2025 "Japan Anime Trend Awards" Announced! Information on 2026 New Releases Including "Oshi no Ko" Season 3 and "Akane Banashi"

At the "Anime Trend Awards 2025 Special Live," five artist groups representing the 2025 anime world performed their songs. In the "TV Anime 'BanG Dream! Ave Mujica'" segment, the opening theme "KiLLKiSS" and the final episode insert song "Kao" were performed, recreating the world of band anime. Additionally, ClariS, who welcomed new members this year and made a fresh start, performed a self-cover of "Connect," the theme song from "Puella Magi Madoka Magica," singing the "-season 03-" version with their three-member formation.

Other performers included Spira Spica from TV anime "My Dress-Up Darling Season 2" Season 2, the in-series unit "Maebashi Witches" from TV anime "Maebashi Witches," and Mega Shinnosuke, who performs the theme song "Gohan Tabe Yo" for TV anime "Nohara Hiroshi Hirumeshi no Ryugi," all delivering live performances.