Yet, at the same time, watching the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards live from Tokyo was a reminder of the awards show's biggest flaws and the reasons it stirs up controversy every single year.

Crunchyroll Anime Awards did the unthinkable by giving false hopes to Ninja Kamui especially with the anime's undeserving win at the 2025 awards.

Now that Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024 has concluded, fans look back on some of the most predictable and controversial award wins that took the entire internet by storm.

At the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025, Chugong's Solo Leveling was named "Anime of the Year 2025". This was a result that brought about both celebration and controversy. Many were full of praise ...

Solo Leveling's awards domination can reasonably be accepted in many cases, but winning for Best Main Character ignores some true gems of the past year. Sorry Jinwoo, but These Two Anime ...

The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards has selected popular anime “ Attack on Titan ” as the first recipient of its Global Impact Award, which it describes as celebrating “visionary creators and ...

Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 winners: the full list. Credit: @DemonSlayerUSA. Anime of the Year. Dan Da Dan. Delicious in Dungeon. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Kaiju No. 8. Solo Leveling .