The 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards have officially concluded, crowning the best anime series and movies of 2025. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc have been generating award buzz since they released. Infinity Castle and Reze Arc were two of the best movies of 2025, anime or otherwise, and have enjoyed a fierce rivalry with one another.

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Despite being snubbed by the Oscars earlier this year, both Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc received multiple nominations at the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, including noms for Film of the Year. Both are incredibly high-quality films that push the anime medium further with amazing art direction and animation, but Crunchyroll has officially spoken and determined the best anime movie of 2025.

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is Officially the Film of the Year

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle was nominated for Film of the Year at the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards alongside Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, 100 Meters, Mononoke the Movie: The Ashes of Rage, Scarlet, and The Rose of Versailles. Voted by fans and a panel of 100 judges, Crunchyroll has officially crowned Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle as Film of the Year, beating out its biggest rival, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc.

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle released to critical acclaim, immediately cementing itself as one of the best anime releases of 2025. The movie's amazing art direction, animation, and action made Infinity Castle a standout entry in what many already consider to be one of the greatest anime franchises of all time. This is the second time a Demon Slayer movie has won Film of the Year, with Mugen Train beating out Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time in 2021 to take home the win.

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Demon Slayer Walks Away With the Most Wins at the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards

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Of the eight awards Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle was nominated for, the movie is walking away with a whopping seven awards, the most for any anime at the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle was nominated for Film of the Year, Best Score, Best VA Performance (English), Best VA Performance (Spanish), Best VA Performance (Castilian), Best VA Performance (German), Best VA Performance (Portuguese), and Best VA Performance (Hindi).

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The only award Demon Slayer lost was for Best VA Performance (Hindi), where Akshita Mishra's performance as Koyuki was beaten out by Abhishek Sharma as Jinshi in The Apothecary Diaries Season 2. Interestingly, all of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle's VA wins were for actors who voiced Akaza in their respective dubs, including Lucien Dodge (English), Jose Antonio Toledano (Spanish), Carles Teruel (Castilian), Gerrit Schmidt-Foß (German), and Charles Emmanuel (Portuguese).