The BIGGEST Winners and Moments of Anime Awards 2025 | The Anime Effect #66

Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President break down their favorite moments and winners from the 2025 Anime Awards, including Solo Leveling taking home Anime of the Year, Kacey Musgraves’s Sailor Moon cosplay, and all the new categories this year. The Anime Effect is a weekly podcast hosted by Crunchyroll's in-house anime experts, featuring a lively mix of roundtable news, discussion with hosts and special guests, debates on hot topics, recommendations, and fan questions. 0:00 Welcome! 5:44 Anime Awards 2025 6:00 Anime of the Year Winner: Solo Leveling 9:12 Anime Film of the Year 2025 Winner: Look Back 12:32 Best Isekai Anime Winner: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 16:58 Best Comedy Anime Winner: MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc 20:36 Best Anime Opening Sequence Winner: “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts (DAN DA DAN) 24:54 Best Background Art Winner: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 27:59 Best Anime Voice Artist Performance - English Winner: Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling) 33:15 Our Top Moments from the 2025 Anime Awards Show 39:58 Our Favorite Winners of the 2025 Anime Awards Show 43:47 Bye!