Voting for the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards is currently underway, the nominees have been revealed, and the results will be announced a month from now, in May. This year's awards nominations have surprised some, and one that particularly stands out among the six big nominations is the clear favorite and next expected winner of the most prestigious award, the 2026 Animation of the Year. last year, solo leveling You won this award and you deserved it, but because you were ignored this year. My Hero Academia It's definitely a favorite, especially after the excellent conclusion to Season 8.
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Crunchyroll announces Animation of the Year nominees
On April 2, 2026, Crunchyroll finally revealed the nominees for each award category. As every year, most of the attention was focused on the platform's most coveted award: Animation of the Year. To be nominated for this award, a series must air between January and December 2025 and be eligible in other respects. Finally, the series must be selected by a panel of judges. This year's top nominees are the following seven series:
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Apothecary Diaries Season 2
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Dan Dan Season 2
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Gachiakuta
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My Hero Academia Final Season
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Summer Hikaru is dead
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Taco Pea's Original Sin
Voting began on April 2, and fans can vote for their favorite series every day until voting ends on April 14, 2026. Accordingly, the results will be released on May 23, 2026, during the awards ceremony. Fans around the world are looking forward to seeing which series will be Crunchyroll's best release this year.
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My Hero Academia's final season has an advantage at the animation awards
To win Animation of the Year title, a series needs to be nominated, but it also needs significant support from its fan base. The winner is determined by a mix of judges and fan votes, so both are very important in that sense. All of the nominees for this year's 2026 awards are sensations in their own right, but one series stands out and seems more likely to win. This is My Hero Academia Season 8. My Hero Academia Season 8 aired between October and December 2025. It became a huge sensation and many of its episodes became some of the highest rated anime episodes of last year. Studio Bones went all out for the finale of My Hero Academia, and with its overwhelming popularity, it looks set to take the crown for best anime of the year.
It is also important to note that the settlement took place last year. My Hero AcademiaSo fans will definitely be more passionate when it comes to voting. If My Hero Academia wins this year, it will be Crunchyroll's first win in the Animation of the Year category. The series has been nominated for this title in the past, but has never won.
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Solo Leveling passes the torch to Horikoshi's masterpiece.
My Hero Academia final season is a fan favorite and the 2026 Animation Title of the Year. That's why many fans believed that the game's biggest competitor would be Solo Leveling Season 2. Unfortunately, Solo Leveling Season 2 didn't make it past the jury vote and ultimately wasn't nominated for the 2026 Animation of the Year title. With solo leveling being left out of the game, it feels like the series will instead pass the torch to next season. My Hero Academia.
Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia are very unique series, but both were sensations last year and have some of the best action in recent years. In the end, my favorite fights in 2025 were undoubtedly Deku vs. Shigaraki and Jinwoo vs. the Ant King. Solo Leveling has another chance to win the Animation of the Year title again. We also plan to introduce more animation projects in the future. Meanwhile, this year will be My Hero Academia's last chance to win the Best Animation award.
My Hero Academia
- release date
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2016 – 2025-00-00
- network
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TBS, MBS, Nippon TV
- move
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Shoji Ikeno, Tsuyoshi Tobita, Ikuro Sato, Takudai Kakuchi, Masashi Abe, Tetsuya Miyanishi, Kazuma Komatsu, Yoshifumi Sasahara, Masayuki Otsuki, Daisuke Tsukushi, Takayuki Yamamoto, Yohei Fukui, Takuro Tsukada, Masatoyo Takada, Naomi Nakayama, Morikawa Sayaka, Takanori Yano
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Yamashita Daiki
Izuku Midoriya (voice actor)
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Ishikawa Kaito
Manga Fukidashi (voice actor)
