Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026: Meet the list of nominees for the best of the year

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Entering networks today is a danger. The season of fighting with strangers on the internet to see which series is the best is upon us. The streaming platform has just released the official list of nominees for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026. And yes, the competition is brutal. You have until April 15 to leave your daily votes on the website and pray that your favorite work does not leave empty-handed in this new awards ceremony.


The Massacre for the Anime of the Year title


If you thought it was going to be easy, think twice. The main award has true monsters of the anime industry fighting side by side. On the one hand we have heavyweights such as DAN DA DAN Season 2 and the anticipated final season of My Hero Academia. But be careful, that the new jewels are coming very strong. The shonen of Gachiakuta, the dark drama of Takopi's Original Sin, the intrigue of The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 and the psychological thriller of The Summer Hikaru Died complete a trio that is going to destroy the fandom. Anyone can take the crown.




In the field of feature films, the outlook is not friendly at all. The best picture category is total madness. Watching box office beasts like Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc compete against a reimagined historical classic like The Rose of Versailles is something you don't see every day. To that add super anticipated installments such as 100 Meters, the cult film Mononoke Chapter II and Scarlet. Basically, a visual massacre where the animation studios left their entire soul.


Music, guests and the closing of a decade


A huge detail must be highlighted. This is not just any edition. It is the tenth anniversary of the ceremony. They threw the house out of the window. The live gala from Tokyo on May 23 promises to be a massive concert. We will have legends performing on stage such as Yoko Takahashi, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Porno Graffitti and Dean Fujioka, all accompanied by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to the return of the beloved Sally Amaki as the host with Jon Kabira. A tailor-made event to celebrate our culture.


The rest of the categories are on fire and the community is already taking sides. Seeing Spy×Family fighting in comedy against the remake of Ranma 1/2, or the fandom of the romance divided between Blue Box and My Dress-Up Darling is going to leave sequels. Not to mention the chaos that is always the Isekai category, where Re:ZERO returns very heavy to try to reclaim its throne. The table is set and the fans have fifteen days to make a difference.


Here is the complete list of nominations:


Anime of the 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 the Year


  • 100 Meters
  • Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
  • Mononoke the 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 Sequel


  • DAN DA DAN Season 2
  • Kaiju No. 8
  • My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
  • One Piece
  • Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
  • Spy×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


  • "HUGs" - Paledusk - Gachiakuta
  • "Mirage" - Creepy Nuts - Call of the 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 the Shadow-
  • "THE REVO" — Porno Graffitti — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
  • "Watch Me!" — YOASOBI — WITCH WATCH

Best Ending


  • "Actor" — Lilas Ikuta — Spy×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 the Shadow-

Best Action Anime


  • DAN DA DAN Season 2
  • Gachiakuta
  • Kaiju No. 8
  • My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
  • One Piece
  • Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

Best Comedy Anime


  • CITY The Animation
  • DAN DA DAN Season 2
  • My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
  • Ranma 1/2 Season 2
  • Spy×Family Season 3
  • WITCH WATCH

Best Drama Anime


  • Anne Shirley
  • Blue Box
  • Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
  • Takopi's Original Sin
  • The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
  • The Summer Hikaru Died

Best Isekai Anime


  • Campfire Cooking in Another World with 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 on this wonderful world!! 3 -BONUS STAGE-
  • Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
  • ZENSHU

Best Romance Anime


  • Blue Box
  • DAN DA DAN Season 2
  • Honey Lemon Soda
  • My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
  • Ranma 1/2 Season 2
  • The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity

Best Slice of Life Anime


  • Anne Shirley
  • Blue Box
  • CITY The Animation
  • My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
  • Spy×Family Season 3
  • The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity

Best Animation


  • DAN DA DAN Season 2
  • Gachiakuta
  • My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
  • One Piece
  • Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
  • Takopi's Original Sin

Best 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)
  • Fūga 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 the 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

Best character "who has to be protected at all costs"


  • 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" — 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 the Shadow-
  • "Watch Me!" — YOASOBI — WITCH WATCH

Best Original Score


  • Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc — kensuke ushio
  • DAN DA DAN Season 2 — Kensuke Ushio
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle — Yuki Kajiura, Gō Shiina
  • Gachiakuta — Taku Iwasaki
  • Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- — Hiroyuki Sawano
  • The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2) — Satoru Kōsaki, Kevin Penkin, Alisa Okehazama

Best Seiyuu


  • Aoi Yūki — 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
  • Queen Ueda — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Best Spanish dubbing


  • Adrián Pineda — Rudo — Gachiakuta
  • Carles Teruel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no 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 Latin Spanish dubbing


  • 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 the Shadow-
  • Jessica Ángeles — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
  • José Antonio Toledano — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

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