Solo Leveling wins the Anime of the Year at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Solo Leveling has claimed the top honor at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards taking home Anime of the Year among nine other awards at the prestigious event.

Adapted from the popular South Korean web novel by Chugong, the series has captivated a global audience and amassed a devoted fanbase around the world.

With great competition in the likes of DAN DA DAN, Delicious in Dungeon, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Kaiju No.8, and The Apothecary Diaries, Solo Leveling took home the biggest award of the ceremony, Anime of the Year.

The action anime also won the awards for Best Score, Best Main Character, Best Action, Best Ending Sequence, Best New Series, and Best Anime Voice Artist Performance in Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, and English.

This year, Solo Leveling became Crunchyroll’s top-rated anime, surpassing One Piece and Demon Slayer. The anime boasts 622,000 ratings on Crunchyroll, with 97% of them 5-star ratings. At the beginning of 2025, a live-action show was also announced, but there is still no official release date.

At this time, Solo Leveling has not been officially renewed for a third season. However, fans are confident it’s only a matter of time given the show’s massive success and the cliffhanger ending that strongly hints at more to come. Many believe a new season is coming in late 2026 or early 2027.

Solo Leveling is the biggest winner of the ceremony with nine awards. It is followed by Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End with four, and DAN DA DAN and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc both with three awards. You can check out the remaining winners here.

The ceremony also featured special guests and performances from Creppy Nuts, FLOW, and LiSA. You can also rewatch them on the Crunchyroll official channel.

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