Demon Slayer’s Hashira Training Arc Crowned Best Animated Series of 2025
- India Today Gaming
- May 25, 2025 (UPDATED: May 25, 2025 22:58 IST)
Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc wins Best Animation at the 2025 Anime Awards, praised for its stunning visuals and powerful storytelling
On May 25, 2025, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc won Best Animation at the 2025 Anime Awards. The show was praised for its “breathtaking visual experience” and once again got a lot of attention from anime fans around the world.
The animation studio behind the arc, Ufotable, has been well-known for their amazing visuals. Founded in 2000 by former TMS Entertainment staff, the studio continues to raise the bar for animation quality. With this win, it just add more proof of their strong reputation in the industry.
Premiering on Crunchyroll with a one-hour episode on May 12, 2024, the Hashira Training Arc cover a key part of Koyoharu Gotouge’s manga. It focus on the Demon Slayer Corps as they trains to fight their most dangerous enemy, Muzan Kibutsuji. The episode showed intense training scenes and lots of eye-catching moments.
Fans Divided Over the Results
This win marks Ufotable’s fourth straight Best Animation award, showing how they’ve remain on top year after year. Many viewers and critics praise their work, calling it some of the best animation they ever seen. It's rare for a studio to keep winning like this for so long.
However, not everyone think the win was fair. Some fans shared that anime like Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End by Madhouse, or the stylish Dandadan, had more smoother animation throughout all episodes. They believe that while Demon Slayer looked good, other shows was more consistent in quality.
Still, even with mixed opinion, Demon Slayer continues to shine bright in anime world. Its action-packed scenes and strong emotional moments have left big impression on many. Whether you agree with the result or not, this arc has became a standout moment in anime history.
As each year brings more amazing anime, the competition gets harder. But once again, Demon Slayer and Ufotable proves that they are still leading the pack—even with a few bumps along the way.
Source : Crunchyroll
Written By “Sujoy Bhowmik - India Today Gaming”