Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Isekai Anime
| Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Isekai Anime | |
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| Awarded for | Best isekai anime series of the previous year |
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| First award | CloverWorks — The Promised Neverland (2020) |
| Currently held by | White Fox — Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World Season 3 (2025) |
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| Website | Crunchyroll Anime Awards |
The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Isekai Anime, formerly known as Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Fantasy, is a genre-specific award given at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards since its fourth edition in 2020. Originally given for best fantasy anime series, it was eventually removed or renamed starting in its ninth edition in 2025 (partially due to confusion over anime genres between fantasy and isekai).[1] It is given for the best fantasy and isekai anime series from the previous year. Winners are determined through a combined voting process by judges and public voting.[2]
The Promised Neverland by CloverWorks first won the award in 2020.[3] Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime were the only three anime series to received nominations altogether in both categories, the latter two also were the previous respective winners of the Best Fantasy genre.
In the latest edition in 2025, the third season of Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World by White Fox won the award.[1]
Winners and nominees
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
Best Fantasy
2020s
Best Isekai Anime
Records
Anime series
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| Franchise | Wins | Nominations | Seasons |
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| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | 2 | 3 | Unwavering Resolve Arc, Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World | 2 | Season 2, Season 3 | |
| That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | 1 | Season 2, Season 3 | |
| Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation | 0 | 4 | Season 1 cour 1, Season 1 cour 2, Season 2 cour 1, Season 2 cour 2 |
| Ranking of Kings | 3 | Cour 1, Cour 2, The Treasure Chest of Courage | |
| The Case Study of Vanitas | 2 | Cour 1, Cour 2 |
Studios
Ufotable and White Fox were tied for the most wins in an anime studio with 2, with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World were the only anime series to win multiple awards. The remaining studios (CloverWorks and Eight Bit) received a single award.
Wit Studio received the most nominations for an anime studio without a single win with 5. Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation received four nominations, but did not win a single award.
| Studio | Wins | Nominations | Seasons |
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| Ufotable | 2 | 3 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Unwavering Resolve Arc, Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc) |
| White Fox | 2 | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (Season 2, Season 3) | |
| CloverWorks | 1 | The Promised Neverland, Wonder Egg Priority | |
| Eight Bit | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Season 2, Season 3) | ||
| Wit Studio | 0 | 5 | Attack on Titan (Season 3), Ranking of Kings (Cour 1, Cour 2, The Treasure Chest of Courage), Suicide Squad Isekai |
| Studio Bind | 4 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Season 1 cour 1, Season 1 cour 2, Season 2 cour 1, Season 2 cour 2) | |
| MAPPA | 3 | Dorohedoro, Hell's Paradise, Sarazanmai | |
| Ajiado | 2 | Ascendance of a Bookworm (Season 1, Season 2) | |
| Bones | The Case Study of Vanitas (Cour 1, Cour 2) |
References
- ^ a b c Grein, Paul (May 25, 2025). "Crunchyroll Reveals 2025 Anime Awards Winners: Full List". Billboard. Tokyo. Archived from the original on May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024: Your Ultimate Guide". December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "Yuri!!! on ICE Wins Anime of the Year in Crunchyroll's First-Ever Anime Awards". GlobeNewswire. January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Orsini, Lauren (January 10, 2020). "Here Are All The Nominees For The 2019 Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Forbes. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Ramée, Jordan (February 15, 2020). "Every Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020 Winner, Including Anime Of The Year". GameSpot. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Luster, Joseph (February 19, 2021). "Rewatch the 2021 Anime Awards Here (and Find Out Who Won!)". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 20, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (January 18, 2022). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022 Nominations Include '86 Eighty-Six,' 'Jujutsu Kaisen,' 'Oddtaxi' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Goslin, Austen (February 9, 2022). "Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1 wins top prize at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ Eisenbeis, Richard (March 4, 2023). "All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Patches, Matt (March 4, 2023). "Anime Awards 2023 name Cyberpunk: Edgerunners as Anime of the Year". Polygon. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (January 17, 2024). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2024 Nominees". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (March 2, 2024). "All the Winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (April 3, 2025). "Crunchyroll Anime Awards Nominations Revealed". Deadline. Archived from the original on April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
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