Anime Awards 2026 Nominees
Anime of the Year
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The Apothecary DiariesSeason 2
DAN DA DAN Season 2
Film of the Year
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Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II — The Ashes of Rage
Best Continuing Series
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DAN DA DANSeason 2
Kaiju No. 8Season 2
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
SPY x FAMILYSeason 3
Best New Series
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The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
Best Original Anime
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Best Animation
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DAN DA DANSeason 2
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
Best Character Design
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The Apothecary DiariesSeason 2
DAN DA DANSeason 2
My Dress-Up DarlingSeason 2
Best Director
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Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
Fuga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora(DAN DA DANSeason 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
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The Apothecary DiariesSeason 2
DAN DA DANSeason 2
Best Romance Anime
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DAN DA DAN Season 2
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
Best Comedy Anime
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DAN DA DANSeason 2
My Dress-Up DarlingSeason 2
SPY x FAMILY Season 3
Best Action Anime
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DAN DA DANSeason 2
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
Best Isekai Anime
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Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd SkillSeason 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
Best Drama Anime
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
Best Slice of Life Anime
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The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
My Dress-Up DarlingSeason 2
SPY x FAMILY Season 3
Best Anime Main Character
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Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
Momo (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
Okarun (DAN DA DANSeason 2)
Rudo (Gachiakuta)
Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
Best Anime Supporting Character
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Enjin (Gachiakuta)
Jin Enjoji (Jiji) (DAN DA DANSeason 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
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Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILYSeason 3)
Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Kaoruko Waguri (The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity)
Maomao(The Apothecary DiariesSeason 2)
Suika(Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE)
Takopi (Takopi’s Original Sin)
Best Anime Song
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“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
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The Apothecary DiariesSeason 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
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“HUGs” by Paledusk (Gachiakuta)
“Mirage” by Creepy Nuts (Call of the Night Season 2)
“On The Way” by AiNA THE END (DAN DA DANSeason 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
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“Actor” by Lilas Ikuta (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)
“Beautiful Colors” by OneRepublic (Kaiju No. 8 Season 2)
“Doukashiteru” by WurtS (DAN DA DANSeason 2)
“I” by BUMP OF CHICKEN (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
“Kawaii Kaiwai” by PiKi (My Dress-Up DarlingSeason 2)
“UN-APEX” by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Japanese)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
The 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards are live from Tokyo, Japan, on May 23, 2026! Make sure to celebrate your favorites from the year by voting every day until voting closes on April 14 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT.
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