Anime of the Year noms include ‘DAN DA DAN,’ ‘Delicious in Dungeon,’ ‘Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End,’ ‘Kaiju No.8,’ ‘Solo Leveling,’ and ‘The Apothecary Diaries;’ Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, and Damiano David top list of presenters planned for live May 25 Tokyo ceremony.
Crunchyroll has revealed the nominees for its 9th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
Fans can visit the Crunchyroll Anime Awards website to vote each day from now through April 14.The awards ceremony will livestream on May 25 from Tokyo.2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Nominees: Anime of the Year Film of the Year Best Original Anime Best Continuing Series Best New Series Best Opening Sequence Abyss - Yungblud - Bling-Bang-Bang-Born - Creepy Nuts - Fatal - GEMN - Season 2 LEveL - SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Otonoke - Creepy Nuts - UUUUUS! - Hiroshi Kitadani - ONE PIECE Best Ending Sequence Antanante - riria.
- Burning - Hitsujibungaku - KAMAKURA STYLE - BotchiBoromaru Nobody - OneRepublic request - krage TAIDADA - ZUTOMAYO Best Action Best Comedy Best Drama Best Isekai Anime Best Romance Best Slice of Life Best Animation Best Background Art Best Character Design Best Director Fuga Yamashiro Haruo Sotozaki - Keiichiro Saito - Megumi Ishitani - Norihiro Naganuma - Yoshihiro Miyajima - Best Main Character Frieren - Kafka Hibino - Okarun - Maomao - Momo - Sung Jinwoo - Best Supporting Character Fern Himmel Jinshi Seiko Senshi Turbo Granny “Must Protect At All Cost” Character Anya Forger - Frieren - Okarun - Senshi - Tokiyuki Hojo - Best Anime Song Abyss - Yungblud - Bling-Bang-Bang-Born - Creepy Nuts - Fatal - GEMN - LEveL - SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Otonoke - Creepy Nuts - The Brave - YOASOBI - Best Score - Shiro Sagisu kensuke ushio Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina - Evan Call Haruka Nakamura Hiroyuki Sawano Best Japanese Voice Artist Performance Aoi Yuki (Maomao) - Atsumi Tanezaki (Frieren) - Kenichi Suzumura (Bravern) - Shion Wakayama (Momo) - Sayaka Sembongi (Marcille) - Natsuki Hanae (Okarun) - Best English Voice Artist Performance AJ Beckles (Okarun) - Aleks Le (Sung Jinwoo) - Jessie James Grelle (Armin Arlelt) - Mallorie Rodak (Frieren) - Sarah Natochenny (Alya) - SungWon Cho (Senshi) - Best Arabic Voice Artist Performance Basil Al-Rifai (Loid Forger) - Season 2 Hiba Snobar (Anya Forger) - Season 2 Julien Chaaya (Isagi) - 2nd Season Lama AlSayyagh (Marcille) - Mohammed Sami (Rin) - 2nd Season Nawar AlMahairi (Laios) - Best Brazilian Portuguese Voice Artist Performance Bruna Laynes (Marcille) - Celso Henrique (Sunraku) - Charles Emmanuel (Sung Jinwoo) - Gigi Patta (Maomao) - Heitor Assali (Reno Ichikawa) - Pedro Azevedo (Dot Barrett) - Best Castilian Spanish Voice Artist Performance Ainhoa Maiquez (Miyo Saimori) - Clara Schwarze (Akane Tendo) - Jorge Peña (Senshi) - Mario Ballart (Kafka Hibino) - Masumi Mutsuda (Sung Jinwoo) - Sandra Villa (Frieren) - Best French Voice Artist Performance Adrien Antoine (Kafka Hibino) - Audrey Sablé (Naomi Orthmann) - Jaynelia Coadou (Momo) - Julien Allouf (Jinshi) - Marie Nonnenmacher (Frieren) - Martin Faliu (Ranma Saotome) - Best German Voice Artist Performance Daniel Schlauch (Monkey D.Luffy) - Felix Kamin (Kafka Hibino) - Florian Knorn (Ranma Saotome) - Franciska Friede (Momo) - Jörg Hengstler (Kogoro Mori) - Magdalena Höfner (Marcille) - Best Hindi Voice Artist Performance Abhishek Sharma (Einar) - Lohit Sharma (Satoru Gojo) - Natasha John (Frieren) - Rajesh Shukla (Sung Jinwoo) - Ranjit R Tiwari (Yoichi Isagi) - Rushikesh Phunse (Kafka Hibino) - Best Italian Voice Artist Performance Alessandro Pili (Kenma Kozume) - Andrea Oldani (Jinshi) – Ilaria Pellicone (Kyomoto) - Katia Sorrentino (Neia Baraja) – Martina Felli (Frieren) – Mattia Bressan (Kafka Hibino) – Best Latin Spanish Voice Artist Performance Alicia Vélez (Momo) - Desireé González (Maomao) - Erika Ugalde (Frieren) - Luis Leonardo Suárez (Muzan Kibutsuji) - Miguel Ángel Leal (Eren Jaeger) - Omar Sánchez (Kafka Hibino) - Crunchyroll has also revealed the first wave of presenters for the Anime Awards pre-show and live ceremony, which includes: Finn Wolfhard: Canadian director, musician, and actor Gaten Matarazzo: American actor Chocolate Planet: Comedy duo Shohei Osada and Shun Matsuo DEAN FUJIOKA: Japanese actor, musician, and talent Kanata Hongo: Japanese actor Mayu Matsuoka: Japan Academy actress Saya Ichikawa: Japanese model Pabllo Vittar: Brazilian pop icon (previously announced) Ben Whittaker: English professional boxer Damiano David: Italian singer-songwriter Ironmouse: Demon Queen VTuber D4vd: American recording artist Rina Sawayama: Musician and actor Chloe Kim: American snowboarder Plastique Tiara: Drag star Paloma Mami: American-Chilean singer Gigguk: YouTube content creator President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, Hiroki Totoki, will deliver opening remarks at the ceremony, which will be hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira.“The Crunchyroll Anime Awards are one of the most important times of year for fans because we hear directly from them on what anime they love and get to honor the creative community behind that love,” said Rahul Purini, president of Crunchyroll.
“Anime continues to deeply resonate emotionally with fans, and anime’s biggest night of the year is sure to invoke a lot of joy and pride amongst the anime community—fans and creators alike.This year’s nominees represent more than 50 series and films developed by more than 35 talented studios.”
A selection of nominated titles streaming on Crunchyroll are now available to watch for free! Additionally, the Crunchyroll Store has considerable discounts on manga, collectibles, and more tied to the honorees.
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