Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anime Nominated for TCA Award
The nomination marks a rare recognition of an anime adaptation in a major North American television critics' awards body, alongside two Japanese-story-based live-action series in a new international category.
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The Television Critics Association announced nominees for its 42nd Annual TCA Awards on Friday. Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation received a nod in Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming. Two live-action series based on Japanese stories, Drops of God and Last Samurai Standing, were nominated in the new Outstanding International Series category.
The TCA's 42nd annual awards include Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation in the Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming category, competing against seven other series including Electric Bloom, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Stranger Things: Tales from '85. The first season, based on Aniplex's mobile game, premiered on Disney+ last October, with at least two more seasons planned.
Two live-action series adapted from Japanese source material earned nominations in the new Outstanding International Series category: Drops of God, based on the manga by Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto, and Last Samurai Standing, adapted from Shōgo Imamura's novel series. The category also includes The Boyfriend, Crime Scene Zero, The House of the Spirits, and Squid Game. Over 220 television journalists voted on nominees from series distributed between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026. Winners will be announced this summer.
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