Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Animation
The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Animation is an animation award given at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards since its inaugural edition in 2017. It is given for the best animation in anime films and series from the previous year. Winners are determined through a combined voting process by judges and public voting.
Yaoi sports anime Yuri on Ice by MAPPA first won the award in 2017. Ufotable and its anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba hold the record for the most wins with 4 in consecutive years, the most of any animation studios and anime series to date. MAPPA holds the record for the most nominations with 9, while Wit Studio 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.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 and nominations for an anime series. In addition of other series, Mob Psycho 100 and My Hero Academia received nominations more than once, winning 1. Single-cour anime series Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, 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, together with Attack on Titan, received the most nominations without a single win with 3. Kyoto Animation's A Silent Voice is the only anime film to be nominated in that category.
| Franchise | Wins | Nominations | Seasons |
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | 4 | 5 | Unwavering Resolve Arc, Mugen Train Arc, Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc, Hashira Training Arc |
| Mob Psycho 100 | 1 | 3 | Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 |
| My Hero Academia | 1 | 2 | Season 2, Season 3 |
| Attack on Titan | 0 | 3 | Season 3, The Final Season Part 2, The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1 |
| Jujutsu Kaisen | 0 | 3 | Season 1 cour 1, Season 1 cour 2, Season 2 |
| Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid | 0 | 2 | Season 1, S |
Studios
Ufotable received the most wins for an anime studio, with its only production that nominated Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba received the most. Bones also receive 2 wins out of 5 nominations; both second-season of Mob Psycho 100 and My Hero Academia received wins for a studio. The remaining studios received 1 was single-cour anime series.MAPPA received the most nominations for an anime studio, with Jujutsu Kaisen received the most but did not win a single award. Wit Studio also holds the record for the most nominations without a single win with 7.