LIST: Winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026
It's time to geek out, anime fans, as the winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 have now been announced, with the final season of My Hero Academia bringing home the big trophy.
The 10th edition of the awards show, held on May 23 in Tokyo, saw the eighth and final season of My Hero Academia crowned as the Anime of the Year. It also accumulated other major awards such as Best Ending Sequence, Best Supporting Character, and Best Voice Artist Performance (French).
Other anime shows that won big include Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle for Film of the Year, Lazarus for Best Original Anime, and One Piece for Best Continuing Series.
Below is the complete list of other winners of 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
- Best Ending Sequence - “I” by Bump of Chicken — My Hero Academia
- Best Action - Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow
- Best Comedy - DAN DA DAN
- Best Drama - The Apothecary Diaries
- Best Isekai Anime - Re:ZERO – Starting Life in Another World
- Best Romance - The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
- Best Slice of Life - SPY x FAMILY
- Best Animation - Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow
- Best Background Art - Gachiakuta
- Best Character Design - Gachiakuta
- Best Director - Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary Diaries
- Best Main Character - Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries
- Best Supporting Character - Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia
- ‘Must Protect At All Cost’ Character - Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY
- 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, Go Shiina
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) - Aoi Yuki as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries
- Best Voice Artist Performance (English) - Lucien Dodge as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic) - Tariq Obaid as Taro Sakamoto — SAKAMOTO DAYS
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese) - Charles Emmanuel as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish) - Carles Teruel as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Best Voice Artist Performance (French) - Bastien Bourlé as Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia
- Best Voice Artist Performance (German) - Gerrit Schmidt-Foß as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi) - Abhishek Sharma as Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) - Mosè Singh as Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Best Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish) - Jose Antonio Toledano as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
