{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3735183ac8dd46898486d45e","clusterId":"c_1722243e833542659924f83d","slug":"my-hero-academia-final-season-wins-anime-of-the-year-at-crunchyroll-awards","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"My Hero Academia Final Season Wins Anime of the Year at 2026 Crunchyroll Awards","summary":"The 10th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards took place in Tokyo on May 23, 2026, with a record 73 million votes cast globally. My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON won Anime of the Year, presented by The Weeknd. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle took Film of the Year. The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 led in total wins, taking five categories including Best Drama, Best Director, and Best Main Character. Gachiakuta won Best New Series, Best Character Design, and Best Background Art. Solo Leveling Season 2 won Best Animation and Best Action. The ceremony included performances by Yoko Takahashi for Neon Genesis Evangelion's 30th anniversary, Porno Graffitti for My Hero Academia's 10th anniversary, and Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Director Tatsuya Nagamine received the Global Impact Award. The most engaged voting countries were Brazil, Germany, India, Mexico, and the United States.","whyItMatters":"The Apothecary Diaries Season 2, despite not winning the top prize, won across the most categories, signaling that genre-specific storytelling can dominate the awards through depth of craft rather than sheer popularity.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe ceremony, hosted by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira for the fourth consecutive year, was livestreamed from the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa. Celebrity presenters included cosplayer Enako, actors Rashmika Mandanna and Winston Duke, K-pop stars TEN and BamBam, and RZA of Wu-Tang Clan. The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra opened with a medley of past Anime of the Year winners. Solo Leveling Season 2, which won six awards in 2025, took only two this year. DAN DA DAN Season 2, the most nominated anime with 20 nods, won Best Comedy and Best Opening Sequence. The Best Anime Song award went to Kenshi Yonezu's 'IRIS OUT' from Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc. Voice acting winners spanned nine languages, with Lucien Dodge winning English-language Best Voice Artist Performance for his role as Akaza in Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnime of the Year\u003c/strong\u003e: My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm of the Year\u003c/strong\u003e: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Original Anime\u003c/strong\u003e: Lazarus\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Continuing Series\u003c/strong\u003e: ONE PIECE\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest New Series\u003c/strong\u003e: Gachiakuta\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Opening Sequence\u003c/strong\u003e: On The Way - AiNA THE END - DAN DA DAN Season 2\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Ending Sequence\u003c/strong\u003e: I - BUMP OF CHICKEN - My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Action\u003c/strong\u003e: Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Comedy\u003c/strong\u003e: DAN DA DAN Season 2\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Drama\u003c/strong\u003e: The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Isekai Anime\u003c/strong\u003e: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Romance\u003c/strong\u003e: The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Slice of Life\u003c/strong\u003e: SPY x FAMILY Season 3\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Animation\u003c/strong\u003e: Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Background Art\u003c/strong\u003e: Gachiakuta\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Character Design\u003c/strong\u003e: Gachiakuta\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Director\u003c/strong\u003e: Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma - The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Main Character\u003c/strong\u003e: Maomao - The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Supporting Character\u003c/strong\u003e: Katsuki Bakugo - My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Must Protect At All Cost\" Character\u003c/strong\u003e: Anya Forger - SPY x FAMILY Season 3\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Anime Song\u003c/strong\u003e: IRIS OUT - Kenshi Yonezu - Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Score\u003c/strong\u003e: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Voice Artist Performance (Japanese)\u003c/strong\u003e: Aoi Yuki - Maomao - The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Voice Artist Performance (English)\u003c/strong\u003e: Lucien Dodge - Akaza - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Voice Artist Performance (Arabic)\u003c/strong\u003e: Tariq Obaid - Taro Sakamoto - SAKAMOTO DAYS\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese)\u003c/strong\u003e: Charles Emmanuel - Akaza - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish)\u003c/strong\u003e: Carles Teruel - Akaza - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Voice Artist Performance (French)\u003c/strong\u003e: Bastien Bourlé - Izuku Midoriya - My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Voice Artist Performance (German)\u003c/strong\u003e: Gerrit Schmidt-Foß - Akaza - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Voice Artist Performance (Hindi)\u003c/strong\u003e: Abhishek Sharma - Jinshi - The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Voice Artist Performance (Italian)\u003c/strong\u003e: Mosè Singh - Denji - Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish)\u003c/strong\u003e: Jose Antonio Toledano - Akaza - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 won five awards at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, more than any other show, despite not taking Anime of the Year.","twitterPost":"Solo Leveling Season 2 went from six wins in 2025 to two in 2026. My Hero Academia Final Season took the top prize. What changed?","threadsPost":"My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON took Anime of the Year with only one episode released in 2025. The Crunchyroll vote became a career capstone for the series, not a seasonal award. That single episode carried a decade of goodwill into the ballot box.","newsletterBlurb":"My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON won Anime of the Year at the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, which saw a record 73 million votes. 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