Celebrating a decade of excellence, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards returns this year with an exceptionally high-stakes lineup. The official slate of nominees was unveiled on April 2, spotlighting the premier contenders for prestigious titles including “Anime of the Year,” “Best Original Production,” and “Film of the Year.” The voting window is currently live and concludes on April 15, providing enthusiasts a final fortnight to acquaint themselves with the past year’s standout series before casting their definitive ballots.
Explore the comprehensive roster of this year’s nominees below:
Anime of the Year
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Gachiakuta
- My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- Takopi’s Original Sin
- The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- The Summer Hikaru Died
Film of the Year
- 100 Meters
- Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II — The Ashes of Rage
- Scarlet
- The Rose of Versailles
Best Original Anime
- Apocalypse Hotel
- DIGIMON BEATBREAK
- Lazarus
- Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
- Moonrise
- ZENSHU
Best Continuing Series
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Kaiju No. 8
- My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- ONE PIECE
- Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
- SPY x FAMILY Season 3
Best New Series
- Clevatess
- Gachiakuta
- SAKAMOTO DAYS
- Takopi’s Original Sin
- The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
- The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Opening Sequence
- “HUGs” by Paledusk — Gachiakuta
- “Mirage” by Creepy Nuts — Call of the Night Season 2
- “On The Way” by AiNA THE END — DAN DA DAN Season 2
- “ReawakeR” (feat. Felix of Stray Kids) by LiSA — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
- “THE REVO” by PORNOGRAFFITTI — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- “Watch Me!” by YOASOBI — WITCH WATCH
Best Ending Sequence
- “Actor” by Lilas Ikuta — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
- “Beautiful Colors” by OneRepublic — Kaiju No. 8
- “Doukashiteru” by WurtS — DAN DA DAN Season 2
- “I” by BUMP OF CHICKEN — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- “Kawaii Kaiwai” by PiKi — My Dress—Up Darling Season 2
- “UN-APEX” by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
Best Action
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Gachiakuta
- Kaiju No. 8
- My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- ONE PIECE
- Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
Best Comedy
- CITY THE ANIMATION
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
- Ranma 1/2 Season 2
- SPY x FAMILY Season 3
- WITCH WATCH
Best Drama
- Anne Shirley
- Blue Box
- Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
- Takopi’s Original Sin
- The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Isekai Anime
- Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2
- Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation — Season 1 “Episode of Heartslabyul”
- From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated!
- KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 -BONUS STAGE-
- Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
- ZENSHU
Best Romance
- Blue Box
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Honey Lemon Soda
- My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
- Ranma 1/2 Season 2
- The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
Best Slice of Life
- Anne Shirley
- Blue Box
- CITY THE ANIMATION
- My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
- SPY x FAMILY Season 3
- The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
Best Animation
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Gachiakuta
- My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- ONE PIECE
- Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
- Takopi’s Original Sin
Best Background Art
- CITY THE ANIMATION
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Gachiakuta
- Kowloon Generic Romance
- The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Character Design
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Gachiakuta
- My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
- ONE PIECE
- Takopi’s Original Sin
- The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
Best Director
- Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- Fuga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora — DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Fumihiko Suganuma — Gachiakuta
- Kenji Nagasaki, Naomi Nakayama — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- Ryohei Takeshita — The Summer Hikaru Died
- Shinya Iino — Takopi’s Original Sin
Best Main Character
- Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- Momo — DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Okarun — DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Rudo — Gachiakuta
- Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
Best Supporting Character
- Enjin — Gachiakuta
- Jin Enjoji (Jiji) — DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- Loulan/Shisui — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- Turbo Granny — DAN DA DAN Season 2
“Must Protect At All Costs” Character
- Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
- Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- Kaoruko Waguri — The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
- Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- Suika — Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE
- Takopi — Takopi’s Original Sin
Best Anime Song
- “In Bloom” by Lilas Ikuta — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- “IRIS OUT” by Kenshi Yonezu — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- “JANE DOE” by Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- “On The Way” by AiNA THE END — DAN DA DAN Season 2
- “ReawakeR” (feat. Felix of Stray Kids) by LiSA — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
- “Watch Me!” by YOASOBI — WITCH WATCH
Best Score
- Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc — Kensuke Ushio
- DAN DA DAN Season 2 — Kensuke Ushio
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle — Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
- Gachiakuta — Taku Iwasaki
- Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- — Hiroyuki Sawano
- The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2) — Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin, Alisa Okehazama
Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese)
- Aoi Yuki as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka — The Summer Hikaru Died
- Daiki Yamashita as Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- Kikunosuke Toya as Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy — ONE PIECE
- Reina Ueda as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Best Voice Artist Performance (English)
- Alexis Tipton as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Emi Lo as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- Justin Briner as Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- Lucien Dodge as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Morgan Berry as Shiori Fuyumura — SANDA
- Paul Castro Jr. as Hikaru Indou — The Summer Hikaru Died
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International Voice Artist Highlights
Arabic:
- Hamoud Abu Hassoun as Loid Forger (Childhood) — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
- Tariq Obaid as Taro Sakamoto — SAKAMOTO DAYS
- Moataz El—Shazly as Heisuke Mashimo — SAKAMOTO DAYS
- Raafat Bazo as Yuri Briar — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
- Fatima Zakaria as Osaragi — SAKAMOTO DAYS
- Ghada Omar as Yor Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
Brazilian Portuguese:
- Bruno Sangregório as Levi Ackerman — Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK
- Charles Emmanuel as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Erick Bougleux as Zanka Nijiku — Gachiakuta
- Fabio Lucindo as Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- Gigi Patta as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- Ursula Bezerra as Son Goku — Dragon Ball DAIMA
Castilian Spanish:
- Adrián Pineda as Rudo — Gachiakuta
- Carles Teruel as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Cristina Peña as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Joel Gómez Jiménez as Okarun — DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Marisa Marciel as Nami — ONE PIECE
- Marta Barbará as Kaoruko Waguri — The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
French:
- Bastien Bourlé as Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- Bruno Mullenaerts as Enjin — Gachiakuta
- Catherine Hanotiau as Nico Wakatsuki — WITCH WATCH
- Clara Soares as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Jonathan Gimbord as Hikaru — The Summer Hikaru Died
- Véronique Augereau as Seiko — DAN DA DAN Season 2
German:
- Dirk Bublies as Kogoro Mori — Detective Conan: One—eyed Flashback
- Gerrit Schmidt—Foß as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Laurine Betz as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Magdalena Höfner as Kiui Watase — Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night
- Markus Feustel as Rudo — Gachiakuta
- Patricia Strasburger as Nico Wakatsuki — WITCH WATCH
Hindi:
- Abhishek Sharma as Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- Akshita Mishra as Koyuki — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Heena Malik as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Merlyn James as Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
- Rajesh Shukla as Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
- Shilpie Pandey as Lufas Maphaahl — A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
Italian:
- Katia Sorrentino as Momo — DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Leonardo Graziano as Naruto Uzumaki — BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE
- Luna Fogu as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- Martina Tamburello as Kikoru Shinomiya — Kaiju No. 8
- Mosè Singh as Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Simone Lupinacci as Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Latin Spanish:
- Desireé González as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
- Dion González as Rudo — Gachiakuta
- Erika Langarica as Marin Kitagawa — My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
- Fernando Moctezuma as Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
- Jessica Ángeles as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Jose Antonio Toledano as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Source: Polygon
