10th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards Announces Winners

 

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards are not the first awards ceremony to concentrate on Japanese animation, but they are among the most established, celebrating their 10th edition this year. Held in Tokyo for the third year in a row, the ceremony was streamed live around the world.

Hosted once again by voice actress Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira. The Anime Of The Year award was presented by musician The Weeknd to My Hero Academia Final Season.

Other presenters included cosplayer Enako, actors Enako, Rashmika Mandanna, Winston Duke and Nanase Nishino, gaming host Nyvi Estephan, k-pop stars TEN and BamBam, GRAMMY-nominated Young Miko, and founding member of Wu-Tang Clan RZA. 

The ceremony opened with a visual journey through previous Anime Of The Year winners, accompanied by a piece performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra- arranged by Kazunori Miyake and conducted by Hirofumi Kurita.

Other musical performances included a 30th Anniversary Celebration of Neon Genesis Evangelion,  from Japanese singer Yoko Takahashi, Porno Graffiti honouring My Hero Academia's 10th birthday, and Asian Kung Fu Generation's “Haruka Kanata” from Naruto.

Director Tatsuya Nagamine was honoured with the Global Impact Award, recognising his groundbreaking work in anime such as Ojamajo Doremi and PreCure, Dragon Ball Super and One Piece.  The award was accepted on Nagamine-san's behalf by animator and friend Masayuki Sato.

Other winners included Spy X Family, Solo Leveling, Dan Da Dan, One Piece, The Apothecary Diaries and Demon Slayer Kimetsu No Yaiba: The Movie Infinity Castle, the last of which won the Film Of The Year award.

As always, the nominees are decided by a panel of experts and then voted on by the public. This year a record 73 million votes were cast by fans worldwide to celebrate their favourite series, films and actors. The most engaged countries (in alphabetical order) were Brazil, India, Mexico and the United States.

The complete list of winners can be found below.

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