The final season of My Hero Academia acquired the coveted Anime of the Yr award and large worldwide success Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Infinite Fortress received the Film of the Yr award on the tenth Crunchyroll Anime Awards held on Saturday night in Tokyo, Japan.
Organizers mentioned 73 million anime followers world wide voted for this 12 months’s Crunchyroll Awards, surpassing the 2025 file of 51 million, and one other signal of the exponential development of anime world wide.
One other indicator of anime’s cultural affect, celebrity singer and large anime fan, The Weeknd introduced the My Hero Academia crew with their Anime of the Yr award. In whole, the ultimate season of the Bones Movie collection received 4 awards, together with Anime of the Yr, Greatest Ending Sequence, and Greatest Supporting Character.
Different world celebrities on the awards present who walked the distinctive orange carpet included Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, Black Panther actor Winston Duke, Grammy-nominated artist Younger Miko, Kpop artists BamBam and TEN, Japanese actors Asuka Saito, Kasumi Arimura and Nanase Nishino and Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna. The awards had been hosted by Lauren Moore and Tim Lyu alongside YouTube creator Gigguk.
Demon Slayerthe record-breaking $781 million field workplace monster from Sony/Crunchyroll, took residence probably the most awards, seven in whole, however 5 of them had been within the voice artist efficiency classes for various languages. In the primary classes, Demon Slayer received the Greatest Music Award in addition to the distinguished Movie of the Yr Award.
Season 2 of Toho Animation Studio/OLM’s The Apothecary’s Journals received 4 awards, together with finest drama, finest director and finest main character for the dazzling protagonist Maomao.
Bones Movie’s adaptation of Kei Urana’s dystopian manga Gachiakuta acquired three main awards, together with Greatest New Collection, Greatest Setting and Greatest Character Design. A second season of the collection is in preparation.
A-1 Photographs’ Solo Improvewhich was the massive winner of the 2025 version of the Crunchyroll Awards, received two awards for its second season, together with finest motion and finest animation.
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 Winners
Anime of the 12 months – My Hero Academia (final season)
Movie of the 12 months – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Infinite Fortress
Greatest Unique Anime – Lazarus
Greatest Persevering with Collection – One piece
Greatest new collection – Gachiakuta
Greatest opening sequence – On the way in which – AiNA THE END – AND DA DAN (season 2)
Greatest ending sequence – I – BUMP OF CHICKEN – My Hero Academia (final season)
Greatest motion – Solo Improve (season 2) – Rising from the shadows
Greatest Comedy – AND DA AND (season 2)
Greatest Drama – The Apothecary’s Journals (season 2)
Greatest Isekai Anime – Re:ZERO – Beginning life in one other world– (season 3)
Greatest Romance – The aromatic flower blooms with dignity
Greatest Slice of Life – SPY x FAMILY (season 3)
Greatest animation – Solo Improve season 2 -Come up from the shadows-
Greatest Background Artwork – Gachiakuta
Greatest Character Design – Gachiakuta
Greatest Director – Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary’s Journals (season 2)
Greatest important character – Maomao – The Apothecary’s Journals (season 2)
Greatest Supporting Character – Katsuki Bakugo – My Hero Academia (final season)
Character “Should defend in any respect prices” – Anya Forger – SPY x FAMILY (season 3)
Greatest Anime Track – “IRIS OUT” – Kenshi Yonezu – Chainsaw Man – The Film: Reze Arc
Greatest rating – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Infinite Fortress —Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
Greatest Vocal Artist Efficiency (Japanese) – Aoi Yuki — Maomao — The Apothecary’s Journals (season 2)
Greatest Vocal Artist Efficiency (English) – Lucien Dodge — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Infinite Fortress
Greatest Vocal Artist Efficiency (Arabic) – Tariq Obaid — Taro Sakamoto — SAKAMOTO DAYS
Greatest Vocal Artist Efficiency (Brazilian Portuguese) – Charles Emmanuel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Infinite Fortress
Greatest Vocal Artist Efficiency (Castilian Spanish) – Carles Teruel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Infinite Fortress
Greatest Vocal Artist Efficiency (French) – Bastien Bourlé — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia (final season)
Greatest Vocal Artist Efficiency (German) – Gerrit Schmidt—Foß — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Infinite Fortress
Greatest Vocal Artist Efficiency (Hindi) – Abhishek Sharma – Jinshi – The Apothecary’s Journals (season 2)
Greatest Vocal Artist Efficiency (Italian) – Mosè Singh — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Film: Reze Arc
Greatest Vocal Artist Efficiency (Latin Spanish) – Jose Antonio Toledano — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s Infinite Fortress