The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Animation is a below-the-line award given at the

Crunchyroll Anime Awards The Crunchyroll Anime Awards, also known simply as The Anime Awards, are awards given annually by the anime streaming service Crunchyroll to recognize the best anime of the previous year. Announced in December 2016, the awards were first prese ...

since its inaugural edition in 2017. It is given for the best

animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

in anime films and series from the previous year. Winners are determined through a combined voting process by judges and public voting. ''

Yaoi , also known by its abbreviation , is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that depicts homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for a female audience, distinguishing it from the equivale ...

'' sports anime '' Yuri on Ice'' by

MAPPA is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Nakano, Tokyo (formerly in Suginami, Tokyo). Founded in 2011 by Madhouse co-founder and producer Masao Maruyama, it has produced anime works including '' Terror in Resonance'', '' Yuri!!! on I ...

first won the award in 2017.

Ufotable is a Japanese animation studio founded in October 2000 by former Telecom Animation Film producer Hikaru Kondō and located in Shinjuku, Tokyo. A unique hallmark seen in many of their works ('' Ninja Nonsense'', '' Futakoi Alternative'', '' Coyo ...

and its anime series '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' hold the record for the most wins with 4 in consecutive years (2022–2025), the most of any animation studios and anime series to date. MAPPA holds the record for the most nominations with 9, while

Wit Studio , stylized as WIT Studio, is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 1, 2012, by producers at Production I.G as a subsidiary of IG Port. It is headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, with Production I.G producer George Wada as president and ...

also holds the record for the most nominations without a single win with 7. In the latest edition in 2025, ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' won the award again in four consecutive years.

Winners

In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place.

2010s

2020s

Records

As of 2025, 9 wins out of 53 nominations have been given to 34 anime series and 1 anime film.

Anime films and series

'' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' received the most wins (4; consecutive) and nominations (5) for an anime series. In addition of other series, ''

Mob Psycho 100 is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by One. It was serialized on Shogakukan's ''Ura Sunday'' website from April 2012 to December 2017. It has been also available online on Shogakukan's mobile app ''MangaONE'' since Dece ...

'' and ''

My Hero Academia is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 2014 to August 2024, with its chapters collected in 42 volumes. Set in a wor ...

'' received nominations more than once, winning 1. Single-cour anime series (or miniseries) ''

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sumito Ōwara. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Monthly Big Comic Spirits'' since 2016 and has been collected in nine volumes as of December 2024. An anime te ...

'', '' Violet Evergarden'', and '' Yuri on Ice'' also received wins, with the latter became the only original anime series to do so. Only 6 anime series separately produced by MAPPA received the most nominations with 9, with ''

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2018 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. The ...

'', together with ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to a ...

'', received the most nominations without a single win with 3.

Kyoto Animation , often abbreviated , is a Japanese animation studio and light novel publisher located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. It was founded in 1985 by husband and wife Hideaki and Yoko Hatta, who remain its president and vice-president respectively. Kyoto ...

's '' A Silent Voice'' is the only anime film to be nominated in that category.

Studios

received the most wins (4; consecutive) for an anime studio, with its only production that nominated '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' received the most.

Bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, an ...

also receive 2 wins out of 5 nominations; both second-season of ''

and

'' received wins for a studio. The remaining studios (

, and

Science SARU , stylized as Science SARU, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Kichijōji, Musashino, Tokyo. Established on February 4, 2013, by producer Eunyoung Choi and director Masaaki Yuasa, the studio has produced four feature films and five a ...

) received 1 was single-cour anime series.

received the most nominations (9) for an anime studio, with ''

'' received the most but did not win a single award.

also holds the record for the most nominations without a single win with 7.

References

{{Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Animation, state=expanded Crunchyroll Anime Awards Crunchyroll Anime awards