Crunchyroll is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the prestigious anime awards.
The preshow for the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards just ended, and we have on our hands some winners! Crunchyroll is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the prestigious awards ceremony this year by awarding anime shows, songs, and voice actors who brought us joy in 2025. Here are all the preshow anime award winners!
Best Character Design: Gachiakuta
Other nominees:
- The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
- ONE PIECE
- Takopi's Original Sin
Best Opening Sequence: "On The Way" by AiNA THE END (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
Other nominees:
- "HUGs" by Paledusk (Gachiakuta)
- "Mirage" by Creepy Nuts (Call of the Night Season 2)
- "ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids)" by LiSA (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
- "THE REVO" by PORNOGRAFFITTI (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
- "Watch Me!" by YOASOBI (WITCH WATCH)
Best Ending Sequence: "I" by BUMP OF CHICKEN (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Other nominees:
- "Actor" by Lilas Ikuta (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)
- "Beautiful Colors" by OneRepublic (Kaiju No. 8 Season 2)
- "Doukashiteru" by WurtS (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
- "Kawaii Kaiwai" by PiKi (My Dress-Up Darling Season 2)
- "UN-APEX" by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
Best Slice-of-life Anime: SPY X FAMILY Season 3
Other nominees:
- Anne Shirley
- Blue Box
- CITY THE ANIMATION
- The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
- My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
Best Anime Main Character: Maomao (Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
Other nominees:
- Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
- Momo (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
- Okarun (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
- Rudo (Gachiakuta)
- Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
Best Anime Supporting Character: Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Other nominees:
- Enjin (Gachiakuta)
- Jin Enjoji (Jiji) (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
- Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Loulan/Shisui (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Turbo Granny (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
The “Must Protect At All Costs” Character: Anya Forger (SPY X FAMILY)
Other nominees:
- Izuku 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)
Best Drama Anime: The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
Other nominees:
- Anne Shirley
- Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
- The Summer Hikaru Died
- Takopi's Original Sin
Best Action Anime: Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadows
Other nominees:
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Gachiakuta
- Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
- My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
- ONE PIECE
Best Comedy Anime: DAN DA DAN Season 2
Other nominees:
- CITY THE ANIMATION
- My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
- Ranma ½ Season2
- SPY x FAMILY Season 3
- WITCH WATCH
Best Background Art: Gachiakuta
Other nominees:
- The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
- CITY THE ANIMATION
- DAN DA DAN Season 2
- Kowloon Generic Romance
- The Summer Hikaru Died
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (English): Lucien Dodge (Akaza in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle)
Other nominees:
- Alexis Tipton as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
- Emi Lo as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Justin Briner as Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
- Morgan Berry as Shiori Fuyumura (SANDA)
- Paul Castro Jr. as Hikaru Indou (The Summer Hikaru Died)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Japanese): Aoi Yuki (Maomao from The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
Other nominees:
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka (The Summer Hikaru Died)
- Daiki Yamashita as Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
- Kikunosuke Toya as Denji (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
- Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy (ONE PIECE)
- Reina Ueda as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Arabic): Tariq Obaid as Taro Sakamoto (SAKAMOTO DAYS)
Other nominees:
- Hamoud Abu Hassoun as Loid Forger (Childhood) (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)
- Moataz El—Shazly as Heisuke Mashimo (SAKAMOTO DAYS)
- Raafat Bazo as Yuri Briar (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)
- Fatima Zakaria as Osaragi (SAKAMOTO DAYS)
- Ghada Omar as Yor Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese): Charles Emmanuel as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle)
Other nominees:
- Bruno Sangregório as Levi Ackerman (Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK)
- Erick Bougleux as Zanka Nijiku (Gachiakuta)
- Fabio Lucindo as Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
- Gigi Patta as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Ursula Bezerra as Son Goku (Dragon Ball DAIMA)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish): Carles Teruel as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle)
Other nominees:
- Adrián Pineda as Rudo (Gachiakuta)
- Cristina Peña as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
- Joel Gómez Jiménez as Okarun (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
- Marisa Marciel as Nami (ONE PIECE)
- Marta Barbará as Kaoruko Waguri (The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (French): Bastien Bourlé as Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Other nominees:
- Bruno Mullenaerts as Enjin (Gachiakuta)
- Catherine Hanotiau as Nico Wakatsuki (WITCH WATCH)
- Clara Soares as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
- Jonathan Gimbord as Hikaru (The Summer Hikaru Died)
- Véronique Augereau as Seiko (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (German): Gerrit Schmidt—Foß as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle)
Other nominees:
- Dirk Bublies as Kogoro Mori (Detective Conan: One—eyed Flashback)
- Laurine Betz as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
- Magdalena Höfner as Kiui Watase (Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night)
- Markus Feustel as Rudo (Gachiakuta)
- Patricia Strasburger as Nico Wakatsuki (WITCH WATCH)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Hindi): Abhishek Sharma as Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
Other nominees:
- Akshita Mishra as Koyuki (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle)
- Heena Malik as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
- Merlyn James as Anya Forger (SPY x FAMILY Season 3)
- Rajesh Shukla as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
- Shilpie Pandey as Lufas Maphaahl (A Wild Last Boss Appeared!)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Italian): Mosè Singh as Denji (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
Other nominees:
- Katia Sorrentino as Momo (DAN DA DAN Season 2)
- Leonardo Graziano as Naruto Uzumaki (BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE)
- Luna Fogu as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Martina Tamburello as Kikoru Shinomiya (Kaiju No. 8 Season 2)
- Simone Lupinacci as Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON)
Best Anime Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish): Jose Antonio Toledano as Akaza (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle)
Other nominees:
- Desireé González as Maomao (The Apothecary Diaries Season 2)
- Dion González as Rudo (Gachiakuta)
- Erika Langarica as Marin Kitagawa (My Dress-Up Darling Season 2)
- Fernando Moctezuma as Sung Jinwoo (Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-)
- Jessica Ángeles as Reze (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)