The Crunchyroll Anime Awards are due to take place later this month, and the streaming giant have recently confirmed the list of musical performers and hosts that will be taking part in the show.
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards will take place on Sunday 25th May, with the live ceremony hosted by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo. The pre-show will begin at 9AM BST and the main show at 10AM BST and can be streamed globally on Crunchyroll’s Twitch and YouTube channel, as well as SONY PICTURES CORE and the Sony Group Corp Global YouTube Channel.
The full music performance slate and additional live ceremony and pre-show presenters are listed below:
Musical Performances by:
LiSA—Japanese singer and iconic voice behind Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s opening theme “Gurenge”
Creepy Nuts—2025 Anime Award nominated hip-hop duo behind viral hits “Otonoke” and “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born”, the opening themes for Dan Da Dan and Mashle: Magic and Muscles, respectively.
FLOW—Rock band, performing at the Anime Awards in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Eureka Seven.
Live Ceremony and Pre-Show Presenters:
J Balvin—GRAMMY nominated global music superstar
Kacey Musgraves—GRAMMY award winning singer, songwriter, & musician
Zak Penn—Screenwriter
As a reminder, and in celebration of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, viewers can stream a variety of fan-favourite shows, including DAN DA DAN, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Kaiju No. 8, Solo Leveling, and The Apothecary Diaries, for FREE on Crunchyroll until 27th May 2025.
