Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle It was easily one of the biggest highlights of 2025, as far as anime releases go. It was released in July, and was an instant hit not only in Japan but also around the world. Looking at the quality, Demon Slayer It was rated well by fans, but it was definitely not the best movie of the year based on fan ratings. South Korea's most recent anime awards, called the Anything Awards, saw Demon Slayer beat out by its biggest rival, 2025.
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During this program, Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc rose to the top, and it managed to beat Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle convincingly.. Not only that, but Demon Slayer's Shinobu, who was the highlight of the movie, was also dropped from the list of the top three best female characters of 2025.. Meanwhile, Reze, from Chainsaw Man, was the number one most popular female character.
Chains Man: Raze Arc Beats Demon Slayer: Anything Infinity Castle at the 2025 Awards
There are so many big anime awards coming up, now that 2025 is officially over. recently, South Korea announced the results of its biggest anime awards, called the Anything Awards. The event awards titles such as Best Anime of the Year. This category includes TV anime along with anime movies.
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Naturally, with the inclusion of an anime movie, many fans expected to see the biggest anime movie of the year at the box office, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, to take the top spot. but, It was beaten by 2025's biggest rival, Chains Man: Reze Arc. Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc was well received by fans around the world. Topping Demon Slayer at these awards, it's a huge win for a much smaller franchise.
My Hero Academia beat both series to take the top spot
Chainsaw Man's win over Demon Slayer is certainly impressive, but it's not the only series that managed to do so. Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc wasn't actually the number one best anime at the 2025 Anithing Awards. instead, This year's grand winner was none other than My Hero Academia. My Hero Academia Season 8 was phenomenal, and thanks to its immense quality, it was able to beat two big blockbuster movies at these awards. One can definitely say that My Hero Academia Season 8 was the best anime of last year.
Chainsaw Man's Reze was the Best Female Character of 2025
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The likes of Shinobu didn't make it into the top 3
Chains Man's win over Demon Slayer vs. Chains goes beyond winning the #2 spot in the Best Anime category at the 2025 Anything South Korean Awards. When fans looked at the best female character of 2025, Chains Man was once again dominating the Demon Slayer.Despite having a very strong cast of female characters in both series.
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle had Shinobu Kochou as the main female highlight of the film. Shinobu, the insect Hashira, took on one of the main threats in the film Doma, and even though she lost her battle, she still put up an amazing fight. Despite all this, however, she did not make it into the top three at the Anything Awards for Best Actress category. Meanwhile, Chains Man's Rage dominates there. Reje was selected as the best female character of 2025And fans can definitely see why. Reze, the bomb devil, proved to be an incredible character, and his fight, as well as his complicated connection with Denji, was one of the most memorable points of the 2025 anime. Chainsaw Man continues to show how much better its female cast is than the average shonen series.
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Shinobu was also beaten by Kaoruko Wagyuri from The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity and Marin Kitagawa from My Dress Up Darling.. This is definitely a big loss for Demon Slayer, especially since the other two series are so small compared to it. Fans must be wondering how Shinobu Kocho managed to lose this badly.
Demon Slayer's Akaja beat Denji in the Best Male Character category
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Small win for the Demon Slayer
While Chainsaw Man dominated the Best Female Character category, Demon Slayer narrowly won against the series in the Best Male Character category. In this category, Akaja, the main villain of Demon Slayer Infinity: Castle, finished in third place.
Meanwhile, Chainsaw Man's main character, Denji, was nowhere to be seen. Of course, Denji is an interesting character and was a big highlight last year, but Akaza proved to be a monumental character that continued to bring more fans to theaters last year.
Chainsaw Man: Rage Arc was well-rated, but Demon Slayer remains a huge success
It's no secret that when it comes to awards and fan ratings, Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc has been a phenomenon. For example, On MAL, Chainsaw Man became the highest rated anime of 2025. This rating was actually so high that it saw the movie become the second-highest rated anime of all time, behind Frieren. While Demon Slayer was certainly well received, its ratings were nowhere near as high on these platforms.
However, while fan ratings and awards are great, what really matters at the end of the day is how much money each anime makes. Chainsaw Man did incredibly well at the box office, but Its success was not as big as Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle.
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Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle was so successful that it went on to become the number one hit at the Japanese box office of all timeBreaking the previous record for another Demon Slayer movie. Not only that, but Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has broken into the top 10 biggest box office movies of 2025, making it the seventh most successful movie of the year.
Quite frankly, Demon Slayer set a new standard for anime movies in 2025. Chainsaw Man's influence in this context is minimal. Overall, it can still be said that Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is still the biggest movie of 2025.
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is out in theaters now. Fans who don't want to wait for the movies to drop can check out the manga on Manga Plus. Meanwhile, for the anime, the series currently has 4 anime seasons. All of these anime seasons can be found on Crunchyroll. The rest of the series, however, will be animated into movies, which fans will have to wait for their theatrical release to see based on their country.
