Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Animation
| Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Animation | |
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| Awarded for | Best animation in anime films and series of the previous year |
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| First award | MAPPA — Yuri on Ice (2017) |
| Currently held by | Ufotable — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc (season 4) (2024) |
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| Website | Crunchyroll Anime Awards |
The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Animation is a below-the-line 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 (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 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.