Highlights
- Attack on Titan leads the rankings with 42 award wins, followed closely by My Hero Academia and Re: Zero with 41 each.
- Modern hits, including Jujutsu Kaisen and Demon Slayer have earned widespread industry and fan recognition.
- The list highlights how awards from Crunchyroll and other organizations have shaped the legacy of anime’s biggest franchises.
Award ceremonies have slowly become a prestige-definer for anime, like all other visual and creative media. While streaming viewership, seasonal rankings, and manga sales often influence an anime series’ longevity, the critical recognitions highlight its broader cultural impact.
Some titles have transformed into cultural phenomena, while others earned acclaim through storytelling or innovative animation. Cult anime, Attack on Titan, holds 42 documented wins, including Anime of the Year at the 2022 Crunchyroll Anime Awards and six trophies at the 2023 ceremony. Current sensational anime Jujutsu Kaisen has 33 award wins, establishing its craftsmanship and value.
This list compiles the ten most awarded anime TV series, compiling their recognition across domestic and international award bodies, critics’ organizations, and fan-voted ceremonies.
1. Attack on Titan
Genre: Action, Dark Fantasy | Streaming: Crunchyroll | MAL Score: 8.57 | Total Awards: 42 wins [88 nominations]
Few anime TV series have enjoyed the sustained critical and streaming success of Attack on Titan. Adapted from Hajime Isayama’s manga, the series follows the protagonist Eren and his acquaintances’ journey towards freedom in an apocalyptic war-ridden world.
Its awards list includes multiple Crunchyroll Anime Awards victories, Anime Trending Awards honors, and total 45 Crunchyroll Awards nominations. At the 2025 ceremony, it received the inaugural Global Impact Award, marking the franchise as one of anime’s defining cultural forces.
2. My Hero Academia
Genre: Action, Superhero | Streaming: Crunchyroll | MAL Score: 7.92 (Season 1) | Total Awards: 41 wins [70 nominations]
Bones Film’s superhero series is one of two anime on this list to win Anime of the Year twice at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. My Hero Academia (MHA) season 2 claimed the honor in 2018 with a then-record eight wins.
Based on Kohei Horikoshi’s manga, MHA follows Izuku Midoriya’s journey to become the No. 1 hero in a futuristic world. The franchise holds the most Crunchyroll character category wins (7) and also became the most-in-demand anime in 2025.
3. Re:Zero: Starting Life in Another World
Genre: Isekai, Dark Fantasy | Streaming: Crunchyroll | MAL Score: 8.85 | Total Awards: 41 wins [57 nominations]
Re: Zero is the only isekai anime series on this list that also has a similar award win to MHA. After its premiere in 2015, White Fox’s TV anime stood out due to its darker themes, emotional storytelling, death-cycle-mechanism for reincarnation, and character-driven narrative.
Rem, one of the primary characters of Re: Zero, won Best Girl at the inaugural 2017 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. The anime has won Crunchyroll’s Best Isekai award twice, but most of its awards were accumulated through Anime Trending Awards across all seasons.
4. Jujutsu Kaisen
Genre: Action, Supernatural | Streaming: Crunchyroll, Netflix | MAL Score: 8.50 | Total Awards: 33 [43 Nominations]
MAPPA’s Jujutsu Kaisen TV anime has become one of the industry’s biggest modern successes. Its 2025 episode-compilation movie Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution earned $44.45M box office revenue in a limited run.
The series won several accolades, including two Anime of the Year awards, while also receiving praise for animation, direction, and fight choreography.
5. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Genre: Fantasy, Supernatural | Streaming: Crunchyroll, Netflix | MAL Score: 8.40 | Total Awards: 29 [55 Nominations]
Debuted in 2019, Demon Slayer is arguably the most commercially beneficial modern anime IP. Its 2025 film, Infinity Castle became the anime’s biggest box office success. Its awards span animation, music, and overall series categories, reflecting the franchise’s broad appeal among both critics and audiences.
Demon Slayer won Crunchyroll’s Best Animation for four consecutive years, 2022 - 2025, the longest record at this time. It also won the Tencent Video TV and Movie Award in 2024.
6. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
Genre: Romantic Comedy | Streaming: Crunchyroll | MAL Score: 8.40 | Total Awards: 26 [47 Nominations]
Romantic comedies rarely dominate anime awards discussions, but Kaguya-sama: Love Is War proved to be an exception. The series earned acclaim for its sharp writing, inventive visual direction, and standout cast chemistry.
Multiple awards recognized its comedy, character work, and overall production quality, helping establish it as one of anime's most celebrated romance series.
7. Spy x Family
Genre: Action, Comedy | Streaming: Crunchyroll | MAL Score: 8.48 | IMDb Awards: 25 wins [71 nominations]
CloverWorks and Wit Studio’s spy family series holds the second-most nominations on this list. The series, following a telepathic kid, Anya, and the Forger family’s adventures, blends mystery, thriller, and light-hearted comedy.
Spy x Family's debut won five awards at the 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, including Best Comedy, Best New Series, Best Supporting Character, and Best Ending Sequence. Anya Forger won the Must Protect at All Costs Character award four consecutive years from 2023 to 2026, the longest streak by any character in that category.
8. The Apothecary Diaries
Genre: Mystery, Drama | Streaming: Crunchyroll | MAL Score: 8.85 | IMDb Awards: 24 wins [53 nominations]
OLM and Toho Animation’s court mystery drama, The Apothecary Diaries, became one of anime’s highest critical successes in recent times. At the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, it claimed five wins, including Best Drama, Best Director, and Best Main Character for Maomao. The series’ blend of historical elements, themes of murder-mystery, and political intrigue offered something new for the audience.
9. Dandadan
Genre: Supernatural, Action, Comedy | Streaming: Netflix, Crunchyroll | MAL Score: 8.41 | Total Awards: 22 [64 Nominations]
Science SARU’s adaptation of Yukinobu Tatsu’s Dandadan manga emerged as one of the most acclaimed anime releases, distinct for its animation and unconventional plotline. The story following Momo, Okarun, Aira, and Seiko blends aliens, ghosts, comic relief, and high-intense action, which made it remarkable among critics and fans.
Released back in 2024, Dandadan quickly emerged as one of anime's breakout hits, earning an impressive amount of award nominations within two years into streaming.
10. Oshi no Ko
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Entertainment Industry | Streaming: HIDIVE, Netflix | MAL Score: 8.53 | Total Awards: 22 [38 Nominations]
Few anime have generated as much discussion as Oshi no Ko. The series’ exploration of the entertainment industry, celebrity, and idol culture, appealed to audiences around the world.
Its critically acclaimed first season earned numerous nominations at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2024, finally taking home best anime song for Idol. Nearly all of its wins are from Anime Trending Awards, which recognized it across character, music, and genre-specific categories.
Awards are not the sole measure of a TV anime’s quality, but they provide a useful snapshot of how a series has been perceived across the industry and audience. This list shows the rise of modern franchises like Oshi no Ko, The Apothecary Diaries, and Dandadan, even though high-value shonen IPs dominate.
Disclaimer: The list aggregated the total number of award recognitions for each anime TV series; awards for any movie from any of the listed franchises were not considered.
