Anime Awards 2025 Winners Announced – From Anime of the Year, Best Animation and More!

Anime of the Year 2025

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

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

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc 

Nominees:

• 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 Anime Series

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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 Score

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

“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
• “UUUUUS!” By Hiroshi Kitadani – ONE PIECE

Best Anime Ending Sequence

“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 Voice Artist Performance – Japanese

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 Voice Artist Performance – English

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 Voice Artist Performance – Castilian Spanish

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 Voice Artist Performance – Latin Spanish

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

Best Voice Artist Performance – Brazilian Portuguese

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 Voice Artist Performance – German

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 Voice Artist Performance – Italian

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 Voice Artist Performance – Arabic

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 Voice Artist Performance – French

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

Relive the night of the event by watching the Awards video linked below!