Summary of "Charlie Votes For Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026!!! | MoistCr1tikal"

Quick recap

Charlie (MoistCr1tikal) walks through the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026 nominees, reacting with equal parts amusement and incredulity while “voting” out loud. The clip is mostly ranting about glaring snubs and how the same handful of shows dominate every category.

Highlights and takeaways

Main point

Charlie is baffled and irritated that Orb and To Be Hero X are mostly absent despite being eligible in his view. He repeatedly calls this a huge blunder and mocks how the ballot seems to shove the year’s most hyped shows into every slot.

Top personal picks he voices

Anime of the Year: My Hero Academia — the final season (he preferred the anime over the manga here).
Best movie / score / song / opening: Chainsaw Man movie (praise, plus sympathy for MAPPA’s animators’ workload).
Best animation: Solo Leveling season 2 (he thinks it “easily” wins).
Best new series: Gachiakuta.
Best original anime: Digimon Beat Break (he admits he hasn’t seen it but has heard good things).
Best character design: Dandadan or Gachiakuta.

Recurring reactions and jokes

“No Orb? No To Be Hero X? Hello?” “Takopi’s in every category — what is this?”

He repeatedly calls out the screen in disbelief about missing titles.
He reads and reacts to a bizarre-sounding synopsis for “Takopi’s Original Sin” (cheerful alien, time travel, unexpectedly dark consequences) and is amused/confused by its ubiquity on the ballot.
He frequently shrugs about romance and comedy categories: “I just don’t watch those” — laughs and moves on.
Jokes about signing in to actually vote, then decides to just browse without submitting an official ballot.
Casual, humorous picks like “I’ll give it to Digimon even though I haven’t seen it.”

Criticisms and observations

Frustration that the same few shows (Dandadan, Gachiakuta, My Hero, Solo Leveling, One Piece, Apothecary Diaries, Takopi) repeat across categories — attributed to hype/popularity bias.
Puzzled by eligibility rules — wonders if Crunchyroll-only or Japan-origin criteria explain some omissions, but still thinks Orb/To Be Hero X should have been included.
Notes odd category placements (e.g., Re:Zero showing up only in isekai) and finds the nominating scope too narrow.

Small, funny moments

Muttered profanity-laced disbelief at snubs.
Audible laughs at romance/comedy categories.
Sympathy for MAPPA animators’ workload.
Casual dismissals of endings/voice acting categories he didn’t bother with.

Why the clip stands out

The video is less a formal awards breakdown and more a personality-forward rant/selection: equal parts informed picks, off-the-cuff jokes, and genuine annoyance about perceived snubs and repetitive nominations.
Emotional throughlines are his enthusiasm for Chainsaw Man and Solo Leveling, and his baffled obsession over Orb’s absence.