‘My Hero Academia: You’re Next’ and ‘The Apothecary Diaries’ Among 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Award Nominees

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Matt Minton mminton@variety.com “My Hero Academia: You’re Next,” “The Apothecary Diaries” and “Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain” are among the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 nominees, while Finn Wolfhard and Rina Sawayama are among presenters set for the May ceremony.

Crunchyroll unveiled its nominees across 32 different categories, representing 50 series and films developed by over 35 studios.

Nominees for anime of the year include “Dan Da Dan,” “Delicious in Dungeon,” “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End,” “Kaiju No. 8,” “Solo Leveling” and “The Apothecary Diaries” while film of the year includes “Haikyu!!

The Dumpster Battle,” “Look Back,” “Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain,” “My Hero Academia: You’re Next,” “Spy x Family Code: White” and “The Colors Within.” “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,” Crunchyroll’s president Rahul Purini said in a statement. “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.” The award ceremony is set in Tokyo for May 25 and fans can vote every day through April 14.