CRUNCHYROLL REVEALS NOMINEES AND STAR-STUDDED CELEBRITY PRESENTER LINEUP FOR THE 2025 CRUNCHYROLL ANIME AWARDS

Crunchyroll, the ultimate brand fueling anime fandom worldwide, has revealed the nominees for the ninth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards—the largest global celebration of excellence in Japanese animation. Fans around the world can visit the Crunchyroll Anime Awards Official Website to vote each day through April 14 for the series, creators, and performances they love. Global fan voting helps to determine the winners among the list of nominees included below. Voting is easy and more accessible than ever before.

Crunchyroll has also revealed a star-studded first wave of passionate anime-fan presenters for the Anime Awards pre-show and live ceremony. With more to be announced soon, the current list set to present winners on Sunday, May 25 includes:

● Finn Wolfhard—Canadian director, musician, and actor from Stranger Things
● Gaten Matarazzo—American actor best known from Stranger Things
● Chocolate Planet—Comedy duo made up of Shohei Osada and Shun Matsuo
● DEAN FUJIOKA—Japanese actor, musician and talent
● Kanata Hongo—Japanese actor known for live-action adaptations of anime
● Mayu Matsuoka—Japan Academy Award winning actress
● Saya Ichikawa—Japanese model and talent
● Pabllo Vittar—Award winning Brazilian pop icon (previously announced)
● Ben Whittaker—English professional boxer
● Damiano David—Italian singer-songwriter
● Ironmouse—Demon Queen VTuber
● d4vd—American recording artist
● Rina Sawayama—Musician and actor
● Chloe Kim—American snowboarder
● Plastique Tiara—Top global drag star
● Paloma Mami—American-Chilean singer
● Gigguk—Pioneering YouTube content creator

Additionally, President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, Hiroki Totoki, will deliver opening remarks at the Anime Awards live ceremony, which will be hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira.

“The Crunchyroll Anime Awards are one of the most important times of year for fans because we hear directly from them on what anime they love and get to honor the creative community behind that love,” said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll. “Anime continues to deeply resonate emotionally with fans, and anime’s biggest night of the year is sure to invoke a lot of joy and pride amongst the anime community—fans and creators alike. This year’s nominees represent more than 50 series and films developed by more than 35 talented studios.”

ANIME AWARDS 2025 CATEGORIES:-

  • Anime of the Year

  • Film of the Year

  • Best Continuing Series

  • Best New Series

  • Best Original Anime

  • Best Animation

  • Best Character Design

  • Best Director

  • Back Background Art (NEW!)

  • Best Romance Anime

  • Best Comedy Anime

  • Best Action Anime

  • Best Isekai Anime (NEW!)

  • Best Drama Anime

  • Best Slice of Life Anime

  • Best Main Character

  • Best Supporting Character

  • “Must Protect At All Costs” Character

  • Best Anime Song

  • Best Score

  • Best Opening Sequence

  • Best Ending Sequence

  • Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Japanese, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin Spanish, Hindi)

In celebration of the 2025 Anime Awards, Crunchyroll is helping all anime fans catch up and fall deeper in love with the nominees. A selection of nominated titles streaming on Crunchyroll are now available to watch for free! Additionally, the Crunchyroll Store has considerable discounts on manga, collectibles, and more tied to the honorees.

Fans are encouraged to vote each day with a 1-click resubmit feature through April 14 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time on the Anime Awards Official Website and launch their favorite anime into the spot. Additionally, for the first time ever, voting is accessible within the Crunchyroll mobile application. The results will be announced at the 2025 Anime Awards live ceremony on Sunday, May 25 and through a global fan livestream.

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is the leading yearly awards program honoring the creators, musicians, and performances powering the global love of anime. The ninth annual Anime Awards will take place at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in
Tokyo on May 25, 2025. Sony Music Solutions Inc., part of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and Dempsey Productions will support Crunchyroll in the execution of the event. The event will be livestreamed for global audiences.

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