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Crunchyroll Anime Awards Name My Hero Academia Anime of the Year

Record fan voting highlighted anime's global reach at a Tokyo ceremony.

Overview

  • Crunchyroll awarded My Hero Academia: FINAL SEASON Anime of the Year and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Film of the Year.
  • Crunchyroll, which held its 10th Anime Awards on Saturday, May 23, 2026, staged a Tokyo ceremony with a red-carpet pre-show, live performances and celebrity presenters including The Weeknd.
  • The organizer said a record 73 million fan votes were cast and provided a global livestream in nine languages across Twitch, TikTok and YouTube.
  • The full winners list named Gachiakuta Best New Series, ONE PIECE Best Continuing Series and Lazarus Best Original Anime among other creative and technical category winners.
  • Pre-ceremony reporting showed conflicting nomination counts for top contenders such as Dandadan, but those discrepancies did not affect the official winners list released by Crunchyroll.