The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 has just concluded, celebrating the absolute best that the anime industry has to offer over the year. The event had some amazing highlights, including a 30th-anniversary tribute to Neon Genesis Evangelion by Yoko Takahashi, and a special appearance by global superstar The Weekend to present the most coveted award of the night. It also featured a record-breaking 73 million votes cast.
While DAN DA DAN Season 2 and The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 led the pack with a staggering number of nominations, the top prize of the night went to My Hero Academia: Final Season, which secured the highly coveted Anime of the Year award. Meanwhile, ufotable’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle absolutely dominated the cinematic space, taking home Film of the Year.
Below is the list of anime who won in their respective categories, via Crunchyroll:
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 Winners
- Anime of the Year: My Hero Academia: Final Season
- Best Continuing Series: One Piece
- Best New Anime Series: Gachiakuta
- Best Animation: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Best Character Design: Gachiakuta
- Best Director: Akinori Fudesaka & Norihiro Naganuma (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Film of The Year: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle
- Best Original Anime: Lazarus
- Best Background Art: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Best Isekai Anime: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
- Best Art Direction: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Best Romance Anime: The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
- Best Comedy Anime: DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Best Action Anime: Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow
- Best Fantasy Anime: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
- Best Drama Anime: The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
- Best Slice of Life Anime: Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
- Best Main Anime Character: Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling)
- Best Supporting Anime Character: Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia: Final Season)
- “Must Protect At All Costs” Anime Character: Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)
- Best Anime Song: “On the Way” by AiNA THE END (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
- Best Anime Score: Yuki Kajiura & Go Shiina (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle) (Hiroyuki Sawano)
- Global Impact Award: Tatsuya Nagamine (Director of One Piece, Dragon Ball Super, PreCure)
- Best Anime Opening Sequence: “On the Way” by AiNA THE END (Dandadan Season 2))
- Best Anime Ending Sequence: “I” by BUMP OF CHICKEN (My Hero Academia: Final Season)
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Japanese: Aoi Yuki as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – English: Lucien Dodge as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle)
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Castilian Spanish:Carles Teruel as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle)
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Latin Spanish: Jose Antonio Toledano as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle)
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Brazilian Portuguese: Charles Emmanuel as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle)
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – German: Gerrit Schmidt-Foß as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle)
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Hindi: Abhishek Sharma as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Arabic: Tariq Obaid as Taro Sakamoto (Sakamoto Days)
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – French: Bastien Bourlé as Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia: Final Season)
- Best Anime Voice Artist Performance – Italian: Mosè Singh as Denji (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
