The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Anime of the Year is the final award 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]
| 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 | Bones Film — My Hero Academia: Final Season (2026) |
| 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]
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, with Wit Studio being the studio with the most nominations without a single win.
Aside from manga, 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. A-1 Pictures's Solo Leveling won the award in 2025, the first series to be based on manhwa to win.
In the latest edition in 2026, the award was won by the eighth and final season of My Hero Academia by Bones Film, the first concluding season of any series to win.[5]
Winners and nominees
editIn 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
edit| 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
editRecords
editAnime series
edit| 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 | |
| My Hero Academia | Season 1, Season 2, Final Season | ||
| Attack on Titan | 2 | The Final Season Part 1, The Final Season Part 2 | |
| Dandadan | 0 | 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
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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 Film, Wit Studio, and MAPPA have received multiple nominations in one year, with MAPPA winning thrice in 2020, 2021, and 2023, while Bones Film 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.
References
edit- ↑ "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024: Your Ultimate Guide". December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- 1 2 "Yuri!!! on ICE Wins Anime of the Year in Crunchyroll's First-Ever Anime Awards". GlobeNewswire. January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- 1 2 Luster, Joseph (February 19, 2021). "Rewatch the 2021 Anime Awards Here (and Find Out Who Won!)". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- 1 2 Hazra, Adriana (March 2, 2024). "All the Winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- 1 2 Hazra, Adriana (May 23, 2026). "Winners of The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 23, 2026. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Anime of the Year". The Anime Awards (theanimeawards.com). Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ↑ Jones, Jordan (February 25, 2018). "Crunchyroll's 2017 Anime Awards Recap and Winners". Geeks of Color. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ Schley, Matt (February 17, 2019). "Devilman Crybaby Wins Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ↑ Orsini, Lauren (January 10, 2020). "Here Are All The Nominees For The 2019 Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Forbes. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ↑ Ramée, Jordan (February 15, 2020). "Every Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020 Winner, Including Anime Of The Year". GameSpot. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ↑ Schneider, Michael (January 18, 2022). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022 Nominations Include '86 Eighty-Six,' 'Jujutsu Kaisen,' 'Oddtaxi' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ↑ Goslin, Austen (February 9, 2022). "Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1 wins top prize at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ↑ Eisenbeis, Richard (March 4, 2023). "All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ↑ Patches, Matt (March 4, 2023). "Anime Awards 2023 name Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as Anime of the Year". Polygon. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ↑ Mateo, Alex (January 17, 2024). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2024 Nominees". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (April 3, 2025). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards Nominations Revealed". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ↑ Grein, Paul (May 25, 2025). "Crunchyroll Reveals 2025 Anime Awards Winners: Full List". Billboard. Tokyo. Archived from the original on May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ↑ Mateo, Alex (April 2, 2026). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2026 Nominees". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 2, 2026. Retrieved April 2, 2026.