The Boy of the Year category recognizes outstanding male characters in anime who have made a significant impact within their respective series. These characters are chosen based on their rankings in the Anime Trending Top 10 Male Charts, and the top 5 male characters from each season are selected as nominees.
The Anime Trending Awards voting period runs from January 6 – February 7th, 2025. The results of the 11th Anime Trending Awards will be announced on March 9th (PST)/ March 10th (JST) 2025.
Boy of the Year Nominees:
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji | Classroom of the Elite S3
CV: Shouya Chiba
Justin Briner (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
Vote for Kiyotaka Ayanokouji here!
Rudeus Greyrat | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S2 Part II
CV: Yumi Uchiyama
Madeleine Morris (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Hulu, iQIYI
Vote for Rudeus Greyrat here!
Arnold Hein | 7th Time Loop
CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
Vote for Arnold Hein here!
Himmel | Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
CV: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Clifford Chapin (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Muse Anime, Bilibili
Vote for Himmel here!
Aqua Hoshino |【OSHI NO KO】S2
CV: Takeo Otsuka
Jack Stansbury (EN)
Where to Watch: HIDIVE, Bilibili
Vote for Aqua Hoshino here!
Ken Takakura | DAN DA DAN
CV: Natsuki Hanae
AJ Beckles (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Netflix
Vote for Ken Takakura here!
Kyoutarou Ichikawa | The Dangers in My Heart S2
CV: Shun Horie
Clint Bickham (EN)
Where to Watch: HIDIVE, YouTube Movies and TV, Amazon Prime
Vote for Kyoutarou Ichikawa here!
Shido Itsuka | Date a Live V
CV: Nobunaba Shimazaki
Jessie James Grelle (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
Vote for Shido Itsuka here!
Jinshi | The Apothecary Diaries
CV: Takeo Ootsuka
Kaiji Tang (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime
Vote for Jinshi here!
Masachika Kuze | Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
CV: Kohei Amasaki
Aaron Dismuke (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
Vote for Masachika Kuze here!
Kazuhiko Nukumizu | Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
CV: Shuichiro Umeda
Kevin Thelwell (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime, ANIPLUS Asia
Vote for Kazuhiko Nukumizu here!
Subaru Natsuki | Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- S3
CV: Yusuke Kobayashi
Sean Chiplock (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll
Vote for Subaru Natsuki here!
Kazuma Sato | KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! S3
CV: Jun Fukushima
Arnie Pantoja (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, iQIYI
Vote for Kazuma Sato here!
Ranma Saotome | Ranma ½ (2024)
CV: Kappei Yamaguchi
David Errigo Jr. (EN)
Where to Watch: Netflix
Vote for Ranma Saotome here!
Will Serfort | Wistoria: Wand and Sword
CV: Kohei Amasaki
Corey Wilder (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime, Apple TV
Vote for Will Serfort here!
Stark | Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
CV: Chiaki Kobayashi
Jordan Dash Cruz (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Muse Anime, Bilibili
Vote for Stark here!
Jinwoo Sung | Solo Leveling
CV: Taito Ban
Aleks Le (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime, Bilibili, Netflix, Ani-One Asia
Vote for Jinwoo Sung here!
Rimuru Tempest | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime S3
CV: Miho Okasaki
Brittney Karbowski (EN)
Where to Watch: Crunchyroll, Bilibili, iQIYI
Vote for Rimuru Tempest here!
Vote for the following 11th Anime Trending Awards Categories:
See all individual Anime Trending Award nominees by category:
| Anime of the Year | Girl of the Year | Boy of the Year | Movie of the Year |
| Opening Theme | Ending Theme | Aspect Awards | Voice Acting |
| Genre Awards | Couple or Ship | Supporting Girl and Boy |
See the complete list of nominees here!
Learn more about the 11th Anime Trending Awards here!
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