Overview
- Crunchyroll held the 10th Anime Awards in Tokyo and on Saturday, May 23 the ceremony named My Hero Academia: Final Season as Anime of the Year while handing out trophies across 32 categories.
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle won Film of the Year and Best Score and was the most‑awarded film of the night, with outlets reporting six or seven wins due to small discrepancies in counts.
- Solo Leveling took home Best Animation and Best Action, and Gachiakuta won Best New Series plus awards for Character Design and Background Art, showing new titles capturing technical and genre honors.
- Crunchyroll reported a record more than 73 million fan votes and highlighted strong international participation, Mexico among top contributors, and the ceremony recognized multiple international dubbing winners for the role of Akaza.
- The show featured international presenters and performances, a posthumous Global Impact award for director Tatsuya Nagamine, and reinforced how legacy shonen franchises and streaming platforms continue to drive global anime attention.