The 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, held on May 25, 2025, in Tokyo, honored the year’s top anime. "Solo Leveling" emerged as Anime of the Year, marking the first manhwa adaptation to win this accolade. It also secured Best New Series, Best Action, Best Main Character (Sung Jin-woo), Best Score, and Best Ending Sequence. "Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End" won Best Drama, Best Background Art, Best Director (Keiichiro Saito), and Best Supporting Character (Fern). "Dandadan" received Best Character Design, while "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" earned Best Animation and Best Continuing Series. "Look Back" was named Best Film. "Attack on Titan" received the inaugural Global Impact Award. (en.wikipedia.org)