Danica Davidson
May 22, 2025 
The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards are happening this Sunday, May 21, and it’s debuting a new honor called the Global Impact Award. But you don’t have to wait until Sunday to learn the winner — Crunchyroll already revealed that it’s Attack on Titan.
The Global Impact Award is supposed to be about “visionary creators and groundbreaking works that have left an indelible mark on culture, history, and the hearts of audiences around the world.”
Chief Operating Officer at Crunchyroll Gita Rebbapragada told Variety, “We recently commissioned a study with National Research Group that explores just how important anime is to fans, especially Gen Z. For example, nearly 40% of teen anime fans consider anime a meaningful part of who they are, and 30% say it has influenced their outlook on life. The Global Impact Award will honor the series and films leaving a mark on culture and global fans alike.”
A representative from MAPPA, one of the studios that worked on the series, will be there Sunday to accept the award on behalf of original creator Hajime Isayama and everyone else who contributed to creating the anime sensation.
Kodansha USA publishes the Attack on Titan manga and gave this description for its plot:
Attack on Titan Plot
A century ago, the grotesque giants known as Titans appeared and consumed all but a few thousand humans. The survivors took refuge behind giant walls. Today, the threat of the Titans is a distant memory, and a boy named Eren yearns to explore the world beyond Wall Maria. But what began as a childish dream will become an all-too-real nightmare when the Titans return and humanity is once again on the brink of extinction…
Attack on Titan is the award-winning and New York Times-bestselling series that is the manga hit of the decade! Spawning the monster hit anime TV series of the same name, Attack on Titan has become a pop culture sensation.
Source: Variety
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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