Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Score | |
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Awarded for | Best original score of the previous year |
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First award | Kevin Penkin — Made in Abyss (2018) |
Currently held by | Hiroyuki Sawano — Solo Leveling (2025) |
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Website | Crunchyroll Anime Awards |
The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Score is a music award given at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards since its second edition in 2018. It is given for the best original score in anime films and series from the previous year. Winners are determined through a combined voting process by judges and public voting. [1]
Made in Abyss composer Kevin Penkin first won the award in 2018, the first non-Japanese to win. [2] Suzume and Look Back are the only anime films to be nominated in that category. In the latest edition in 2025, Solo Leveling composer Hiroyuki Sawano won the award again in three consecutive years. [3]
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.
Year | Composer(s) | Anime |
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2017 (2nd) | ||
Kevin Penkin | Made in Abyss | |
Hiroyuki Sawano | Re:Creators | |
Jun'ichi Matsumoto | The Ancient Magus' Bride | |
Michiru Ōshima | Little Witch Academia | |
Ryo Takahashi | ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. | |
Yoshiaki Fujisawa | Land of the Lustrous | |
2019 (4th) | ||
Mocky | Carole & Tuesday | |
Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | |
Hiroyuki Sawano | Attack on Titan (season 3) | |
Kevin Penkin | The Rising of the Shield Hero | |
Tatsuya Kato, Hiroaki Tsutsumi, and Yuki Kanesaka | Dr. Stone | |
Yugo Kanno | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (season 4) | |
Franchise | Wins | Nominations | Seasons |
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Attack on Titan | 2 | 3 | Season 3, The Final Season Part 2 , The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1 |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | 1 | 5 | Unwavering Resolve Arc , Mugen Train Arc , Entertainment District Arc , Swordsmith Village Arc , Hashira Training Arc |
Made in Abyss | 2 | Season 1, The Golden City of the Scorching Sun |
Composer | Wins | Nominations | Anime |
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Hiroyuki Sawano | 3 | 6 | 86 , Attack on Titan (Season 3, The Final Season Part 2 , The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1), Re:Creators , Solo Leveling |
Kevin Penkin | 2 | 4 | Made in Abyss (Season 1, The Golden City of the Scorching Sun), The Rising of the Shield Hero , Tower of God |
Kohta Yamamoto | 3 | 86, Attack on Titan (The Final Season Part 2, The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1) | |
Go Shiina | 1 | 5 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ( Unwavering Resolve Arc , Mugen Train Arc , Entertainment District Arc , Swordsmith Village Arc , Hashira Training Arc ) |
Yuki Kajiura | |||
Kensuke Ushio | 0 | 3 | Chainsaw Man , Dandadan , Japan Sinks 2020 |
Satoru Kōsaki | 2 | Beastars , Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song |