At the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards held in Tokyo on Saturday, May 23, “My Hero Academia Final Season” was awarded Anime of the Year.
Returning as hosts for the fourth consecutive year, Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira led the event. The Weeknd was among the guest presenters, announcing the winner of the anime of the year category. Other presenters included actor Asuka Saito, K-pop artist BamBam, cosplayer Enako, actor Kasumi Arimura, the comedic duo Mitorizu, actor Nanase Nishino, Brazilian esports and gaming host Nyvi Estephan, pan-India star Rashmika Mandanna, RZA from Wu-Tang Clan, K-pop singer and dancer TEN, actor Winston Duke, and recording artist Young Miko.
The night opened with a performance by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, arranged by Kazunori Miyake and conducted by Hirofumi Kurita. Other performers included Dean Fujioka, Yoko Takahashi, Pornograffitti, and Asian Kung-Fu Generation.
The Global Impact Award was presented to director Tatsuya Nagamine for his contributions to projects like “Ojamajo Doremi,” “PreCure,” “Dragon Ball Super,” and “One Piece.” Animator Masayuki Sato, known for his work on “Happiness Charge PreCure!” and “One Piece,” accepted the award on Nagamine’s behalf.
2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Winners
- Anime of the Year – “My Hero Academia Final Season”
- Film of the Year – “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”
- Best Original Anime – “Lazarus”
- Best Continuing Series – “One Piece”
- Best New Series – Gachiakuta
- Best Opening Sequence – On The Way – AiNA THE END – “Dan Da Dan Season 2”
- Best Ending Sequence – I — BUMP OF CHICKEN — “My Hero Academia Final Season”
- Best Action – “Solo Leveling Season 2 – Arise from the Shadow”
- Best Comedy – “Dan Da Dan Season 2”
- Best Drama – “The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)”
- Best Isekai Anime – “Re:ZERO – Starting Life in Another World- Season 3”
- Best Romance – “The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity”
- Best Slice of Life – “Spy x Family Season 3”
- Best Animation – “Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow”
- Best Background Art – “Gachiakuta”
- Best Character Design – “Gachiakuta”
- Best Director – Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma — “The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)”
- Best Main Character – Maomao — “The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)”
- Best Supporting Character – Katsuki Bakugo — “My Hero Academia Final Season”
- “Must Protect At All Cost” Character – Anya Forger — “Spy x Family Season 3”
- Best Anime Song – IRIS OUT — Kenshi Yonezu — “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc”
- Best Score – “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” — Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) – Aoi Yuki — Maomao — “The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)”
- Best Voice Artist Performance (English) – Lucien Dodge — Akaza — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic) – Tariq Obaid — Taro Sakamoto — “Sakamoto Days”
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese) – Charles Emmanuel — Akaza — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish) – Carles Teruel — Akaza — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”
- Best Voice Artist Performance (French) – Bastien Bourlé — Izuku Midoriya — “My Hero Academia Final Season”
- Best Voice Artist Performance (German) – Gerrit Schmidt—Foß — Akaza — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi) – Abhishek Sharma — Jinshi — “The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)”
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) – Mosè Singh — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish) – Jose Antonio Toledano — Akaza — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”
Crunchyroll reported that a record-breaking 73 million votes were cast by fans worldwide for this year’s Anime Awards. The countries with the highest engagement were Brazil, Germany, India, Mexico, and the United States.
The 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards will soon be available for streaming on Crunchyroll, as well as on Crunchyroll’s YouTube Channel, Sony Group Corp Global, and Japan YouTube channels.
