10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards

2026 award ceremony April 2026 File:Anime Awards Logo.svg Excellence in anime 2026 05 23 Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan United States Sally Amaki Jon Kabira Dandadan (20) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle (7) Anime of the Year My Hero Academia Film of the Year Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Crunchyroll Anime Awards 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards The 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards was held on May 23, 2026, at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan.https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2026/1/28/anime-awards-2026-air-date-yoko-takahashi-evangelion Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 Sets May 23 for 10th Anniversary, Yoko Takahashi to Perform Crunchyroll News Crunchyroll January 28, 2026 January 28, 2026 April 7, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260407033009/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2026/1/28/anime-awards-2026-air-date-yoko-takahashi-evangelion livehttps://www.crunchyroll.com/news/guides/2026/1/28/anime-awards-2026-guide Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026: Your Ultimate Guide Crunchyroll January 28, 2026 April 7, 2026 April 7, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260407231835/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/guides/2026/1/28/anime-awards-2026-guide live This edition celebrated the 10th anniversary of the awards which first held in 2017, and featured 32 categories from the previous ceremony honoring anime released from January to December 2025. The ceremony was streamed live by Crunchyroll on YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok. Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira were hosted the ceremony for the fourth consecutive year. The eighth and final season of My Hero Academia by Bones Film won four awards including Anime of the Year, becoming the first concluding season of an anime series to win the award. Ufotable's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle received the most wins with seven, including Film of the Year. Meanwhile, the second season of The Apothecary Diaries by Toho Animation Studio and OLM won five including Best Drama and Best Director. Other winners include Dandadan by Science SARU which received the most nominations for the second consecutive year with 20, as well as Gachiakuta, Solo Leveling, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, Spy × Family, One Piece, Lazarus, Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, and Sakamoto Days. Winners and nominees Nominees were announced on April 2, 2026, in a livestream at Crunchyroll's YouTube channel. For the second consecutive year, Dandadan received the most nominations with 20, followed by The Apothecary Diaries at 17, Gachiakuta at 16, and My Hero Academia at 15.Pedersen Erik April 2, 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Nominations: Box Office Smashes 'Demon Slayer' & 'Chainsaw Man' Up For Film Of The Year https://deadline.com/2026/04/anime-awards-nominations-2026-crunchyroll-1236770375/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20260402170509/https://deadline.com/2026/04/anime-awards-nominations-2026-crunchyroll-1236770375/ April 2, 2026 April 2, 2026 Deadline The four anime series were nominated for Anime of the Year, together with Takopi's Original Sin and The Summer Hikaru Died. All Anime of the Year nominees, except The Apothecary Diaries and The Summer Hikaru Died, were also nominated on the Best Animation category, together with One Piece and Solo Leveling. One Piece was nominated in the Best Continuing Series category for the fourth consecutive year. Naoyuki Onda ja 恩田尚之 and Yukiko Nakatani ja 中谷友紀子 received their second nomination in Best Character Design for their respective work on Dandadan and The Apothecary Diaries; the two series were also nominated again in Best Background Art, while Fūga Yamashiro and Norihiro Naganuma received a second consecutive nomination in Best Director, respectively. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc also received the most nominations for a film with 13; Kensuke Ushio was nominated for the second consecutive year in the Best Score category together with his other work Dandadan, along with Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle and Hiroyuki Sawano for Solo Leveling. Ushio also became the first composer to be nominated twice for the same category in the same year. Aoi Yūki was nominated again in the Best VA Performance (Japanese) category as Maomao. Among genre categories, Spy × Family was nominated in Best Comedy for the fourth consecutive year, while Dandadan, Kaiju No. 8, and Solo Leveling were nominated in Best Action for the second consecutive year. Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World and KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! were nominated again in Best Isekai Anime. Blue Box and The Apothecary Diaries were nominated again in Best Romance and Best Drama respectively. For character categories, Izuku "Deku" Midoriya and Maomao were nominated for Best Main Character and "Must Protect at All Costs" Character. Two characters from both Dandadan (Jin "Jiji" Enjoji and Turbo Granny) and The Apothecary Diaries (Jinshi and Loulan/Shisui), were nominated for Best Supporting Character, while Anya Forger was nominated in the "Must Protect at All Costs" Character category for the fourth consecutive year. Two anime songs nominated for Best Anime Song were nominated for Best Opening Sequence as well: "On the Way" by Aina the End and "Reawaker" by LiSA feat. Felix of Stray Kids. Both the opening and ending themes for Dandadan, Solo Leveling, and My Hero Academia were nominated in their respective categories. Lilas Ikuta received a nomination for Best Anime Song and Best Ending Sequence categories in the same year, while Kenshi Yonezu received two nominations in Best Anime Song for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc. Awards The eighth and final season of My Hero Academia by Bones Film won four awards including Anime of the Year, the first concluding season of an anime series to win the top prize.Chowdury Ayaan Paul Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026: 'My Hero Academia' wins Anime of the Year at milestone 10th ceremony https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/crunchyroll-anime-awards-2026-my-hero-academia-wins-anime-of-the-year-at-milestone-10th-ceremony/article71016763.ece The Hindu May 24, 2026 May 26, 2026 May 24, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260524085752/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/crunchyroll-anime-awards-2026-my-hero-academia-wins-anime-of-the-year-at-milestone-10th-ceremony/article71016763.ece liveReyna Leo My Hero Academia Celebrates 10th Anniversary With 2026 Anime of the Year Award https://www.cbr.com/my-hero-academia-anime-of-the-year-2026/ Comic Book Resources May 23, 2026 May 26, 2026 May 25, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260525052756/https://www.cbr.com/my-hero-academia-anime-of-the-year-2026/ liveDiffey Hannah Crunchyroll Announces Anime Of The Year 2026 https://screenrant.com/my-hero-academia-final-season-anime-year-2026-crunchyroll/ Screen Rant May 23, 2026 June 9, 2026 June 9, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260609214852/https://screenrant.com/my-hero-academia-final-season-anime-year-2026-crunchyroll/ live Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle secured the most wins as well as being the most awarded film in awards history, winning seven including Film of the Year, with its director Haruo Sotozaki and cinematographer Yūichi Terao ja 寺尾優一 receiving the award. The Apothecary Diaries won five awards with its directors Akinori Fudesaka and Norihiro Naganuma winning Best Director, while Gachiakuta received three including Best New Series and Best Character Design. One Piece won Best Continuing Series again after losing in the previous ceremony, while Solo Leveling and Lazarus won Best Animation and Best Original Anime respectively. Solo Leveling, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, Dandadan, Spy × Family, The Apothecary Diaries, and Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World won the genre awards for Best Action, Best Romance, Best Comedy, Best Slice of Life, Best Drama, and Best Isekai Anime respectively. Maomao of The Apothecary Diaries won Best Main Character, while Katsuki Bakugo of My Hero Academia won Best Supporting Character. Anya Forger won the "Must Protect at All Costs" Character award for the fourth consecutive year. "On the Way" by Aina the End and "I" by Bump of Chicken, won the awards for Best Opening Sequence and Best Ending Sequence respectively. "Iris Out" by Kenshi Yonezu won Best Anime Song, while Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina won Best Score for their work in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle. Aoi Yūki won Best VA Performance (Japanese) for the second consecutive year as Maomao in The Apothecary Diaries, while Lucien Dodge won Best Voice Acting (English) for his work as Akaza in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle. Director Tatsuya Nagamine received the Global Impact Award posthumously, which was awarded to honor the works and visionary creatives who have produced anime series changing popular culture. Nagamine's directorial contributions honored his groundbreaking and impactful body of works including Ojamajo Doremi, PreCure, Dragon Ball Super, and One Piece. Nagamine's friend, Masayuki Satō, accepted the award on his behalf.Crunchyroll Reveals 2026 Anime Awards Winners in Tokyo After Record 73 Million Votes Cast Globally https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2026-05-24/crunchyroll-reveals-2026-anime-awards-winners-in-tokyo-after-record-73-million-votes-cast-globally/.237756 Anime News Network May 24, 2026 May 26, 2026 May 25, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260525123358/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2026-05-24/crunchyroll-reveals-2026-anime-awards-winners-in-tokyo-after-record-73-million-votes-cast-globally/.237756 live Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). The lists are arranged alphabetically, except for the winner. #eedd82 Anime of the Year My Hero Academia: Final Season — Bones Film Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Gachiakuta — Bones Film Takopi's Original Sin — Enishiya ja エニシヤ The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Toho Animation Studio and OLM The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Film of the Year Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle — Ufotable 100 Meters — Rock 'n' Roll Mountain Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc — MAPPA Mononoke the Movie: The Ashes of Rage — EOTA and Crew-Cell Scarlet — Studio Chizu The Rose of Versailles — MAPPA |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Continuing Series One Piece — Toei Animation Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Kaiju No. 8 (season 2) — Production I.G My Hero Academia: Final Season — Bones Film Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow — A-1 Pictures Spy × Family (season 3) — Wit Studio and CloverWorks | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best New Series Gachiakuta — Bones Film Clevatess — Lay-duce Sakamoto Days — TMS Entertainment Takopi's Original Sin — Enishiya ja エニシヤ The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity — CloverWorks The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Original Anime Lazarus — MAPPA Apocalypse Hotel — CygamesPictures Digimon Beatbreak — Toei Animation Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX — Sunrise and Studio Khara Moonrise — Wit Studio Zenshu — MAPPA | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Animation Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow — A-1 Pictures Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Gachiakuta — Bones Film My Hero Academia: Final Season — Bones Film One Piece — Toei Animation Takopi's Original Sin — Enishiya ja エニシヤ |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Character Design Gachiakuta — Satoshi Ishino ja 石野聡, original designs by Kei Urana ja 裏那圭 Dandadan (season 2) — Naoyuki Onda ja 恩田尚之, original designs by Yukinobu Tatsu My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — Kazumasa Ishida, original designs by Shinichi Fukuda One Piece — Midori Matsuda, original designs by Eiichiro Oda Takopi's Original Sin — Keita Nagahara, original designs by Taizan 5 The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Yukiko Nakatani ja 中谷友紀子, original designs by Touko Shino | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Director Akinori Fudesaka and Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Fūga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora — Dandadan (season 2) Fumihiko Suganuma — Gachiakuta Kenji Nagasaki and Naomi Nakayama — My Hero Academia: Final Season Ryōhei Takeshita ja 竹下良平 — The Summer Hikaru Died Shinya Iino — Takopi's Original Sin |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Background Art Gachiakuta — Bones Film City the Animation — Kyoto Animation Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Kowloon Generic Romance — Arvo Animation The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Toho Animation Studio and OLM The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Action Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow — A-1 Pictures Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Gachiakuta — Bones Film Kaiju No. 8 (season 2) — Production I.G My Hero Academia: Final Season — Bones Film One Piece — Toei Animation |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Comedy Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU City the Animation — Kyoto Animation My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — CloverWorks Ranma ½ (season 2) — MAPPA Spy × Family (season 3) — Wit Studio and CloverWorks Witch Watch — Bibury Animation Studios | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Drama The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Toho Animation Studio and OLM Anne Shirley — The Answer Studio Blue Box — Telecom Animation Film Orb: On the Movements of the Earth — Madhouse Takopi's Original Sin — Enishiya ja エニシヤ The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Isekai Anime Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 3) — White Fox Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (season 2) — MAPPA Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation — Season 1 "Episode of Heartslabyul" — Yumeta Company and Graphinica From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! — Ajiado KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Bonus Stage (season 3) — Drive Zenshu — MAPPA | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Romance The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity — CloverWorks Blue Box — Telecom Animation Film Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Honey Lemon Soda — J.C.Staff My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — CloverWorks Ranma ½ (season 2) — MAPPA |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Slice of Life Spy × Family (season 3) — Wit Studio and CloverWorks Anne Shirley — The Answer Studio Blue Box — Telecom Animation Film City the Animation — Kyoto Animation My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — CloverWorks The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity — CloverWorks | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Main Character Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Izuku "Deku" Midoriya — My Hero Academia: Final Season Ken "Okarun" Takakura — Dandadan (season 2) Momo Ayase — Dandadan (season 2) Rudo Surebrec — Gachiakuta Sung Jin-woo — Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | #eedd82 Best Supporting Character Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia: Final Season Enjin — Gachiakuta Jin "Jiji" Enjoji — Dandadan (season 2) Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Loulan/Shisui — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Turbo Granny — Dandadan (season 2)#eedd82 "Must Protect at All Costs" Character Anya Forger — Spy × Family (season 3) Izuku "Deku" Midoriya — My Hero Academia: Final Season Kaoruko Waguri — The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Suika — Dr. Stone: Science Future Takopi — Takopi's Original Sin#eedd82 Best Anime Song "Iris Out" by Kenshi Yonezu — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc "In Bloom" by Lilas Ikuta — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) "Jane Doe" by Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc "On the Way" by Aina the End — Dandadan (season 2) "Reawaker" by LiSA feat. Felix of Stray Kids — Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow "Watch Me!" by Yoasobi — Witch Watch#eedd82 Best Score Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Kensuke Ushio — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Kensuke Ushio — Dandadan (season 2) Taku Iwasaki — Gachiakuta Hiroyuki Sawano — Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow Satoru Kōsaki, Kevin Penkin, and Alisa Okehazama ja 桶狭間ありさ — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) #eedd82 Best Opening Sequence "On the Way" by Aina the End, storyboard and direction by MicAOz — Dandadan (season 2) "Hugs" by Paledusk ja, storyboard and direction by Nobutaka Yoda ja 依田伸隆 — Gachiakuta "Mirage" by Creepy Nuts, storyboard and direction by Tetsuya Miyanishi ja 宮西哲也 — Call of the Night (season 2) "Reawaker" by LiSA feat. Felix of Stray Kids, storyboard and direction by Shunsuke Nagashige — Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow "The Revo" by Porno Graffitti, storyboard by Naomi Nakayama, direction by Masayuki Otsuki — My Hero Academia: Final Season "Watch Me!" by Yoasobi, storyboard and direction by Megumi Ishitani — Witch Watch#eedd82 Best Ending Sequence "I" by Bump of Chicken, storyboard and direction by Hanako Ueda — My Hero Academia: Final Season "Actor" by Lilas Ikuta, storyboard and direction by Naoki Miyajima — Spy × Family (season 3) "Beautiful Colors" by OneRepublic, storyboard and direction by Haruo Okuno — Kaiju No. 8 (season 2) "Doukashiteru" by WurtS ja, storyboard and direction by Komugiko2000 — Dandadan (season 2) "Kawaii Kaiwai" by PiKi, direction by Vivinos — My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) "Un-Apex" by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure, direction by Hiromu Oshiro — Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow#eedd82 Best VA Performance (Japanese) Aoi Yūki as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka — The Summer Hikaru Died Daiki Yamashita as Izuku "Deku" Midoriya — My Hero Academia: Final Season Kikunosuke Toya as Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy — One Piece Reina Ueda as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc#eedd82 Best VA Performance (English) Lucien Dodge as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Alexis Tipton as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Emi Lo as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Justin Briner as Izuku "Deku" Midoriya — My Hero Academia: Final Season Morgan Berry as Shiori Fuyumura — Sanda Paul Castro Jr. as Hikaru Indo — The Summer Hikaru Died#eedd82 Best VA Performance (Spanish) Jose Antonio Toledano as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Desireé González as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Dion González as Rudo Surebrec — Gachiakuta Erika Langarica as Marin Kitagawa — My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) Fernando Moctezuma as Sung Jin-woo — Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow Jessica Ángeles as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc#eedd82 Best VA Performance (Castilian) Carles Teruel as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Adrián Pineda as Rudo Surebrec — Gachiakuta Cristina Peña as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Joel Gómez Jiménez as Ken "Okarun" Takakura — Dandadan (season 2) Marisa Marciel as Nami — One Piece Marta Barbará ca Marta Barbarà Alà as Kaoruko Waguri — The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity#eedd82 Best VA Performance (French) Bastien Bourlé as Izuku "Deku" Midoriya — My Hero Academia: Final Season Bruno Mullenaerts as Enjin — Gachiakuta Catherine Hanotiau as Nico Wakatsuki — Witch Watch Clara Soares fr as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Jonathan Gimbord as Hikaru Indo — The Summer Hikaru Died Véronique Augereau as Seiko Ayase — Dandadan (season 2)#eedd82 Best VA Performance (Arabic) Tariq Obaid as Taro Sakamoto — Sakamoto Days Hamoud Abu Hassoun as Loid Forger (Childhood) — Spy × Family (season 3) Moataz El-Shazly as Heisuke Mashimo — Sakamoto Days Raafat Bazo as Yuri Briar — Spy × Family (season 3) Fatima Zakaria as Osaragi — Sakamoto Days Ghada Omar as Yor Forger — Spy × Family (season 3)#eedd82 Best VA Performance (German) Gerrit Schmidt-Foß de as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Dirk Bublies de as Kogoro Mori — Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback Laurine Betz de as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Magdalena Höfner de as Kiui Watase — Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Markus Feustel as Rudo Surebrec — Gachiakuta Patricia Strasburger de as Nico Wakatsuki — Witch Watch#eedd82 Best VA Performance (Italian) Mosè Singh as Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Katia Sorrentino as Momo Ayase — Dandadan (season 2) Leonardo Graziano as Naruto Uzumaki — Boruto: Naruto the Movie Luna Fogu as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Martina Tamburello as Kikoru Shinomiya — Kaiju No. 8 Simone Lupinacci as Izuku "Deku" Midoriya — My Hero Academia: Final Season#eedd82 Best VA Performance (Portuguese) Charles Emmanuel (voice actor) Charles Emmanuel pt Charles Emmanuel as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Bruno Sangregório as Levi Ackerman — Attack on Titan: The Last Attack Erick Bougleux as Zanka Nijiku — Gachiakuta Fábio Lucindo as Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia: Final Season Gigi Patta as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Úrsula Bezerra pt as Son Goku — Dragon Ball Daima#eedd82 Best VA Performance (Hindi) Abhishek Sharma as Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Akshita Mishra as Koyuki — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Heena Malik as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Merlyn James as Anya Forger — Spy × Family (season 3) Rajesh Shukla as Sung Jin-woo — Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow Shilpie Pandey as Lufas Maphaahl — A Wild Last Boss Appeared!#eedd82 Global Impact Award Tatsuya Nagamine(posthumous award) Source: Mateo Alex Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2026 Nominees https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-04-02/crunchyroll-anime-awards-reveals-2026-nominees/.236046 Anime News Network April 2, 2026 April 2, 2026 April 2, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260402180905/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-04-02/crunchyroll-anime-awards-reveals-2026-nominees/.236046 liveHazra Adriana Winners of The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-05-23/winners-of-the-crunchyroll-anime-awards-2026/.237730 Anime News Network May 23, 2026 May 23, 2026 May 23, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260523161813/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2026-05-23/winners-of-the-crunchyroll-anime-awards-2026/.237730 liveMilligan Mercedes 'My Hero Academia' Wins Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll Anime Awards https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/my-hero-academia-wins-anime-of-the-year-at-crunchyroll-anime-awards/ Animation Magazine May 25, 2026 May 26, 2026 May 26, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260526110047/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/05/my-hero-academia-wins-anime-of-the-year-at-crunchyroll-anime-awards/ live Anime with multiple nominations + Anime with multiple nominationsIncludes nominations for multiple seasons as well as related films, if any. Nominations Anime 20 Dandadan 17 The Apothecary Diaries 16 Gachiakuta 15 My Hero Academia 13 Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc 10 Solo Leveling 9 Spy × Family 8 The Summer Hikaru Died Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle 7 Takopi's Original Sin 6 My Dress-Up Darling One Piece 5 The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Witch Watch 4 Kaiju No. 8 Sakamoto Days 3 Blue Box City the Animation 2 Anne Shirley Ranma ½ Zenshu Anime with multiple wins + Anime with multiple winsIncludes wins for multiple seasons as well as related films, if any. Wins Anime7 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle5 The Apothecary Diaries4 My Hero Academia3 Gachiakuta2 Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Dandadan Solo Leveling Spy × Family Presenters and performers The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or a short monologue:The Weeknd to Present at 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards: 'I Wouldn't Be Here Without Anime' https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/the-weeknd-2026-crunchyroll-anime-awards-presenter-1236218927/ Billboard Grein Paul April 9, 2026 April 9, 2026 April 10, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260410062238/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/the-weeknd-2026-crunchyroll-anime-awards-presenter-1236218927/ livehttps://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2026/5/14/anime-awards-2026-celebrity-presenter-additions-ten-more Crunchyroll Expands Star-Studded Lineup of Celebrity Anime-Fan Presenters for Tenth Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards Crunchyroll May 14, 2026 May 14, 2026 May 14, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260514232424/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2026/5/14/anime-awards-2026-celebrity-presenter-additions-ten-more live + Presenters Names Role Snitchery Presented the awards for Best Character Design and Best Background Art Ethan Bortnick Presented the awards for Best Opening Sequence and Best Main Character Nyvi Estephan Presented the awards for "Must Protect at All Costs" Character and Best Action Danna Presented the awards for Best Slice of Life and Best Supporting Character Hannah Bahng Presented the awards for Best Romance and Best Drama BamBam Presented the awards for Best Ending Sequence and Best Comedy Winston DukeRashmika Mandanna Presented the award for Best Animation Enako Presented the award for Best New Series Nanase Nishino Presented the award for Best Original Anime Young MikoTen Presented the award for Best Anime Song Mitorizu Presented the award for Best Isekai Anime RZABamBam Presented the award for Best Score Sally AmakiJon Kabira Presented the Global Impact Award to Masayuki Satō on behalf of Tatsuya Nagamine Asuka Saitō Presented the award for Best Continuing Series Dean Fujioka Presented the award for Best Director Kasumi Arimura Presented the award for Film of the Year The Weeknd Presented the award for Anime of the Year The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers: + Performers Names Role Work Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Dean Fujioka Performers Orchestral medley to commemorate the previous Anime of the Year winners "History Maker (Dean Fujioka song) History Maker ja History Maker" from Yuri on Ice Porno Graffitti Performers "The Day" and "The Revo" to commemorate the 10th anniversary of My Hero Academia and the series' conclusion Yoko Takahashi Performer "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Neon Genesis Evangelion Asian Kung-Fu Generation Performers "Haruka Kanata" from Naruto"Skins" from the third and final cour in the fourth season of Dr. Stone Ceremony information Crunchyroll announced the eligibility period would return to its previous format of eligibility from January to December 2025 for nominations for this edition. This edition celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards which first held in 2017, and featured 32 categories from the previous ceremony. Nominees were revealed on the first day of public voting, April 2. Voting closed on April 15. Presenters for the ceremony on May 23 was announced on April 2, and included presenters such as Tobagonian actor Winston Duke, rapper, producer, and filmmaker RZA, and musician Hannah Bahng, with Sony Group Corporation CEO and President Hiroki Totoki giving opening remarks. Dean Fujioka, Porno Graffitti, Yoko Takahashi, and Asian Kung-Fu Generation were performed in the ceremony for the 10th anniversary of Yuri on Ice and My Hero Academia, the 30th anniversary tribute to Neon Genesis Evangelion featuring its opening theme "A Cruel Angel's Thesis", and the songs "Haruka Kanata" from Naruto and "Skins" from the third and final cour in the fourth season of Dr. Stone respectively.https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2026/4/2/anime-awards-2026-voting-goes-live-as-rza-winston-duke-and-more-join-the-live-show Anime Awards 2026: Voting Goes Live as RZA, Winston Duke and More Join the Live Show Crunchyroll April 2, 2026 April 7, 2026 April 7, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260407232507/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2026/4/2/anime-awards-2026-voting-goes-live-as-rza-winston-duke-and-more-join-the-live-show live In celebration of the awards, Crunchyroll also announced their partnership with Museum of the Moving Image. In addition to a gallery screening program titled "Anime's Ascendant Decade" held from May 15 to October 12, which includes the full episodes of anime that were either nominated or won from the first edition onwards, the museum's grand Redstone Theater hosted a free live watch party in the same day where the awards was held.https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2026/5/14/anime-awards-2026-crunchyroll-museum-of-the-moving-image-free-live-watch-party-new-york Crunchyroll and Museum of the Moving Image Present Free Live Anime Awards 2026 Watch Party Crunchyroll May 14, 2026 May 14, 2026 May 14, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260514234432/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2026/5/14/anime-awards-2026-crunchyroll-museum-of-the-moving-image-free-live-watch-party-new-york live Reception Nominees The lack of an Anime of the Year nomination for Solo Leveling was highlighted, with journalists speculating it may have been in response to the controversy caused by it winning Anime of the Year in the previous year.Sorry Fans, Crunchyroll's 2026 Anime Awards Deal a Major Blow to Solo Leveling https://comicbook.com/anime/feature/sorry-fans-crunchyrolls-2026-anime-awards-deal-a-major-blow-to-solo-leveling/ ComicBook.com Jaiswar Rohit April 3, 2026 April 8, 2026 April 4, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260404062202/https://comicbook.com/anime/feature/sorry-fans-crunchyrolls-2026-anime-awards-deal-a-major-blow-to-solo-leveling/ liveSolo Leveling Faces Surprising Defeat At Crunchyroll 2026 Awards https://gamerant.com/solo-leveling-defeat-crunchyroll-awards/ Game Rant Valnet Penber Rei April 6, 2026 April 9, 2026 April 7, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260407013734/https://gamerant.com/solo-leveling-defeat-crunchyroll-awards/ live Piyush Gautam of FandomWire argued that Grand Blue Dreaming was snubbed for Best Comedy, while Secrets of the Silent Witch and Witch Watch were snubbed for Best New Series. He also argued that Bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood was snubbed for Best Original Anime and Spy × Family was snubbed for Anime of the Year.Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026: Top 5 Snubs, Ranked https://fandomwire.com/crunchyroll-anime-awards-2026-snubs-ranked/ FandomWire Gautam Piyush April 3, 2026 April 8, 2026 April 23, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260423232614/https://fandomwire.com/crunchyroll-anime-awards-2026-snubs-ranked/ live Joshua Fox of Screen Rant argued that Yaiba, Umamusume: Cinderella Gray and Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt were snubbed for a nomination, noting that this created the impression that Crunchyroll is biased against anime for which it does not hold the streaming rights.Every Winner At Crunchyroll's Anime Awards 2026 https://screenrant.com/every-winner-at-crunchyrolls-anime-awards-2026/ Screen Rant Fox Joshua May 23, 2026 May 25, 2026 May 24, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260524080117/https://screenrant.com/every-winner-at-crunchyrolls-anime-awards-2026/ live Rohit Jaiswar of ComicBook.com noted that four of the six nominees for Best New Series included darker themes, particularly Clevatess and The Summer Hikaru Died. He also discussed Gachiakuta, with its themes of abuse and revenge, and Takopi's Original Sin, which contains bullying, depression, and suicide.Crunchyroll's Best New Anime Nominees Confirm What Truly Dominated 2025 https://comicbook.com/anime/feature/crunchyrolls-best-new-anime-nominees-confirm-what-truly-dominated-2025/ ComicBook.com Jaiswar Rohit April 6, 2026 April 8, 2026 April 8, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260408010537/https://comicbook.com/anime/feature/crunchyrolls-best-new-anime-nominees-confirm-what-truly-dominated-2025/ live Winners My Hero Academia winning Anime of the Year for its eighth and final season caused celebrations by news outlets and fans, as it capped off a ten-year series' run during the anime's tenth anniversary. Hannah Diffey and Joshua Fox of Screen Rant felt that the award was well-deserved, praising its animation and writing. They described it as a "full-circle" moment for the studio Bones Film. Rohit Jaiswar of ComicBook.com wrote that "its victory was not only well-deserved but also a celebration of a true ja shōnen anime experience that may never be replicated by the new generation".5 Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 Winners That Completely Deserved the Recognition https://comicbook.com/anime/list/5-crunchyroll-anime-awards-2026-winners-that-completely-deserved-the-recognition/ ComicBook.com Jaiswar Rohit May 25, 2026 May 28, 2026 May 27, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260527045539/https://comicbook.com/anime/list/5-crunchyroll-anime-awards-2026-winners-that-completely-deserved-the-recognition/ live Some critics felt other anime series worthy of recognition were "overlooked" in favor of popular shows. Ryan Epps of Polygon argued that Apocalypse Hotel, City the Animation, and Orb: On the Movements of the Earth should have won Best Original Anime, Best Comedy, and Best Drama, respectively, due to the impact that they have had.3 anime snubbed by the 2026 Anime Awards that should have won instead https://www.polygon.com/3-anime-that-should-have-won-in-crunchyrolls-2026-anime-awards-instead/ Polygon Epps Ryan May 24, 2026 May 28, 2026 May 28, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260528152122/https://www.polygon.com/3-anime-that-should-have-won-in-crunchyrolls-2026-anime-awards-instead/ live Joshua Fox of Screen Rant felt that City the Animation, The Summer Hikaru Died, and Takopi's Original Sin should have won an award due to the positive reception they received upon release. Exclusion of Japanese audiences In May 2026, during a conference held by the Association of Japanese Animations, Production I.G and Wit Studio president George Wada suggested a "Japanese Anime Awards".George Wada Calls for a Japanese Anime Awards, Meanwhile Criticisms of Crunchyroll Anime Awards Return for Another Year https://animecorner.me/george-wada-calls-for-a-japanese-anime-awards-as-criticisms-of-crunchyroll-anime-awards-return-for-another-year/ Anime Corner Nwaenie Chike May 27, 2026 July 23, 2026 July 23, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260723234901/https://animecorner.me/george-wada-calls-for-a-japanese-anime-awards-as-criticisms-of-crunchyroll-anime-awards-return-for-another-year/ live Wired Japan described the Crunchyroll Anime Awards as a "strange structural contradiction", in that the ceremony takes place in Japan and involves Japanese media but excludes the Japanese audience due to the service being geoblocked in the country.https://wired.jp/article/crunchyroll-anime-awards-2026/ ja:7,300万票の熱狂、そして日本の不在──「クランチロール・アニメアワード2026」が映し出すAnimeの"現在位置" 73 million passionate votes, and the absence of Japan: the "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026" reveal the "current state" of Anime ja Wired Tomonari Cotani May 26, 2026 May 27, 2026 May 27, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260527230217/https://wired.jp/article/crunchyroll-anime-awards-2026/ live They also noted that "foreign" news outlets were given preferential treatment over Japanese news outlets. In response on July 4, during the Production I.G and Wit Studio's industry panel held at Anime Expo, Wada announced a new award show called Tokyo Anime Next, which is set to take place from October 30 to November 2, 2026.New 'Japanese' anime awards are not an anti-Crunchyroll revolution https://www.polygon.com/wit-studio-tokyo-anime-next-japanese-awards/ Polygon Cacciatore Francesco July 6, 2026 July 23, 2026 July 10, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260710120120/https://www.polygon.com/wit-studio-tokyo-anime-next-japanese-awards/ live Notes References Category:Crunchyroll Anime Awards Category:2026 awards Category:May 2026 in Japan Category:2026 in Tokyo