The final season of My Hero Academia was awarded the coveted anime of the year prize, and the massive global hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle took home film of the year award at the 10th edition of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards that took place on Saturday night in Tokyo, Japan.
Organizers said a stunning 73 million anime fans around the world voted for this year’s Crunchyroll Awards, blowing past 2025’s record of 51 million, and another sign of the exponential growth of anime globally.
Another pointer to the cultural impact of anime, superstar singer, and huge anime fan, The Weeknd presented the My Hero Academia team with their anime of the year prize. In total, the final season of the show won four awards, including anime of the year, best ending sequence and best supporting character.
Other global celebrities present at the awards and who walked the distinctive orange carpet included the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, Black Panther actor Winston Duke, Grammy-nominated artist Young Miko, Kpop artists BamBam and TEN, Japan actors Asuka Saito, Kasumi Arimura and Nanase Nishino, and Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna. The awards were hosted by Lauren Moore and Tim Lyu alongside YouTube creator Gigguk.
Demon Slayer, Sony/Crunchyroll’s $781 million record-breaking box office monster, took home the most prizes, seven in total, but five of those were in the voice artitst performance categories for various languages. In the main categories, Demon Slayer took home the best score prize alongside the prestigious film of the year award.
Bones Film’s adaptation of Kei Urana’s Gachiakuta received three important prizes, including best new series, best background art and best character design. A second season of the show is in the works.
2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Winners
Anime of the Year – My Hero Academia (final season)
Film of the Year – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Best Original Anime – Lazarus
Best Continuing Series – One Piece
Best New Series – Gachiakuta
Best Opening Sequence – On The Way – AiNA THE END – DAN DA DAN (season 2)
Best Ending Sequence – I — BUMP OF CHICKEN — My Hero Academia (final season)
Best Action – Solo Leveling (season 2) – Arise from the Shadow
Best Comedy – DAN DA DAN (season 2)
Best Drama – The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Best Isekai Anime – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World– (season 3)
Best Romance – The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
Best Slice of Life – SPY x FAMILY (season 3)
Best Animation – Solo Leveling season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
Best Background Art – Gachiakuta
Best Character Design – Gachiakuta
Best Director – Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Best Main Character – Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Best Supporting Character – Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia (final season)
“Must Protect At All Cost” Character – Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY (season 3)
Best Anime Song – “IRIS OUT” — Kenshi Yonezu — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Best Score – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle — Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) – Aoi Yuki — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Best Voice Artist Performance (English) – Lucien Dodge — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic) – Tariq Obaid — Taro Sakamoto — SAKAMOTO DAYS
Best Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese) – Charles Emmanuel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish ) – Carles Teruel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Best Voice Artist Performance (French)- Bastien Bourlé — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia (finaI season)
Best Voice Artist Performance (German) – Gerrit Schmidt—Foß — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi) – Abhishek Sharma — Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) – Mosè Singh — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Best Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish) – Jose Antonio Toledano — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
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