Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 Full Nominee List Revealed

The time has finally arrived for passionate anime fans around the globe to cast their votes and champion their most beloved series and creators.

Organizers have officially unveiled the highly anticipated list of nominees for the prestigious 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards to the eagerly waiting public.

This monumental milestone event marks the tenth annual broadcast of the spectacular celebration honoring the absolute best in Japanese animation.

The past year delivered an absolutely phenomenal slate of anime, bursting with jaw-dropping new debuts, show-stopping original projects, and the triumphant return of blockbuster franchises.

These comprehensive awards highlight everything from breathtaking background art and pulse-pounding musical scores to stellar voice acting performances spanning ten different languages.

Viewers now hold the power to support their top picks across an incredible array of competitive categories that recognize outstanding artistic achievements.

Let’s take a look at the full list of categories and their respective nominees!

Anime of the Year

• The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
• DAN DA DAN Season 2
• Gachiakuta
• My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
• The Summer Hikaru Died
• Takopi’s Original Sin

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
• The Rose of Versailles
• Scarlet

Best Continuing Series

• DAN DA DAN Season 2
• Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
• My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
• ONE PIECE
• Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
• SPY x FAMILY Season 3

Best New Series

• Clevatess
• The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
• Gachiakuta
• SAKAMOTO DAYS
• The Summer Hikaru Died
• Takopi’s Original Sin

Best Original Anime

• Apocalypse Hotel
• DIGIMON BEATBREAK
• Lazarus
• Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
• Moonrise
• ZENSHU

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 Character Design

• The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
• DAN DA DAN Season 2
• Gachiakuta
• My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
• ONE PIECE
• Takopi’s Original Sin

Best Director

• Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
• Fuga 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 Background Art

• The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
• CITY THE ANIMATION
• DAN DA DAN Season 2
• Gachiakuta
• Kowloon Generic Romance
• The Summer Hikaru Died

Best Romance Anime

• Blue Box
• DAN DA DAN Season 2
• The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
• Honey Lemon Soda
• My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
• Ranma1/2 Season2

Best Comedy Anime

• CITY THE ANIMATION
• DAN DA DAN Season 2
• My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
• Ranma1/2 Season2
• SPY x FAMILY Season 3
• WITCH WATCH

Best Action Anime

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

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 Drama Anime

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

Best Slice of Life Anime

• Anne Shirley
• Blue Box
• CITY THE ANIMATION
• The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
• My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
• SPY x FAMILY Season 3

Best Anime 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 Anime 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 Anime “Must Protect At All Costs” Character

• Anya Forger (SPY x 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” by Lilas Ikuta (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
• “IRIS OUT” by Kenshi Yonezu (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
• “JANE DOE” by Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
• “On The Way” by AiNA THE END (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
• “ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids)” by LiSA (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
• “Watch Me!” by YOASOBI (WITCH WATCH)

Best Anime Score

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

Best Anime Opening Sequence

• “HUGs” by Paledusk (Gachiakuta)
• “Mirage” by Creepy Nuts (Call of the Night Season 2)
• “On The Way” by AiNA THE END (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
• “ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids)” by LiSA (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
• “THE REVO” by PORNOGRAFFITTI (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
• “Watch Me!” by YOASOBI (WITCH WATCH)

Best Anime Ending Sequence

• “Actor” by Lilas Ikuta (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)
• “Beautiful Colors” by OneRepublic (Kaiju No. 8 Season 2)
• “Doukashiteru” by WurtS (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
• “I” by BUMP OF CHICKEN (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
• “Kawaii Kaiwai” by PiKi (My Dress-Up Darling Season 2)
• “UN-APEX” by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Japanese)

• Aoi Yuki as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
• Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka (The Summer Hikaru Died)
• Daiki Yamashita as Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
• Kikunosuke Toya as Denji (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
• Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy (ONE PIECE)
• Reina Ueda as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Arabic)

• Hamoud Abu Hassoun as Loid Forger (Childhood) (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)
• Tariq Obaid as Taro Sakamoto (SAKAMOTO DAYS)
• Moataz El—Shazly as Heisuke Mashimo (SAKAMOTO DAYS)
• Raafat Bazo as Yuri Briar (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)
• Fatima Zakaria as Osaragi (SAKAMOTO DAYS)
• Ghada Omar as Yor Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese)

• Bruno Sangregório as Levi Ackerman (Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK)
• Charles Emmanuel as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle)
• Erick Bougleux as Zanka Nijiku (Gachiakuta)
• Fabio Lucindo as Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
• Gigi Patta as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
• Ursula Bezerra as Son Goku (Dragon Ball DAIMA)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish)

• Adrián Pineda as Rudo (Gachiakuta)
• Carles Teruel as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle)
• Cristina Peña as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
• Joel Gómez Jiménez as Okarun (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
• Marisa Marciel as Nami (ONE PIECE)
• Marta Barbará as Kaoruko Waguri (The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (English)

• Alexis Tipton as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
• Emi Lo as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
• Justin Briner as Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
• Lucien Dodge as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle)
• Morgan Berry as Shiori Fuyumura (SANDA)
• Paul Castro Jr. as Hikaru Indou (The Summer Hikaru Died)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (French)

• Bastien Bourlé as Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
• Bruno Mullenaerts as Enjin (Gachiakuta)
• Catherine Hanotiau as Nico Wakatsuki (WITCH WATCH)
• Clara Soares as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
• Jonathan Gimbord as Hikaru (The Summer Hikaru Died)
• Véronique Augereau as Seiko (DAN DA DAN Season 2)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (German)

• Dirk Bublies as Kogoro Mori (Detective Conan: One—eyed Flashback)
• Gerrit Schmidt—Foß as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle)
• Laurine Betz as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
• Magdalena Höfner as Kiui Watase (Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night)
• Markus Feustel as Rudo (Gachiakuta)
• Patricia Strasburger as Nico Wakatsuki (WITCH WATCH)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Hindi)

• Abhishek Sharma as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
• Akshita Mishra as Koyuki (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle)
• Heena Malik as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
• Merlyn James as Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)
• Rajesh Shukla as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
• Shilpie Pandey as Lufas Maphaahl (A Wild Last Boss Appeared!)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Italian)

• Katia Sorrentino as Momo (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
• Leonardo Graziano as Naruto Uzumaki (BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE)
• Luna Fogu as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
• Martina Tamburello as Kikoru Shinomiya (Kaiju No. 8 Season 2)
• Mosè Singh as Denji (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
• Simone Lupinacci as Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)

Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish)

• Desireé González as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
• Dion González as Rudo (Gachiakuta)
• Erika Langarica as Marin Kitagawa (My Dress-Up Darling Season 2)
• Fernando Moctezuma as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
• Jessica Ángeles as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
• Jose Antonio Toledano as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle)

Fans can submit their choices via the official voting website to increase their number of votes for their chosen nominees.

The digital polls will remain accessible until April 14, 2026, at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

The final results will be broadcast live from Tokyo, Japan, on May 23, 2026.

Fans are invited to cast their votes every day across various categories until the window closes on April 14, 2026, at 11:59:59 pm PT.

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