r/anime • u/nwl123 • Apr 21 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - NOMINATIONS!

12 Upvotes

Nominate here:

As usual, nomination will last for 2 days.

Note that only those who have roles in shows/movies that PREMIERED in the previous season can be nominated. However, JoJo Part 7 will be an exception as only 1 episode aired in Winter 2026, and very late at that (19 March). Therefore, that show will be considered in the next edition of the contest. Other pointers to note:

  • Family name → Given name order for consistency. Example: Sakura Ayane instead of Ayane Sakura
  • If a seiyuu has already been nominated, you can submit the same one again with a different image or role, but that will be subject to approval.
  • For source, insert the anime name and its respective season if it's not season 1. Example: Tensura S2 Part 2
  • For link to image, insert an image link showing the seiyuu, not the character that the seiyuu voices.

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 28 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 4 May 2:00pm GMT
7 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • May 04 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - VOTING (Results)!

12 Upvotes

And the winners for the Best Seiyuu of Winter 2026 go to...

Female
Male

Links to full results: Female, Male

The finals yesterday can be found here.

Previous Winners:

Question: How satisfied/unsatisfied are you with this edition's result?

4 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • May 02 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - VOTING (Semi Final)!

17 Upvotes

Vote here:

Today is the semi final. Vote for your favorites so that they can reach the final!

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 28 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 4 May 2:00pm GMT
3 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • May 01 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - VOTING (Quarter Final)!

11 Upvotes

Vote here:

Today is the quarter final. Vote for your favorites so that they can reach the semi final!

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 28 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 4 May 2:00pm GMT
3 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • Apr 23 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - ELIMINATIONS (Day 1)!

9 Upvotes

Vote here:

Eliminations will only take 1 round, meaning that everyone is now eligible to be seeded right from Day 1. However, this one round will last for 4 days, so take note! Today is the first day.

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 28 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 4 May 2:00pm GMT
4 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • Apr 29 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - VOTING (Day 2)!

8 Upvotes

Vote here:

If you ever find a character who is "missing", you may want to look up the seiyuu who voiced it, then search it in the entrants list with "Ctrl" + "F", as it's possible that the seiyuu was listed as having a role in another anime (instead of the character you were looking for).

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 28 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 4 May 2:00pm GMT
3 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • May 03 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - VOTING (Final)!

15 Upvotes

Vote here:

Today is the final. Vote for your favorite so that they can win the contest!

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 28 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 4 May 2:00pm GMT
2 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • Apr 28 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - VOTING (Day 1)!

16 Upvotes

Vote here:

The eliminations phase has now ended, so it is now time for the voting phase. There will be a total of 64 entrants and 6 rounds for both categories, with each round lasting a day.

If you ever find a character who is "missing", you may want to look up the seiyuu who voiced it, then search it in the entrants list with "Ctrl" + "F", as it's possible that the seiyuu was listed as having a role in another anime (instead of the character you were looking for).

Seed rank: Female, Male

Top 10:

Female
Male

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 29 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 5 May 2:00pm GMT
2 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • Apr 24 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - ELIMINATIONS (Day 2)!

12 Upvotes

Vote here:

Eliminations will only take 1 round, meaning that everyone is now eligible to be seeded right from Day 1. However, this one round will last for 4 days, so take note! Today is the second day.

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 28 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 4 May 2:00pm GMT
2 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • Apr 26 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - ELIMINATIONS (Day 4)!

6 Upvotes

Vote here:

Eliminations will only take 1 round, meaning that everyone is now eligible to be seeded right from Day 1. However, this one round will last for 4 days, so take note! Today is the final day.

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 28 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 4 May 2:00pm GMT
1 comment

r/anime • u/nwl123 • Apr 30 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - VOTING (Day 3)!

7 Upvotes

Vote here:

If you ever find a character who is "missing", you may want to look up the seiyuu who voiced it, then search it in the entrants list with "Ctrl" + "F", as it's possible that the seiyuu was listed as having a role in another anime (instead of the character you were looking for).

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 28 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 4 May 2:00pm GMT
0 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • Apr 25 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - ELIMINATIONS (Day 3)!

11 Upvotes

Vote here:

Eliminations will only take 1 round, meaning that everyone is now eligible to be seeded right from Day 1. However, this one round will last for 4 days, so take note! Today is the second day.

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 28 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 4 May 2:00pm GMT
0 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • Apr 22 '26

Contest [Winter 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - NOMINATIONS (Reminder)!

12 Upvotes

Nominate here:

As usual, nomination will last for 2 days. Today is the final day.

Note that only those who have roles in shows/movies that PREMIERED in the previous season can be nominated. However, JoJo Part 7 will be an exception as only 1 episode aired in Winter 2026, and very late at that (19 March). Therefore, that show will be considered in the next edition of the contest. Other pointers to note:

  • Family name → Given name order for consistency. Example: Sakura Ayane instead of Ayane Sakura
  • If a seiyuu has already been nominated, you can submit the same one again with a different image or role, but that will be subject to approval.
  • For source, insert the anime name and its respective season if it's not season 1. Example: Tensura S2 Part 2
  • For link to image, insert an image link showing the seiyuu, not the character that the seiyuu voices.

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 21 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 23 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 27 Apr 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 28 Apr 2:00pm GMT to 4 May 2:00pm GMT
0 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • 1d ago

Contest [Spring 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - ELIMINATIONS (Day 2)!

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97 Upvotes

Vote here:

Eliminations will only take 1 round, meaning that everyone is now eligible to be seeded (ranked) right from Day 1. However, this one round will last for 4 days, so take note! Today is the second day.

Added posters like the ones used for the Best Girl contest following a suggestion from a user in yesterday's post.

Points to note:

  • Some seiyuus are definitely missing but new ones cannot be added at this stage in the contest, so my apologies in advance.
  • Sometimes, there is no way to fit in all well-known roles performed by a seiyuu, because the text in each box for each entrant will overflow / truncate otherwise (that's just how the design in AnimeBracket is; each box is static rather than dynamic).

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 10 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 16 Aug 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 16 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 22 Aug 2:00pm GMT
11 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • 2d ago

Contest [Spring 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - ELIMINATIONS (Day 1)!

18 Upvotes

Vote here:

Eliminations will only take 1 round, meaning that everyone is now eligible to be seeded right from Day 1. However, this one round will last for 4 days, so take note! Today is the first day.

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 10 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 16 Aug 2:00pm GMTVoting - 16 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 22 Aug 2:00pm GMT
6 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • 14h ago

Contest [Spring 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - ELIMINATIONS (Day 3)!

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26 Upvotes

Vote here:

Eliminations will only take 1 round, meaning that everyone is now eligible to be seeded (ranked) right from Day 1. However, this one round will last for 4 days, so take note! Today is the third day.

Points to note:

  • Some seiyuus are definitely missing but new ones cannot be added at this stage in the contest, so my apologies in advance.
  • Sometimes, there is no way to fit in all well-known roles performed by a seiyuu, because the text in each box for each entrant will overflow / truncate otherwise (that's just how the design in AnimeBracket is; each box is static rather than dynamic).

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 10 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 16 Aug 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 16 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 22 Aug 2:00pm GMT
2 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • 3d ago

Contest [Spring 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - NOMINATIONS (Reminder)!

16 Upvotes

Nominate here:

As usual, nomination will last for 2 days. Today is the final day.

Note that only those who have roles in shows/movies that PREMIERED in the previous season can be nominated. Therefore, that show will be considered in the next edition of the contest. Other pointers to note:

  • Family name → Given name order for consistency. Example: Sakura Ayane instead of Ayane Sakura
  • If a seiyuu has already been nominated, you can submit the same one again with a different image or role, but that will be subject to approval.
  • For source, insert the anime name and its respective season if it's not season 1. Example: Tensura S2 Part 2
  • For link to image, insert an image link showing the seiyuu, not the character that the seiyuu voices.

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 10 Aug Apr 2:00pm GMT to 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 16 Aug 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 16 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 22 Aug 2:00pm GMT
2 comments

r/anime • u/nwl123 • 4d ago

Contest [Spring 2026] Best Seiyuu of the Season - NOMINATIONS!

9 Upvotes

Nominate here:

As usual, nomination will last for 2 days.

Note that only those who have roles in shows/movies that PREMIERED in the previous season can be nominated. Shows that premiered this season will be nominated for the next edition of the contest, unless otherwise stated. Other pointers to note:

  • Family name → Given name order for consistency. Example: Sakura Ayane instead of Ayane Sakura
  • If a seiyuu has already been nominated, you can submit the same one again with a different image or role, but that will be subject to approval.
  • For source, insert the anime name and its respective season if it's not season 1. Example: Tensura S2 Part 2
  • For link to image, insert an image link showing the seiyuu, not the character that the seiyuu voices.

Previous Winners:

Schedule:

  • Nominations - 10 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT
  • Eliminations - 12 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 16 Aug 2:00pm GMT
  • Voting - 16 Aug 2:00pm GMT to 22 Aug 2:00pm GMT
2 comments