My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON wins Crunchyroll's top prize at Anime Awards

My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON took Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll’s 2026 Anime Awards on May 23, giving the long-running franchise the ceremony’s top prize at the company’s live event in Tokyo. Crunchyroll published the full winners list as the 10th annual awards were revealed from Japan, where the show returned for another year of fan voting and industry judging. (crunchyroll.com) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle won Film of the Year, and Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World won Best Isekai Anime, according to Crunchyroll and Anime Corner. ### Which award did My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON actually win? Crunchyroll listed My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON as the winner of Anime of the Year, the headline category in its 2026 awards lineup. (crunchyroll.com) The nominees in that field included The Apothecary Diaries Season 2, DAN DA DAN Season 2, Gachiakuta, The Summer Hikaru Died and Takopi’s Original Sin. Anime Corner, which tracked the live results on May 23, also reported that My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON took “the main prize.” The result placed the series above a field that mixed returning franchises with newer titles that had been among the year’s most visible contenders. (crunchyroll.com) ### What else won in the biggest categories? Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle won Film of the Year, according to Crunchyroll’s winners list. The nominees in that category included Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II — The Ashes of Rage, Scarlet, The Rose of Versailles and 100 Meters. (crunchyroll.com) Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World won Best Isekai Anime, Anime Corner reported in its full results post. Crunchyroll’s official winners page also showed ONE PIECE winning Best Continuing Series, underlining how the ceremony split its biggest honors between newer season-specific contenders and long-established franchises. (animecorner.me) ### Where and when was the ceremony held? Crunchyroll said in its 2026 awards guide that the event was set for May 23 at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo. The company described the 2026 edition as its 10th annual Anime Awards and said the show would return to Tokyo after fan voting opened earlier in April. (crunchyroll.com) Crunchyroll also said viewers could stream the ceremony on its Twitch, TikTok and YouTube channels. Anime Corner reported the winners on May 23 as they were revealed live from Tokyo. (animecorner.me) ### How are Crunchyroll’s winners chosen? Anime Corner said winners were selected through a combination of global fan voting and input from an international judging panel. Crunchyroll said when nominations opened in April that voting for the 2026 awards would run on the official Anime Awards website, on Crunchyroll and, for the first time, on MyAnimeList. (crunchyroll.com) Crunchyroll’s nominee announcement showed the 2026 awards were built around anime released in 2025, with categories spanning Anime of the Year, Film of the Year, Best Director, Best Character Design and voice acting performance awards in multiple languages. (crunchyroll.com) ### What comes next after the winners were announced? Crunchyroll’s May 23 winners post remains the central record for the full results list, including category-by-category winners and nominees. The company’s Anime Awards hub also continues to host the 2026 guide, nominee list and related announcements tied to the Tokyo event. (crunchyroll.com 1) (crunchyroll.com 2) (animecorner.me)