Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026: ‘DAN DA DAN’ Season 2, ‘Gachiakuta’ lead nominations

Fans can put their votes till April 15 on the Anime Awards official website. This year’s ceremony will host a suite of musical tributes to anime with Japanese singer Dean Fujioka opening the ceremony. Iconic rock band Pornograffitti will perform a tribute marking the 10th anniversary of the My Hero Academia anime and the show’s conclusion.

Along with that, legendary rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation will perform their beloved hit “Haruka Kanata”—the second opening theme for the seminal shounen series Naruto.

Here’s a complete list of nominations:

Anime of the Year

DAN DA DAN Season 2

Gachiakuta

My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

Takopi’s Original Sin

The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

The Summer Hikaru Died

Film of the Year

100 Meters

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II — The Ashes of Rage

Scarlet

The Rose of Versailles

Best Original Anime

Apocalypse Hotel

DIGIMON BEATBREAK

Lazarus

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

Moonrise

ZENSHU

Best Continuing Series

DAN DA DAN Season 2

Kaiju No. 8

My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

ONE PIECE

Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

SPY x FAMILY Season 3

Best New Series

Clevatess

Gachiakuta

SAKAMOTO DAYS

Takopi’s Original Sin

The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity

The Summer Hikaru Died

Best Opening Sequence

“HUGs” — Paledusk — Gachiakuta

“Mirage” — Creepy Nuts — Call of the Night Season 2

“On The Way” — AiNA THE END — DAN DA DAN Season 2

“ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids)” — LiSA — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

“THE REVO” — PORNOGRAFFITTI — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

“Watch Me!” — YOASOBI — WITCH WATCH

Best Ending Sequence

“Actor” — Lilas Ikuta — SPY x FAMILY Season 3

“Beautiful Colors” — OneRepublic — Kaiju No. 8

“Doukashiteru” — WurtS — DAN DA DAN Season 2

“I” — BUMP OF CHICKEN — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

“Kawaii Kaiwai” — PiKi — My Dress-Up Darling Season 2

“UN-APEX” — TK from Ling Tosite Sigure — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

Best Action

DAN DA DAN Season 2

Gachiakuta

Kaiju No. 8

My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

ONE PIECE

Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

Best Comedy

CITY THE ANIMATION

DAN DA DAN Season 2

My Dress-Up Darling Season 2

Ranma1/2 Season 2

SPY x FAMILY Season 3

WITCH WATCH

Best Drama

Anne Shirley

Blue Box

Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

Takopi’s Original Sin

The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

The Summer Hikaru Died

Best Isekai Anime

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2

Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation — Season 1 “Episode of Heartslabyul”

From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated!

KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 -BONUS STAGE-

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3

ZENSHU

Best Romance

Blue Box

DAN DA DAN Season 2

Honey Lemon Soda

My Dress-Up Darling Season 2

Ranma1/2 Season 2

The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity

Best Slice of Life

Anne Shirley

Blue Box

CITY THE ANIMATION

My Dress-Up Darling Season 2

SPY x FAMILY Season 3

The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity

Best Animation

DAN DA DAN Season 2

Gachiakuta

My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

ONE PIECE

Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

Takopi’s Original Sin

Best Background Art

CITY THE ANIMATION

DAN DA DAN Season 2

Gachiakuta

Kowloon Generic Romance

The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

The Summer Hikaru Died

Best Character Design

DAN DA DAN Season 2

Gachiakuta

My Dress-Up Darling Season 2

ONE PIECE

Takopi’s Original Sin

The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

Best Director

Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

Fuga Yamashiro, Abel Góngora — DAN DA DAN Season 2

Fumihiko Suganuma — Gachiakuta

Kenji Nagasaki, Naomi Nakayama — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

Ryohei Takeshita — The Summer Hikaru Died

Shinya Iino — Takopi’s Original Sin

Best Main Character

Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

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 Supporting Character

Enjin — Gachiakuta

Jin Enjoji (Jiji) — DAN DA DAN Season 2

Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

Loulan/Shisui — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

Turbo Granny — DAN DA DAN Season 2

“Must Protect At All Cost” Character

Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3

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 Anime Song

“In Bloom” — Lilas Ikuta — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

“IRIS OUT” — Kenshi Yonezu — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

“JANE DOE” — Kenshi Yonezu, Hikaru Utada — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

“On The Way” — AiNA THE END — DAN DA DAN Season 2

“ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids)” — LiSA — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

“Watch Me!” — YOASOBI — WITCH WATCH

Best Score

kensuke ushio — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

kensuke ushio — DAN DA DAN Season 2

Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Taku Iwasaki — Gachiakuta

Hiroyuki Sawano — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin, Alisa Okehazama — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese)

Aoi Yuki — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

Chiaki Kobayashi — Yoshiki Tsujinaka — The Summer Hikaru Died

Daiki Yamashita — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

Kikunosuke Toya — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Mayumi Tanaka — Monkey D. Luffy — ONE PIECE

Reina Ueda — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Best Voice Artist Performance (English)

Alexis Tipton — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Emi Lo — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

Justin Briner — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

Lucien Dodge — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Morgan Berry — Shiori Fuyumura — SANDA

Paul Castro Jr. — Hikaru Indou — The Summer Hikaru Died

Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic)

Hamoud Abu Hassoun — Loid Forger (Childhood) — SPY x FAMILY Season 3

Tariq Obaid — Taro Sakamoto — SAKAMOTO DAYS

Moataz El-Shazly — Heisuke Mashimo — SAKAMOTO DAYS

Raafat Bazo — Yuri Briar — SPY x FAMILY Season 3

Fatima Zakaria — Osaragi — SAKAMOTO DAYS

Ghada Omar — Yor Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3

Best Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese)

Bruno Sangregório — Levi Ackerman — Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK

Charles Emmanuel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Erick Bougleux — Zanka Nijiku — Gachiakuta

Fabio Lucindo — Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

Gigi Patta — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

Ursula Bezerra — Son Goku — Dragon Ball DAIMA

Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish)

Adrián Pineda — Rudo — Gachiakuta

Carles Teruel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Cristina Peña — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Joel Gómez Jiménez — Okarun — DAN DA DAN Season 2

Marisa Marciel — Nami — ONE PIECE

Marta Barbará — Kaoruko Waguri — The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity

Best Voice Artist Performance (French)

Bastien Bourlé — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

Bruno Mullenaerts — Enjin — Gachiakuta

Catherine Hanotiau — Nico Wakatsuki — WITCH WATCH

Clara Soares — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Jonathan Gimbord — Hikaru — The Summer Hikaru Died

Véronique Augereau — Seiko — DAN DA DAN Season 2

Best Voice Artist Performance (German)

Dirk Bublies — Kogoro Mori — Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback

Gerrit Schmidt-Foß — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Laurine Betz — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Magdalena Höfner — Kiui Watase — Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night

Markus Feustel — Rudo — Gachiakuta

Patricia Strasburger — Nico Wakatsuki — WITCH WATCH

Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi)

Abhishek Sharma — Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

Akshita Mishra — Koyuki — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Heena Malik — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Merlyn James — Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3

Rajesh Shukla — Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

Shilpie Pandey — Lufas Maphaahl — A Wild Last Boss Appeared!

Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian)

Katia Sorrentino — Momo — DAN DA DAN Season 2

Leonardo Graziano — Naruto Uzumaki — BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE

Luna Fogu — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

Martina Tamburello — Kikoru Shinomiya — Kaiju No. 8

Mosè Singh — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Simone Lupinacci — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON

Best Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish)

Desireé González — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)

Dion González — Rudo — Gachiakuta

Erika Langarica — Marin Kitagawa — My Dress-Up Darling Season 2

Fernando Moctezuma — Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

Jessica Ángeles — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Jose Antonio Toledano — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle