The results of male and female supporting character ranking for 2025 are out, and you can see who were the best boy and girl of the year below. Make sure to also check out our 2025 Seiyuu of the Year winners, as well as the 2025 Opening and Ending Theme Song winners. The nominees were the top 5 characters from each of the season, including the results for:
- Winter 2025 Supporting Character Rankings
- Spring 2025 Supporting Character Rankings
- Summer 2025 Supporting Character Rankings
- Fall 2025 Supporting Character Rankings
Starting with the best male characters, Enjin from Gachiakuta won with 8.90%. He is followed by Bond Forger, who is probably also surprised at his placement considering the screen time he had in SPY x FAMILY Season 3. A total of 19,994 people voted in this category (with the ability to vote for multiple options), and you can check out the full ranking below.
Top 20 Best Supporting Boy of the Year Ranking | 2025 Anime Awards
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Enjin | 8.9% |
| 2nd | Bond Forger | 8.46% |
| 3rd | Gaoshun | 8.28% |
| 4th | Saku Natsusawa | 6.89% |
| 5th | Damian Desmond | 6.67% |
| 6th | Tanaka | 6.66% |
| 7th | Reinhard van Astrea | 6.53% |
| 8th | Garfiel Tinsel | 5.74% |
| 9th | Yuri Briar | 5.12% |
| 10th | Ayato Yorita | 4.92% |
| 11th | Aldebaran | 4.44% |
| 12th | Otto Suwen | 3.98% |
| 13th | Yuta Maki | 3.91% |
| 14th | Akane Aoi | 3.62% |
| 15th | Benimaru Shinmon | 3.25% |
| 16th | Kyo Kasahara | 2.85% |
| 17th | Ren Kaji | 2.67% |
| 18th | Ginjiro Musaka | 2.52% |
| 19th | Akitaru Obi | 2.34% |
| 20th | Keigo Magami | 2.23% |
Moving on to the best supporting female characters, The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 got another win here as Loulan (Shisui) ranked first. She was followed by Turbo Granny from DAN DA DAN Season 2 and Subaru Hoshina from The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity.
A total of 20,459 people voted for this category, and you can see the full ranking below.
Top 20 Best Supporting Girl of the Year Ranking | 2025 Anime Awards
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shisui/Loulan | 8.93% |
| 2nd | Turbo Granny | 8.19% |
| 3rd | Subaru Hoshina | 7.99% |
| 4th | Gyokuyo | 7.78% |
| 5th | Beatrice | 7.63% |
| 6th | Riyo Repear | 7.24% |
| 7th | Becky Blackbell | 6.88% |
| 8th | Asako Yamagishi | 6.31% |
| 9th | Fiona Frost | 4.96% |
| 10th | Belno Light | 4.81% |
| 11th | Yuki Tadokoro | 4.09% |
| 12th | Cha Hae-in | 4.02% |
| 13th | Super Creek | 4.01% |
| 14th | Aoi Sakamoto | 3.41% |
| 15th | Aoi Akane | 3.24% |
| 16th | Iris | 2.83% |
| 17th | Ayame Moriya | 2.22% |
| 18th | Nemu Miyao | 2.16% |
| 19th | Yaomei | 1.69% |
| 20th | Rion Enomoto | 1.62% |
Do you think the 2025 best supporting boy and girl winners deserved it or do you think someone else should have won? Let us know! Stay tuned for the rest of our 2025 Anime of the Year Awards!
In the meantime, you can vote for our Winter 2026 weekly rankings.
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The Apothecary Diaries ©Hyuganatsu/Imagika Infos/”The Apothecary Diaries”Project
DAN DA DAN ©Yukinobu Tatsu/SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production Committee
Gachiakuta ©Kei Urana, Hideyoshi Andou and KODANSHA/ “GACHIAKUTA” Production Committee
SPY x FAMILY © Tatsuya Endo, Shueisha / Spy x Family Project
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