Witch Hat Atelier Wins Astra Award for Best Anime Series
The win places Witch Hat Atelier among the top anime recognized by the Hollywood Creative Alliance, a group of entertainment industry professionals, and comes as the series prepares for a second season.
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The Hollywood Creative Alliance awarded Witch Hat Atelier the Best Anime Series prize at the 2026 Astra TV Awards on Saturday in Los Angeles. The anime beat four other nominees, including Sakamoto Days and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: STEEL BALL RUN. English dub cast members received nominations in voice acting categories.
The Hollywood Creative Alliance, the organization formerly known as the Hollywood Critics Association, named the television anime of Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier manga the Best Anime Series at the 2026 Astra TV Awards. The ceremony took place on August 15 in Los Angeles.
Witch Hat Atelier was nominated alongside Dandelion, MAO, Rooster Fighter, Sakamoto Days, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: STEEL BALL RUN. English dub actors Anjali Kunapaneni and Patrick Seitz received nominations for Best Lead Voice Over Performance in a Series, for their roles as Coco in Witch Hat Atelier and Keiji in Rooster Fighter, respectively. Joshua Waters was nominated for Best Supporting Voice Over Performance in a Series for his role as Qifrey.
The anime premiered on April 6 on Tokyo MX and other channels, and a second season is in the works.
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