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Crunchyroll is retired pinch nan nominations for its 10th yearly Anime Awards. See nan afloat database below.
The Film of nan Year class features 2025 anime smashes Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba Infinity Castle going up against 100 Meters, Mononoke nan Movie: Chapter II — The Ashes of Rage, Scarlet and The Rose of Versailles. Demon Slayer took successful much than $737 cardinal astatine nan worldwide container office, and Chainsaw Man sliced disconnected $163 million.
Dan Da Dan Season 2, Gachiakuta, My Hero Academia final season, Takopi’s Original Sin, The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 and The Summer Hikaru Died will vie for nan marquee Anime of nan Year prize, which will beryllium handed retired during a May 23 ceremonial successful Tokyo.
Fans tin ballot connected nan winners done April 15 connected nan Anime Awards website.
“The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is simply a world ceremony wherever fans stock their emotion and appreciation pinch nan creators down their favourite titles,” said Rahul Purini, President of Crunchyroll. “This year’s slate of nominees correspond astir 50 unsocial bid and films, each chosen by fans arsenic nan astir beloved complete nan past year.”
This year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards will big a suite of philharmonic tributes to anime. Japanese vocalist Dean Fujioka will unfastened nan ceremonial pinch “History Maker,” from Yuri!!! connected ICE — nan first Crunchyroll Anime Awards’ Anime of nan Year recipient. Also group to execute are Pornograffitti, Asian Kung-Fu Celebration, Yoko Takahashi and nan Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
A number of Anime Awards presenters besides were revealed today, including RZA and Winston Duke, on pinch Asuka Saito, Danna, Enako, Hannah Bahng, Kasumi Arimura, Mitorizu, Nanase Nishino, Nyvi Estephan, Rashmika Mandanna and Snitchery.
Also announced today: Hiroki Totoki, President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, again will present opening remarks astatine nan ceremony, which, like past year, will beryllium hosted by sound character Sally Amaki and entertainer Jon Kabira.
“As we observe nan 10th day of nan Anime Awards,” Purini added, “we besides widen our gratitude to nan nominees of nan past decade, which see much than 110 animation studios that produced astir 290 unsocial bid and films, and much than 220 sound actors who contributed their talent to beloved characters.”
Here are nan nominees for nan 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards:
Anime of nan Year
DAN DA DAN Season 2
Gachiakuta
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Takopi’s Original Sin
The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
The Summer Hikaru Died
Film of nan Year
100 Meters
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba Infinity Castle
Mononoke nan Movie: Chapter II — The Ashes of Rage
Scarlet
The Rose of Versailles
Best Original Anime
Apocalypse Hotel
DIGIMON BEATBREAK
Lazarus
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Moonrise
ZENSHU
Best Continuing Series
DAN DA DAN Season 2
Kaiju No. 8
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
ONE PIECE
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from nan Shadow-
SPY x FAMILY Season 3
Best New Series
Clevatess
Gachiakuta
SAKAMOTO DAYS
Takopi’s Original Sin
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Opening Sequence
HUGs – Paledusk – Gachiakuta
Mirage – Creepy Nuts – Call of nan Night Season 2
On The Way – AiNA THE END – DAN DA DAN Season 2
ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids) — LiSA — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from nan Shadow-
THE REVO — PORNOGRAFFITTI — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Watch Me! — YOASOBI — WITCH WATCH
Best Ending Sequence
Actor — Lilas Ikuta — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
Beautiful Colors — OneRepublic — Kaiju No. 8
Doukashiteru — WurtS — DAN DA DAN 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 nan Shadow-
Best Action
DAN DA DAN Season 2
Gachiakuta
Kaiju No. 8
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
ONE PIECE
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from nan Shadow-
Best Comedy
CITY THE ANIMATION
DAN DA DAN Season 2
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
Ranma1/2 Season2
SPY x FAMILY Season 3
WITCH WATCH
Best Drama
Anne Shirley
Blue Box
Orb: On nan Movements of nan Earth
Takopi’s Original Sin
The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Isekai Anime
Campfire Cooking successful Another World pinch My Absurd Skill Season 2
Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation — Season 1 “Episode of Heartslabyul”
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated!
KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing connected This Wonderful World! 3 -BONUS STAGE-
Re:ZERO -Starting Life successful Another World- Season 3
ZENSHU
Best Romance
Blue Box
DAN DA DAN Season 2
Honey Lemon Soda
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
Ranma1/2 Season2
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
Best Slice of Life
Anne Shirley
Blue Box
CITY THE ANIMATION
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
SPY x FAMILY Season 3
The Fragrant Flower Blooms pinch Dignity
Best Animation
DAN DA DAN Season 2
Gachiakuta
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
ONE PIECE
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from nan Shadow-
Takopi’s Original Sin
Best Background Art
CITY THE ANIMATION
DAN DA DAN Season 2
Gachiakuta
Kowloon Generic Romance
The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Character Design
DAN DA DAN Season 2
Gachiakuta
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
ONE PIECE
Takopi’s Original Sin
The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Best Director
Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Fuga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora — DAN DA DAN Season 2
Fumihiko Suganuma — Gachiakuta
Kenji Nagasaki, Naomi Nakayama — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Ryohei Takeshita — The Summer Hikaru Died
Shinya Iino — Takopi’s Original Sin
Best Main Character
Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Momo — DAN DA DAN Season 2
Okarun — DAN DA DAN Season 2
Rudo — Gachiakuta
Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from nan Shadow-
Best Supporting Character
Enjin — Gachiakuta
Jin Enjoji (Jiji) — DAN DA DAN Season 2
Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Loulan/Shisui — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Turbo Granny — DAN DA DAN Season 2
“Must Protect At All Cost” Character
Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Kaoruko Waguri — The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Suika — Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE
Takopi — Takopi’s Original Sin
Best Anime Song
In Bloom — Lilas Ikuta — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
IRIS OUT — Kenshi Yonezu — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
JANE DOE — Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
On The Way — AiNA THE END — DAN DA DAN Season 2
ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids) — LiSA — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from nan Shadow-
Watch Me! — YOASOBI — WITCH WATCH
Best Score
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc — kensuke ushio
DAN DA DAN Season 2 — kensuke ushio
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba Infinity Castle — Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
Gachiakuta — Taku Iwasaki
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from nan Shadow- — Hiroyuki Sawano
The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin, Alisa Okehazama
Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese)
Aoi Yuki — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Chiaki Kobayashi — Yoshiki Tsujinaka — The Summer Hikaru Died
Daiki Yamashita — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Kikunosuke Toya — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Mayumi Tanaka — Monkey D. Luffy — ONE PIECE
Reina Ueda — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Best Voice Artist Performance (English)
Alexis Tipton — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Emi Lo — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Justin Briner — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Lucien Dodge — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba Infinity Castle
Morgan Berry — Shiori Fuyumura — SANDA
Paul Castro Jr. — Hikaru Indou — The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic)
Hamoud Abu Hassoun — Loid Forger (Childhood) — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
Tariq Obaid — Taro Sakamoto — SAKAMOTO DAYS
Moataz El—Shazly — Heisuke Mashimo — SAKAMOTO DAYS
Raafat Bazo — Yuri Briar — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
Fatima Zakaria — Osaragi — SAKAMOTO DAYS
Ghada Omar — Yor Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
Best Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese )
Bruno Sangregório — Levi Ackerman — Attack connected Titan: THE LAST ATTACK
Charles Emmanuel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba Infinity Castle
Erick Bougleux — Zanka Nijiku — Gachiakuta
Fabio Lucindo — Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Gigi Patta — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Ursula Bezerra — Son Goku — Dragon Ball DAIMA
Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish )
Adrián Pineda — Rudo — Gachiakuta
Carles Teruel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba Infinity Castle
Cristina Peña — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Joel Gómez Jiménez — Okarun — DAN DA DAN Season 2
Marisa Marciel — Nami — ONE PIECE
Marta Barbará — Kaoruko Waguri — The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
Best Voice Artist Performance (French)
Bastien Bourlé — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Bruno Mullenaerts — Enjin — Gachiakuta
Catherine Hanotiau — Nico Wakatsuki — WITCH WATCH
Clara Soares — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Jonathan Gimbord — Hikaru — The Summer Hikaru Died
Véronique Augereau — Seiko — DAN DA DAN Season 2
Best Voice Artist Performance (German)
Dirk Bublies — Kogoro Mori — Detective Conan: One—eyed Flashback
Gerrit Schmidt—Foß — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba Infinity Castle
Laurine Betz — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Magdalena Höfner — Kiui Watase — Jellyfish Can’t Swim successful nan Night
Markus Feustel — Rudo — Gachiakuta
Patricia Strasburger — Nico Wakatsuki — WITCH WATCH
Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi)
Abhishek Sharma — Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Akshita Mishra — Koyuki — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba Infinity Castle
Heena Malik — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Merlyn James — Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
Rajesh Shukla — Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from nan Shadow-
Shilpie Pandey — Lufas Maphaahl — A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian)
Katia Sorrentino — Momo — DAN DA DAN Season 2
Leonardo Graziano — Naruto Uzumaki — BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE
Luna Fogu — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Martina Tamburello — Kikoru Shinomiya — Kaiju No. 8
Mosè Singh — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Simone Lupinacci — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
Best Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish )
Desireé González — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Dion González — Rudo — Gachiakuta
Erika Langarica — Marin Kitagawa — My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
Fernando Moctezuma — Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from nan Shadow-
Jessica Ángeles — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Jose Antonio Toledano — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu nary Yaiba Infinity Castle
