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Frieren is nominated in 14 out of 24 categories in Crunchyroll's Anime Awards 2025 ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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Apr 3, 11:50 AM
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It is nominated in:

  • Anime of the Year
  • Best New Series
  • Best Animation
  • Best Character Design
  • Best Director: Keiichiro Saito
  • Best Background Art
  • Best Drama
  • Best Main Character: Frieren
  • Best Supporting Character: Fern, Himmel
  • "Must Protect At All Costs" Character: Frieren
  • Best Song: “The Brave” by YOASOBI
  • Best Score: Evan Call
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese): Atsumi Tanezaki as Frieren
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (English): Mallorie Rodak as Frieren


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Voting closes on April 14 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT.
kanarazukarasuApr 3, 1:26 PM
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Apr 3, 12:06 PM
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This year things are going to be interesting between Solo Leveling and Frieren
Apr 3, 12:13 PM
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If Solo Leveling wins over Frieren as AOTY the community is more than cooked
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If Solo Leveling wins over Frieren as AOTY the community is more than cooked
@AshTheChamp high chance solo leveling will win because of recency bias and also popularity contests are always a joke
Apr 3, 12:17 PM
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I already voted for Frieren in AOTY and 7 other categories.
The problem now is Solo Leveling. Y'know how recency bias and popularity affects these awards. That's why I don't take them seriously.
Apr 3, 12:23 PM
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Get in here and tell us why it's shit.
Cmon! Im doing your job, right now
Apr 3, 12:26 PM
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As it fucking should be.
If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that.
Apr 3, 12:29 PM
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Solo leveling will definitely win some because of the recency bias and it’s the biggest anime on crunchyroll specifically, but I hope frieren takes a good amount home, also senshi for best supporting character!
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@Okeanix

Get in here and tell us why it's shit.
Cmon! Im doing your job, right now
@Merve2Love

Why people even take Crunchyroll Awards seriously.

Jujutsu Kaisen won anime of the year with 5 episodes.

This year they nominated Kaiju 8 in every category possible because that's the only shounen jury watched.

I will vote for Solo Leveling and i hope it beats Frieren in every category.
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@Merve2Love

Why people even take Crunchyroll Awards seriously.

Jujutsu Kaisen won anime of the year with 5 episodes.

This year they nominated Kaiju 8 in every category possible because that's the only shounen jury watched.

I will vote for Solo Leveling and i hope it beats Frieren in every category.
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There you go.
Good job.
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deg said:
@AshTheChamp high chance solo leveling will win because of recency bias and also popularity contests are always a joke

I hope it doesn’t, Solo Leveling really doesn’t deserve AOTY.

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@Okeanix

There you go.
Good job.
@Merve2Love You can vote for Solo Leveling better anime
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Apr 3, 12:34 PM
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SL will win because of recency bias. People will either completely ignore or be absolutely ignorant to the fact that only S1 of SL is being nominated.
Apr 3, 12:42 PM
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Ofc these joke Crunchyroll awards would be biased for popular anime, I think there's only 6 anime in these awards which is solo leveling, frieren, apothecary diaries, dandadan, kaiju no 8 and demon slayer with almost 0 variety show.
Apr 3, 12:46 PM

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This is my ballot:

Apr 3, 12:52 PM

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Why are some of you acting like Frieren is niche when it has a million members. lol
If you reply back to me and I never respond, I lost interest and don't care. Sorry about that.
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deg said:
@AshTheChamp high chance solo leveling will win because of recency bias and also popularity contests are always a joke

Frieren is more popular than Solo Leveling though (not counting MyAnimeList views).
Apr 3, 12:55 PM
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deg said:
@AshTheChamp high chance solo leveling will win because of recency bias and also popularity contests are always a joke

Frieren is more popular than Solo Leveling though (not counting MyAnimeList views).
@Infernalization on crunchyroll it was said on the news that solo leveling surpass the likes of one piece, demon slayer, attack on titan, etc on total likes heck frieren is not even part of the top likes there on crunchyroll from what i know https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/03/16/solo-leveling-just-dethroned-one-piece-on-crunchyroll-with-a-new-record/
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@Infernalization on crunchyroll it was said on the news that solo leveling surpass the likes of one piece, demon slayer, attack on titan, etc on total likes heck frieren is not even part of the top likes there on crunchyroll from what i know https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/03/16/solo-leveling-just-dethroned-one-piece-on-crunchyroll-with-a-new-record/
@deg

Also Solo Leveling currently has 726k reviews, which is the highest of any other entry in Crunchyroll, while Frieren only got 218.9k. So in the context of CR and this award specifically, SL is more popular and is far more likely to get higher number of votes.

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Also Solo Leveling currently has 726k reviews, which is the highest of any other entry in Crunchyroll, while Frieren only got 218.9k. So in the context of CR and this award specifically, SL is more popular and is far more likely to get higher number of votes.

@kanarazukarasu yep thats what i meant its reviews and not likes thanks for the correction
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I only voted for it AOTY, New AOTY and Himmel. These three are must win.

They removed fantasy catagory for Isekai after complains lmao. That was another sure win. They can't separate high and low fantasy and Isekai. Just shows how idiotic this award is.

Re: Zero v Mushoku face off going to be so cancer..๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
Apr 3, 1:18 PM
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if Frieren doesn't win AOTY the anime community is coocked
Apr 3, 1:25 PM

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Think i'm gonna pick Maomao for best MC since i voted for Frieren in so many categories
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mhm (character count bs)
Apr 3, 2:05 PM
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As it deserves.
My ballot:
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I doubt most judges and voters seen more than 5 seasonals. Lol
Average anime fans do not consume much. This means hidden gems do not exist in these awards.
Apr 3, 2:45 PM
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Here my ballot. You're welcome.
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Anime industry has been declining. In 2017, we got Made in Abyss, Houseki, Rakugo and 3-gatsu.

Now, you have this list... Frieren is probably going to win, but it's definitely not an incredible show.
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Apr 3, 2:59 PM
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want frieren to win the AFTY
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We’re dethroning solo leveling with this one๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Apr 3, 3:48 PM

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The fact that crunchyroll thinks Shangri-la is a fuckin isekai, is already making it clown awards.
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The fact that crunchyroll thinks Shangri-la is a fuckin isekai, is already making it clown awards.
@GTRaijin yes, Right. Shangri-La Frontier not anime Isekai, but based Video Game like SAO.
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Awards are a joke, crunchyroll awards even more so. It’s not and never is about what is best and most deserved, but what is most popular
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kanarazukarasu said:
@deg

Also Solo Leveling currently has 726k reviews, which is the highest of any other entry in Crunchyroll, while Frieren only got 218.9k. So in the context of CR and this award specifically, SL is more popular and is far more likely to get higher number of votes.


I think fan votes only count for a smaller percentage of the total, if I remember correctly. I’ll have to google it and see the breakdown. But yeah, it usually is a popularity contest with the occasional surprise

Edit: Yeah judges to viewer ratio is 70:30 looks like
Apr 3, 7:23 PM
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I hope A Sign of Affection wins some things. Frieren is probably the only one I've watched that'll win anything though.


Apr 3, 7:46 PM
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Frieren my goat ๐Ÿ
Apr 3, 9:19 PM
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This is my ballot:
Apr 3, 9:21 PM
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votes mean nothing if people with an indian or korean ip can vote because they will always vote for power fantasy incel webtoon slop + their population size makes voting unfair
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Rittsuu said:
Solo leveling will definitely win some because of the recency bias and it’s the biggest anime on crunchyroll specifically, but I hope frieren takes a good amount home, also senshi for best supporting character!

yes, solo leveling broked crunchyroll server more than an hour.
Apr 4, 12:03 AM

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I would say 11 out of 14 are 100% deserved. The other 3 I just padded cause of true love. :D

Apr 4, 2:22 AM
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Should have been nominated in all 24.
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Should have been nominated in all 24.

Yeah, Frieren is the best isekai and film of the year
Apr 4, 4:11 AM
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I hope Solo Leveling doesn't win AOTY over Frieren, i don't hate Solo Leveling, i actually quite like it cause it's edgy-fun and you can turn your brain off while watching it but there have been SO MANY better show this year
Here's my vote, i would be surprised if a quarter of my choices actually win

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I just voted and honestly in almost all categories it is a no match for Frieren

I gave best character design and best MC to Apothicary Diaries though

Honestly Apothicary Diaries is phenomenal and would have been AOTY any year if not the year of Frieren (and Dandadan which was also god tier)
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AshTheChamp said:
If Solo Leveling wins over Frieren as AOTY the community is more than cooked

people will vote whatever they like...go vote for your mid isekai frieren...dont criticize another sht
Apr 4, 5:48 AM
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Oh dear, so many Frieren in different categories.

My votes went to Frieren and Bleach since I like them both :)



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As much as I liked Frieren, I have to make sure that Dungeon Meshi will take home at least one award. That show was my anime of the year
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How and why a 2023 anime should win best 2025 anime?
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How and why a 2023 anime should win best 2025 anime?
@FofWeeb Only for its 2025 awards, CR is including 5 seasons (quarters). Not sure why though.
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Hoping for a Frieren sweep, good way to revalidate a little this show after the horrendous last years; a Dandadan win would be a bit surprising but a good turn I think; bad case scenario is SL taking it home, but it's the crunchyroll awards so it'd be expected. Dungeon Meshi would be the most amazing winner tho, can u imagine CR and reddit matching in their AOTY pick? Epic
Now, needed to be said, real crime (as if they hadn't done any) would be to leave Orb out next year, easily the best underdog series since Bocchi maybe.
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