“My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON” took home Anime of the Year at the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, leading a fan-voted ceremony in Tokyo that drew a record 73 million votes worldwide.
Held at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa on May 23, the 10th annual awards recognized some of anime’s biggest titles and creators, with “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” winning Film of the Year and “Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow” earning awards for Best Action and Best Animation.
Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd presented the Anime of the Year award during the ceremony.
Celebrity presenters throughout the night included K-pop artist BamBam, rapper and producer RZA, K-pop performer TEN, actor Winston Duke, actress Rashmika Mandanna, actress and singer Asuka Saito, actress Kasumi Arimura, actress Nanase Nishino, Brazilian gaming host Nyvi Estephan and cosplayer Enako.
Crunchyroll said the most engaged voting countries this year were Brazil, Germany, India, Mexico, and the United States, highlighting anime’s continued international growth.
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Other major winners included “ONE PIECE” for Best Continuing Series, “Gachiakuta” for Best New Series, and “The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)” for Best Drama.
Director Tatsuya Nagamine also received the Global Impact Award for his contributions to titles including “Dragon Ball Super” and “ONE PIECE.”
Below is the full list of winners at the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards:
- 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” by AiNA THE END (“DAN DA DAN Season 2”)
• Best Ending Sequence — “I” by 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 and 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” by Kenshi Yonezu (“Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc”)
• Best Score — “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” — Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina
Voice acting winners included:
- Japanese — Aoi Yuki as Maomao (“The Apothecary Diaries season 2”)
- English — Lucien Dodge as Akaza (“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”)
- Arabic — Tariq Obaid as Taro Sakamoto (“SAKAMOTO DAYS”)
- Brazilian Portuguese — Charles Emmanuel as Akaza (“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”)
- Castilian Spanish — Carles Teruel as Akaza (“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”)
- French — Bastien Bourlé as Izuku Midoriya (“My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON”)
- German — Gerrit Schmidt-Foß as Akaza (“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”)
- Hindi — Abhishek Sharma as Jinshi (“The Apothecary Diaries season 2”)
- Italian — Mosè Singh as Denji (“Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc”)
- Latin Spanish — Jose Antonio Toledano as Akaza (“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”)
