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My Hero Academia Final Season Wins Anime of the Year at 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards

The 10th anniversary edition drew the highest voter turnout in the awards' history, and the win for My Hero Academia's final season caps a decade-long run for the series at the event.

Key Facts

  • The 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards on May 23 in Tokyo received a record 73 million votes globally.
  • My Hero Academia Final Season won Anime of the Year, presented by The Weeknd.
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle won Film of the Year, and Lazarus won Best Original Anime.
  • The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 won three awards: Best Drama, Best Director, and Best Main Character for Maomao.
  • A posthumous Global Impact Award was given to director Tatsuya Nagamine, known for One Piece and Precure.

Reporting from 4 sources: Deadline Anime, GameBusiness.jp, Anime Anime, AnimationXpress Anime.

My Hero Academia Final Season Wins Anime of the Year at 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Crunchyroll held the 10th edition of its Anime Awards on May 23 in Tokyo, with a record 73 million votes cast globally. The final season of My Hero Academia won Anime of the Year, presented by The Weeknd. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle took Film of the Year, Lazarus won Best Original Anime, One Piece won Best Continuing Series, and Gachiakuta won Best New Series. The ceremony, hosted by Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira for the fourth consecutive year, featured performances by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, DEAN FUJIOKA, Yoko Takahashi, Porno Graffitti, and ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION. A posthumous Global Impact Award was given to director Tatsuya Nagamine. Other winners included Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow for Best Action and Best Animation, The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 for Best Drama and Best Director, and DAN DA DAN Season 2 for Best Comedy and Best Opening Sequence. The awards show will stream on Crunchyroll and its YouTube channel.

The 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards were held at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo, with an orange carpet reception and live musical acts. Director Kenji Nagasaki accepted the top prize for My Hero Academia Final Season, recalling that the cast had discussed wanting the series to last ten years during the first episode's recording. The Film of the Year winner, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, is still in production on subsequent chapters, director Haruo Sotozaki noted. Gachiakuta won three awards: Best New Series, Best Character Design, and Best Background Art. The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 also took three awards, including Best Drama, Best Director for Akinori Fudesaka and Norihiro Naganuma, and Best Main Character for Maomao, voiced by Aoi Yuki who won Best Japanese Voice Artist Performance. The Global Impact Award honored the late Tatsuya Nagamine, director known for works including One Piece and Precure.

  • Anime of the Year: My Hero Academia (final season)
  • Film of the Year: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
  • Best Original Anime: Lazarus
  • Best Continuing Series: One Piece
  • Best New Series: Gachiakuta
  • Best Opening Sequence: 'On The Way' by AiNA THE END - DAN DA DAN (Season 2)
  • Best Ending Sequence: 'I' by Bump of Chicken - My Hero Academia (final season)
  • Best Action: Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow (Season 2)
  • Best Comedy: DAN DA DAN (Season 2)
  • Best Drama: The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
  • Best Isekai Anime: Re:ZERO - Starting Life in Another World (Season 3)
  • Best Romance: The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
  • Best Slice of Life: SPY x FAMILY (Season 3)
  • Best Animation: Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow (Season 2)
  • Best Background Art: Gachiakuta
  • Best Character Design: Gachiakuta
  • Best Director: Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma - The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
  • Best Main Character: Maomao - The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
  • Best Supporting Character: Katsuki Bakugo - My Hero Academia (final season)
  • 'Must Protect At All Cost' Character: Anya Forger - SPY x FAMILY (Season 3)
  • Best Anime Song: 'IRIS OUT' by Kenshi Yonezu - Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
  • Best Score: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese): Aoi Yuki as Maomao - The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (English): Lucien Dodge as Akaza - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic): Tariq Obaid as Taro Sakamoto - SAKAMOTO DAYS
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese): Charles Emmanuel as Akaza - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish): Carles Teruel as Akaza - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (French): Bastien Bourlé as Izuku Midoriya - My Hero Academia (final season)
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (German): Gerrit Schmidt-Foß as Akaza - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi): Abhishek Sharma as Jinshi - The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian): Mosè Singh as Denji - Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish): Jose Antonio Toledano as Akaza - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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