The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 awarded Anime of the Year to 'My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON' and Film of the Year to 'Demon Slayer: <span translate="no">Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba</span> the Movie: Infinity Castle Chapter 1 - Akaza's Return'.

The winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026, hosted by the anime streaming service Crunchyroll, have been announced. The Anime of the Year, selected from anime broadcast and streamed, went to 'My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON ,' while the Film of the Year, selected from anime films, went to ' Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Chapter 1 - Akaza's Return.'

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Six works were nominated for 'Anime of the Year': 'Dandadan Season 2', 'Gachi Ata', 'My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON', 'Takopi's Original Sin', 'The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)', and 'The Summer the Light Died'.

Six films were nominated for 'Film of the Year': 'Hyakuem.', 'Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc', 'Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc - Chapter 1: Akaza's Return', 'Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 2: The Fire Rat', 'The Endless Scarlet', and 'The Rose of Versailles'.

The nominated and winning works in each category are as follows:

◆Best Continuing Series Award
Dandadan Season 2
Kaiju No. 8
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
★ONE PIECE
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
SPY×FAMILY Season 3

◆Best New Series Award
Klebates - The King of Beasts, the Baby, and the Corpse Hero -
★GachiAta
SAKAMOTO DAYS
The original sin of Tapikopi
The fragrant flowers bloom with dignity.
The summer when light died

◆Best Original Animation Award
Apocalypse Hotel
Digimon Beat Break
★LAZARUS
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Moonrise
Complete training.

◆Best Animation Award
Dandadan Season 2
Gachi Ata
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
ONE PIECE
★Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
The original sin of Tapikopi

◆Best Character Design Award
Dandadan Season 2
★Gachiakuta
'My Dress-Up Darling' Season 2
ONE PIECE
The original sin of Tapikopi
The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

◆Best Director Award
★Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma (The Pharmacist's Monologue (Season 2))
Yamashiro Fuuga and Abel Gongora (Dandadan Season 2)
Fumihiko Suganuma (Gachiakuta)
Kenji Nagasaki, Naomi Nakayama (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Ryohei Takeshita (The Summer When Light Died)
Shinya Iino (The Original Sin of Takopi)

◆Best Background Art Award
CITY THE ANIMATION
Dandadan Season 2
★Gachiakuta
Kowloon Generic Romance
The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
The summer when light died

◆Best Romance Series Award
Blue Box
Dandadan Season 2
Honey Lemon Soda
'My Dress-Up Darling' Season 2
Ranma 1/2 Season 2
★Fragrant flowers bloom with dignity

◆Best Comedy Series Award
CITY THE ANIMATION
★Dandadan Season 2
'My Dress-Up Darling' Season 2
Ranma 1/2 Season 2
SPY×FAMILY Season 3
Witchwatch

◆Best Action Film Award
Dandadan Season 2
Gachi Ata
Kaiju No. 8
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
ONE PIECE
★Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

◆Best Isekai Anime Award
Isekai Wandering Meals with My Incredible Skills 2
'Disney Twisted Wonderland The Animation' Season 1 'Episode of Heartslabyul'
The Villainess Reincarnated as an Old Man
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 -BONUS STAGE-
★Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World 3rd season
Complete training.

◆Best Drama Series Award
Anne Shirley
Blue Box
Chi. —About the Earth's motion—
The original sin of Tapikopi
★The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
The summer when light died

◆Best Slice of Life Series Award
Anne Shirley
Blue Box
CITY THE ANIMATION
'My Dress-Up Darling' Season 2
★SPY×FAMILY Season 3
The fragrant flowers bloom with dignity.

◆Best Leading Character Award
Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
★Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2))
Momo (Dandadan Season 2)
Occult (Dandadan Season 2)
Rudo (Gachiakuta)
Shun Mizushino (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)

◆Best Supporting Character Award
Engine (Gachiakuta)
Jin Enjoji (Jiji) (Dandadan Season 2)
Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2))
★Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Lou Lan/Zicui (The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2))
Turbo Grandma (Dandadan Season 2)

◆ 'I want to protect this character no matter what' award
★Anya Forger (SPY×FAMILY Season 3)
Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Kaoruko Waguri (Fragrant flowers bloom with dignity)
Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2))
Watermelon (Dr.STONE SCIENCE FUTURE)
Tapikopi (The Original Sin of Tapikopi)

◆Best Anime Song Award
A Hundred Flowers Blooming / Rira Ikuta (The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2))
★IRIS OUT / Kenshi Yonezu (Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc - The Movie)
JANE DOE / Kenshi Yonezu, Hikaru Utada (Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc - The Movie)
Revolutionary Journey / Aina the End (Dandadan Season 2)
ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids) / LiSA (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
Watch Me! / YOASOBI (Witch Watch)

◆Best Composition Award
Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc (Theatrical Film) / Kensuke Ushio
Dandadan Season 2 / Kensuke Ushio
★ 'Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc - Chapter 1: Akaza's Return' / Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
Gachiakuta / Taku Iwasaki
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- / Hiroyuki Sawano
The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2) / Satoru Kousaki, Kevin Penkin, Arisa Okehazama

◆Best Opening Award
HUGs/Paledusk (Gachi Ata)
Mirage / Creepy Nuts (Yofukashi no Uta Season 2)
★Revolutionary Journey / Aina the End (Dandadan Season 2)
ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids) / LiSA (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
THE REVO / Porno Graffitti (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Watch Me! / YOASOBI (Witch Watch)

◆Best Ending Award
Actor: Rira Ikuta (SPY×FAMILY Season 3)
Beautiful Colors / OneRepublic (Kaiju No. 8)
Doukashiteru/WurtS (Dandadan Season 2)
★I / BUMP OF CHICKEN (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Kawaii Kaiwai / PiKi ('My Dress-Up Darling' Season 2)
UN-APEX / TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)

◆Best Voice Actor Award (Japanese)
★Aoi Yuki (as Maomao / The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2))
Chiaki Kobayashi (as Yoshiki Tsujinaka / The Summer the Light Died)
Daiki Yamashita (Voice of Izuku Midoriya / My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Kikunosuke Totani (Voice of Denji / Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc movie)
Mayumi Tanaka (Voice of Monkey D. Luffy / ONE PIECE)
Reina Ueda (as Reze in the Chainsaw Man movie)

◆Best Voice Actor Award (Arabic)
Hamoud Abu Hassoun (as young Lloyd Forger / SPY×FAMILY Season 3)
★Tariq Obaid (as Taro Sakamoto / SAKAMOTO DAYS)
Moataz El-Shazly (Assistant Manager Heiji Mashimo / SAKAMOTO DAYS)
Raafat Bazo (as Yuri Briar / SPY×FAMILY Season 3)
Fatima Zakaria (as Daibutsu / SAKAMOTO DAYS)
Ghada Omar (as Yor Forger / SPY×FAMILY Season 3)

◆Best Voice Actor Award (Portuguese)
Bruno Sangregório (as Levi Ackerman in Attack on Titan: The Final Season)
★Charles Emmanuel (Akaza's voice actor / Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns)
Erick Bougleux (as Zanka Nijiku / Gachi Ata)
Fabio Lucindo (as Katsuki Bakugo / My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Gigi Patta (Voice of Maomao / The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2))
Ursula Bezerra (voice of Son Goku / Dragon Ball DAIMA)

◆Best Voice Actor Award (Castilian Spanish)
Adrián Pineda (as Rudo/Gachi Ata)
★Carles Teruel (Akaza's voice actor / Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns)
Cristina Peña (voice of Reze in the Chainsaw Man movie, 'Reze Arc')
Joel Gómez Jiménez (as Okarun / Dandadan Season 2)
Marisa Marciel (voice of Nami in ONE PIECE)
Marta Barbará (playing the role of Kaoruko Waguri / Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku)

◆Best Voice Actor Award (English)
Alexis Tipton (voice of Reze in the Chainsaw Man movie, Reze Arc)
Emi Lo (voice of Maomao / The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2))
Justin Briner (Voice of Izuku Midoriya / My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
★Lucien Dodge (Akaza's voice actor / Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns)
Morgan Berry (as Shiori Fuyumura / SANDA)
Paul Castro Jr. (as Hikaru / The Summer the Light Died)

◆Best Voice Actor Award (French)
★Bastien Bourlé (Voice actor for Izuku Midoriya / My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Bruno Mullenaerts (Engineer/Serious Actor)
Catherine Hanotiau (as Nico Wakatsuki / Witchwatch)
Clara Soares (voice of Reze in the Chainsaw Man movie, Reze Arc)
Jonathan Gimbord (as Hikaru / The Summer the Light Died)
Véronique Augereau (as Hoshiko / Dandadan Season 2)

◆Best Voice Actor Award (in German)
Dirk Bublies (Voice actor for Kogoro Mouri / Detective Conan: The Afterimage of the One-Eyed Man)
★Gerrit Schmidt-Foß (Akaza's role / Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza's Return)
Laurine Betz (voice of Reze in the Chainsaw Man movie, Reze Arc)
Magdalena Höfner (playing the role of Kiwi Watase / Jellyfish at Night Can't Swim)
Markus Feustel (as Rudo/serious actor)
Patricia Strasburger (voice of Nico Wakatsuki / Witchwatch)

◆Best Voice Actor Award (Italian)
Katia Sorrentino (as Momo / Dandadan Season 2)
Leonardo Graziano (voice of Naruto Uzumaki / BORUTO -NARUTO THE MOVIE-)
Luna Fogu (Voice of Maomao / The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2))
Martina Tamburello (as Kikoru Shinomiya / Kaiju No. 8)
★Mosè Singh (Voice of Denji / Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc movie)
Simone Lupinacci (Voice of Izuku Midoriya / My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)

◆Best Voice Actor Award (Latin American Spanish)
Desireé González (as Maomao / The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2))
Dion González (as Rudo/Gachi Actor)
Erika Langarica (as Marin Kitagawa / 'My Dress-Up Darling' Season 2)
Fernando Moctezuma (as Shun Mizushino / Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
Jessica Ángeles (voice of Reze in the Chainsaw Man movie, Reze Arc)
★Jose Antonio Toledano (Akaza's voice actor / Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns)

◆Best Voice Actor Award (Hindi)
★Abhishek Sharma (as Jinshi / The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2))
Akshita Mishra (as Koyuki / Demon Slayer: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza's Return)
Heena Malik (as Reze in the Chainsaw Man movie, Reze Arc)
Merlyn James (as Anya Forger in SPY×FAMILY Season 3)
Rajesh Shukla (as Shun Mizushino / Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
Shilpie Pandey (as Rufus Mafahl / The Wild Final Boss Has Appeared!)