The ballots have been tallied for the Summer 2026 Anime of the Season Awards, highlighting the standout musical compositions that defined the past quarter's television broadcast. Among a massive lineup of competing tracks, heavyweights like BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity and Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 captured the highest honors across both opening and ending theme categories.
Ending Themes Domination
Securing the crown for the best ending theme of the season, “Rasen” by 9Lana for BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War claimed 14.10% of the total fan vote. Close behind in a fiercely contested race was Mika Nakashima's evocative “Inori, Owareba” from Mushoku Tensei Season 3, pulling in 13.83%.
Opening Theme Victor
On the opening theme front, SEKAI NO OWARI took top honors with their track “Stella”, securing 9.76% of votes. Yuiko Ohara also made a massive impact on the charts, occupying multiple high-ranking spots with musical contributions to Mushoku Tensei Season 3.
