Anime Awards 2026 winners: Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia reign supreme

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Anime's biggest night of the year has come to a close. Crunchyroll's 2026 Anime Awards were filled with shocks, surprises, and the ultimate announcement for who took home Anime of the Year in a crowded lineup that featured the likes of Dan Da Dan, The Apothecary Diaries, and The Summer Hikaru Died.

Below, we will guide you through the winners of all major categories from Tokyo as Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer and 100 Meters also duked it out for the fiercely competitive Film of the Year award. Plus, whether you like your isekai or are more in love with romance, we have all genre awards and English/Japanese voice performance awards waiting for you. It's all just a scroll away.

For more, check out the new anime launching in the upcoming summer season and our guide to the best anime on Crunchyroll.

Anime Awards 2026 winners: the main list

Ahead, you'll find all of the 2026 10th Anime Awards winners from the major categories.

Anime of the Year

Dan Da Dan season 2
Gachiakuta
My Hero Academia Final Season - WINNER
Takopi's Original Sin
The Apothecary Diaries season 2
The Summer Hikaru Died

Best Continuing Series

Dan Da Dan season 2
Kaiju No. 8
My Hero Academia Final Season
One Piece - WINNER
Solo Leveling season 2
Spy x Family season 3

Best New Series

Clevatess
Gachiakuta - WINNER
Sakamoto Days
Takopi's Original Sin
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
The Summer Hikaru Died

Film of the Year

100 Meters
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle - WINNER
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 2 — The Ashes of Rage
Scarlet
The Rose of Versailles

Best Original Anime

Apocalypse Hotel
Digimon Beatbreak
Lazarus - WINNER
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Moonrise
Zenshu

Best Animation

Dan Da Dan season 2
Gachiakuta
My Hero Academia Final Season
One Piece
Solo Leveling season 2 - WINNER
Takopi's Original Sin

Best Action

Dan Da Dan season 2
Gachiakuta
Kaiju No. 8
My Hero Academia Final Season
One Piece
Solo Leveling Season 2 - WINNER

Best Comedy

City: The Animation
Dan Da Dan season 2 - WINNER
My Dress-Up Darling season 2
Ranma 1/2 season 2
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 - WINNER
The Summer Hikaru Died

Best Isekai

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!
ReZero: Starting Life in Another World season 3 - WINNER
Zenshu

Best Romance

Blue Box
Dan Da Dan season 2
Honey Lemon Soda
My Dress-Up Darling season 2
Ranma 1/2 season 2
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity - WINNER

Best Slice of Life

Anne Shirley
Blue Box
City: The Animation
My Dress-Up Darling season 2
Spy x Family season 3 - WINNER
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity

Best VA Performance (Japanese)

Aoi Yuki (The Apothecary Diaries) - WINNER
Chiaki Kobayashi (The Summer Hikaru Died)
Daiki Yamashita (My Hero Academia)
Kikunosuke Toya (Chainsaw Man)
Mayumi Tanaka (One Piece)
Reina Ueda (Chainsaw Man)

Best VA Performance (English)

Alexis Tipton (Chainsaw Man)
Emi Lo (The Apothecary Diaries)
Justin Briner (My Hero Academia)
Lucien Dodge (Demon Slayer) - WINNER
Morgan Barry (Sanda)
Paul Castro Jr. (The Summer Hikaru Died)

Itching to see what else is out there? We have a curated collection of the best anime movies and best anime on Crunchyroll waiting for you.

Bradley RussellSenior Entertainment Writer

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.

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