Crunchyroll is celebrating the best anime has to offer.
The Ninth Crunchyroll Anime Award 2025 took place on 25 May, 2025. From production, to voice talent, to music, this award wishes to honour all the amazing anime titles that brought us joy in 2024. Here is a list of of the minor awards and the winners of each category.
Best New Anime Award: Solo Leveling
Other Nominees:
DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
- Kaiju No. 8
- The Apothecary Diaries
Best Background Art Award: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Other Nominees:
- DAN DA DAN
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Pluto
- The Apothecary Diaries
Best Character Design Award: DAN DA DAN
Other Nominees:
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
- Kaiju No. 8
- The Apothecary Diaries
Best Action Award: Solo Leveling
Other Nominees:
- BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict
- DAN DA DAN
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Kaiju No. 8
- WIND BREAKER
The “Must Protect At All Cost” Character Award: Anya Forger - SPY × FAMILY Season 2
Other Nominees:
- 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 Supporting Character Award: Fern - Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Other Nominees:
- Himmel - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
- Jinshi - The Apothecary Diaries
- Seiko - DAN DA DAN
- Senshi - Delicious in Dungeon
- Turbo Granny - DAN DA DAN
Best Main Character Award: Sung Jinwoo - Solo Leveling
Other Nominees:
- Frieren - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
- Kafka Hibino - Kaiju No. 8
- Okarun - DAN DA DAN
- Maomao - The Apothecary Diaries
- Momo - DAN DA DAN
Best Drama Award: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Other Nominees:
- A Sign of Affection
- DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
- 【OSHI NO KO】Season 2
- Pluto
- The Apothecary Diaries
Best Romance Award: Blue Box
Other Nominations:
- A Sign of Affection
- Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
- Ranma1/2
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
- The Dangers in My Heart Season 2
Best Comedy Award: MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
Other Nominees:
- Delicious in Dungeon
- KONOSUBA -God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3
- My Deer Friend Nokotan
- Ranma1/2
- SPY × FAMILY Season 2
Best Ending Sequence Award: request by krage - Solo Leveling
Other Nominees:
- Antanante by riria. - Ranma1/2
- Burning by Hitsujibungaku - 【OSHI NO KO】Season 2
- KAMAKURA STYLE by BotchiBoromaru - The Elusive Samurai
- Nobody by OneRepublic - Kaiju No. 8
- TAIDADA by ZUTOMAYO - DAN DA DAN
Best Opening Sequence Award: Otonoke by Creepy Nuts - DAN DA DAN
Other 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
- UUUUUS! by Hiroshi Kitadani - ONE PIECE
Best Italian Voice Artist Performance Award: Ilaria Pellicone (Kyomoto) - Look Back
Other Nominees:
- Alessandro Pili (Kenma Kozume) - HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
- Andrea Oldani (Jinshi) – The Apothecary Diaries
- Katia Sorrentino (Neia Baraja) – OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom
- Martina Felli (Frieren) – Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
- Mattia Bressan (Kafka Hibino) – Kaiju No. 8
Best Arabic Voice Artist Performance Award: Hiba Snobar (Anya Forger) - SPY × FAMILY Season 2
Other Nominees:
- Basil Al-Rifai (Loid 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 Latin Spanish Voice Artist Performance Award: Miguel Ángel Leal (Eren Jaeger) - Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2
Other Nominees:
- 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
- Omar Sánchez (Kafka Hibino) - Kaiju No. 8
Best Brazilian Portuguese Voice Artist Performance Award: Charles Emmanuel (Sung Jinwoo) - Solo Leveling
Other Nomiees:
- Bruna Laynes (Marcille) - Delicious in Dungeon
- Celso Henrique (Sunraku) - Shangri-La Frontier Season 1
- 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 Award: Masumi Mutsuda (Sung Jinwoo) - Solo Leveling
Other Nominees:
- Ainhoa Maiquez (Miyo Saimori) - My Happy Marriage
- Clara Schwarze (Akane Tendo) - Ranma1/2
- Jorge Peña (Senshi) - Delicious in Dungeon
- Mario Ballart (Kafka Hibino) - Kaiju No. 8
- Sandra Villa (Frieren) - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Best German Voice Artist Performance Award: Daniel Schlauch (Monkey D. Luffy) - ONE PIECE
Other Nominees:
- Felix Kamin (Kafka Hibino) - Kaiju No. 8
- Florian Knorn (Ranma Saotome) - Ranma1/2
- Franciska Friede (Momo) - DAN DA DAN
- Jörg Hengstler (Kogoro Mori) - Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
- Magdalena Höfner (Marcille) - Delicious in Dungeon
Best French Voice Artist Performance Award: Adrien Antoine (Kafka Hibino) - Kaiju No. 8
Other Nominees:
- 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) - Ranma1/2
Best Hindi Voice Artist Performance Award: Lohit Sharma (Satoru Gojo) - JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2
Other Nominees:
- Abhishek Sharma (Einar) - VINLAND SAGA 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 Japanese Voice Artist Performance Award: Aoi Yuki (Maomao) - The Apothecary Diaries
Other Nominees:
- 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 Award: Aleks Le (Sung Jinwoo) - Solo Leveling
Other Nominees:
- AJ Beckles (Okarun) - DAN DA DAN
- 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
