Crunchyroll Anime Awards: ‘My Hero Academia’ Named Anime of the Year, ‘Demon Slayer’ Takes Best Film

The final season of My Hero Academia was awarded the coveted anime of the year prize, and the massive global hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle took home film of the year award at the 10th edition of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards that took place on Saturday night in Tokyo, Japan.

Organizers said a stunning 73 million votes were cast by fans from around the world for this year’s Crunchyroll Awards, blowing past 2025’s record of 51 million votes cast, and another sign of the exponential growth of anime globally.

Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/crunchyroll-anime-awards-2026-full-winners-list-1236605415/