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The Star
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
'Solo Leveling' emerges as biggest winner at anime awards
Solo Leveling (pic), a fantasy anime that tells the story of Sung Jin-woo living in an alternate reality threatened by supernatural events and monsters, is the biggest winner of the ninth Crunchyroll Anime Awards with nine plums, including Anime of the Year. Other anime recognised at the ceremony were Dan Da Dan, Demon Slayer , and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End , as well as Attack On Titan which received the award for Global Impact. Hosted by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira, the Anime Awards held on Sunday, May 25 in Tokyo, featured a stacked lineup of celebrity anime fans, including Rina Sawayama, RuPaul's Drag Race alum Plastique Tiara, Kacey Musgraves and d4vd, to name a few.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Crunchyroll Anime Awards: ‘Solo Leveling,' ‘Look Back' Big Winners at Star-Studded Tokyo Ceremony
Solo Leveling was the big winner Sunday night at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, taking home anime of the year, best action, best new series, and multiple performance and music honors in a starry ceremony that brought together anime's most passionate global fans. Held at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo, the annual celebration honored the top talent in Japanese animation across 28 categories — drawing a record-breaking 51 million fan votes worldwide to decide the winners. In the feature film category, Look Back, the emotional adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's one-shot manga, earned Film of the Year, while fan-favorite Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba added to its legacy with best continuing series and best animation. The genre-defying Dan Da Dan picked up several creative awards, including best opening sequence, best anime song, and best character design. More from The Hollywood Reporter Viennale Sets Retrospective on Dutch Director Digna Sinke, Including New Film 'Key to Heaven' Marcel Ophuls, 'Sorrow and the Pity' Documentarian, Dies at 97 'Code of Silence' Writer Catherine Moulton Knows: "Lip Readers Are Detectives" Hosted for the third year in a row by voice actress Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira, this year's show again welcomed a diverse slate of celebrity presenters, further underlining anime's global appeal. Appearances were made by Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves, Stranger Things stars Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo, Latin music icon J Balvin, Japanese actor Kanata Hongo and Japanese Academy Award-winner Mayu Matsuoka. Also on hand were singer Rina Sawayama, Brazilian pop star Pabllo Vittar, model Saya Ichikawa, actor Dean Fujioka and Damiano David of Maneskin fame. The night's most poignant moment came when Attack on Titan was awarded Crunchyroll's first-ever Global Impact Award, a new honor recognizing a franchise's profound influence on anime and global pop culture. Director Yuichiro Hayashi accepted the award on behalf of studio Mappa and the series' many creators, following the release of Attack on Titan: The Last Attack in late 2024, which concluded the long-running saga. Fans were also treated to live performances from some of anime music's biggest acts, including Creepy Nuts with their viral hit 'Bling-Bang-Bang-Born' from Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Japanese rock legends Flow with 'Days' in honor of Eureka Seven, and a three-song medley by J-pop star Lisa, including her Demon Slayer anthem 'Gurenge.' 'Fans form deep emotional connections to anime. These are not just series, films or songs, but rather works of art that help define the identity of anime fans,' said Rahul Purini, president of Crunchyroll. 'With an incredible 51 million votes this year, the 2025 Anime Awards are celebrating the creators in Japan who have captured the hearts of fans and are powering anime's prominence in global pop culture.' Crunchyroll partnered with Sony Music Solutions Inc. and Dempsey Productions to deliver the high-energy show, which will be available to stream via Crunchyroll's YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as Sony Pictures Core and other Sony Group platforms. Sony Group has identified anime as a key pillar of its growth strategy, with Crunchyroll sitting at the center of its holdings in the sector. On Sony's most recent earnings call in May, the conglomerate revealed that Crunchyroll now counts 17 million subscribers worldwide. Crunchyroll, Aniplex and Sony Pictures will collaborate later this year on the North American and international release of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, a trilogy of films that concludes what is currently the world's most bankable anime franchise. Crunchyroll and Aniplex are also co-producing an anime series based on the blockbuster samurai adventure PlayStation game Ghost of Tsushima. Full List of 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Winners Anime of the Year: Solo Leveling Film of the Year: Look Back Best Original Anime: Ninja Kamui Best Continuing Series: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc Best New Series: Solo Leveling Best Opening Sequence: 'Otonoke' – Creepy Nuts (Dan Da Dan) Best Ending Sequence: 'request' – krage (Solo Leveling) Best Action: Solo Leveling Best Comedy: Mashle: Magic and Muscles – The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc Best Drama: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Best Isekai Anime: Re:ZERO – Starting Life in Another World – Season 3 Best Romance: Blue Box Best Slice of Life: Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Best Animation: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc Best Background Art: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Best Character Design: Dan Da Dan Best Director: Keiichiro Saito (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Best Main Character: Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling) Best Supporting Character: Fern (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) 'Must Protect At All Costs' Character: Anya Forger (Spy × Family, Season 2) Best Anime Song: 'Otonoke' – Creepy Nuts (Dan Da Dan) Best Score: Solo Leveling – Hiroyuki Sawano Voice Performance Awards Japanese: Aoi Yuki (Maomao – The Apothecary Diaries) English: Aleks Le (Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling) Arabic: Hiba Snobar (Anya Forger – SPY × FAMILY Season 2) Brazilian Portuguese: Charles Emmanuel (Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling) Castilian Spanish: Masumi Mutsuda (Sung Jinwoo – Solo Leveling) French: Adrien Antoine (Kafka Hibino – Kaiju No. 8) German: Daniel Schlauch (Monkey D. Luffy – One Piece) Hindi: Lohit Sharma (Satoru Gojo – Jujutsu Kaisen, Season 2) Italian: Ilaria Pellicone (Kyomoto – Look Back) Latin Spanish: Miguel Ángel Leal (Eren Jaeger – Attack on Titan Final Season: The Final Chapters – Special 2) Best of The Hollywood Reporter 'The Studio': 30 Famous Faces Who Play (a Version of) Themselves in the Hollywood-Based Series 22 of the Most Shocking Character Deaths in Television History A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Geek Culture
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
‘Solo Leveling' Sweeps Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025, Including Anime Of The Year
Like clockwork, every anime season comes with its fair share of breakout hits, standouts, and fan favourites, and 2024 was no different. The slate saw returning titles like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba , My Hero Academia , Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War , and more, but there were also plenty of new entries that basked in the spotlight. Celebrating the best of the genre, Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 is back to roll out the annual orange carpet, with voice actor and singer Sally Amaki and pop entertainer Jon Kabira serving as co-hosts. Joining big-name presenters like Dean Fujioka, Stranger Things stars Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo, award-winning musician Kacey Musgraves, recording artist d4vd, actor-musican Rina Sawayama, content creator Gigguk, VTuber Ironmouse, and more were renowned artists Creepy Nuts, Flow, and LiSA, who took to the stage with live performances of 'Bling-Bang-Bang-Born', the catchy opening theme song from MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES , 'Days' (Eureka 7), and a three-song act comprising 'Gurenge' ( Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ), 'Crossing Field' ( Sword Art Online ), and ''Cause You're My Hero' ( My Hero Academia ), respectively. As for the award buzz, Solo Leveling was the biggest winner of the evening, sweeping at least eight accolades, including the highly coveted Anime of the Year. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End trailed behind with four, while DAN DA DAN scored two wins for its opening song, 'Otonoke' by Creepy Nuts. Both titles were also in the running for Anime of the Year, alongside Delicious in Dungeon , The Apothecary Diaries , and Kaiju No. 8 – a culmination of more than 51 million votes (up for 17 million last year). Here's the full list of winners for Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025, which aired on 25 May at 6pm JST: DAN DA DAN Delicious in Dungeon Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Kaiju No. 8 Solo Leveling – Winner The Apothecary Diaries Haikyuu! The Dumpster Battle Look Back – Winner Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain My Hero Academia: You're Next SPY X FAMILY CODE: White The Colors Within BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc – Winner My Hero Academia Season 7 One Piece Oshi no Ko Season 2 SPY X FAMILY Season 2 DAN DA DAN Delicious in Dungeon Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Kaiju No. 8 Solo Leveling – Winner The Apothecary Diaries DAN DA DAN Delicious in Dungeon Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc – Winner Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Kaiju No. 8 Solo Leveling A Sign of Affection Blue Box – Winner Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Ranma 1/2 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 Delicious in Dungeon KONOSUBA – God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc – Winner My Deer Friend Nokotan Ranma 1/2 SPY X FAMILY Season 2 Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict DAN DA DAN Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc Kaiju No. 8 Solo Leveling – Winner WIND BREAKER BUCCHIGIRI?! GIRLS BAND CRY Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Metallic Rouge Ninja Kamui – Winner Train to the End of the World KONOSUBA – God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Season 2, Cour 2) Re:ZERO – Starting Life in Another World: Season 3 – Winner Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 Suicide Squad ISEKAI That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 A Sign of Affection DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Frieren: Beyond Journey's End – Winner Oshi no Ko Season 2 Pluto The Apothecary Diaries Laid-Back Camp Season 3 Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – Winner Mr. Villain's Day Off My Deer Friend Nokotan Sound! Euphonium 3 The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 Fuga Yamashiro (DAN DA DAN) Haruo Sotozaki (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc) Keiichiro Saito (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) – Winner Megumi Ishitani (One Piece Fan Letter) Norihiro Naganuma (The Apocathecary Diaries) Yoshihiro Miyajima (Delicious in Dungeon) DAN DA DAN Delicious in Dungeon Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc Frieren: Beyond Journey's End – Winner Pluto The Apothecary Diaries DAN DA DAN – Winner Delicious in Dungeon Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Kaiju No. 8 The Apothecary Diaries Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No.8) Okarun (DAN DA DAN) Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries) Momo (DAN DA DAN) Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling) – Winner Fern (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) – Winner Himmel (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries) Seiko (DAN DA DAN) Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon) Turbo Granny (DAN DA DAN) '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) 'Otonoke' by Creepy Nuts (DAN DA DAN) – Winner 'The Brave' by YOASOBI (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) '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) 'Otonoke' by Creepy Nuts (DAN DA DAN) – Winner 'UUUUUS!' by Hiroshi Kitadani (One Piece) 'Antanante' by riria. (Ranma 1/2) 'Burning' by Hitsujibungaku (Oshi no Ko Season 2) 'KAMAKURA STYLE' by BotchiBoromaru (The Elusive Samurai) 'Nobody' by OneRepublic (Kaiju No. 8) 'request' by krage (Solo Leveling) – Winner 'TAIDADA' by ZUTOMAYO (DAN DA DAN) BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict (Shiro Sagisu) DAN DA DAN (kensuke ushio) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc (Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Evan Call) Look Back (Haruka Nakamura) Solo Leveling (Hiroyuki Sawano) – Winner Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 2) – Winner Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Okarun (DAN DA DAN) Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon) Toshiyuki Hojo (The Elusive Samurai) Yuki Itose (A Sign of Affection) Aoi Yuki as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries) – Winner Atsumi Tanezaki as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Kenichi Suzumura as Bravern (Brave Bang Bravern!) Shion Wakayama as Momo (DAN DA DAN) Sayaka Sembongi as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon) Natsuki Hanae as Okarun (DAN DA DAN) AJ Beckles as Okarun (DAN DA DAN) Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling) – Winner Kenichi Suzumura as Bravern (Brave Bang Bravern!) Jessie James Grelle as Armin Arlelt (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2) Mallorie Rodak as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Sarah Natochenny as Alya (Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian) SungWon Cho as Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon) Adrien Antoine as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8) – Winner Audrey Sablé as Naomi Orthmann (Metallic Rouge) Jaynelia Coadou as Momo (DAN DA DAN) Julien Allouf as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries) Marie Nonnenmacher as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Martin Faliu as Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2) Daniel Schlauch as Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) – Winner Felix Kamin as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8) Florian Knorn as Ranma Saotome (Ranma 1/2) Franciska Friede as Momo (DAN DA DAN) Jörg Hengstler as Kogoro Mori (Detective Conan: Black Iron Samurai) Magdalena Höfner as Marcille Donato (Delicious in Dungeon) Abhishek Sharma as Einar (Vinland Saga) Lohit Sharma as Satoru Gojo (Jujutsu Kaisen) – Winner Natasha John as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Rajesh Shukla as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling) (Solo Leveling) Ranjit R Tiwari as Yoichi Isagi (Blue Lock 2nd Season) Rushikesh Phunse as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8) Alessandro Pili as Kenma Kozume (Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle) Andrea Oldani as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries) Ilaria Pellicone as Kyomoto (Look Back) – Winner Katia Sorrentino as Neia Baraja (OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom) Martina Felli as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Mattia Bressan as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8) Alicia Vélez as Momo (DAN DAN DAN) Desireé González as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries) Erika Ugalde as Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) Luis Leonardo Suárez as Muzan Kibutsuji (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc) Miguel Ángel Leal as Eren Jaeger (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2) – Winner (Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2) Omar Sánchez as Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8) Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Crunchyroll anime awards 2025: nominees, history, and how to join
Credits: Crunchyroll The 9th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards will be held on May 25, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, celebrating the year's best anime in a live ceremony. Crunchyroll (a leading anime streaming platform) invites fans worldwide to honor anime creators and titles. This year's event returns to Japan at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa (with veteran hosts Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira) and will be livestreamed globally. Top contenders and categories This year's top nominees include fan-favorites and critical hits. Leading the pack is Dan Da Dan (adapted from Yukinobu Tatsu's manga) with 22 nominations. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is a close second – in fact, Frieren leads all shows with 29 total nominations, followed by Dan Da Dan 's 22. Other big contenders include Delicious in Dungeon and Kaiju No. 8 (16 nominations each) and Solo Leveling and The Apothecary Diaries (13 each). Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (center) is among the year's most-nominated series – it earned 29 nods, nearly double that of most shows. Crunchyroll's top categories feature these series prominently. For example, Anime of the Year has six nominees: Dan Da Dan , Delicious in Dungeon , Frieren: Beyond Journey's End , Kaiju No. 8 , Solo Leveling , and The Apothecary Diaries . Crunchyroll also announced new categories for 2025, such as Best Background Art, Best Isekai Anime, and Best Voice-Acting (Hindi). (The Hindi voice acting category highlights anime's booming popularity in India.) Other fan-favorite categories like Best Animation, Best Director, and Best Continuing Series feature veterans like Demon Slayer , One Piece (nominated again for Best Continuing Series), and Jujutsu Kaisen . Even long-running hits like One Piece and Demon Slayer earn nominations — for example, One Piece returns as a Best Continuing Series nominee for the third straight year. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo Credits: Crunchyroll C runchyroll's own executives emphasize the fan-driven nature of the awards. 'The Crunchyroll Anime Awards are one of the most important times of year for fans,' says Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini, 'because we hear directly from them on what anime they love'. This fan involvement is reflected in the voting system – fans can vote once per day in each category, easily re-submitting their choices with one click. (Crunchyroll even introduced mobile-app voting for the first time this year, making it easier than ever.) For example, one anime writer admitted he's 'torn between Dan Da Dan and Solo Leveling ' for Anime of the Year – a dilemma many fans are weighing as they vote. New global impact award Crunchyroll is also introducing a brand-new Global Impact Award to honor anime that have left an indelible mark on world culture. The first-ever Global Impact Award will be given to Attack on Titan, recognizing its massive influence on fans worldwide. (Attack on Titan's story and popularity have helped shape global anime fandom.) As Crunchyroll COO Gita Rebbapragada explains, a recent study showed that nearly 40% of teenage anime fans consider anime 'a meaningful part of who they are,' and 30% say it has influenced their outlook on life. The Global Impact Award celebrates precisely those series and creators that change the cultural landscape. Attack on Titan will receive Crunchyroll's first-ever Global Impact Award, honoring anime that shape global pop culture. The series' decade-long run has made it a worldwide phenomenon. Crunchyroll's awards – A brief history The Crunchyroll Anime Awards began in 2017 as a way to showcase the best of anime and engage the fan community. Since then it has grown into a major annual event in the anime world. Past ceremonies have become notable cultural moments, with fans from dozens of countries voting (often tens of millions of votes each year). Crunchyroll's success at bringing anime to global audiences – including India and other non-Japanese markets – is reflected in the Awards. As Crunchyroll's president notes, the awards 'celebrate the hard work of the industry's creators while directly involving fans in the process'. In this way, the Anime Awards not only honor creators (directors, animators, writers, voice actors) but also highlight anime's surge from a niche interest to a mainstream global fandom. It's an increasingly international party: even India's burgeoning anime scene has its place, with Crunchyroll awarding prizes for Hindi voice performances. Over the years, the Crunchyroll Awards have featured many surprises and highlights. Previous winners include global hits like Attack on Titan , Demon Slayer , Jujutsu Kaisen , and One Piece . Each year's ceremony (recently held in Tokyo) draws famous presenters and performers from around the world. In 2025, Crunchyroll has announced an all-star lineup of presenters – from Stranger Things stars Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo to J-Pop artist Pabllo Vittar and Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim – bringing anime's influence into diverse pop culture spheres. How to vote and watch Fans can join the fun right now: Voting is open until April 14, 2025 (11:59 PM Pacific Time). Visit the official Crunchyroll Anime Awards website (or use the Crunchyroll mobile app) and cast your votes daily in any or all categories. You can vote once per category each day, and use the handy 1-click resubmit feature to support your favorites. The process is free and fan-friendly. Once the winners are chosen, the live ceremony will air on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 5:00 PM Japan Standard Time. You can watch the show live on Crunchyroll's YouTube and Twitch channels. (Hosts Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira will guide viewers through the show.) It's a global broadcast – anime fans everywhere can tune in online without any local restrictions. In India and worldwide, fans can simply log on to those streams at the scheduled time to catch the red carpet, awards, special performances, and the big Anime of the Year reveal. By blending industry prestige with fan enthusiasm, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards have become an eagerly anticipated pop-culture event each spring. Whether you're a seasoned anime fan or new to the scene, it's a chance to discover great shows and support the creators you love. As one industry executive put it, the Awards are all about celebrating anime's community: 'we hear directly from [fans] on what anime they love'. So grab some popcorn, pick up your favorite Crunchyroll-streaming device, and get ready to vote – the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards are around the corner! Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
