{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T00:06:23.965Z","story":{"id":"r_96b9bd1f7b174cbaafbd5b4c","slug":"crunchyroll-anime-awards-adds-bambam-ten-young-miko-as-presenters","url":"https://yomimono.id/crunchyroll-anime-awards-adds-bambam-ten-young-miko-as-presenters","headline":"Crunchyroll Anime Awards Adds BamBam, TEN, Young Miko as Presenters","summary":"Crunchyroll announced four new celebrity presenters for the 10th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards, set for May 23, 2026, in Tokyo. The additions are Thai K-pop artists BamBam and TEN, contemporary musician Ethan Bortnick, and GRAMMY-nominated Puerto Rican recording artist Young Miko. They join a previously announced lineup that includes The Weeknd, RZA, Asuka Saito, and Winston Duke. The ceremony will be hosted by entertainer Jon Kabira and voice actress Sally Amaki, with a pre-show co-hosted by Gigguk. The event will feature performances by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Yoko Takahashi, and Asian Kungfu Generation. The livestream will be available on Crunchyroll's Twitch, TikTok, and YouTube channels, as well as Sony Group Corp's YouTube channels, in nine languages. Sony Music Solutions Inc. and Dempsey Productions are supporting execution.","why_it_matters":"The addition of four mainstream music artists from K-pop, Latin, and contemporary genres signals Crunchyroll's continued push to position the anime awards as a crossover pop culture event rather than a niche industry ceremony.","published_at":"2026-05-17T14:17:05.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Niche Gamer (Anime)","Animehunch"],"citations":[{"source":"Niche Gamer (Anime)","title":"10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards adds more celebrity presenters","url":"https://nichegamer.com/10th-crunchyroll-anime-awards-adds-more-celebrity-presenters/"},{"source":"Animehunch","title":"Crunchyroll Anime Awards Levels Up With New Celeb Hosts","url":"https://animehunch.com/crunchyroll-anime-awards-levels-up-with-new-celeb-hosts/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}