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Daily Maverick
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Maverick
All the winners of the 2025 Anime Awards
Despite a very impressive gathering of Asian animation talent, one series dominated the 2025 Anime Awards. Here are all the winners announced during the 25 May ceremony in Tokyo. Between enchanting fantasy, high school romance, and supernatural thrillers, the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards looked set to be a showdown between heavyweights of the animation industry in Asia. This year, series like Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, The Apothecary Diaries, Dan Da Dan, and Delicious in Dungeon all went head-to-head, but out of nowhere, it was Solo Leveling that dominated the awards show, which was hosted in Tokyo on 25 May. Winning nine of the 13 awards it was nominated for, Solo Leveling took home all the glory when it clinched the coveted Anime of the Year prize. It's worth noting that this year's Crunchyroll Anime Awards covered all anime released from October 2023 through to December 2024, meaning that only the first season of Solo Leveling was eligible. The show, which is based on the South Korean web novel of the same name and its webtoon adaptation, has been a massive hit since it first debuted in January 2024. A power fantasy about a monster-hunter named Sung Jin-woo, who rises in status from weakling to an absurdly powerful necromancer, Solo Leveling has been a critical and commercial smash hit so far. The series is available with a Crunchyroll subscription. While Solo Leveling was a lock to win awards like 'Best Action,' there has been spirited debate online over the other awards it bagged. With anime like Frieren – about an elven mage who outlives her adventuring companions – and Dan Da Dan – where high schoolers battle both aliens and the supernatural – also nominated for 'Best New Anime Series,' fans of those shows (both on Netflix) felt that Solo Leveling's win was underserved compared to how those series feature more nuanced and layered storytelling in comparison. Other notable 2025 winners included Anime Film of the Year Look Back, from Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto, about two young girls who bond over drawing manga (and which is on Prime Video); ever-popular Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Best Continuing Series and Best Animation); and Blue Box (Best Romance), where teens deal with complicated feelings as they train for basketball Nationals. Both Demon Slayer and Blue Box are in the South African Netflix library. For the record, voting for the Anime Awards is weighted 70/30 between a panel of anime industry judges and public opinion. The accolades have been dished out since 2017, when groundbreaking figure skating drama Yuri on Ice became the first Anime of the Year winner. The 2025 Awards Ceremony was an emotional night for the people who worked on the iconic Attack on Titan anime, as well as it was awarded Crunchyroll's first-ever Global Impact Award to honour the mark it had made on pop culture worldwide since debuting back in 2013. Looking ahead, this year will see several highly anticipated anime films and TV series released. A trilogy of Demon Slayer films will wrap up the anime, and the next arc of Chainsaw Man will also be on the silver screen. Meanwhile, on TV, while anime series like Dragon Ball Daima, Sakamoto Days, and Lazarus are earning rave reviews from critics and fans alike, new seasons of megapopular properties like Spy x Family, One-Punch Man, and My Hero Academia are lined up for home viewing later in 2025. DM This story was first published on PFangirl. Below you'll find all of this year's winners, while a full list, including nominees, can also be found here. 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
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc to hit U.S. theatres on October 29
Credit-Screen Rant The long awaited Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is now set to be released in U.S. theatres October 29, 2025, right in time for Halloween. The anime movie will come just after its Japanese debut in September, making it an early fall treat for international fans. Adapted from the best-selling manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the Reze Arc is a prime example of what makes Chainsaw Man so compelling and it's a major inflection point in the story. Famed for its jaw-dropping action, morally grey characters, and emotional intensity, the film adaptation is sure to hem in on a more gentle Gaara of the River side of the series' chainsaw-wielding protagonist, Denji. Reze Arc: A tale of love, danger, and betrayal The Reze Arc introduces a new female lead—Reze, a mysterious girl who comes into Denji's life under seemingly romantic circumstances. What begins as an innocent bond develops into a much more sinister relationship. Without giving away everything, action from the manga fans fell in love with is still here, along with emotional betrayals and shocking discoveries diving further into Denji's backstory and his hunt for a life free of chaos and terror. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Experts Stunned by New ED Trick (Works in Minutes) Modern Man Compass Undo Unlike previous arcs that went full throttle into viscera and mayhem, this arc flips the script towards intimacy, trust, and emotional conflict, cementing it as one of the most popular arcs in the manga's run. pinterest Star team behind the scenes Returning to animate the film is studio MAPPA, widely hailed for its sharp, vibrant animation and kinetic fight choreography. Tatsuya Yoshihara, who directed several of the best episodes of the anime series, takes the reins on the film with help from regular anime series collaborator Hiroshi Seko on screenplay duties and Kensuke Ushio back scoring the soundtrack. Returning fan-favorite voice actor Kikunosuke Toya reprises his charming but shallow role as Denji, while Reina Ueda voices Reze with a distinct vulnerability that heightens the nuance of their multifaceted relationship. Global hype for Chainsaw Man movie release With its U.S. release timed right up against Halloween, the film is sure to attract both anime fans and fresh audiences just seeking a pillowy emotional kick in their weekend cinematic adventures. Considering its tear-jerking narrative and stunning animation, the Chainsaw Man film is poised to be one of the largest anime theatrical debuts in 2025. Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga , revered for its vibrancy and raw emotional power, has become a global phenomenon, reaching readers since 2018's original run. That first installment came to an end in 2020, telling its story over 97 chapters spread over 11 beautifully illustrated volumes. A year later, this saga picked up with Part 2, adding unexpected turns and a new burst of energy. Licensed by Viz Media for English language readers, the series has grown to an international, ubiquitous presence. Now, as Chainsaw Man makes its audacious cinematic debut, fans will get ready to feel the heart-pounding, jaw-dropping action, heart-crushing characters, and lyrical storytelling of the Reze Arc—this time, on the epic scale of the silver screen. 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 .
