The final season of My Hero Academia won Anime of the Year at the 10th [1] Crunchyroll Anime Awards on Saturday [3].
The victory marks a significant milestone for the series as it concludes its narrative run. The event highlights the growing global influence of Japanese animation and its ability to attract mainstream international celebrity participation.
The ceremony took place at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo [4]. Hosts Sally Amaki and Jon Kabira [5] led the proceedings, which culminated in the top honor presented by The Weeknd [6].
This year's awards celebrated the 10th anniversary of the program [1]. The winners were determined through a weighted voting system consisting of a 70% expert panel and a 30% fan vote [7]. This hybrid approach aims to balance critical acclaim with audience popularity, a process that saw a total of 73 million global votes cast [1].
The event served as a showcase for the year's most popular and critically acclaimed works [1]. By blending industry expertise with massive fan engagement, the awards reflect the current state of the anime medium's consumption and prestige.
“My Hero Academia (final season) as Anime of the Year”
The 10th anniversary of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards demonstrates the scale of the anime industry's global reach. By integrating a heavy weighting toward expert panels while still processing tens of millions of fan votes, the organization is attempting to elevate anime from a niche hobby to a formally recognized art form with standardized critical benchmarks.
