The annual Crunchyroll Awards 2025 is right around the corner! The categories and nominees have just been announced and here are some of the categories I think most people would like to know.
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Crunchyroll Awards 2025: Category and Nominees
Anime of the Year
Solo Leveling
Delicious in Dungeon
The Apothecary Diaries
Arguably any of these could win Anime of the Year. However, I think that either Frieren or Solo Leveling will win. I would consider these mainstream anime. A lot of people love these anime, even non-anime fans.
Film of the Year
I’m not sure what will win here as I haven’t watched half of them. From what I have seen, I think Look Back will win this category. It has a great story, animation, voice acting etc. I think it being a work by Tatsuki Fujimoto is also another reason.
Best Animation
Solo Leveling
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Delicious in Dungeon
This is another tough category, I think any of these could win. If I had to pick who would win I think DAN DA DAN. The fight scenes were animated great. Director Fūga Yamashiro directed the scenes in a unique way.
Best Romance
A Sign of Affection
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
The Dangers in My Heart Season 2
I think The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 wins this category easily. I watched it recently and it was just such a good romance anime. Blue Box is a close second, arguably could win because of its popularity.
Best Comedy
Delicious in Dungeon
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
Ranma ½
My Deer Friend Nokotan
KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3
SPY X FAMILY Season 2
I haven’t watched any of these except Delicious in Dungeon and a couple episodes of My Deer Friend Nokotan so I can’t say what anime would win this category.
Best Action
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War -The Conflict
DAN DA DAN
Kaiju No. 8
I hope Demon Slayer wins this category. I haven’t watched this season of BLEACH, however I’ve watched a couple hundred episodes of BLEACH and I know how good it is. And this was the very first couple season of BLEACH in 2004.
Best Isekai Anime
KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Season 2, Cour 2)
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
Suicide Squad ISEKAI
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3
Mushoku Tensei is my personal favourite isekai anime of all time, so I’m biased to say this will win.
Best Drama
A Sign of Affection
PLUTO
DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
[OSHI NO KO] Season 2
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
The Apothecary Diaries
Frieren or OSHI NO KO is for sure winning this category, just due to their popularity. I know DEAD DEAD DEMONS is good, or so I’ve heard, however I haven’t watched it myself.
Best Slice of Life
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
The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 or Makeine will win I think. Laid Back Season 3 could win though, I’ve seen season 1 and it’s a cozy Slice of Life.
