The 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards was held on May 23, 2026, at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. This edition celebrated the 10th anniversary of the awards which first held in 2017, and featured 32 categories from the previous ceremony honoring anime released from January to December 2025. The ceremony was streamed live by Crunchyroll on YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok. Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira were hosted the ceremony for the fourth consecutive year.
The eighth and final season of My Hero Academia by Bones Film won four awards including Anime of the Year, becoming the first concluding season of an anime series to win the award. Ufotable's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle received the most wins with seven, including Film of the Year. Meanwhile, the second season of The Apothecary Diaries by Toho Animation Studio and OLM won five including Best Drama and Best Director. Other winners include Dandadan by Science SARU which received the most nominations for the second consecutive year with 20, as well as Gachiakuta, Solo Leveling, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, Spy × Family, One Piece, Lazarus, Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, and Sakamoto Days.
Winners and nominees Nominees were announced on April 2, 2026, in a livestream at Crunchyroll's YouTube channel. For the second consecutive year, Dandadan received the most nominations with 20, followed by The Apothecary Diaries at 17, Gachiakuta at 16, and My Hero Academia at 15. The four anime series were nominated for Anime of the Year, together with Takopi's Original Sin and The Summer Hikaru Died. All Anime of the Year nominees, except The Apothecary Diaries and The Summer Hikaru Died, were also nominated on the Best Animation category, together with One Piece and Solo Leveling. One Piece was nominated in the Best Continuing Series category for the fourth consecutive year. and received their second nomination in Best Character Design for their respective work on Dandadan and The Apothecary Diaries; the two series were also nominated again in Best Background Art, while Fūga Yamashiro and Norihiro Naganuma received a second consecutive nomination in Best Director, respectively. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc also received the most nominations for a film with 13; Kensuke Ushio was nominated for the second consecutive year in the Best Score category together with his other work Dandadan, along with Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle and Hiroyuki Sawano for Solo Leveling. Ushio also became the first composer to be nominated twice for the same category in the same year. Aoi Yūki was nominated again in the Best VA Performance (Japanese) category as Maomao.
Among genre categories, Spy × Family was nominated in Best Comedy for the fourth consecutive year, while Dandadan, Kaiju No. 8, and Solo Leveling were nominated in Best Action for the second consecutive year. Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World and KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! were nominated again in Best Isekai Anime. Blue Box and The Apothecary Diaries were nominated again in Best Romance and Best Drama respectively. For character categories, Izuku "Deku" Midoriya and Maomao were nominated for Best Main Character and "Must Protect at All Costs" Character. Two characters from both Dandadan (Jin "Jiji" Enjoji and Turbo Granny) and The Apothecary Diaries (Jinshi and Loulan/Shisui), were nominated for Best Supporting Character, while Anya Forger was nominated in the "Must Protect at All Costs" Character category for the fourth consecutive year. Two anime songs nominated for Best Anime Song were nominated for Best Opening Sequence as well: "On the Way" by Aina the End and "Reawaker" by LiSA feat. Felix of Stray Kids. Both the opening and ending themes for Dandadan, Solo Leveling, and My Hero Academia were nominated in their respective categories. Lilas Ikuta received a nomination for Best Anime Song and Best Ending Sequence categories in the same year, while Kenshi Yonezu received two nominations in Best Anime Song for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc.
Awards The eighth and final season of My Hero Academia by Bones Film won four awards including Anime of the Year, the first concluding season of an anime series to win the top prize. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle secured the most wins as well as being the most awarded film in awards history, winning seven including Film of the Year, with its director Haruo Sotozaki and cinematographer receiving the award. The Apothecary Diaries won five awards with its directors Akinori Fudesaka and Norihiro Naganuma winning Best Director, while Gachiakuta received three including Best New Series and Best Character Design. One Piece won Best Continuing Series again after losing in the previous ceremony, while Solo Leveling and Lazarus won Best Animation and Best Original Anime respectively. Solo Leveling, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, Dandadan, Spy × Family, The Apothecary Diaries, and Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World won the genre awards for Best Action, Best Romance, Best Comedy, Best Slice of Life, Best Drama, and Best Isekai Anime respectively. Maomao of The Apothecary Diaries won Best Main Character, while Katsuki Bakugo of My Hero Academia won Best Supporting Character. Anya Forger won the "Must Protect at All Costs" Character award for the fourth consecutive year.
"On the Way" by Aina the End and "I" by Bump of Chicken, won the awards for Best Opening Sequence and Best Ending Sequence respectively. "Iris Out" by Kenshi Yonezu won Best Anime Song, while Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina won Best Score for their work in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle. Aoi Yūki won Best VA Performance (Japanese) for the second consecutive year as Maomao in The Apothecary Diaries, while Lucien Dodge won Best Voice Acting (English) for his work as Akaza in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle. Director Tatsuya Nagamine received the Global Impact Award posthumously, which was awarded to honor the works and visionary creatives who have produced anime series changing popular culture. Nagamine's directorial contributions honored his groundbreaking and impactful body of works including Ojamajo Doremi, PreCure, Dragon Ball Super, and One Piece. Nagamine's friend, Masayuki Satō, accepted the award on his behalf.
My Hero Academia: Final Season — Bones Film Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Gachiakuta — Bones Film Takopi's Original Sin — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Toho Animation Studio and OLM The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle — Ufotable 100 Meters — Rock 'n' Roll Mountain Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc — MAPPA Mononoke the Movie: The Ashes of Rage — EOTA and Crew-Cell Scarlet — Studio Chizu The Rose of Versailles — MAPPA |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
One Piece — Toei Animation Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Kaiju No. 8 (season 2) — Production I.G My Hero Academia: Final Season — Bones Film Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow — A-1 Pictures Spy × Family (season 3) — Wit Studio and CloverWorks | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Gachiakuta — Bones Film Clevatess — Lay-duce Sakamoto Days — TMS Entertainment Takopi's Original Sin — The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity — CloverWorks The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Lazarus — MAPPA Apocalypse Hotel — CygamesPictures Digimon Beatbreak — Toei Animation Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX — Sunrise and Studio Khara Moonrise — Wit Studio Zenshu — MAPPA | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow — A-1 Pictures Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Gachiakuta — Bones Film My Hero Academia: Final Season — Bones Film One Piece — Toei Animation Takopi's Original Sin — |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Gachiakuta — , original designs by Dandadan (season 2) — , original designs by Yukinobu Tatsu My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — Kazumasa Ishida, original designs by Shinichi Fukuda One Piece — Midori Matsuda, original designs by Eiichiro Oda Takopi's Original Sin — Keita Nagahara, original designs by Taizan 5 The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — , original designs by Touko Shino | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Akinori Fudesaka and Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Fūga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora — Dandadan (season 2) Fumihiko Suganuma — Gachiakuta Kenji Nagasaki and Naomi Nakayama — My Hero Academia: Final Season — The Summer Hikaru Died Shinya Iino — Takopi's Original Sin |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Gachiakuta — Bones Film City the Animation — Kyoto Animation Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Kowloon Generic Romance — Arvo Animation The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Toho Animation Studio and OLM The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow — A-1 Pictures Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Gachiakuta — Bones Film Kaiju No. 8 (season 2) — Production I.G My Hero Academia: Final Season — Bones Film One Piece — Toei Animation |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU City the Animation — Kyoto Animation My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — CloverWorks Ranma ½ (season 2) — MAPPA Spy × Family (season 3) — Wit Studio and CloverWorks Witch Watch — Bibury Animation Studios | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Toho Animation Studio and OLM Anne Shirley — The Answer Studio Blue Box — Telecom Animation Film Orb: On the Movements of the Earth — Madhouse Takopi's Original Sin — The Summer Hikaru Died — CygamesPictures |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (season 3) — White Fox Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (season 2) — MAPPA Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation — Season 1 "Episode of Heartslabyul" — Yumeta Company and Graphinica From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! — Ajiado KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Bonus Stage (season 3) — Drive Zenshu — MAPPA | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity — CloverWorks Blue Box — Telecom Animation Film Dandadan (season 2) — Science SARU Honey Lemon Soda — J.C.Staff My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — CloverWorks Ranma ½ (season 2) — MAPPA |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Spy × Family (season 3) — Wit Studio and CloverWorks Anne Shirley — The Answer Studio Blue Box — Telecom Animation Film City the Animation — Kyoto Animation My Dress-Up Darling (season 2) — CloverWorks The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity — CloverWorks | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Izuku "Deku" Midoriya — My Hero Academia: Final Season Ken "Okarun" Takakura — Dandadan (season 2) Momo Ayase — Dandadan (season 2) Rudo Surebrec — Gachiakuta Sung Jin-woo — Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" |
Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia: Final Season Enjin — Gachiakuta Jin "Jiji" Enjoji — Dandadan (season 2) Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Loulan/Shisui — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Turbo Granny — Dandadan (season 2) Anya Forger — Spy × Family (season 3) Izuku "Deku" Midoriya — My Hero Academia: Final Season Kaoruko Waguri — The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) Suika — Dr. Stone: Science Future Takopi — Takopi's Original Sin "Iris Out" by Kenshi Yonezu — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc