All of the votes have been tallied, judges and fans from around the world have shared their picks and the orange carpet has been rolled out. On May 25, returning live from Tokyo, Japan, the winners of the 2025 Anime Awards were revealed! Consider this your comprehensive guide to the winners! And you can relive the night's events right here: RELATED: Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025: Your Ultimate Guide Read on below for the full list of winners this year, including who took home the coveted Anime of the Year 2025 award! 2025 Anime Awards Winners Categories Jump to Category Anime of the Year 2025 Anime Film of the Year Best Continuing Anime Series Best New Anime Series Best Original Anime Best Animation Best Character Design Best Director Best Background Art Best Romance Anime Best Comedy Anime Best Action Anime Best Isekai Anime Best Drama Anime Best Slice of Life Anime Best Main Character Best Supporting Character “Must Protect At All Costs” Character Best Anime Song Best Score Best Anime Opening Sequence Best Anime Ending Sequence Best Voice Artist Performance – Japanese Best Voice Artist Performance – English Best Voice Artist Performance – Castilian Best Voice Artist Performance – Latin Spanish Best Voice Artist Performance – Portuguese Best Voice Artist Performance – German Best Voice Artist Performance – Italian Best Voice Artist Performance – Arabic Best Voice Artist Performance – French Anime of the Year Winner: Solo Leveling Nominees DAN DA DAN Delicious in Dungeon Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Kaiju No. 8 Solo Leveling The Apothecary Diaries Anime Film of the Year 2025 Winner: Look Back Nominees 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 Global Impact Award Attack on Titan Best Continuing Anime Series Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc ( Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ) Nominees BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict ( BLEACH ) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc ( Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ) My Hero Academia Season 7 ( My Hero Academia ) ONE PIECE ( ONE PIECE ) OSHI NO KO Season 2 ( OSHI NO KO ) SPY x FAMILY Season 2 ( SPY x FAMILY ) Best New Anime Series Winner: Solo Leveling Nominees DAN DA DAN Delicious in Dungeon Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Kaiju No. 8 Solo Leveling The Apothecary Diaries Best Original Anime Winner: Ninja Kamui Nominees BUCCHIGIRI?! GIRLS BAND CRY Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night Metallic Rouge Ninja Kamui Train to the End of the World Best Animation Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Nominees 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 Character Design Winner: DAN DA DAN Nominees 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 Winner: Keiichiro Saito ( Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) Nominees 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 Background Art Winner: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Nominees DAN DA DAN Delicious in Dungeon Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Pluto The Apothecary Diaries Best Romance Anime Winner: Blue Box Nominees 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 Comedy Anime Winner: MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc Nominees 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 Best Action Anime Winner: Solo Leveling Nominees 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 Isekai Anime Winner: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 Nominees 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 Drama Anime Winner: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Nominees A Sign of Affection DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Frieren: Beyond Journey's End OSHI NO KO Season 2 Pluto The Apothecary Diaries Best Slice of Life Anime Winner: Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Nominees 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 Winner: Sung Jinwoo ( Solo Leveling ) Nominees 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 Winner: Fern ( Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) Nominees 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 Costs" Character Winner: Anya Forger ( SPY x FAMILY Season 2) Nominees Anya Forger ( SPY x 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 Winner: “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts ( DAN DA DAN ) Nominees “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: Beyond Journey's End ) Best Anime Score Winner: Solo Leveling (Hiroyuki Sawano) Nominees 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: Beyond Journey's End (Evan Call) Look Back (Haruka Nakamura) Solo Leveling (Hiroyuki Sawano) Best Anime Opening Sequence Winner: “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts ( DAN DA DAN ) Nominees “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 Season 2 ) “LEveL” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZK]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER ( Solo Leveling ) “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts ( DAN DA DAN ) "UUUUUS!" By Hiroshi Kitadani ( ONE PIECE ) Best Anime Ending Sequence Winner: “request” by krage ( Solo Leveling ) Nominees “Antanante” by riria. ( 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 ) Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Japanese Winner: Aoi Yuki as Maomao ( The Apothecary Diaries ) Nominees 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 ( DAN DA DAN ) Sayaka Sembongi as Marcille Donato ( Delicious in Dungeon ) Natsuki Hanae as Okarun ( DAN DA DAN ) Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Arabic Winner: Hiba Snobar as Anya Forger ( SPY x FAMILY Season 2) Nominees Basel Al Rifaiey as Loid Forger ( SPY x FAMILY Season 2 ) Hiba Snobar as Anya Forger ( SPY x FAMILY Season 2 ) Julien Chaaya as Iseagi ( BLUE LOCK 2nd Season ) Lama AlSayyagh as Marcille Donato ( Delicious in Dungeon ) Mohammed Sami as Rin ( BLUE LOCK 2nd Season ) Nawar AlMahairi as Laios Touden ( Delicious in Dungeon ) Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Brazilian Portuguese Winner: Charles Emmanuel as Sung Jinwoo ( Solo Leveling ) Nominees 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 ) Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Castilian Spanish Winner: Masumi Mutsuda as Sung Jinwoo ( Solo Leveling ) Nominees Ainhoa Maiquez as Miyo Saimori ( My Happy Marriage ) Clara Schwarze as Akane Tendo ( Ranma 1/2 ) Jorge Peña as Senshi ( Delicious in Dungeon ) Mario Ballart as Kafka Hibino ( Kaiju No. 8 ) Masumi Mutsuda as Sung Jinwoo ( Solo Leveling ) Sandra Villa as Frieren ( Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – English Winner: Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo ( Solo Leveling ) Nominees 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 Anime Voice Artist Performance – French Winner: Adrien Antoine as Kafka Hibino ( Kaiju No. 8 ) Nominees Adrien Antoine as Kafka Hibino ( Kaiju No. 8 ) Audrey Sablé as Naomi Orthmann ( Metallic Rouge ) Jaynelia Coadou as Momo ( DAN DA DAN ) Julien Allouf as Jinshi ( The Apothecary Diaries ) Marie Nonnenmacher as Frieren ( Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) Martin Faliu as Ranma Saotome ( Ranma 1/2 ) Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – German Winner: Daniel Schlauch as Monkey D. Luffy ( ONE PIECE ) Nominees Daniel Schlauch as Monkey D. Luffy ( ONE PIECE ) Felix Kamin as Kafka Hibino ( Kaiju No. 8 ) Florian Knorn as Ranma Saotome ( Ranma 1/2 ) Franciska Friede as Momo ( DAN DA DAN ) Jörg Hengstler as Kogoro Mori ( Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine ) Magdalena Höfner as Marcille Donato ( Delicious in Dungeon ) Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Hindi Winner: Lohit Sharma as Satoru Gojo ( JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2) Nominees Abhishek Sharma as Einar ( VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2 ) Lohit Sharma as Satoru Gojo ( JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2 ) Natasha John as Frieren ( Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) Rajesh Shukla as Sung Jinwoo ( Solo Leveling ) Ranjit R Tiwari as Yoichi Isagi ( BLUE LOCK 2nd Season ) Rushikesh Phunse as Kafka Hibino ( Kaiju No. 8 ) Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Italian Winner: Ilaria Pellicone as Kyomoto ( Look Back ) Nominees Alessandro Pili as Kenma Kozume ( HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle ) Andrea Oldani as Jinshi ( The Apothecary Diaries ) Ilaria Pellicone as Kyomoto ( Look Back ) Katia Sorrentino as Neia Baraja ( OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom ) Martina Felli as Frieren ( Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) Mattia Bressan as Kafka Hibino ( Kaiju No. 8 ) Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Latin Spanish Winner: Miguel Ángel Leal as Eren Jaeger ( Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2 ) Nominees Alicia Vélez as Momo ( DAN DA DAN ) Desireé González as Maomao ( The Apothecary Diaries ) Erika Ugalde as Frieren ( Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) 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 )
