The results of our main female character ranking for 2025 are also out, and you can see who was the best 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 and 2025 Supporting Character winners. The nominees were the top 5 characters from each of the season, including the results for:
A total of 24,797 people voted in the category for the best boy, with Maomao from The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 taking the win. She’d previously won the title of the best girl of the season for both winter and spring.
This year, Anna was followed by Kaoruko Waguri from The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity. Next were more heavy hitters, Yor from SPY x FAMILY, Momo from DAN DA DAN, and Marin from My Dress-Up Darling. You can see the full results below.
Top 20 Best Girl of the Year Ranking | 2025 Anime Awards
| Rank | Title | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Maomao | 13.55% |
| 2nd | Kaoruko Waguri | 8.35% |
| 3rd | Yor Forger | 7.86% |
| 4th | Momo Ayase | 7.54% |
| 5th | Marin Kitagawa | 7.35% |
| 6th | Ochako Uraraka | 7.2% |
| 7th | Anya Forger | 6.84% |
| 8th | Emilia | 5.57% |
| 9th | Oguri Cap | 4.82% |
| 10th | Sakiko “Oblivionis” Togawa | 4.2% |
| 11th | Queen | 3.95% |
| 12th | Mutsumi “Mortis” Wakaba | 3.7% |
| 13th | Hinako Yaotose | 3.23% |
| 14th | Hina Chono | 3.08% |
| 15th | Chinatsu Kano | 2.96% |
| 16th | Nene Yashiro | 2.84% |
| 17th | Nico Wakatsuki | 2.21% |
| 18th | Reiko Kujirai | 1.83% |
| 19th | Banri Shiunji | 1.48% |
| 20th | Ouka Shiunji | 1.44% |
Do you think the 2025 best 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.
Featured image:
Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity © Saka Mikami / Kodansha / The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Production Committee
SPY x FAMILY © Tatsuya Endo, Shueisha / Spy x Family Project
The Apothecary Diaries ©Hyuganatsu/Imagika Infos/”The Apothecary Diaries”Project
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