Anime Awards 2026 nominees revealed as Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man battle for Film of the Year

The nominees for Crunchyroll's 10th Anime Awards are in, and the spotlight is on some of the biggest names from the industry, including Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man, as fan voting begins.

Ahead, we run through some of the biggest shocks, surprises, and talking points ahead of one of anime's biggest nights of the year, including Solo Leveling's many nominations, Dan Da Dan making waves, and The Summer Hikaru Died emerging as a leading contender.

The event, which takes place on May 23 in Tokyo, will also feature guest presenters and famous faces, including Winston Duke, RZA, and Flying Colors actor Kasumi Arimura.

For more, check out the new anime launching this spring season and the One Piece Elbaph Arc release schedule.

Anime Awards 2026 nominees

Below, you'll find all of the Anime Awards nominees from the major categories.

Crunchyroll has the full list of the dozens of categories and the 100-plus nominated names on its official website, while fans can now also vote on My Anime List.

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

Best Continuing Series

• Dan Da Dan season 2
• Kaiju No. 8
• My Hero Academia Final Season
• One Piece
• Solo Leveling season 2
• 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

Film of the Year

• 100 Meters
• Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
• Demon Slayer Infinity Castle
• Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 2 — The Ashes of Rage
• Scarlet
• The Rose of Versailles

Best Original Anime

• Apocalypse Hotel
• Digimon Beatbreak
• Lazarus
• Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
• Moonrise
• Zenshu

Best Animation

• Dan Da Dan season 2
• Gachiakuta
• My Hero Academia Final Season
• One Piece
• Solo Leveling season 2
• Takopi's Original Sin

Best Action

• Dan Da Dan season 2
• Gachiakuta
• Kaiju No. 8
• My Hero Academia Final Season
• One Piece
• Solo Leveling Season 2

Best Comedy

• City: The Animation
• Dan Da Dan season 2
• My Dress-Up Darling season 2
• Ranma 1/2 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

• 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!
• ReZero: 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
• Ranma 1/2 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 VA Performance (Japanese)

• Aoi Yuki (The Apothecary Diaries)
• Chiaki Kobayashi (The Summer Hikaru Died)
• Daiki Yamashita (My Hero Academia)
• Kikunosuke Toya (Chainsaw Man)
• Mayumi Tanaka (One Piece)
• Reina Ueda (Chainsaw Man)

Best VA Performance (English)

• Alexis Tipton (Chainsaw Man)
• Emi Lo (The Apothecary Diaries)
• Justin Briner (My Hero Academia)
• Lucien Dodge (Demon Slayer)
• Morgan Barry (Sanda)
• Paul Castro Jr. (The Summer Hikaru Died)

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