List of Crunchyroll Anime Award records

MAPPA (animation studio of Yuri on Ice , Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man ), holds several records of wins and nominations in a studio, most notably winning the Anime of the Year four times out of ten nominations.

This list of Crunchyroll Anime Award records is current as of the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, which took place on May 25, 2025.

Awards or nominations

Anime series

• Each anime series's seasons have numbers of wins and nominations (win-nom). For example, "anime-title-season-1" (6 [wins]-12 [nominations]).
• Feature films are not included on the list. However, there is another list on the anime series below.
• Only anime series with 16 nominations above included on the list.

Nominations	Winners	Title	Seasons
47	19	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	Unwavering Resolve Arc (3–9) [1] Mugen Train Arc (5–6) Entertainment District Arc (6–12) Swordsmith Village Arc (3–12) Hashira Training Arc (2–8)
46	17	Attack on Titan	Season 2 (0–3) Season 3 (3–8) [a] The Final Season Part 1 (4–11) The Final Season Part 2 (6–12) The Final Chapters Special 1 (2–10) The Final Chapters Special 2 (2–3) [b]
45	22	Jujutsu Kaisen	Season 1 cour 1 (3–10) Season 1 cour 2 (7–17) [c] Season 2 (12–18) [d]
31	10	Spy × Family	Season 1 cour 1 (6–19) Season 1 cour 2 (2–7) Season 2 (2–5)
29	15	My Hero Academia	Season 1 (1–8) [e] Season 2 (8–10) [f] Season 3 (4–5) Season 4 (2–4) [g] [1] Season 5 (0–1) Season 7 (0–1)
25	6	Chainsaw Man	Season 1 (6–25)
	2	Ranking of Kings	Season 1 cour 1 (1–6) Season 1 cour 2 (1–17) The Treasure Chest of Courage (0–2)
22	4	Mob Psycho 100	Season 1 (2–8) Season 2 (2–7) Season 3 (0–7)
	3	Dandadan	Season 1 (3–22)
20	4	Frieren: Beyond Journey's End	Season 1 (4–20)
19	5	Kaguya-sama: Love Is War	Season 1 (3–5) Season 2 (1–6) [h] Ultra Romantic (1–8)
17	1	Oshi no Ko	Season 1 (1–12) Season 2 (0–5)
16	1	Kaiju No. 8	Season 1 (1–16)
		Vinland Saga	Season 1 (1–10) [i] Season 2 (0–6) [j]
	0	Delicious in Dungeon	Season 1 (0–16)

Films

• BOLD indicates the winner.

Nominations	Winners	Title	Categories
6	1	Suzume	8th edition: Film of the Year Best Anime Song Best Score Best VA Performance (Spanish) Best VA Performance (German) Best VA Performance (French)
4	3	Jujutsu Kaisen 0	7th edition: Film of the Year Best VA Performance (Castilian) Best VA Performance (German) Best VA Performance (Portuguese)
	0	One Piece Film: Red	7th edition: Film of the Year Best Anime Song 8th edition: Best VA Performance (Castilian) Best VA Performance (Italian)
3	3	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train	6th edition: Film of the Year Best VA Performance (Castillian) Best VA Performance (Russian)
	2	Look Back	9th edition: Film of the Year Best Score Best VA Performance (Italian)
	0	Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero	7th edition: Film of the Year Best VA Performance (Castillian) Best VA Performance (English)
		Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time	6th edition: Film of the Year Best VA Performance (Castillian) Best VA Performance (Spanish)

Consecutive wins in a single category

Record	Name	Category	Year Achieved
4	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	Best Animation	2022–2025
3	Anya Forger	"Must Protect At All Costs" Character	2023–2025
2	Izuku "Deku" Midoriya	Best Protagonist	2017–2018
	My Hero Academia	Best Antagonist [k]	2018–2019
		Best Boy [l]
	MAPPA	Anime of the Year	2020–2021
	Kaguya-sama: Love Is War	Best Comedy
	Eren Yeager	Best Main Character [m]	2022–2023
	Yuki Kaji	Best VA Performance (Japanese)
	Attack on Titan	Best Opening Sequence
		Best Drama	2023–2024
		Best Score
	Spy x Family	Best Comedy
	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	Best Fantasy

Firsts

Inauguration

Major categories

Record	Title	Edition(s)
Anime of the Year	Yuri on Ice	1st edition
Best Action	Mob Psycho 100
Best Comedy	Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
Best Drama	Erased
Film of the Year	Your Name	2nd edition
Best CGI	Land of the Lustrous
Best Continuing Series	March Comes in Like a Lion
Best Manga	My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness
Best Slice of Life	Girls' Last Tour
Best Isekai Anime [n]	The Promised Neverland	4th edition
Best Romance	Horimiya	6th edition
Best New Series	Spy × Family	7th edition
Best Original Anime	Lycoris Recoil

Character categories

Record	Name	Title	Edition(s)
Best Protagonist	Izuku "Deku" Midoriya	My Hero Academia	1st edition
Best Antagonist	Gaku Yashiro	Erased
Best Boy	Yuri Katsuki	Yuri on Ice
Best Girl	Rem	Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
Best Couple	Yuri and Victor	Yuri on Ice
Best Main Character	Eren Jaeger	Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2	7th edition
Best Supporting Character	Anya Forger	Spy × Family
"Must Protect At All Costs" Character

Craft categories

Record	Name	Title	Edition(s)
Best Animation	MAPPA	Yuri on Ice	1st edition
Best Background Art [o]	Koji Eto	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc	2nd edition
Best Character Design	Takahiro Kishida	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind	3rd edition
Best Director	Masaaki Yuasa	Devilman Crybaby
Best Score	Kevin Penkin	Made in Abyss	7th edition
Best Anime Song	"The Rumbling" by SiM	Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2
Best Cinematography	Teppei Ito	Jujutsu Kaisen (season 2)	8th edition

Sequence categories

Record	Sequence	Title	Edition(s)
Best Fight Scene	Shigeo vs. Koyama	Mob Psycho 100	1st edition
Best Opening Sequence	"History Maker" by Dean Fujioka	Yuri on Ice
Best Ending Sequence	"You Only Live Once" by Wataru Hatano
Most Heartwarming Scene	The Kiss in "Episode 7"

VA categories

Best Voice Artist Performance

Record	Actor	Character	Title	Edition(s)
Japanese (JP)	Mamoru Miyano	Kotaro Tatsumi	Zombie Land Saga	3rd edition
English (EN)	Christopher Sabat	All Might	My Hero Academia (season 3)
Portuguese (PT)	Lucas Almeida	Eren Jaeger	Attack on Titan (season 3)	5th edition
German (DE)	René Dawn-Claude	Satoru Gojo	Jujutsu Kaisen	6th edition
French (FR)	Enzo Ratsito	Tanjiro Kamado	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
Latin American Spanish (LA)	Irwin Daayán	Kyojuro Rengoku
Castilian Spanish (SP)	Marcel Navarro	Tanjiro Kamado	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
Russian (RU)	Islam Gandzhaev			7th edition
Arabic (AR)	Amal Hajiwa	Gon Freecss	Hunter × Hunter
Italian (IT)	Elisa Giorgio	Maki Zen'in	Jujutsu Kaisen
Hindi (HI)	Lohit Sharma	Satoru Gojo	Jujutsu Kaisen (season 2)	9th edition

Special categories

Record	Name	Edition(s)
Industry Icon Award	Christopher Sabat	2nd edition
Global Impact Award	Attack on Titan	9th edition

Genres

Anime of the Year

Record	Name	Edition(s)
Action	Devilman Crybaby	3rd edition
Adventure	Made in Abyss	2nd edition
Comedy	Yuri on Ice	1st edition
Drama
Fantasy	Made in Abyss	2nd edition
Horror	Devilman Crybaby	3rd edition
LGBTQ+	Yuri on Ice	1st edition
Martial arts	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	4th edition
Science fiction	Made in Abyss	2nd edition
Sports	Yuri on Ice	1st edition
Superhero	Devilman Crybaby	3rd edition
Romance	Yuri on Ice	1st edition

Varieties

Record	Name	Edition(s)	Note
First anime series to win multiple Anime of the Year	Jujutsu Kaisen	Season 1 (5th) Season 2 (8th)	The second cour of the first season was also nominated, but lost to Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 1 , another MAPPA work.
First original anime series to win Anime of the Year	Yuri on Ice	1st edition	Yuri on Ice is not based on any source material.
First video game-adapted anime series to win Anime of the Year	Cyberpunk: Edgerunners	7th edition	Based on a video game Cyberpunk 2077 by Polish video game development studio CD Projekt Red.
First manhwa-adapted anime series to win Anime of the Year	Solo Leveling	9th edition	Based on South Korean web novel of the same name by Chugong.
First film director to win multiple Film of the Year	Makoto Shinkai	2nd and 8th editions	Shinkai and his animation studio CoMix Wave Films produced Your Name (2016) and Suzume (2022), which won Film of the Year in both films.
First studio to win multiple Film of the Year	CoMix Wave Films
First film ever to be nominated for both Crunchyroll Anime Award and Academy Award	Mirai	3rd edition	Mirai is the only non-Ghibli film to be nominated an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature category due to all Ghibli films were previously (and currently) nominated. [2]
First anime series to win multiple Best Animation	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	6th–9th editions	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba won the same category in four consecutive years, most of any anime series.
First video game studio to win a Crunchyroll Anime Award	CD Projekt Red	7th edition	A video game studio based in Poland, best known for video game series The Witcher , as well as original game Cyberpunk 2077.
First member of Generation Z to win a Crunchyroll Anime Award	Zach Aguilar (as David Martinez in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)		At the age of 24, he remains the youngest recipient to win.

Superlatives

Most wins

Record	Name	Numbers	Edition(s)
Anime series	Jujutsu Kaisen	22	5th–9th editions
Anime series in a single edition		11	8th edition
Feature film	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train Jujutsu Kaisen 0	3	6th edition 7th edition
Fictional character	Izuku "Deku" Midoriya	4	1st–3rd, 5th editions
Fictional characters in a single edition	My Hero Academia (season 2)	4	2nd edition
Anime of the Year (anime series)	Jujutsu Kaisen	2	5th and 8th editions
Anime of the Year (studio)	MAPPA	4	1st, 5th–6th, 8th editions
Overall	Jujutsu Kaisen	25	3rd–7th editions

Most nominations

Record	Name	Numbers	Edition(s)
Anime series	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	47	4th–9th editions
Anime series in a single edition	Chainsaw Man	25	8th edition
Feature film	Suzume	6
Fictional character	Izuku "Deku" Midoriya	8	1st–3rd, 5th–7th editions
Fictional characters in a single edition	My Hero Academia (season 2)	6	2nd edition
Anime of the Year (anime series)	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Jujutsu Kaisen	3	5th, 7th–8th editions 5th–6th, 8th editions
Anime of the Year (studio)	MAPPA	10	1st, 3rd, 5th–8th editions
Overall	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	51	4th–9th editions

Most nominations without a win

Record	Name	Numbers	Edition(s)
Anime series	Delicious in Dungeon	16	9th edition
Single edition
Feature film	One Piece Film: Red	4	7th–8th editions

Sweep and losses

Record	Name	Numbers	Edition(s)
Highest "clean sweep" in a single edition	Yuri on Ice	7 wins out of 7 nominations	1st edition [3]
Highest "clean sweep" for fictional characters in a single edition [p]	My Hero Academia (season 2)	4 out of 6 nominations [q]	2nd edition
Highest "clean sweep" without winning Anime of the Year in a single edition		8 wins out of 10 nominations [r]
Most losses in a single edition	Chainsaw Man Dandadan	19 [s]	8th edition 9th edition
Most losses without a win in a single edition	Delicious in Dungeon	16	9th edition

Age

Record	Name	Record	Recent title	Age
Oldest winner	Masaaki Yuasa	2	Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!	55
Oldest nominee
Youngest winner	Yuki Kaji		Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2	37
Youngest nominee

Contenders

Several anime films and series have received Crunchyroll nominations while receiving rare nominations from different organizations other than Crunchyroll, most notably the Academy Awards, Annie Awards, and Japan Academy Film Prize.

Crunchyroll and Astra

See also: 4th Astra TV Awards and 5th Astra TV Awards

Edition	Title	Anime of the Year	Best Anime Series
9th	The Apothecary Diaries	Nominated	Nominated
	Dandadan	Nominated	Nominated
	Frieren: Beyond Journey's End	Nominated	Nominated
	Solo Leveling	Won	Won

Crunchyroll and Saturn

Edition	Title	Anime of the Year	Best Animated Series
8th	Chainsaw Man	Nominated	Nominated
9th	Kaiju No. 8	Nominated	Nominated
Edition	Title	Film of the Year	Best Animated Film
2nd	Your Name	Won	Nominated
8th	Suzume	Won	Nominated
9th	Spy x Family Code: White	Nominated	Nominated

Crunchyroll and Oscars

Mamoru Hosoda's Mirai is the only film to be nominated both Crunchyroll Anime Award for Film of the Year and Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the same time. At one point, Makoto Shinkai's Your Name and Suzume are heavily speculated to finalist the Academy Awards (both were Crunchyroll winners), but they were ultimately not nominated. ^[4]

Edition	Title	Film of the Year	Best Animated Feature
3rd	Mirai	Nominated	Nominated

Crunchyroll and Golden Globes

Edition	Title	Film of the Year	Best Animated Feature Film
3rd	Mirai	Nominated	Nominated
7th	Inu-Oh	Nominated	Nominated
8th	Suzume	Nominated	Nominated

Crunchyroll and Annie Awards

Edition	Title	Film of the Year	Best Animated Feature – Independent
2nd	In This Corner of the World	Nominated	Nominated
	Your Name	Won	Nominated
3rd	Mirai	Nominated	Won
6th	Belle	Nominated	Nominated
7th	Inu-Oh	Nominated	Nominated
9th	Look Back	Won	Nominated
Edition	Title	Film of the Year	Best Animated Feature
8th	Suzume	Won	Nominated

Crunchyroll and Japan Academy Prize

Edition	Title	Film of the Year	Animation of the Year
2nd	A Silent Voice	Nominated	Nominated
	In This Corner of the World	Nominated	Won
	Your Name	Won	Nominated
3rd	Fireworks	Nominated	Nominated
	Night Is Short, Walk On Girl	Nominated	Won
	Mirai	Nominated	Won
6th	Belle	Nominated	Nominated
	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train	Won	Won
	Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time	Nominated	Won
	Josee, The Tiger and The Fish	Nominated	Nominated
7th	Inu-Oh	Nominated	Nominated
	Jujutsu Kaisen 0	Won	Nominated
	One Piece Film: Red	Nominated	Nominated
8th	Blue Giant	Nominated	Nominated
	The First Slam Dunk	Nominated	Won
	Suzume	Won	Nominated
9th	Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle	Nominated	Nominated
	Look Back	Won	Won

Notes

1. 6 nominations at the 4th ceremony, 1 nomination at the 3rd and 5th ceremony, respectively
2. including Global Impact Award at the 9th ceremony.
3. 16 nominations at the 6th ceremony, 1 nomination at the 7th ceremony.
4. 17 nominations at the 8th ceremony, 1 nomination at the 9th ceremony.
5. 7 nominations at the 1st ceremony, 1 nomination at the 7th ceremony.
6. including Industry Icon Award for Christopher Sabat as All Might.
7. 3 nominations at the 5th ceremony, 1 nomination at the 4th ceremony.
8. 5 nominations at the 5th ceremony, 1 nomination at the 6th ceremony.
9. 9 nominations at the 4th ceremony, 1 nomination at the 7th ceremony.
10. 5 nominations at the 8th ceremony, 1 nomination at the 9th ceremony.
11. Stain won in the 2nd edition, All For One won in the 3rd edition.
12. Shoto Todoroki won in the 2nd edition, Izuku "Deku" Midoriya won in the 3rd edition.
13. Eren Yeager is the main protagonist/antagonist of the series. Both "Best Protagonist" and "Best Antagonist" have been replaced to "Best Main Character", "Best Supporting Character" and "Must Protect At All Costs" Character.
14. Formerly known as Best Fantasy (2020–2024)
15. Formerly known as Best Art Direction (2020–2024)
16. consisting Best Protagonist (or Best Hero), Best Antagonist (Best Villain), Best Boy, Best Girl.
17. Only Izuku "Deku" Midoriya and Tsuyu Asui received Best Boy and Best Girl nominations, respectively.
18. All six categories have won in a single edition. In addition of both Best Boy and Best Girl categories: Izuku "Deku" Midoriya and Shoto Todoroki received Best Boy nominations, while Ochaco Uraraka and Tsuyu Asui received Best Girl nominations; with Todoroki and Uraraka winning, so that makes eight wins.
19. Chainsaw Man has 6 wins out of 25 nominations and Dandadan has 3 wins out of 22 nominations

References

1. Loveridge, Lynzee (February 15, 2020). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Takes Home Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
2. Boucher, Geoff (January 22, 2019). "'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse': Oscar Animation Nomination Validates Experimental Spirit". Deadline . Retrieved January 24, 2019.
3. Wolf, Ian (2017-01-30). "Yuri!!! On Ice wins Crunchyroll's "Anime of the Year" Award – Angering Crunchyroll users". Anime UK News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
4. Davis, Angela (2024-01-27). "Only One Anime Not Created by Studio Ghibli Was Ever Nominated for an Oscar". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2025-05-31.