The Crunchyroll Anime Award for Best Score is a music award given at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards since its second edition in 2018. It is given for the best original score in anime films and series from the previous year. Winners are determined through a combined voting process by judges and public voting.
Made in Abyss composer Kevin Penkin first won the award in 2018, the first non-Japanese to win. In the latest edition in 2026, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle composers Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura won the award.
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.
2010s Year Composer(s) Anime 2017(2nd) Kevin Penkin Made in Abyss Hiroyuki Sawano Re:Creators Jun'ichi Matsumoto The Ancient Magus' Bride Michiru Ōshima Little Witch Academia Ryo Takahashi ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. Yoshiaki Fujisawa Land of the Lustrous 2019(4th) Mocky Carole & Tuesday Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hiroyuki Sawano Attack on Titan (season 3) Kevin Penkin The Rising of the Shield Hero Tatsuya Kato, Hiroaki Tsutsumi, and Yuki Kanesaka Dr. Stone Yugo Kanno JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (season 4)
2020s Year Composer(s) Anime 2020(5th) Kevin Penkin Tower of God Alisa Okehazama The God of High School Kensuke Ushio Japan Sinks: 2020 Oorutaichi Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Satoru Kōsaki Beastars Yutaka Yamada Great Pretender 2021(6th) Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc (season 2)|- | DÉ DÉ MOUSE and Mito | Wonder Egg Priority |- | Satoru Kōsaki | Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song |- | Mabanua | Megalobox 2: Nomad |- | PUNPEE, VaVa, and OMSB | Odd Taxi |- | Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto | 86 |- ! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2021/2022(7th) |- style="background:#FAEB86" | Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto| Attack on Titan: The Final Season Part 2 (season 4 cour 2)|- | Akira Yamaoka | Cyberpunk: Edgerunners |- | Genki Hikota | Ya Boy Kongming! |- | Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc (season 2 cour 2) |- | Kevin Penkin | Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun |- | (K)now Name | Spy × Family |- ! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2022/2023(8th) |- style="background:#FAEB86" | Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto| Attack on Titan: The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1 (season 4 cour 3)|- | Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc (season 3) |- | Kensuke Ushio | Chainsaw Man |- | Radwimps and Kazuma Jinnouchi | Suzume |- | Takuro Iga | Oshi no Ko |- | Tomoki Kikuya | Bocchi the Rock! |- ! rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2023/2024(9th) |- style="background:#FAEB86;" | Hiroyuki Sawano| Solo Leveling Evan Call Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc (season 4) Haruka Nakamura Look Back Kensuke Ushio Dandadan Shirō Sagisu Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict 2025(10th) Go Shiina and Yuki Kajiura Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Kensuke Ushio Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Dandadan (season 2) Taku Iwasaki Gachiakuta Hiroyuki SawanoSolo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow (season 2) Satoru Kōsaki, Kevin Penkin, Alisa Okehazama The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Records Anime series FranchiseWinsNominationsSeasonsDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba26Unwavering Resolve Arc, Mugen Train Arc, Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc, Hashira Training Arc, Infinity CastleAttack on Titan3Season 3, The Final Season Part 2, The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1Made in Abyss12Season 1, The Golden City of the Scorching SunSolo LevelingSeason 1, Arise from the ShadowChainsaw Man0Season 1, Reze ArcDandadanSeason 1, Season 2
Composer ComposerWinsNominationsAnimeHiroyuki Sawano3786, Attack on Titan (Season 3, The Final Season Part 2, The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1), Re:Creators, Solo Leveling (Season 1, Arise from the Shadow)Go Shiina26Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Unwavering Resolve Arc, Mugen Train Arc, Entertainment District Arc, Swordsmith Village Arc, Hashira Training Arc, Infinity Castle)Yuki KajiuraKevin Penkin5Made in Abyss (Season 1, The Golden City of the Scorching Sun), The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2), The Rising of the Shield Hero, Tower of GodKohta Yamamoto386, Attack on Titan (The Final Season Part 2, The Final Season The Final Chapters Special 1)Kensuke Ushio05Chainsaw Man (Season 1, Reze Arc), Dandadan (Season 1, Season 2), Japan Sinks: 2020Satoru Kōsaki3Beastars, The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2), Vivy: Fluorite Eye's SongAlisa Okehazama2 The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2), The God of High School
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