Crunchyroll revealed the nominees for its tenth Anime Awards throughout 32 classes on April 02, 2026. The titles had been nominated based mostly on the preliminary evaluations of an impartial international panel of trade judges, who decided the six finalists for every group throughout an preliminary voting spherical.
Dandadan Season 2 led the record with a commanding 17 nominations. This features a twin nomination within the Principal Character class for protagonists Momo and Okarun, alongside two entries within the Finest Supporting Character class.
Gachiakuta and The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 are tied for the second-highest nominations, securing 11 apiece, whereas My Hero Academia‘s remaining season additionally had a robust presence with 10 nominations.
The quick anime Takopi’s Unique Sin, which earned rave opinions for its storyline and darker themes, was additionally nominated in a number of classes, together with Anime of the 12 months, Finest New Collection, Finest Animation and Finest Character Designs.
In the meantime, Solo Leveling Season 2 -Come up from the Shadow-, which was extensively anticipated to sweep the awards as soon as once more, solely gathered eight nods throughout all of the classes.
Following the announcement of nominees, followers can now vote for his or her favourite titles until April 14, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT. The winners shall be declared on the official awards ceremony, which is scheduled to broadcast reside from Tokyo, Japan, on Might 23, 2026.
The entire record of classes and nominees are given under:
Anime of the 12 months
- The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
- Dandadan Season 2
- Gachiakuta
- My Hero Academia Ultimate Season
- The Summer time Hikaru Died
- Takopi’s Unique Sin
Movie of the 12 months
- 100 Meters
- Chainsaw Man – The Film: Reze Arc
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Fort
- Mononoke the Film: Chapter II — The Ashes of Rage
- The Rose of Versailles
- Scarlet
Finest Persevering with Collection
- Dandadan Season 2
- Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
- My Hero Academia Ultimate Season
- One Piece
- Solo Leveling Season 2 -Come up from the Shadow-
- Spy x Household Season 3
Finest New Collection
- Clevatess
- The Aromatic Flower Blooms With Dignity
- Gachiakuta
- Sakamoto Days
- The Summer time Hikaru Died
- Takopi’s Unique Sin
Finest Unique Anime
- Apocalypse Lodge
- Digimon Beatbreak
- Lazarus
- Cell Swimsuit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
- Moonrise
- Zenshu
Finest Animation
- Dandadan Season 2
- Gachiakuta
- My Hero Academia Ultimate Season
- One Piece
- Solo Leveling Season 2 -Come up from the Shadow-
- Takopi’s Unique Sin
Finest Character Design
- The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
- Dandadan Season 2
- Gachiakuta
- My Costume-Up Darling Season 2
- One Piece
- Takopi’s Unique Sin
Finest Director
- Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Fuga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora (Dandadan Season 2)
- Fumihiko Suganuma (Gachiakuta)
- Kenji Nagasaki, Naomi Nakayama (My Hero Academia Ultimate Season)
- Ryohei Takeshita (The Summer time Hikaru Died)
- Shinya Iino (Takopi’s Unique Sin)
Finest Background Artwork
- The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
- Metropolis the Animation
- Dandadan Season 2
- Gachiakuta
- Kowloon Generic Romance
- The Summer time Hikaru Died
Finest Romance Anime
- Blue Field
- Dandadan Season 2
- The Aromatic Flower Blooms With Dignity
- Honey Lemon Soda
- My Costume-Up Darling Season 2
- Ranma1/2 Season2
Finest Comedy Anime
- Metropolis the Animation
- Dandadan Season 2
- My Costume-Up Darling Season 2
- Ranma1/2 Season2
- Spy x Household Season 3
- Witch Watch
Finest Motion Anime
- Dandadan Season 2
- Gachiakuta
- Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
- My Hero Academia Ultimate Season
- One Piece
- Solo Leveling Season 2 -Come up from the Shadow-
Finest Isekai Anime
- Campfire Cooking in One other World with My Absurd Talent 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 Great World! 3 -Bonus Stage-
- Re:Zero -Beginning Life in One other World- Season 3
- Zenshu
Finest Drama Anime
- Anne Shirley
- The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
- Blue Field
- Orb: On the Actions of the Earth
- The Summer time Hikaru Died
- Takopi’s Unique Sin
Finest Slice of Life Anime
- Anne Shirley
- Blue Field
- Metropolis the Animation
- The Aromatic Flower Blooms with Dignity
- My Costume-Up Darling Season 2
- Spy x Household Season 3
Finest Anime Principal Character
- Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia Ultimate Season)
- Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Momo (Dandadan Season 2)
- Okarun (Dandadan Season 2)
- Rudo (Gachiakuta)
- Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Come up from the Shadow-)
Finest Anime Supporting Character
- Enjin (Gachiakuta)
- Jin Enjoji (Jiji) (Dandadan Season 2)
- Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia Ultimate Season)
- Loulan/Shisui (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Turbo Granny (Dandadan Season 2)
Finest Anime “Should Shield At All Prices” Character
- Anya Forger (Spy x Household Season 3)
- Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia Ultimate Season)
- Kaoruko Waguri (The Aromatic Flower Blooms With Dignity)
- Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Suika (Dr. Stone Science Future)
- Takopi (Takopi’s Unique Sin)
Finest Anime Music
- “In Bloom” by Lilas Ikuta (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- “IRIS OUT” by Kenshi Yonezu (Chainsaw Man – The Film: Reze Arc)
- “JANE DOE” by Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada (Chainsaw Man – The Film: Reze Arc)
- “On The Means” by AiNA THE END (Dandadan Season 2)
- “ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Youngsters)” by LiSA (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Come up from the Shadow-)
- “Watch Me!” by YOASOBI (Witch Watch)
Finest Anime Rating
- The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 (Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin, Alisa Okehazama)
- Chainsaw Man – The Film: Reze Arc (kensuke ushio)
- Dandadan Season 2 (kensuke ushio)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Fort (Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina)
- Gachiakuta (Taku Iwasaki)
- Solo Leveling Season 2 -Come up from the Shadow- (Hiroyuki Sawano)
Finest Anime Opening Sequence
- “HUGs” by Paledusk (Gachiakuta)
- “Mirage” by Creepy Nuts (Name of the Evening Season 2)
- “On The Means” by AiNA THE END (Dandadan Season 2)
- “ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Youngsters)” by LiSA (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Come up from the Shadow-)
- “THE REVO” by PORNOGRAFFITTI (My Hero Academia Ultimate Season)
- “Watch Me!” by YOASOBI (Witch Watch)
Finest Anime Ending Sequence
- “Actor” by Lilas Ikuta (Spy x Household Season 3)
- “Lovely Colours” by OneRepublic (Kaiju No. 8 Season 2)
- “Doukashiteru” by WurtS (Dandadan Season 2)
- “I” by BUMP OF CHICKEN (My Hero Academia Ultimate Season)
- “Kawaii Kaiwai” by PiKi (My Costume-Up Darling Season 2)
- “UN-APEX” by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Come up from the Shadow-)
Notice: Crunchyroll additionally has a number of regional voting classes for Finest Anime Voice Artist Efficiency, encompassing Japanese, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin Spanish, and Hindi.
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards started in January 2017 in america earlier than relocating its annual ceremony to the Grand Prince Lodge New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan, in 2023. The occasion makes use of a hybrid voting system, combining enter from a global panel of trade judges with public fan votes.
Supply: Crunchyroll
