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
