Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 - Hosts, Nominees & Celebrity Presenters Revealed!

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The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards are coming! The streaming platform just announced the nominees and celebrity-fan presenters for the ninth annual ceremony.

The ceremony will honor the best in Japanese animation of the past year on Sunday, May 25 at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan.

The event will be livestreamed for global audiences. The Anime Awards live ceremony 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 of the Year nominees include DAN DA DAN, Delicious in Dungeon, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Kaiju No.