The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards took place on 25 May 2025 at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo, with performances from LiSA, Creepy Nuts, and FLOW, plus presenters including J Balvin, Kacey Musgraves, and Zak Penn.
The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards set the stage ablaze with performances from Japanese singer-songwriter LiSA (featured in our TikTok hits roundup), hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts, and rock band FLOW. Guest presenters included global superstar J Balvin, GRAMMY Award-winning singer Kacey Musgraves, and screenwriter Zak Penn.
The awards show took place on Sunday 25th May, with the live ceremony hosted by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo.
The pre-show began at 9AM BST and the main show at 10AM BST. You can still watch the livestream available globally on Crunchyroll’s YouTube channel, in case you missed it.
With a variety of awards, from Best Original Anime to Best Main Character, here are the major winners of the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards!
The Major Winners of the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards:
- Anime of the Year 2025: Solo Leveling
- Anime Film of the Year: Look Back
- Best New Anime Series: Solo Leveling
- Best Original Anime: Ninja Kamui
- Best Animation: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Best Romance Anime: Blue Box
- Best Comedy Anime: MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
- Best Action Anime: Solo Leveling
- Best Isekai Anime: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
- Best Drama Anime: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Best Slice of Life Anime: Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
- Best Main Character: Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
The full music performance slate and additional live ceremony and pre-show presenters are listed below:
From left: LiSA, Creepy Nuts, FLOW
Musical Performances by:
- LiSA—Japanese singer and iconic voice behind Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s opening theme “Gurenge,” which she performed along with her other hits, “Datte Atashino Hero,” & “crossing field.”
- Creepy Nuts—2025 Anime Award nominated hip-hop duo behind viral hits “Otonoke” and “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born”, the opening themes for Dan Da Dan and Mashle: Magic and Muscles, respectively. They performed “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” for the awards show.
- FLOW—Rock band, performed “DAYS” in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Eureka Seven.
From left: J Balvin, Kacey Musgraves, Zak Penn
Live Ceremony and Pre-Show Presenters:
- J Balvin—GRAMMY-nominated global music superstar
- Kacey Musgraves—GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician
- Zak Penn—Screenwriter
More information about Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards can be found on the Crunchyroll Anime Awards Official Website and across X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Channel.
