“My Hero Academia Final Season” took home the top prize for Anime of the Year at the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, held on Saturday, May 23, in Tokyo.
Voice actress Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira were back for the fourth year in a row to host the event; guest presenters included The Weeknd, who announced the anime of the year category. Other presenters included actor Asuka Saito, K-pop artist BamBam, cosplayer Enako, actor Kasumi Arimura; comedic duo Mitorizu, actor Nanase Nishino, Brazilian esports and gaming host Nyvi Estephan, pan-India star Rashmika Mandanna; the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA; K-pop singer and dancer TEN, actor Winston Duke and recording artist Young Miko.
The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, arranged by Kazunori Miyake and conducted by Hirofumi Kurita, opened the night. Other performances included Dean Fujioka, Yoko Takahashi, Pornograffitti and Asian Kung-Fu Generation.
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Also during the event, director Tatsuya Nagamine was honored with the Global Impact Award for his work on projects such as “Ojamajo Doremi,” “PreCure,” “Dragon Ball Super” and “One Piece.” Animator Masayuki Sato (“Happiness Charge PreCure!,” “One Piece”) accepted the award on Nagamine-san’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”
According to Crunchyroll, 73 million votes were cast by fans worldwide for the Anime Awards, a new record. The top most engaged countries this year were Brazil, Germany, India, Mexico and the United States.
The 10th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards will be available to stream shortly on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll’s YouTube Channel, along with Sony Group Corp Global and Japan YouTube channels.
