Winners of the "Best Picture", "Individual Awards", and "Anime Fan Award" from the "Anime of the Year" category at Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2026 have been announced
The "Best Picture" and "Individual Award" in the "Anime of the Year" category are selected by a wide range of animation industry professionals, including producers and creators active at the forefront of the anime industry, as well as other media and merchandise stores. The "Anime Fan Award" is an award that represents the "most beloved work" voted for by fans. The Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2026 will be open to 452 anime works screened, broadcast, or streamed between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025.
The Best Picture award in the theatrical film category went to "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Part 1" and the TV series category went to "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX".
Individual Awards went to Uoto for original story and screenplay, Kameyama Yohei for director/direction, Enomoto Shuto for animator, Takeda Yusuke for art, color and video, and Yonezu Kenshi for sound and performance.
The winner of the Anime Fan Award was the "Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-" film, which received 8,024 votes out of a total of 17,412. The awards will be presented at the awards ceremony on 16 March, the final day of the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2026.
Mitsuyan_2026-02-02 07:36
For those who don't know this is the big one when it comes to anime awards. Gundam is a disappointing jury pick but it's hard to deny how popular it was over there and on a technical level it was great even if a lacking story.
I don't think the full results are out yet but beyond the Rap Battle sweep I wonder if Dr Stone held on to being #1 TV anime. It was very close ahead of the likes of Apothecary, Orb and Milky Subway.
mr_beanoz2026-02-02 07:51
Yeah, technically it was pretty good, but unfortunately it being 1 cour long makes things feel rushed, like WfM.
Comprehensive_Dog6512026-02-02 14:03
They are hit or miss for me, a mix of inspired picks and boring choices
ARHAN39242026-02-02 11:59
I haven't seen people hating on a specific winner till now
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The Best Picture award in the theatrical film category went to "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Part 1" and the TV series category went to "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX".
Individual Awards went to Uoto for original story and screenplay, Kameyama Yohei for director/direction, Enomoto Shuto for animator, Takeda Yusuke for art, color and video, and Yonezu Kenshi for sound and performance.
The winner of the Anime Fan Award was the "Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-" film, which received 8,024 votes out of a total of 17,412. The awards will be presented at the awards ceremony on 16 March, the final day of the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2026.
I don't think the full results are out yet but beyond the Rap Battle sweep I wonder if Dr Stone held on to being #1 TV anime. It was very close ahead of the likes of Apothecary, Orb and Milky Subway.
Maybe we are getting better 🥲