Anime Awards 2025: who won?

After the counting and tallying of the votes from fans and judges, the winners for the 2025 Anime Awards have finally been announced.

Anime of the Year

Winner: Solo Leveling

Anime Film of the Year 2025

Winner: Look Back

Global Impact Award

Attack on Titan

Best Continuing Anime Series

Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

Best New Anime Series

Winner: Solo Leveling

Best Original Anime

Winner: Ninja Kamui

Best Animation

Winner: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc

Best Character Design

Winner: DAN DA DAN

Best Director

Winner: Keiichiro Saito (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)

Best Background Art

Winner: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Best Romance Anime

Winner: Blue Box

Best Comedy Anime

Winner: MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc

Best Action Anime

Winner: Solo Leveling

Best Isekai Anime

Winner: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3

Best Drama Anime

Winner: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Best Slice of Life Anime

Winner: Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!

Best Main Character

Winner: Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)

Best Supporting Character

Winner: Fern (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)

"Must Protect At All Costs" Character

Winner: Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2)

Best Anime Song

Winner: “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts (DAN DA DAN)

Best Anime Score

Winner: Solo Leveling (Hiroyuki Sawano)

Best Anime Opening Sequence

Winner: “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts (DAN DA DAN)

Best Anime Ending Sequence

Winner: “request” by krage (Solo Leveling)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Japanese

Winner: Aoi Yuki as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Arabic

Winner: Hiba Snobar as Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Brazilian Portuguese

Winner: Charles Emmanuel as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Castilian Spanish

Winner: Masumi Mutsuda as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - English

Winner: Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - French

Winner: Adrien Antoine as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - German

Winner: Daniel Schlauch as Monkey D. Luffy (ONE PIECE)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Hindi

Winner: Lohit Sharma as Satoru Gojo (JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Italian

Winner: Ilaria Pellicone as Kyomoto (Look Back)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - Latin Spanish

Winner: Miguel Ángel Leal as Eren Jaeger (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2)

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