On March 22, Anime Trending announced the winners of its 12th Anime Trending Awards, an anime award ceremony that tallies votes from fans worldwide. Cygames’s 2025 adaptation of Umamusume: Cinderella Gray won “Anime of the Year,” competing against The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 and Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World Season 3. It also took home awards in seven other categories.
Here are all of the awards that Umamusume: Cinderella Gray won:
Anime of the Year
Girl of the Year (Oguri Cap)
Supporting Boy of the Year (Jo Kitahara)
Supporting Girl of the Year (Belno Light)
Sports Anime of the Year
Best in Adapted Screenplay
Best in Animation
Best in Character Design
Umamusume: Cinderella Gray also came close to winning in a few other categories, namely second place for “Ending Song of the Year” (“∞” by Tomoyo Takayanagi), “Best in Soundtrack,” and “Best Voice Acting Performance — Female” (Tomoyo Takayanagi). It also placed third in the “Drama Anime of the Year” category.
In honor of the show being crowned “Anime of the Year,” director Takehiro Miura had a few words to say:
“I am deeply grateful to receive such an honorable award. Umamusume: Cinderella Gray began in the land of Kasamatsu, and through the story of a single Umamusume who continues to run beyond her limits, we aimed to create a story that transcends national borders and languages.
I am overjoyed that it has been received so warmly by all of you. I hope that Oguri Cap’s race can inspire someone to take that next step. We will continue to deliver works that move the heart. Thank you very much!”
