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Anime! coverage, and ABEMA viewing data, with user voting deciding the Grand Prize.","whyItMatters":"The awards now rest on a returning host plus two new voice actress MCs and a voting window that closes November 18, which keeps the result tied to fan voting data rather than an industry panel alone.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eVoting for this year\u0026#39;s Grand Prize runs on the official ABEMA anime X account until 23:59 on November 18. The ceremony itself streams free from 19:00 on December 26 and will also be distributed in coordination with X, so viewers can watch from the X Trends section.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIwai said the past Grand Prize winners and nominated works have gone on to greater success, and that this year he feels there were more revival works. Uesaka said she looks forward to looking back on the anime that colored 2026. 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