{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cc39896d49e2951af34f6b08","clusterId":"c_ed58394777831a226fe209da","slug":"witch-hat-atelier-wins-astra-award-for-best-anime-series","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Witch Hat Atelier Wins Astra Award for Best Anime Series","summary":"The Hollywood Creative Alliance awarded Witch Hat Atelier the Best Anime Series prize at the 2026 Astra TV Awards on Saturday in Los Angeles. The anime beat four other nominees, including Sakamoto Days and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: STEEL BALL RUN. English dub cast members received nominations in voice acting categories.","whyItMatters":"The win places Witch Hat Atelier among the top anime recognized by the Hollywood Creative Alliance, a group of entertainment industry professionals, and comes as the series prepares for a second season.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hollywood Creative Alliance, the organization formerly known as the Hollywood Critics Association, named the television anime of Kamome Shirahama\u0026#39;s Witch Hat Atelier manga the Best Anime Series at the 2026 Astra TV Awards. The ceremony took place on August 15 in Los Angeles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitch Hat Atelier was nominated alongside Dandelion, MAO, Rooster Fighter, Sakamoto Days, and JoJo\u0026#39;s Bizarre Adventure: STEEL BALL RUN. English dub actors Anjali Kunapaneni and Patrick Seitz received nominations for Best Lead Voice Over Performance in a Series, for their roles as Coco in Witch Hat Atelier and Keiji in Rooster Fighter, respectively. Joshua Waters was nominated for Best Supporting Voice Over Performance in a Series for his role as Qifrey.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anime premiered on April 6 on Tokyo MX and other channels, and a second season is in the works.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Witch Hat Atelier wins Best Anime Series at the 2026 Astra TV Awards. The Hollywood Creative Alliance honored the series, which is set for a second season. English dub cast members also picked up nominations.","twitterPost":"Witch Hat Atelier takes Best Anime Series at the 2026 Astra TV Awards. The Hollywood Creative Alliance gave the nod to the anime, which has a second season coming.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Witch Hat Atelier won Best Anime Series at the 2026 Astra TV Awards, beating out five other nominees. The Hollywood Creative Alliance also nominated English dub cast members in voice acting categories.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-16/witch-hat-atelier-wins-astra-award-for-best-anime/.240625\",\"title\":\"Witch Hat Atelier Wins Astra Award for Best Anime\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4297,"outputTokens":562,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786900186,"createdAt":"2026-08-16T16:58:21.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-16T17:01:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T16:58:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ed58394777831a226fe209da","canonicalTitle":"News\nWitch Hat Atelier Wins Astra Award for Best Anime","representativeArticleId":"a_68e8f1fc5d4c313e62f6d85d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Witch Hat Atelier\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-16T15:18:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-16T15:18:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T17:01:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-16/witch-hat-atelier-wins-astra-award-for-best-anime/.240625","title":"News\nWitch Hat Atelier Wins Astra Award for Best Anime"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Witch Hat Atelier"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}