• My Deer Friend Nokotan
• Ranma1/2
• Spy x Family Season 2

Best Action

• Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict
• Dandadan
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
• Kaiju No. 8
• Solo Leveling
• Wind Breaker

Best Isekai Anime

• Konosuba – God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! Season 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 Drama

• A Sign of Affection
• Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Oshi no Ko Season 2
• Pluto
• The Apothecary Diaries

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 Main Character

• Frieren – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Kafka Hibino – Kaiju No. 8
• Momo – Dandadan
• Okarun – Dandadan
• Maomao – The Apothecary Diaries
• Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling

Best Supporting Character

• Fern – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Himmel – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Jinshi – The Apothecary Diaries
• Seiko – Dandadan
• Senshi – Delicious in Dungeon
• Turbo Granny – Dandadan

“Must Protect At All Costs” Character

• Anya Forger – Spy x Family Season 2
• Frieren – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Okarun – Dandadan
• 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 MusclesThe Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
• Fatal by GEMN – Oshi no Ko Season 2
• LEveL by Sawano Hiroyuki [nZk]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Solo Leveling
• Otonoke by Creepy Nuts – Dandadan
• The Brave by YOASOBI – Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

Best Score

• Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict
• Dandadan
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Look Back
• Solo Leveling

Best Opening Sequence

• Abyss by YUNGBLUD – Kaiju No.8
• Bling-Bang-Bang-Born by Creepy Nuts – Mashle: Magic and MusclesThe Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
• Fatal by GEMN – Oshi no Ko Season 2
• LEveL by Sawano Hiroyuki [nZk]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Solo Leveling
• Otonoke by Creepy Nuts – Dandadan
• UUUUUS! by Hiroshi Kitadani – One Piece

Best Ending Sequence

• Antanante by riria – Ranma1/2
• Burning by Hitsujibungaku – Oshi no Ko Season 2
• KAMAKURA STYLE by BotchiBoromaru – The Elusive Samurai
• Nobody by One Republic – Kaiju No.8
• Request by Krage – Solo Leveling
• Taidada by ZUTOMAYO – Dandadan

Best 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 – Dandadan
• Sayaka Sembongi as Mercilee – Delicious in Dungeon
• Natsuki Hanae as Okarun – Dandadan

Best Voice Artist Performance (English)

• AJ Beckles as Okarun – Dandadan
• Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling
• Jessie James Grelle as Armin Arlelt – Attack on Titan Final Season The Final Chapters Special 2
• Sarah Natochenny as Alya – Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
• SungWon Cho as Senshi – Delicious in Dungeon

The voting for The Anime Awards 2025 by Crunchyroll has begun now. You can use the link above to start voting for your favorite anime you watched in 2024. Moreover, remember that the voting period is only for ten days, ending on April 14. That said, let us know your picks for the Anime of the Year award in the comments below.