10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards

10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in anime
Date	May 23, 2026 (2026-05-23)
Location	Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan
Country	United States
Hosted by	Sally Amaki Jon Kabira
Highlights
Anime of the Year	TBA
Film of the Year	TBA
Website	Crunchyroll Anime Awards
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The 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards will be held on May 23, 2026 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. For the fourth consecutive year, the event will be hosted by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira. Crunchyroll announced the eligibility period will return to its previous format of eligibility from January to December 2025 for nominations for this edition. This edition will feature 32 categories from the previous ceremony. Nominees were revealed on April 2, the first day of public voting, which will run until April 15. Yoko Takahashi is set to perform in the ceremony for the 30th anniversary tribute to Neon Genesis Evangelion , featuring its opening theme "A Cruel Angel's Thesis". ^[1]

Nominees

Anime of the Year Dandadan (season 2) — Science Saru Gachiakuta — Bones Film My Hero Academia: Final Season — Bones Film Takopi's Original Sin — Enishiya The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Toho Animation Studio and OLM The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures	Film of the Year 100 Meters — Rock n' Roll Mountain Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc — MAPPA Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle — Ufotable Mononoke the Movie: The Ashes of Rage — Crew-Cell and EOTA Scarlet — Studio Chizu The Rose of Versailles — MAPPA
Best Continuing Series Dandadan (season 2) — Science Saru Kaiju No. 8 (season 2) — Production I.G My Hero Academia: Final Season — Bones Film One Piece — Toei Animation Solo Leveling (season 2) — A-1 Pictures Spy x Family (season 3) — Wit Studio and CloverWorks	Best New Series Clevatess — Lay-duce The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity — CloverWorks Gachiakuta — Bones Film Sakamoto Days — TMS Entertainment Takopi's Original Sin — Enishiya The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures
Best Original Anime Apocalypse Hotel — CygamesPictures Digimon Beatbreak — Toei Animation Lazarus — MAPPA Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX — Sunrise and Studio Khara Moonrise — Wit Studio Zenshu — MAPPA	Best Animation Dandadan (season 2) — Science Saru Gachiakuta — Bones Film My Hero Academia: Final Season — Bones Film One Piece — Toei Animation Solo Leveling (season 2) — A-1 Pictures Takopi's Original Sin — Enishiya
Best Character Design Dandadan (season 2) — Naoyuki Onda, original designs by Yukinobu Tatsu Gachiakuta — Satoshi Ishino, original designs by Kei Urana My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — Kazumasa Ishida, original designs by Shinichi Fukuda One Piece — Midori Matsuda, original designs by Eiichiro Oda Takopi's Original Sin — Keita Nagahara, original designs by Taizan 5 The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Yukiko Nakatani, original designs by Touko Shino	Best Director Norihiro Naganuma and Akinori Fudesaka — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Fūga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora — Dandadan (season 2) Fumihiko Suganuma — Gachiakuta Kenji Nagasaki and Naomi Nakayama — My Hero Academia: Final Season Ryōhei Takeshita — The Summer Hikaru Died Shinya Iino — Takopi's Original Sin
Best Background Art City the Animation — Kyoto Animation Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Gachiakuta — Bones Film Kowloon Generic Romance — Arvo Animation The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Toho Animation Studio and OLM The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures	Best Romance Blue Box — Telecom Animation Film Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Honey Lemon Soda — J.C.Staff My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — CloverWorks Ranma ½ (season 2) — MAPPA The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity — CloverWorks
Best Comedy City the Animation — Kyoto Animation Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — CloverWorks Ranma ½ (season 2) — MAPPA Spy x Family (season 3) — Wit Studio and CloverWorks Witch Watch — Bibury Animation Studio	Best Action Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Gachiakuta — Bones Film Kaiju No. 8 (season 2) — Production I.G My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON — Bones Film One Piece — Toei Animation Solo Leveling (season 2) — A-1 Pictures
Best Isekai Anime Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (season 2) — MAPPA Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation — Yumeta Company and Graphinica From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! — Ajiado KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! (season 3 OVA) — Drive Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 3) — White Fox Zenshu — MAPPA	Best Drama Anne Shirley — The Answer Studio Blue Box — Telecom Animation Film Orb: On the Movements of the Earth — Madhouse Takopi's Original Sin — Enishiya The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Toho Animation Studio and OLM The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures
Best Slice of Life Anne Shirley — The Answer Studio Blue Box — Telecom Animation Film City the Animation — Kyoto Animation My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — CloverWorks Spy x Family (season 3) — Wit Studio and CloverWorks The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity — CloverWorks	Best Main Character Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON Ken "Okarun" Takakura — Dandadan (season 2) Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Momo Ayase — Dandadan (season 2) Rudo Surebrec — Gachiakuta Sung Jin-woo — Solo Leveling (season 2)
Best Supporting Character Enjin — Gachiakuta Jin Enjoji — Dandadan (season 2) Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON Loulan/Shisui — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Turbo Granny — Dandadan (season 2)	"Must Protect At All Costs" Character Anya Forger — Spy × 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" by Lilas Ikuta — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) "Iris Out" by Kenshi Yonezu — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc "Jane Doe" by Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc "On the Way" by Aina the End — Dandadan (season 2) "Reawaker" by LiSA ft. Felix of Stray Kids — Solo Leveling (season 2) "Watch Me!" by Yoasobi — Witch Watch	Best Score Kensuke Ushio — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Kensuke Ushio — Dandadan (season 2) Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Taku Iwasaki — Gachiakuta Hiroyuki Sawano — Solo Leveling (season 2) Satoru Kōsaki, Kevin Penkin, and Alisa Okehazama — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Best Opening Sequence "Hugs" by Paledusk, storyboard and direction by Nobutaka Yoda — Gachiakuta "Mirage" by Creepy Nuts, storyboard and direction by Tetsuya Miyanishi — Call of the Night (season 2) "On the Way" by Aina the End, storyboard and direction by MicAOz — Dandadan (season 2) "Reawaker" by LiSA ft. Felix of Stray Kids, storyboard and direction by Shunsuke Nagashige — Solo Leveling (season 2) "The Revo" by Porno Graffitti, storyboard by Naomi Nakayama, direction by Masayuki Ootsuki — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON "Watch Me!" by Yoasobi, storyboard and direction by Megumi Ishitani — Witch Watch	Best Ending Sequence "Actor" by Lilas Ikuta, storyboard and direction by Naoki Miyajima — Spy × Family (season 3) "Beautiful Colors" by OneRepublic, storyboard and direction by Haruo Okuno — Kaiju No. 8 (season 2) "Doukashiteru" by WurtS, storyboard and direction by Komugiko2000 — Dandadan (season 2) "I" by Bump of Chicken, storyboard and direction by Hanako Ueda — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON "Kawaii Kaiwai" by PiKi, direction by Vivinos — My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) "Un-Apex" by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure, direction by Hiromu Oshiro — Solo Leveling (season 2)
Best VA Performance (Japanese) Aoi Yūki as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka — The Summer Hikaru Died Daiki Yamashita as Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON Kikunosuke Toya as Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy — One Piece Reina Ueda as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc	Best VA Performance (English) Alexis Tipton as Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Emi Lo as Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Justin Briner as Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON Lucien Dodge as Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle Morgan Berry as Shiori Fuyumura — Sanda Paul Castro Jr. as Hikaru Indou — The Summer Hikaru Died
Best VA Performance (Spanish) In progress.	Best VA Performance (Castilian) In progress.
Best VA Performance (French) In progress.	Best VA Performance (Arabic) In progress.
Best VA Performance (German) In progress.	Best VA Performance (Italian) In progress.
Best VA Performance (Portuguese) In progress.	Best VA Performance (Hindi) In progress.

Anime with multiple nominations

Anime with multiple nominations ^[a]

Nominations	Anime
20	Dandadan
17	The Apothecary Diaries
16	Gachiakuta
15	My Hero Academia
13	Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
10	Solo Leveling
9	Spy × Family
8	The Summer Hikaru Died
	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
7	Takopi's Original Sin
6	My Dress-Up Darling
	One Piece
5	The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
	Witch Watch
4	Kaiju No. 8
	Sakamoto Days
3	Blue Box
	City the Animation
2	Anne Shirley
	Ranma ½
	Zenshu

Notes

1. Includes nominations for multiple seasons as well as related films, if any.

References

1. "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 Sets May 23 for 10th Anniversary, Yoko Takahashi to Perform". Crunchyroll News (crunchyroll.com/news). Crunchyroll. January 28, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.