Crunchyroll Anime Award for Anime of the Year
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The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Anime of the Year is one of the two highest awards given at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards since its inaugural edition in 2017. It is given for the best anime series from the previous year. Winners are determined through a combined voting process by judges and public voting.[1]
- United States
- Japan
| Crunchyroll Anime Award for Anime of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best anime series of the previous year |
| Country |
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| First award | MAPPA — Yuri on Ice (2017) |
| Currently held by | A-1 Pictures — Solo Leveling (2025) |
| Most wins |
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| Most nominations |
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| Website | Crunchyroll Anime Awards |
Yaoi sports anime Yuri on Ice by MAPPA first won the award in 2017.[2] Jujutsu Kaisen by MAPPA won the award in 2021, making MAPPA the first studio to win the award multiple times.[3] In the 8th edition, the award was won by the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen, which also became the first anime to win the top prize twice.[4] Studio Trigger and CD Projekt's Cyberpunk: Edgerunners won the award in 2023, making CD Projekt and Edgerunners the first video game studio and anime based on a video game respectively to win.
MAPPA received ten nominations and four wins for the award, the most of any studio to date. Bones Film and Wit Studio followed, with seven and six nominations for the award respectively, both did not win a single award.
In the latest edition in 2025, the award was won by Solo Leveling by A-1 Pictures, the first anime series to be based on manhwa to win.[5]
Winners and nominees
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place.
2010s
| Year | Anime | Studio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 (1st) [6][2] | ||
| Yuri on Ice | MAPPA | |
| Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju | Studio Deen | |
| Erased | A-1 Pictures | |
| Joker Game | Production I.G | |
| Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | Wit Studio | |
| Mob Psycho 100 | Bones | |
| My Hero Academia | ||
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World | White Fox | |
| 2017 (2nd) [7] | ||
| Made in Abyss | Kinema Citrus | |
| Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (season 2) | Studio Deen | |
| Land of the Lustrous | Orange | |
| Little Witch Academia | Studio Trigger | |
| March Comes in Like a Lion (season 2) | Shaft | |
| My Hero Academia (season 2) | Bones | |
| 2018 (3rd) [8] | ||
| Devilman Crybaby | Science SARU | |
| A Place Further than the Universe | Madhouse | |
| Hinamatsuri | Feel | |
| Megalo Box | TMS Entertainment | |
| Violet Evergarden | Kyoto Animation | |
| Zombie Land Saga | MAPPA | |
| 2019 (4th) [9][10] | ||
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Ufotable | |
| Carole & Tuesday | Bones | |
| Mob Psycho 100 II (season 2) | ||
| O Maidens in Your Savage Season | Lay-duce | |
| The Promised Neverland | CloverWorks | |
| Vinland Saga | Wit Studio | |
2020s
Records
Anime series
| Franchise | Wins | Nominations | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jujutsu Kaisen | 2 | 3 | Season 1 cour 1, Season 1 cour 2, Season 2 |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | 1 | Unwavering Resolve Arc, Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc | |
| Attack on Titan | 2 | The Final Season Part 1, The Final Season Part 2 | |
| My Hero Academia | 0 | 3 | Season 1, Season 2, Final Season |
| Dandadan | 2 | Season 1, Season 2 | |
| Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju | Season 1, Season 2 | ||
| Mob Psycho 100 | Season 1, Season 2 | ||
| Ranking of Kings | Cour 1, Cour 2 | ||
| The Apothecary Diaries | Season 1, Season 2 | ||
| Vinland Saga | Season 1, Season 2 |
Studios
As of 2025, 62 nominations have been given to 25 different studios, of which there are 5 joint nominations consisting of two studios, given a total of 60 nominees so far. Only Bones, Wit Studio, and MAPPA, have received multiple nominations in one year, with MAPPA done it thrice in 2020, 2021, and 2023, while Bones did the same thrice in 2016, 2019 and 2025.
MAPPA received the most wins (4) and nominations (10) for an anime studio, with Jujutsu Kaisen became the only anime to win multiple awards.