Over 59,000 viewers participated in Anime Corner's annual Anime of the Year voting.
The Anime Corner portal has published the results of the annual Anime of the Year 2025 voting. 59,053 viewers took part in the survey.
The title of "Anime of the Year" was awarded to "Takopi's Original Sin." The title edged out "The Summer Hikaru Died" by only 0.09%: the projects scored 7.98% and 7.89% of the votes, respectively. Third place went to the second season of "The Apothecary Diaries" with 7.21%.
The top 10 best anime of 2025 are as follows:
In addition to the main category, voting also took place in separate categories:
- Best Action Anime — "My Hero Academia: Final Season" (17.27%)
- Best Adventure Anime — "Gachiakuta" (25.45%)
- Best Anime Film — "Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc" (34.41%)
- Best Adaptation — "Takopi's Original Sin" (18.54%)
- Best Animation — "My Hero Academia: Final Season" (17.06%)
- Best Comedy Anime — "Spy × Family 3" (20.74%)
- Best Drama Anime — Second Season of "The Apothecary Diaries" (21.05%)
- Best Fantasy Anime — "Gachiakuta" (18.39%)
- Best Music Anime — "Brave dream! Ave Mujica" (36.85%)
- Best Mystery Anime — "The Summer Hikaru Died" (21.72%)
- Best Original Anime — "Being a Hero X" (30.18%)
- Best Romance Anime — "A Delightful Flower Blooms with Dignity" (24.86%)
- Best Science Fiction Anime — "Takopi's Original Sin" (27.19%)
- Best Slice of Life Anime — "A Delightful Flower Blooms with Dignity" (27.89%)
- Best Sports Anime — "Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Cinderella Gray" (32.62%)
- Best Soundtrack — "My Hero Academia: Final Season" (18.15%)
- Best Story — Second Season of "The Apothecary Diaries" (14.81%)
- Best Voice Acting — "My Hero Academia: Final Season" (16.6%)
- Best Worldbuilding — "Gachiakuta" (23.67%)
