'My Hero Academia Final Season' named Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026

'My Hero Academia Final Season' named Anime of the Year and 'Gachiakuta', Best New Series in Tokyo Crunchyroll Awards

My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON was named Anime of the Year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 during a livestreamed ceremony held in Tokyo.

The event marked the awards show's 10th anniversary and was hosted by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira.

Crunchyroll stated that 73 million votes were cast this year, with nominees selected by a panel of judges who also participated in the voting process.

According to the platform, the highest voting activity came from countries including Brazil, Germany, India, Mexico and the United States.

The ceremony featured appearances from presenters including The Weeknd, Kasumi Arimura, Asuka Saito, Gigguk, hannah bahng, Young Miko, Mitorizu, RZA, BamBam and TEN.

Performances were delivered by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, DEAN FUJIOKA, PORNOGRAFFITTI, Yoko Takahashi and ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.

The Global Impact Award was presented to director Tatsuya Nagamine for his work on titles including ONE PIECE and Dragon Ball Super.

Among the major category winners, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle won Film of the Year and Best Anime Score for composers Go Shiina and Yuki Kaijura.

Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- received awards for Best Animation and Best Action Anime. Gachiakuta won Best New Series, Best Character Design and Best Background Art.

The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 secured Best Drama Anime and Best Director awards for Akinori Fudesaka and Norihiro Naganuma. Maomao from the same series won Best Anime Main Character.

MAOMAO WON BEST MAIN CHARACTER AT THE 2026 CRUNCHYROLL ANIME AWARDS 😍 pic.twitter.com/rozHoYV3JZ

— tamina 🦋 (@keiuzuki) May 23, 2026

Other winners included ONE PIECE for Best Continuing Series, Lazarus for Best Original Anime, SPY x FAMILY Season 3 for Best Slice of Life Anime and Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 for Best Isekai Anime.

My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON also received Best Anime Supporting Character for Katsuki Bakugo and Best Anime Ending Sequence for “I” by BUMP OF CHICKEN.

Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON) wins Best Anime Supporting Character at Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026! #AnimeAwards

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Voice acting awards were presented across multiple languages, including English winner Lucien Dodge for his portrayal of Akaza in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle.