The ultimate season of My Hero Academia was awarded the coveted anime of the 12 months prize, and the large international hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Citadel took residence movie of the 12 months award on the tenth version of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards that came about on Saturday evening in Tokyo, Japan.
Organizers stated a surprising 73 million anime followers world wide voted for this 12 months’s Crunchyroll Awards, blowing previous 2025’s report of 51 million, and one other signal of the exponential progress of anime globally.
One other pointer to the cultural impression of anime, celebrity singer, and big anime fan, The Weeknd introduced the My Hero Academia staff with their anime of the 12 months prize. In complete, the ultimate season of the present received 4 awards, together with anime of the 12 months, finest ending sequence and finest supporting character.
Different international celebrities current on the awards and who walked the distinctive orange carpet included the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, Black Panther actor Winston Duke, Grammy-nominated artist Younger Miko, Kpop artists BamBam and TEN, Japan actors Asuka Saito, Kasumi Arimura and Nanase Nishino, and Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna. The awards have been hosted by Lauren Moore and Tim Lyu alongside YouTube creator Gigguk.
Demon Slayer, Sony/Crunchyroll’s $781 million record-breaking field workplace monster, took residence probably the most prizes, seven in complete, however 5 of these have been within the voice artitst efficiency classes for numerous languages. In the principle classes, Demon Slayer took residence the very best rating prize alongside the distinguished movie of the 12 months award.
Bones Movie’s adaptation of Kei Urana’s dystopian manga Gachiakuta acquired three essential prizes, together with finest new sequence, finest background artwork and finest character design. A second season of the present is within the works.
2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Winners
Anime of the Yr – My Hero Academia (closing season)
Movie of the Yr – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Citadel
Finest Unique Anime – Lazarus
Finest Persevering with Sequence – One Piece
Finest New Sequence – Gachiakuta
Finest Opening Sequence – On The Method – AiNA THE END – DAN DA DAN (season 2)
Finest Ending Sequence – I — BUMP OF CHICKEN — My Hero Academia (closing season)
Finest Motion – Solo Leveling (season 2) – Come up from the Shadow
Finest Comedy – DAN DA DAN (season 2)
Finest Drama – The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Finest Isekai Anime – Re:ZERO -Beginning Life in One other World– (season 3)
Finest Romance – The Aromatic Flower Blooms With Dignity
Finest Slice of Life – SPY x FAMILY (season 3)
Finest Animation – Solo Leveling season 2 -Come up from the Shadow-
Finest Background Artwork – Gachiakuta
Finest Character Design – Gachiakuta
Finest Director – Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Finest Predominant Character – Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Finest Supporting Character – Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia (closing season)
“Must Protect At All Cost” Character – Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY (season 3)
Finest Anime Music – “IRIS OUT” — Kenshi Yonezu — Chainsaw Man – The Film: Reze Arc
Finest Rating – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Citadel — Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Japanese) – Aoi Yuki — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (English) – Lucien Dodge — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Citadel
Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Arabic) – Tariq Obaid — Taro Sakamoto — SAKAMOTO DAYS
Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Brazilian Portuguese) – Charles Emmanuel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Citadel
Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Castilian Spanish ) – Carles Teruel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Citadel
Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (French)- Bastien Bourlé — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia (finaI season)
Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (German) – Gerrit Schmidt—Foß — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Citadel
Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Hindi) – Abhishek Sharma — Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Italian) – Mosè Singh — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Film: Reze Arc
Finest Voice Artist Efficiency (Latin Spanish) – Jose Antonio Toledano — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Citadel
