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Initial D, Cells at Work, Fairy Tail, A Silent Voice, and More Kodansha Titles Join Crunchyroll Manga

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A new wave of Kodansha USA Publishing titles are joining the Crunchyroll Manga library on June 8, including A Silent Voice, Initial D, Cells At Work!, Princess Jellyfish, FAIRY TAIL, Land Of The Lustrous, EDENS ZERO, and more.

This next drop of Kodansha manga continues to build on the premium stories available that connect Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Manga with a seamless experience, allowing members to toggle from the pages of the manga to anime with ease in a unified platform where discovery, storytelling, and fandom connect.

Kodansha builds on Crunchyroll Manga’s growing roster of premier publishing partners, including AlphaPolis, COMPASS, MobileBook.jp, Shueisha, Square Enix, Titan Manga, VIZ Media, and Yen Press. Together, they reinforce Crunchyroll Manga as a single, seamless destination to fall in love with manga.

See the complete list of titles from Kodansha coming to Crunchyroll Manga on June 8:

  • A Silent Voice
  • Ace of the Diamond
  • Air Gear Omnibus
  • Ajin: Demi-Human
  • Alive
  • Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Omnibus
  • Cells at Work!
  • EDENS ZERO
  • FAIRY TAIL
  • Girlfriend, Girlfriend
  • Gleipnir
  • Initial D
  • Inuyashiki
  • Knights of Sidonia
  • Land of the Lustrous
  • My Little Monster
  • Noragami: Stray God
  • Princess Jellyfish
  • Rave Master
  • Shaman King
  • Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
  • The Drops of God
  • The Wallflower
  • Witchcraft Works

Featured titles from Kodansha:

A Silent Voice (created by Yoshitoki Oima) – Years ago, Shoya Ishida led his peers in tormenting a hearing-impaired classmate, Shoko Nishimiya. When she transfers schools, Shoya finds he has gone from bully to bullied, and is left completely alone. Now Shoya struggles to redeem himself in Shoko’s eyes and to face the classmates who turned on him. 

Initial D (created by Shuichi Shigeno) – Tak Fujiwara spends a lot of time behind the wheel. His tofu delivery job sends him racing down the treacherous roads of Mount Akina, and without even realizing it, Tak has mastered racing techniques that take most drivers a lifetime to learn. Of course, none of his friends realize this. They’re all too busy watching the Akina Speed Stars, the local street racing team. When the legendary Red Suns show up to challenge the Speed Stars, it looks as if the Trueno Eight Six that has been seen racing through the mountain roads. The question remains…who’s the driver of this phantom car?

Cells at Work! (created by Akane Shimizu) – Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone…she’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out! The mysterious white blood cell, the buff and brash killer T cell, the nerdy neuron, even the cute little platelets—everyone’s got to come together if they want to keep you healthy!

Princess Jellyfish (created by Akiko Higashimura) – Tsukimi Kurashita has a strange fascination with jellyfish. She’s loved them from a young age and has carried that love with her to her new life in the big city of Tokyo. There, she resides in Amamizukan, a safe-haven for girl geeks who regularly gush over a range of things from trains to Japanese dolls. However, a chance meeting at a pet shop has Tsukimi crossing paths with one of the things that the residents of Amamizukan have been desperately trying to avoid—a beautiful and fashionable woman! But there’s much more to this woman than her trendy clothes! This odd encounter is only the beginning of a new and unexpected path for Tsukimi and her friends.

The Seven Deadly Sins (created by Nakaba Suzuki) – When they were accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy, the feared warriors the Seven Deadly Sins were sent into exile. Princess Elizabeth discovers the truth—the Sins were framed by the king’s guard, the Holy Knights—too late to prevent them from assassinating her father and seizing the throne! Now the princess is on the run, seeking the Sins to help her reclaim the kingdom. But the first Sin she meets, Meliodas, is a little innkeeper with a talking pig. He doesn’t even have a real sword! Have the legends of the Sins’ strength been exaggerated…? Prepare to get swept away by an epic fantasy story and colorful cast of characters that will rewrite the history of manga as we know it!

FAIRY TAIL (created by Hiro Mashima) – Cute girl wizard Lucy wants to join the Fairy Tail, a club for the most powerful wizards. But instead her ambitions land her in the clutches of a gang of unsavory pirates led by a devious magician. Her only hope is Natsu, a strange boy she happens to meet on her travels. Natsu’s not your typical hero—he gets motion sickness, eats like a pig, and his best friend is a talking cat. With friends like this, is Lucy better off with her enemies?

EDENS ZERO (created by Hiro Mashima) – It’s here! The creator of Fairy Tail, manga superstar Hiro Mashima, is back with a high-flying space adventure! All the steadfast friendship, crazy fighting, and blue cats you’ve come to expect…in space! A young boy gazes up at the sky and sees a streaming bolt of light. The friendly, armor-clad being at his side tells him gently, “That’s a dragon.” The fact that he’s joking isn’t important. What’s important is the look of wonder on the boy’s face…and the galaxy-spanning adventure that’s about to take place! Join Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master) once more as he takes to the stars for another thrilling saga!

Land of the Lustrous (created by Haruko Ichikawa) – Land of the Lustrous is set in a far future Earth, where humanity’s distant descendants live on in a small group of sexless crystalline beings who must fight off an invasion from the Moon. In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every unique gem must fight for their way of life against the threat of lunarians who would turn them into decorations. Phosphophyllite, the most fragile and brittle of gems, longs to join the battle. When Phos is instead assigned to complete a natural history of their world, it sounds like a dull and pointless task. But this new job brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation. Can Phos’s seemingly mundane assignment lead both Phos and Cinnabar to the fulfillment they desire?

Crunchyroll Brings an Immersive Pop-Up to LA This Summer!

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The Loop

This summer, Crunchyroll is collaborating with Three Ten Merchandising Services, an imprint of Ceremony of Roses, to bring the extraordinary worlds of anime to life at The Loop, an all-new rotating retail destination featuring immersive activations, exclusive merchandise, collectibles, themed environments, and fan experiences inspired by the biggest entertainment brands in anime, entertainment, gaming, music and pop culture. The Loop will make its grand opening in mid-June at Westfield Topanga Mall in Canoga Park, CA, further expanding the center’s growing roster of immersive entertainment and culture-driven experiences in Los Angeles. 

The first wave of featured entertainment brands will be the fan-favorite anime series Solo Leveling, Sentenced to Be a Hero, and Bananya, available to watch now on Crunchyroll, with three additional anime activations debuting later this Summer. Visitors can expect to be transported into each anime series through three unique immersive rooms that will include captivating photo opps, audio/visual installations, iconic replica props, and more. 

  • Solo Leveling: Do you have what it takes to become a hunter? Enter the Hunters Association to test your mana levels to discover your rank, class, and skills. 
  • Sentenced to Be a Hero: Fight alongside Penal Hero Unit 9004 and join the war against the demon blight.
  • Bananya: Peel away from the action to find Bananya and its lively bunch of friends at a summer festival filled with various games and even a photo opp with an adorable plushie wall. Don’t forget to stay for the fireworks!

The retail shop will host a collection of products from each of the featured anime, ranging from apparel and figures to plush and home goods, which will be exclusively available at The Loop. Limited run Crunchyroll branded items will also be available for purchase.

General admission for the immersive experiences in The Loop is free, with a standby line when the space is at capacity. Crunchyroll subscribers will be granted special early access to the experience, with details to come. There will also be a special limited edition 3-pack of pins for $15 that features each anime series that will allow visitors to skip the line with a day-of fast pass access.

Visit DiscoverTheLoop.com for more info, and sign up for email alerts for the exact date when The Loop will officially open. Activations for Solo Leveling, Sentenced to Be a Hero, and Bananya will run until August, after which The Loop will refresh with three new anime series to be announced at a later date.

REI AMI Partners with Crunchyroll to Bring Ani-May to Life

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Crunchyroll’s latest Ani-May campaign features K-pop artist REI AMI, known as the singing voice for Zoey in the Oscar-winning KPop Demon Hunters, as she joins our month-long celebration of all things anime, with a dedicated curation of her own anime-inspired playlist on Spotify.  

REI AMI’s Anime Favorites playlist is an extension of our ongoing partnership with Spotify to place anime content outside of traditional fandom channels, leveraging artists across genres to amplify the celebration to a crowd of diverse audiences. REI AMI’s unique blend of K-pop influence and authentic love for anime allows her to create her own dynamic playlist that sparks interest and conversation to provide a unique entry point for music and pop culture fans.

Additional anime fans joining Crunchyroll throughout the month include:

  • Amber Glenn – The Olympic figure skating gold medalist showed us what anime means to her and gave fans a look into her very own “My Anime Routine.” 
  • Big Sean – The multi Grammy-nominated artist will work with Crunchyroll and step into the recording booth to learn how voice over acting works and getting to dub some of his favorite anime characters.
  • Noah Lyles – The fastest man in the world and Olympic gold medalist will be cosplaying of one of his favorite characters in celebration of Ani-May.
  • Thea Trinidad  – The wrestling superstar will also be dressing up and showing off her cosplay skills of one of her favorite anime characters.

Young Miko, BamBam, TEN, and Ethan Bortnick Join the Crunchyroll Anime Awards

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Crunchyroll has unveiled a new lineup of celebrity presenters who are headed to the tenth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo. Joining the star-studded event are Thai K-pop artist BamBam, contemporary musician Ethan Bortnick, Thai K-pop singer and dancer TEN, and GRAMMY-nominated recording artist from Puerto Rico Young Miko.

These global artists join a growing lineup of celebrity anime-fan presenters shaped by anime’s influence on culture and creativity worldwide, including: Asuka Saito, RZA, Rashmika Mandanna, The Weeknd, Winston Duke, and more.

The newly announced presenters are listed below:

  • BamBam—Thai-born rapper of K-pop’s leading boy idol group GOT7.  Since 2021, BamBam has been actively expanding his career as a solo artist, showcasing various sides of his artistry, including his cheerful vocals that were not fully highlighted during his activities as a rapper in GOT7.
  • Ethan Bortnick—Contemporary musician, pianist and songwriter blending classical roots with a modern sound. His breakout singles “cut my fingers off” and “engravings” have earned over 135 million Spotify streams. Currently, Ethan is honing an artistic vision aimed at bringing classical music to the mainstream in a bold new way.
  • TEN—Thai singer and dancer with one of K-pop’s most distinctive solo careers. A member of NCT and WayV, he debuted solo in 2024 with “Nightwalker,” then topped iTunes Albums in 19 countries with his 2025 EP “Stunner,” which Billboard named one of the year’s best K-pop songs. 
  • Young Miko—GRAMMY-nominated recording artist from Puerto Rico and one of the most influential voices shaping global music today. With over 20 million monthly listeners on Spotify and more than 21 million followers across social media, she has built a massive global fanbase driven by her genre-defying sound and commanding presence.

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards will take place on Saturday, May 23, 2026, with the live ceremony hosted by popular entertainer Jon Kabira and renowned voice actress Sally Amaki. Beginning with the Orange Carpet Pre-Show at 5:00PM JST and main show ceremony  at 6:00PM JST, the livestream will be available for global tune-in on Crunchyroll’s Twitch, TikTok, and YouTube channels as well as the Global and Japanese Sony Group Corp YouTube Channels. The 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards will be available in 9 languages, including English, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Castilian Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Italian, and Latin Spanish. 

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is the leading yearly awards program honoring the creators, musicians, and performances powering the global love of anime. Sony Music Solutions Inc., part of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and Dempsey Productions will support Crunchyroll in the execution of the event. The event will be livestreamed for global audiences.

Crunchyroll x MoMI Team Up for 10 Years of Anime Awards Celebration in NYC

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Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Museum of the Moving Image and Crunchyroll together are celebrating the 10th edition of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, with a gallery screening program on view from May 15–October 12, and a free live watch party of the 2026 Anime Awards in the Museum’s grand Redstone Theater on Saturday, May 23.

This screening program, titled Anime’s Ascendant Decade, presented in the Museum’s Jane Henson Amphitheater, will feature full episodes from Crunchyroll Anime Awards–nominated and -winning series spanning 2017 to the present.. Each episode will play on continuous loop in the gallery for a two-week period. The selected episodes (to be announced on the Museum’s website) reflect the range of contemporary anime: intimate character drama, fantasy, action, romance, science fiction, and inventive storytelling. Together, they offer a snapshot of anime’s growing global reach  and cultural influence and impact.

Also in the Jane Henson Amphitheater, the Museum will present a mural-size artwork by Japanese manga artist Acky Bright.

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is the leading annual awards program honoring the creators, musicians, and performances powering the global love of anime, will take place in Tokyo on Saturday, May 23 and be livestreamed worldwide. In conjunction with the ceremony the Museum will host a free live watch party for New York audiences, bringing anime’s biggest night to the big screen in the Museum’s Redstone Theater.

The pre-show begins at 4:00 a.m. (New York time), followed by the main event at 5:00a.m. Doors will open by 3:00 a.m., for fans to view the gallery program, enjoy refreshments, and take photos in cosplay before the livestream begins. The event will be free and open to the public, with MoMI and Crunchyroll members offered priority RSVP access to the event. Other details will soon be announced. 

Crunchyroll Adds Kodansha Titles to the Crunchyroll Manga Library

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Crunchyroll is turning a new page in collaboration with Kodansha USA Publishing by bringing some of the most iconic manga franchises to Crunchyroll Manga. This marks a major step in Crunchyroll’s commitment to anime fans around the world as the ultimate destination for anime and manga fandom.

Starting on May 18, the Kodansha titles joining the Crunchyroll Manga catalog will include Attack on Titan, Fire Force, Tokyo Revengers, Your Lie in April, The Seven Deadly Sins, BAKEMONOGATARI, Chihayafuru, with more Kodansha titles to follow. These landmark series, many of which have defined anime, demonstrate Crunchyroll’s growing investment in premium entertainment.

Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Manga reflect a seamless experience where fans can toggle from page to series with ease in a unified platform where discovery, storytelling, and fandom connect. Kodansha builds on Crunchyroll Manga’s growing roster of premier publishing partners, including AlphaPolis, COMPASS, MobileBook.jp, Shueisha, Square Enix, Titan Manga, VIZ Media, and Yen Press. Together, they reinforce Crunchyroll Manga as a single, seamless destination to fall in love with manga.

See the complete list of titles from Kodansha coming to Crunchyroll Manga on May 18:

  • Attack on Titan
  • Attack on Titan: Before the Fall 
  • BAKEMONOGATARI
  • Beck
  • Chihayafuru
  • DAYS
  • Domestic Girlfriend
  • Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
  • Fire Force
  • Kiss Him, Not Me
  • My Boss’s Kitten
  • Nodame Cantabile
  • Parasyte
  • Peach Girl
  • Say I Love You.
  • School Rumble
  • The Fable
  • The Seven Deadly Sins
  • Tokyo Revengers
  • Tsuredure Children
  • Vampire Dormitory
  • Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse
  • Your Lie in April

Featured titles from Kodansha:

Attack on Titan (created by Hajime Isayama) – A century ago, the grotesque giants known as Titans appeared and consumed all but a few thousand humans. The survivors took refuge behind giant walls. Today, the threat of the Titans is a distant memory, and a boy named Eren yearns to explore the world beyond Wall Maria. But what began as a childish dream will become an all-too-real nightmare when the Titans return and humanity is once again on the brink of extinction…

Fire Force (created by Atsushi Ohkubo) – The city of Tokyo is plagued by a deadly phenomenon: spontaneous human combustion! Luckily, a special team is there to quench the inferno: The Fire Force! The fire soldiers at Special Fire Cathedral 8 are about to get a unique addition. Enter Shinra, a boy who possesses the power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous “devil’s footprints” (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can Shinra and his colleagues discover the source of this strange epidemic before the city burns to ashes?

Tokyo Revengers (created by Ken Wakui) – Watching the news, Takemichi Hanagaki learns that his girlfriend from way back in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, has died. The only girlfriend he ever had was just killed by a villainous group known as the Tokyo Manji Gang. He lives in a crappy apartment with thin walls, and his six-years-younger boss treats him like an idiot. Plus, he’s a complete and total virgin… At the height of his rock-bottom life, he suddenly time-leaps 12 years back to his middle school days!! To save Hinata, and change the life he spent running away, hopeless part-timer Takemichi must aim for the top of Kanto’s most sinister delinquent gang!!

Parasyte (created by Hitoshi Iwaaki) – They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade—and take control of—a human host to survive. And once they have infected their victims, they can assume any deadly form they choose: monsters with giant teeth, winged demons, creatures with blades for hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purpose behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret—except an ordinary high school student. Shin is battling for control of his own body against an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come?

The Seven Deadly Sins (created by Nakaba Suzuki) – When they were accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy, the feared warriors the Seven Deadly Sins were sent into exile. Princess Elizabeth discovers the truth—the Sins were framed by the king’s guard, the Holy Knights—too late to prevent them from assassinating her father and seizing the throne! Now the princess is on the run, seeking the Sins to help her reclaim the kingdom. But the first Sin she meets, Meliodas, is a little innkeeper with a talking pig. He doesn’t even have a real sword! Have the legends of the Sins’ strength been exaggerated…? Prepare to get swept away by an epic fantasy story and colorful cast of characters that will rewrite the history of manga as we know it!

Your Lie in April (created by Naoshi Arakawa) – Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she bring Kosei back to music, and back to life?

BAKEMONOGATARI (written by NISIOISIN and illustrated Oh!Great) – One day, high-school student Koyomi Araragi catches a girl named Hitagi Senjougahara when she trips. But-much to his surprise-she doesn’t weigh anything. At all. She says an encounter with a so-called “crab” took away all her weight… Monsters have been here since the beginning. Always. Everywhere.

Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro (created by Nanashi) – Nagatoro is a freshman in high school who loves teasing and torturing her older male classmate! What’s her motivation and why does Senpai put up with her? Does Nagatoro just want to create misery for Senpai? Or maybe she secretly likes him?

Chihayafuru (created by Yuki Suetsugu) – Chihaya is a girl in the sixth grade, still not old enough to even know the meaning of the word zeal. But one day, she meets Arata, a transfer student from rural Fukui prefecture. Though docile and quiet, he has an unexpected skill: his ability to play competitive karuta, a traditional Japanese card game. Chihaya is struck by his obsession with the game, along with his ability to pick out the right card and swipe it away before any of his opponents. However, Arata is transfixed by her as well, all because of her unbelievable natural talent for the game.

Additionally, a new title from Shueisha, Dricam!!, created by You Chiba, will also be added to Crunchyroll Manga on May 18. 

Crunchyroll kicks off Ani-May!

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It’s an anime party—and everyone is invited. Crunchyroll has announced a limited-time Premium membership offer for Ani-May, its month-long, worldwide celebration spanning streaming, gaming, retail, and real-world experiences, bringing fans together during one of anime’s biggest years yet, spotlighted by the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards and a spring slate already off to an incredible start.

To mark the occasion, Crunchyroll is launching a global Premium membership sale across more than 35 countries, inviting new and returning fans to jump in at a pivotal moment. In the U.S., the offer unlocks three months of memberships to Crunchyroll Fan for $1.99/mo or Crunchyroll Mega Fan for $2.99/mo just as highly anticipated new titles and breakout hits from the April 1 spring lineup take center stage—alongside this year’s most celebrated and Anime Awards-nominated series.

Subscribers gain access to the world’s largest dedicated anime library, including new releases like Chainsaw Man –The Movie: Reze Arc, Witch Hat Atelier, and Daemons of the Shadow Realm, plus Anime Awards standouts such as Solo Leveling, Apothecary Diaries, My Hero Academia, My Hero Academia, and SPY X FAMILY. Additional perks include offline viewing on select tiers and Crunchyroll Store benefits like member discounts and early access to merch and collectibles.

The Ani-May Fan and Mega Fan discount is available from May 7 – May 21* in supported territories and platforms, including the United States, Canada, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Mexico, and India. Prices, discounts and content availability varies across regions. 

*Offer dates and availability vary by region and platform types. Not all promotions are available if purchasing through a third-party offer. Certain promotions available in India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Thailand will be available through May 31.

2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Unveils Nominees and Presenters — VOTING NOW OPEN!

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Crunchyroll has revealed the nominees for the landmark tenth iteration of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards—the largest global celebration of excellence in Japanese animation. Fans can vote every day starting today through April 15 on the Anime Awards Official Website, Crunchyroll, and, for the first time, MyAnimeList! Voting is easier and in more places than ever before, empowering fans to fight for the anime they love and help determine the winners. 

Crunchyroll has also revealed a star-studded first wave of anime-fan presenters who will announce the winners during the 2026 Anime Awards Pre-Show on Saturday, May 23 at 5:00 PM JST, and during the live Ceremony at 6:00 PM JST, respectively. 

  • Asuka Saito—Actor admired for her magnetic presence and generational voice.
  • DANNA—Internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and actress from Mexico.
  • Enako—Globally celebrated cosplayer known for bringing beloved characters to life. 
  • hannah bahng—Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and visual artist. 
  • Kasumi Arimura—Award-winning actor recognized for her emotional depth and versatility.
  • Mitorizu—Fan-favorite comedy duo known for sharp wit and electric chemistry.
  • Nanase Nishino—Acclaimed actor beloved for her heartfelt performances.
  • Nyvi Estephan—Leading esports and gaming host in Brazil.
  • RZA—Visionary producer, filmmaker, and founding architect of Wu-Tang Clan. 
  • Rashmika Mandanna—Known as ‘India’s Sweetheart’, she’s the most prominent pan-India star.
  • Snitchery—creative powerhouse known for shaping viral moments through cosplay
  • Winston Duke—globally acclaimed actor, producer, and cultural visionary.  

This year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards will host a suite of musical tributes to anime. Japanese singer DEAN FUJIOKA will open the ceremony with “History Maker,” from Yuri!!! on ICE—the very first Crunchyroll Anime Awards’ Anime of the Year recipient. Iconic rock band PORNOGRAFFITTI will perform a tribute marking the 10th anniversary of the My Hero Academia anime and the show’s conclusion. Legendary rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION will perform their beloved hit “Haruka Kanata”—the second opening theme for the seminal shounen series NARUTO. Previously announced performances also include a Neon Genesis Evangelion 30th anniversary tribute by Yoko Takahashi and melodic movements by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra to accent the show. 

President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, Hiroki Totoki will once again deliver opening remarks at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards live ceremony, which will be hosted by voice actress Sally Amaki and popular entertainer Jon Kabira.

Anime fans can vote daily for their favorite shows until 11:59 PM Pacific Time on April 15th. Voting is available on the Anime Awards Official Website and Crunchyroll.

In addition to the official website and Crunchyroll, for the first time ever, voting also comes to MyAnimeList—the home of anime fandom’s ongoing conversation about the medium’s greatest series and films. Fans can dive into their watch list, compare their favorites and vote right on show pages. 

2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Nominees 

  • Anime of the Year
    • DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Gachiakuta
    • My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • Takopi’s Original Sin
    • The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • The Summer Hikaru Died
  • Film of the Year
    • 100 Meters
    • Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
    • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
    • Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II — The Ashes of Rage
    • Scarlet
    • The Rose of Versailles
  • Best Original Anime
    • Apocalypse Hotel
    • DIGIMON BEATBREAK
    • Lazarus
    • Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
    • Moonrise
    • ZENSHU
  • Best Continuing Series
    • DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Kaiju No. 8
    • My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • ONE PIECE
    • Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
    • SPY x FAMILY Season 3
  • Best New Series
    • Clevatess
    • Gachiakuta
    • SAKAMOTO DAYS
    • Takopi’s Original Sin
    • The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
    • The Summer Hikaru Died
  • Best Opening Sequence 
    • HUGs – Paledusk – Gachiakuta
    • Mirage – Creepy Nuts – Call of the Night Season 2
    • On The Way – AiNA THE END – DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids) — LiSA — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
    • THE REVO — PORNOGRAFFITTI — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • Watch Me! — YOASOBI — WITCH WATCH
  • Best Ending Sequence
    • Actor — Lilas Ikuta — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
    • Beautiful Colors — OneRepublic — Kaiju No. 8
    • Doukashiteru — WurtS — DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • I — BUMP OF CHICKEN — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • Kawaii Kaiwai — PiKi — My Dress—Up Darling Season 2
    • UN-APEX — TK from Ling Tosite Sigure — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
  • Best Action 
    • DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Gachiakuta
    • Kaiju No. 8
    • My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • ONE PIECE
    • Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
  • Best Comedy
    • CITY THE ANIMATION
    • DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
    • Ranma1/2 Season2
    • SPY x FAMILY Season 3
    • WITCH WATCH
  • Best Drama
    • Anne Shirley
    • Blue Box
    • Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
    • Takopi’s Original Sin
    • The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • The Summer Hikaru Died
  • Best Isekai Anime
    • Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2
    • Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation — Season 1 “Episode of Heartslabyul”
    • From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad’s Been Reincarnated!
    • KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 -BONUS STAGE-
    • Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3
    • ZENSHU
  • Best Romance 
    • Blue Box
    • DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Honey Lemon Soda
    • My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
    • Ranma1/2 Season2
    • The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
  • Best Slice of Life
    • Anne Shirley
    • Blue Box
    • CITY THE ANIMATION
    • My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
    • SPY x FAMILY Season 3
    • The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
  • Best Animation
    • DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Gachiakuta
    • My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • ONE PIECE
    • Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
    • Takopi’s Original Sin
  • Best Background Art
    • CITY THE ANIMATION
    • DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Gachiakuta
    • Kowloon Generic Romance
    • The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • The Summer Hikaru Died
  • Best Character Design
    • DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Gachiakuta
    • My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
    • ONE PIECE
    • Takopi’s Original Sin
    • The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
  • Best Director
    • Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • Fuga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora — DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Fumihiko Suganuma — Gachiakuta
    • Kenji Nagasaki, Naomi Nakayama — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • Ryohei Takeshita — The Summer Hikaru Died
    • Shinya Iino — Takopi’s Original Sin
  • Best Main Character
    • Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • Momo — DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Okarun — DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Rudo — Gachiakuta
    • Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
  • Best Supporting Character
    • Enjin — Gachiakuta
    • Jin Enjoji (Jiji) — DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • Loulan/Shisui — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • Turbo Granny — DAN DA DAN Season 2
  • “Must Protect At All Cost” Character
    • Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
    • Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • Kaoruko Waguri — The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
    • Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • Suika — Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE
    • Takopi — Takopi’s Original Sin
  • Best Anime Song
    • In Bloom — Lilas Ikuta — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • IRIS OUT — Kenshi Yonezu — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
    • JANE DOE — Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
    • On The Way — AiNA THE END — DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids) — LiSA — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
    • Watch Me! — YOASOBI — WITCH WATCH
  • Best Score
    • Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc — kensuke ushio
    • DAN DA DAN Season 2 — kensuke ushio
    • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle — Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina
    • Gachiakuta — Taku Iwasaki
    • Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- — Hiroyuki Sawano
    • The Apothecary Diaries (season 2) — Satoru Kosaki, Kevin Penkin, Alisa Okehazama
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese)
    • Aoi Yuki — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • Chiaki Kobayashi — Yoshiki Tsujinaka — The Summer Hikaru Died
    • Daiki Yamashita — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • Kikunosuke Toya — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
    • Mayumi Tanaka — Monkey D. Luffy — ONE PIECE
    • Reina Ueda — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (English) 
    • Alexis Tipton — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
    • Emi Lo — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • Justin Briner — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • Lucien Dodge — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
    • Morgan Berry — Shiori Fuyumura — SANDA
    • Paul Castro Jr. — Hikaru Indou — The Summer Hikaru Died
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic)
    • Hamoud Abu Hassoun — Loid Forger (Childhood) — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
    • Tariq Obaid — Taro Sakamoto — SAKAMOTO DAYS
    • Moataz El—Shazly — Heisuke Mashimo — SAKAMOTO DAYS
    • Raafat Bazo — Yuri Briar — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
    • Fatima Zakaria — Osaragi — SAKAMOTO DAYS
    • Ghada Omar — Yor Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese )
    • Bruno Sangregório — Levi Ackerman — Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK
    • Charles Emmanuel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
    • Erick Bougleux — Zanka Nijiku — Gachiakuta
    • Fabio Lucindo — Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • Gigi Patta — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • Ursula Bezerra — Son Goku — Dragon Ball DAIMA
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish )
    • Adrián Pineda — Rudo — Gachiakuta
    • Carles Teruel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
    • Cristina Peña — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
    • Joel Gómez Jiménez — Okarun — DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Marisa Marciel — Nami — ONE PIECE
    • Marta Barbará — Kaoruko Waguri — The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (French)
    • Bastien Bourlé — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
    • Bruno Mullenaerts — Enjin — Gachiakuta
    • Catherine Hanotiau — Nico Wakatsuki — WITCH WATCH
    • Clara Soares — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
    • Jonathan Gimbord — Hikaru — The Summer Hikaru Died
    • Véronique Augereau — Seiko — DAN DA DAN Season 2
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (German) 
    • Dirk Bublies — Kogoro Mori — Detective Conan: One—eyed Flashback
    • Gerrit Schmidt—Foß — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
    • Laurine Betz — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
    • Magdalena Höfner — Kiui Watase — Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night
    • Markus Feustel — Rudo — Gachiakuta
    • Patricia Strasburger — Nico Wakatsuki — WITCH WATCH
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi)
    • Abhishek Sharma — Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • Akshita Mishra — Koyuki — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
    • Heena Malik — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
    • Merlyn James — Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY Season 3
    • Rajesh Shukla — Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
    • Shilpie Pandey — Lufas Maphaahl — A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian)
    • Katia Sorrentino — Momo — DAN DA DAN Season 2
    • Leonardo Graziano — Naruto Uzumaki — BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE
    • Luna Fogu — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • Martina Tamburello — Kikoru Shinomiya — Kaiju No. 8
    • Mosè Singh — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
    • Simone Lupinacci — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
  • Best Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish )
    • Desireé González — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
    • Dion González — Rudo — Gachiakuta
    • Erika Langarica — Marin Kitagawa — My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
    • Fernando Moctezuma — Sung Jinwoo — Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
    • Jessica Ángeles — Reze — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
    • Jose Antonio Toledano — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards is the leading yearly awards program honoring the creators, musicians, and performers powering the global love of anime. The tenth annual Anime Awards will take place at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Sony Music Solutions Inc., part of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and Dempsey Productions will support Crunchyroll in the execution of the event. 

Paru Itagaki’s Sanda Comes to Crunchyroll Manga

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Santa Claus is coming to town as Sanda is now available to read on Crunchyroll Manga starting today. Also, Crunchyroll Manga has also added a new lineup of titles from J-Novel Club and COMPASS, including The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows, Stuck in a Time Loop: When All Else Fails, Be a Villainess, Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness, The Invincible Summoner Who Crawled Up from Level 1, and more.

See the complete list of new titles now available to read on Crunchyroll Manga below:

  • A Pale Moon Reverie
  • A Royal Rebound: Forget My Ex-Fiancé, I’m Being Pampered by the Prince!
  • Accidentally in Love: The Witch, the Knight, and the Love Potion Slipup
  • Belladonna’s Remedial Poison
  • The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows
  • Do Women Need Sex Entertainment?
  • Dragon Daddy Diaries: A Girl Grows to Greatness
  • Gamera – Rebirth – : Code Thyrsos
  • The Ghostly Darkness of Kanata
  • Gran Familia
  • I Only Have Six Months to Live, So I’m Gonna Break the Curse with Light Magic or Die Trying
  • The Invincible Summoner Who Crawled Up from Level 1
  • Isekai Metaller
  • Jeanette the Genius: Defying My Evil Stepmother by Starting a Business with My Ride-or-Die Fiancé!
  • The Magician Who Rose From Failure
  • The Raven Dark Hero
  • The Retired Demon of the Maxed-Out Village
  • Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight
  • Saint Seiya: Dark Wing
  • Sanda
  • Stray
  • Stuck in a Time Loop: When All Else Fails, Be a Villainess
  • The Troubles of Miss Nicola the Exorcist

Existing titles on Crunchyroll Manga with new chapters now available this month:

  • Maiden of the Dragon: Falling for the Demon’s Lies

Get a First Look at the Witch Hat Atelier Anime – Based on the Award-Winning Manga Series

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In a world where only witches can cast magic, they must avoid being seen by ordinary people while casting. While Coco does her chores, she daydreams of becoming a witch. When a young witch named Qifrey visits her village, Coco uncovers the “absolute secret,” becomes Qifrey’s apprentice, and begins her studies. This is the story of children who encounter despair, yet reach out toward hope.

Witch Hat Atelier is based on the critically acclaimed manga series created by Kamome Shirahama. The ongoing manga began serialization by Kodansha in 2016 and has sold over seven million copies worldwide, earning numerous international awards including the Eisner Award and Harvey Award.

The anime series is directed by Ayumu Watanabe. Music is composed by Yuka Kitamura. Animation is produced by BUG FILMS.

Witch Hat Atelier premieres April 6, 2026 only on Crunchyroll.

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