The 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards was held on May 25, 2025 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. This edition featured 32 categories honoring anime released from September 2023 to December 2024. The ceremony was streamed live by Crunchyroll on YouTube and Twitch. Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira hosted the ceremony for the third time, including its previous edition.
A-1 Pictures' Solo Leveling won nine awards including Anime of the Year, becoming the first adaptation of a manhwa to win the award. Meanwhile, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End by Madhouse won four including Best Director. Studio Durian's Look Back, an adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga of the same name, won Film of the Year. Other winners include Dandadan by Science SARU which received the most nominations in this edition with 22, as well as Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Spy × Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, One Piece, Kaiju No. 8, The Apothecary Diaries, Ninja Kamui, Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Blue Box, and Mashle: Magic and Muscles.
Winners and nominees Categories for the 9th edition were revealed on December 6, 2024. Nominees were announced on April 3, 2025, in a livestream at Crunchyroll's YouTube channel. Dandadan received the most nominations with 22, followed by Frieren: Beyond Journey's End at 20, and Kaiju No. 8 and Delicious in Dungeon at 16. The four anime series were nominated for Anime of the Year, together with Solo Leveling and The Apothecary Diaries. All Anime of the Year nominees, except The Apothecary Diaries, were also nominated on the Best Animation category, together with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba; however, all Anime of the Year nominees were the new series. One Piece was nominated in the Best Continuing Series category for the third consecutive year, along with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. My Hero Academia which was also nominated in the aforementioned category, received the second Film of the Year nomination with the You're Next film, after Two Heroes which won previously in the third edition. Keiichirō Saitō was nominated again in Best Director for his work on Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, along with Haruo Sotozaki for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Akira Matsushima received a nomination in Best Character Design for the third consecutive year for his work on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Kensuke Ushio was nominated again for Best Score for his work on Dandadan, along with Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Atsumi Tanezaki was nominated in the Best VA Performance (Japanese) category for the third consecutive year as Frieren.
Among genre categories, Spy × Family was nominated in Best Comedy for the third consecutive year, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba for Best Action. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation was nominated for Best Isekai Anime, along with KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!, Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. Oshi no Ko was nominated again for Best Drama. For character categories, Frieren and Ken "Okarun" Takakura were nominated for Best Main Character and "Must Protect at All Costs" Character. Two characters from both Dandadan (Seiko Ayase and Turbo Granny) and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Fern and Himmel), were nominated for Best Supporting Character, while Anya Forger of Spy × Family was nominated in the "Must Protect at All Costs" Character category for the third consecutive year. Five anime songs nominated for Best Anime Song were nominated for Best Opening Sequence as well: "Abyss" by Yungblud, "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" and "Otonoke" by Creepy Nuts, "Fatal" by Gemn, and "Level" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]: Tomorrow X Together.
Awards Solo Leveling won nine awards including Anime of the Year, the first for a manhwa adaptation. The win was described as a massive upset by news outlets, as Frieren: Beyond Journey's End was widely expected to win the top prize; it nevertheless won four awards including the inaugural Best Background Art and its director Keiichirō Saitō winning Best Director. Look Back won Film of the Year, with its director Kiyotaka Oshiyama receiving the award. Dandadan won three awards including Best Character Design, while Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba won Best Continuing Series and Best Animation. Ninja Kamui won Best Original Anime. Solo Leveling, Blue Box, Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World won the genre awards for Best Action, Best Romance, Best Comedy, Best Slice of Life, Best Drama, and the inaugural Best Isekai Anime respectively. Sung Jin-woo of Solo Leveling won Best Main Character, while Fern of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End won Best Supporting Character. Anya Forger won the "Must Protect at All Costs" Character award for the third consecutive year. "Otonoke" by Creepy Nuts won Best Anime Song and Best Opening Sequence, while "Request" by Krage won Best Ending Sequence. Hiroyuki Sawano won Best Score for his work on Solo Leveling. Aoi Yūki won Best Voice Acting (Japanese) for her work as Maomao in The Apothecary Diaries, while Aleks Le won Best Voice Acting (English) for his work as Sung Jin-woo in Solo Leveling. Attack on Titan became the first recipient to receive the Global Impact Award, which was awarded to honor the works and visionary creatives who have produced anime series changing popular culture. Yuichiro Hayashi, The Final Seasons director, accepted the award.
Solo Leveling — A-1 Pictures Dandadan — Science SARU Delicious in Dungeon — Studio Trigger Frieren: Beyond Journey's End — Madhouse Kaiju No. 8 — Production I.G The Apothecary Diaries — Toho Animation Studio and OLM | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Look Back — Studio Durian Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle — Production I.G Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain — EOTA My Hero Academia: You're Next — Bones Spy × Family Code: White — Wit Studio and CloverWorks The Colors Within — Science SARU |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc — Ufotable Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict — Pierrot Films My Hero Academia (season 7) — Bones One Piece — Toei Animation Oshi no Ko (season 2) — Doga Kobo Spy × Family (season 2) — Wit Studio and CloverWorks | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Solo Leveling — A-1 Pictures Dandadan — Science SARU Delicious in Dungeon — Studio Trigger Frieren: Beyond Journey's End — Madhouse Kaiju No. 8 — Production I.G The Apothecary Diaries — Toho Animation Studio and OLM |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Ninja Kamui — E&H Production Bucchigiri?! — MAPPA Girls Band Cry — Toei Animation Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night — Doga Kobo Metallic Rouge — Bones Train to the End of the World — EMT Squared | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc — Ufotable Dandadan — Science SARU Delicious in Dungeon — Studio Trigger Frieren: Beyond Journey's End — Madhouse Kaiju No. 8 — Production I.G Solo Leveling — A-1 Pictures |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Naoyuki Onda, original designs by Yukinobu Tatsu — Dandadan Akira Matsushima, original designs by Koyoharu Gotouge — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Naoki Takeda, original designs by Ryoko Kui — Delicious in Dungeon Reiko Nagasawa, original designs by Tsukasa Abe — Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Tetsuya Nishio, original designs by Naoya Matsumoto — Kaiju No. 8 Yukiko Nakatani, original designs by Touko Shino — The Apothecary Diaries Keiichirō Saitō — Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Fūga Yamashiro — Dandadan Haruo Sotozaki — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Megumi Ishitani — One Piece Fan Letter Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary Diaries Yoshihiro Miyajima — Delicious in Dungeon Frieren: Beyond Journey's End — Madhouse Dandadan — Science SARU Delicious in Dungeon — Studio Trigger Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc — Ufotable Pluto — Studio M2 The Apothecary Diaries — Toho Animation Studio and OLM | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Solo Leveling — A-1 Pictures Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War – The Conflict — Pierrot Films Dandadan — Science SARU Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc — Ufotable Kaiju No. 8 — Production I.G Wind Breaker — CloverWorks |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Mashle: Magic and Muscles The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc — A-1 Pictures Delicious in Dungeon — Studio Trigger KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! (season 3) — Drive My Deer Friend Nokotan — Wit Studio Ranma ½ — MAPPA Spy × Family (season 2) — Wit Studio and CloverWorks | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End — Madhouse A Sign of Affection — Ajiado Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction — Production +h. Oshi no Ko (season 2) — Doga Kobo Pluto — Studio M2 The Apothecary Diaries — Toho Animation Studio and OLM |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 3) — White Fox KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! (season 3) — Drive Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (season 2 cour 2) — Studio Bind Shangri-La Frontier (season 2) — C2C Suicide Squad Isekai — Wit Studio That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (season 3) — Eight Bit | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Blue Box — Telecom Animation Film A Sign of Affection — Ajiado Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! — A-1 Pictures Ranma ½ — MAPPA Scott Pilgrim Takes Off — Science SARU The Dangers in My Heart (season 2) — Shin-Ei Animation |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! — A-1 Pictures Laid-Back Camp (season 3) — Eight Bit Mr. Villain's Day Off — Shin-Ei Animation and SynergySP My Deer Friend Nokotan — Wit Studio Sound! Euphonium (season 3) — Kyoto Animation The Dangers in My Heart (season 2) — Shin-Ei Animation | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Sung Jin-woo — Solo Leveling Frieren — Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Kafka Hibino — Kaiju No. 8 Ken "Okarun" Takakura — Dandadan Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries Momo Ayase — Dandadan Fern — Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Himmel — Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries Seiko Ayase — Dandadan Senshi — Delicious in Dungeon Turbo Granny — Dandadan Anya Forger — Spy × Family (season 2) Frieren — Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Ken "Okarun" Takakura — Dandadan Senshi — Delicious in Dungeon Hōjō Tokiyuki — The Elusive Samurai Yuki Itose — A Sign of Affection "Otonoke" by Creepy Nuts — Dandadan "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 "The Brave" by Yoasobi — Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Hiroyuki Sawano — Solo Leveling Shirō Sagisu — Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict Kensuke Ushio — Dandadan Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Evan Call — Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Haruka Nakamura — Look Back "Otonoke" by Creepy Nuts, storyboard and direction by Abel Góngora — Dandadan "Abyss" by Yungblud, direction by Kohei Nakajima and Hibiki Yoshizaki — Kaiju No. 8 "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts, storyboard and direction by Shun Enokido — Mashle: Magic and Muscles The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc "Fatal" by Gemn, storyboard and direction by Ryohei Takeshita — Oshi no Ko (season 2) "Level" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]: Tomorrow X Together, storyboard and direction by Choi In-seung — Solo Leveling