The 2025 Anime Oscars

·1 hr 36 min·5 clips

Mitsuki announces the 2025 Anime Oscars, where the hosts will reveal the best and sometimes worst anime voted by listeners.

The episode begins with host Mitsuki introducing the 2025 Anime Oscars, joined by guests Mason, Raggedy, and Andrew. They explain that awards are voted on by listeners via their website. The hosts share initial thoughts on 2025, with Mason calling it a 'mixed bag' with some surprising hits but no generational favorites, while Mitsuki notes anime's growing global market, estimated at up to $38 billion. The first category, Best Animation, is won by 'City the Animation,' praised for Kyoto Animation's return and unique style. Best OP/ED goes to 'Iris Out' by Kenshi Yonezu from the Chainsaw Man movie, with discussion on how memes like the Reze dance influenced votes. Best Action/Adventure is awarded to 'Solo Leveling Season 2,' though hosts debate its quality. Best Comedy sees 'The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2' win, but 'Abstain' gets the most votes, highlighting subjective humor. Best Drama/Slice of Life is won by 'Orb on the Movements of the Earth' for its fresh narrative. Best Fantasy/Isekai goes to 'Clevitas,' beating 'ReZero Season 3.' Best Mecha/Sci-Fi is a landslide for 'Dan Dan Dan Season 2.' The Midnight Award for most surprising anime goes to 'To Be Hero X,' despite debates on whether it qualifies as anime. Most Disappointing Anime is 'Lazarus,' criticized for failing to live up to Cowboy Bebop comparisons. Best Boy is Bartholomew Kuma from One Piece, and Best Girl is Momoa Yase from Dan Dan Dan. Best Film is 'Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc' with over 40% of the vote. Best Studio is Science Saru, edging out MAPPA by one vote. Worst Anime (Pooper Scooper Award) is 'One Punch Man Season 3.' The episode concludes with Best of 2025 going to 'Takapi's Original Sin,' a surprise win over Solo Leveling and Orb.

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Orb's win turns into a sharp, funny debate about freshness, sequels, and what anime fans actually watched.

Anime Addicts Anonymous treats its 2025 Anime Oscars as a loose, lively argument over what stood out. Mitsuki hosts, Mason is back in the mix, and Orb takes the category, with its freshness framed as the thing that separates it from returning favorites like Apothecary Diaries…

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You get a 2025 Anime Oscars hangout where Orb takes the win, then the table kicks around freshness, sequels, movies, and what belongs in the after-party.

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