Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Animation
| Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Animation | |
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| Awarded for | Best animation in anime films and 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: Arise from the Shadow (2026) |
| Most wins |
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| Most nominations |
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| Website | Crunchyroll Anime Awards |
The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Animation is an animation award given at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards since its inaugural edition in 2017. It is given for the best animation in anime films and series from the previous year. Winners are determined through a combined voting process by judges and public voting.[1]
Yaoi sports anime Yuri on Ice by MAPPA first won the award in 2017.[2] Ufotable and its anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba hold the record for the most wins with 4 in consecutive years (2022–2025), the most of any animation studios and anime series to date. MAPPA holds the record for the most nominations with 9, while Wit Studio also holds the record for the most nominations without a single win with 7.
In the latest edition in 2026, Solo Leveling won the award.
Winners and nominees
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Anime | Studio(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 (1st) [3][2] | ||
| Yuri on Ice | MAPPA | |
| Flip Flappers | Studio 3Hz | |
| Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | Wit Studio | |
| Mob Psycho 100 | Bones | |
| Most Popular "Other": Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World | White Fox | |
| 2017 (2nd) [4] | ||
| My Hero Academia (season 2) | Bones | |
| A Silent Voice | Kyoto Animation | |
| Land of the Lustrous | Orange | |
| Little Witch Academia | Studio Trigger | |
| March Comes in Like a Lion (season 2) | Shaft | |
| Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid | Kyoto Animation | |
| 2018 (3rd) [5] | ||
| Violet Evergarden | Kyoto Animation | |
| A Place Further than the Universe | Madhouse | |
| Bloom Into You | Troyca | |
| Devilman Crybaby | Science SARU | |
| Megalo Box | TMS Entertainment | |
| My Hero Academia (season 3) | Bones | |
| 2019 (4th) [6][7] | ||
| Mob Psycho 100 (season 2) | Bones | |
| Attack on Titan (season 3) | Wit Studio | |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Ufotable | |
| Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia | CloverWorks | |
| Sarazanmai | MAPPA and Lapin Track | |
| Vinland Saga | Wit Studio |
2020s
[edit]Records
[edit]As of 2025, 9 wins out of 53 nominations have been given to 34 anime series and 1 anime film.
Anime films and series
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba received the most wins (4; consecutive) and nominations (5) for an anime series. In addition of other series, Mob Psycho 100 and My Hero Academia received nominations more than once, winning 1. Single-cour anime series (or miniseries) Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Violet Evergarden, and Yuri on Ice also received wins, with the latter became the only original anime series to do so.
Only 6 anime series separately produced by MAPPA received the most nominations with 9, with Jujutsu Kaisen, together with Attack on Titan, received the most nominations without a single win with 3. Kyoto Animation's A Silent Voice is the only anime film to be nominated in that category.
| Franchise | Wins | Nominations | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | 4 | 5 | Unwavering Resolve Arc, Mugen Train Arc, Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc, Hashira Training Arc |
| Mob Psycho 100 | 1 | 3 | Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 |
| My Hero Academia | Season 2, Season 3, Final Season | ||
| Solo Leveling | 2 | Season 1, Arise from the Shadow | |
| Attack on Titan | 0 | 3 | Season 3, The Final Season Part 2, The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1 |
| Jujutsu Kaisen | Season 1 cour 1, Season 1 cour 2, Season 2 | ||
| Dandadan | 2 | Season 1, Season 2 | |
| Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid | Season 1, S |
Studios
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Ufotable received the most wins (4; consecutive) for an anime studio, with its only nominated production Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba receiving the most. Bones also received 2 wins out of 7 nominations; both the second seasons of Mob Psycho 100 and My Hero Academia received wins for the studio. The remaining studios (Kyoto Animation, MAPPA, and Science SARU) received 1 for their single-cour anime series.
MAPPA received the most nominations (9) for an anime studio, with Jujutsu Kaisen received the most but did not win a single award. Wit Studio also holds the record for the most nominations without a single win with 7.
References
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- ^ Schley, Matt (February 17, 2019). "Devilman Crybaby Wins Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Otaku USA Magazine. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
