The nominees for the tenth edition of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards were announced on April 3, along with a star-studded list of presenters which includes Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna.
The tenth annual Anime Awards will take place at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo on May 23.
Fans can vote every day starting today through April 15 on the Anime Awards Official Website, Crunchyroll, and, for the first time, MyAnimeList.
The award presenters will announce the winners during the 2026 Anime Awards Pre-Show on Saturday, May 23 at 5.00pm JST (1.30pm IST), and during the live Ceremony at 6.00 pm JST/2.30pm IST, respectively.
Besides Rashmika, the list of presenters include: actor Asuka Saito, Mexican singer-songwriter Danna, celebrated cosplayer Enako, Australian singer-songwriter Hannah Bahng, actor Kasumi Arimura, comedy duo Mitorizu, actor Nanase Nishino, Brazilian esports host Nyvi Estephan, producer-filmmaker RZA, cosplayer Snitchery, and actor-producer Winston Duke.
This year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards will host a suite of musical tributes to anime. Japanese singer Dean Fujioka will open the ceremony with History Maker from Yuri!!! on Ice—the very first Crunchyroll Anime Awards’ Anime of the Year recipient.
Iconic rock band Pornografitti will perform a tribute marking the 10th anniversary of the My Hero Academia anime and the show’s conclusion. Legendary rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation will perform their hit Haruka Kanata—the second opening theme for Naruto.
Previously announced performances also include a Neon Genesis Evangelion 30th anniversary tribute by Yoko Takahashi and melodic movements by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, Hiroki Totoki will once again deliver opening remarks at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards live ceremony, which will be hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira.
2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards nominees are:
Anime of the Year
Dan Da Dan Season 2
Gachiakuta
My Hero Academia Final Season
Takopi's Original Sin
The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
The Summer Hikaru Died
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
Scarlet
The Rose of Versailles
Best Original Anime
Apocalypse Hotel
Digimon Beatbreak
Lazarus
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Moonrise
ZENSHU
Best Continuing Series
Dan Da Dan Season 2
Kaiju No. 8
My Hero Academia Final Season
One Piece
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
Spy x Family Season 3
Best New Series
Clevatess
Gachiakuta
Sakamoto Days
Takopi's Original Sin
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Opening Sequence
HUGs - Paledusk - Gachiakuta
Mirage - Creepy Nuts - Call of the Night Season 2
On The Way - Aina The End - Dan Da Dan Season 2
ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids) — LiSA — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
The Revo — Pornograffitti — My Hero Academia Final Season
Watch Me! — Yoasobi — Witch Watch
Best Ending Sequence
Actor — Lilas Ikuta — Spy x Family Season 3
Beautiful Colors — OneRepublic — Kaiju No. 8
Doukashiteru — WurtS — Dan Da Dan Season 2
I — Bump of Chicken — My Hero Academia Final Season
Kawaii Kaiwai — PiKi — My Dress—Up Darling Season 2
Un-Apex — TK from Ling Tosite Sigure — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
Best Action
Dan Da Dan Season 2
Gachiakuta
Kaiju No. 8
My Hero Academia Final Season
One Piece
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
Best Comedy
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 Drama
Anne Shirley
Blue Box
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
Takopi's Original Sin
The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
The Summer Hikaru Died
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 Romance
Blue Box
Dan Da Dan Season 2
Honey Lemon Soda
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
Ranma1/2 Season2
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
Best Slice of Life
Anne Shirley
Blue Box
City the Animation
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
Spy x Family Season 3
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
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 Background Art
City the Animation
Dan Da Dan Season 2
Gachiakuta
Kowloon Generic Romance
The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Character Design
Dan Da Dan Season 2
Gachiakuta
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
One Piece
Takopi's Original Sin
The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
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 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 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
“Must Protect At All Cost” 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 — Lilas Ikuta — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
Iris Out — Kenshi Yonezu — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Jane Doe — Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
On The Way — Aina The End — Dan Da Dan Season 2
ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids) — LiSA — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
Watch Me! — Yoasobi — Witch Watch
Best Score
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
The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2) — Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin, Alisa Okehazama
Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese)
Aoi Yuki — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
Chiaki Kobayashi — Yoshiki Tsujinaka — The Summer Hikaru Died
Daiki Yamashita — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia Final Season
Kikunosuke Toya — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Mayumi Tanaka — Monkey D. Luffy — One Piece
Reina Ueda — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi)
Abhishek Sharma — Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
Akshita Mishra — Koyuki — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Heena Malik — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Merlyn James — Anya Forger — Spy x Family Season 3
Rajesh Shukla — Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
Shilpie Pandey — Lufas Maphaahl — A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
Best Voice Artist Performance (English)
Alexis Tipton — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Emi Lo — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
Justin Briner — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia Final Season
Lucien Dodge — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Morgan Berry — Shiori Fuyumura — Sanda
Paul Castro Jr. — Hikaru Indou — The Summer Hikaru Died
