‘Solo Leveling’ Crowned Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll Awards 2025

Summary

Crunchyroll hosted the Anime Awards 2025 over the weekend in Tokyo
Solo Leveling won Anime of the Year, alongside multiple accolades
Attack on Titan received the first Global Impact Award, celebrated with live performances

Over the weekend, the Crunchyroll‘s 2025 Anime Awards celebrated anime’s global influence with a record-breaking 51 million fan votes and star-studded presentations by Kacey Musgraves, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo and J Balvin. The biggest honor of the night, Anime of the Year, went to Solo Leveling, recognizing its widespread. The series also swept a number of accolades, including Best New Series, Best Action, Best Main Character and Best Score.

Meanwhile, critically acclaimed Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End took home Best Drama, Best Director and Best Background Art, cementing its status as a favorite among critics and industry insiders. DAN DA DAN, while missing out on its top-category hopes, still claimed Best Character Design, Best Opening Sequence and Best Anime Song. Additionally, Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK received the first-ever Global Impact Award, honoring its profound influence on anime culture and storytelling.

Fans were treated to electrifying performances, including Creepy Nuts, who delivered B”ling-Bang-Bang-Born” from Mashle: Magic and Muscles, and FLOW, who commemorated Eureka Seven’s 20th anniversary with “DAYS.” LiSA, one of anime’s most celebrated artists, performed a selection of hits, including “gurenge”, the iconic theme from Demon Slayer. The event, held at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa, reaffirmed anime’s presence in mainstream entertainment, with Sony Music Solutions Inc. and Dempsey Productions partnering with Crunchyroll to execute the celebration.

Check out the full list of winners below:

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