{"id":63835,"date":"2026-03-23T18:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=63835"},"modified":"2026-03-23T18:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:09:18","slug":"umamusume-cinderella-gray-wins-anime-of-the-year-and-7-other-awards-at-the-anime-trending-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/umamusume-cinderella-gray-wins-anime-of-the-year-and-7-other-awards-at-the-anime-trending-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Umamusume: Cinderella Gray wins \u201cAnime of the Year\u201d and 7 other awards at the Anime Trending Awards\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On March 22, Anime Trending&nbsp;announced&nbsp;the winners of its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anitrendz.com\/news\/2026\/03\/22\/12th-anime-trending-awards-winners-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12th Anime Trending Awards<\/a>, an anime award ceremony that tallies votes from fans&nbsp;worldwide.&nbsp;Cygames\u2019s&nbsp;2025 adaptation of&nbsp;Umamusume: Cinderella Gray won \u201cAnime of the Year,\u201d&nbsp;competing against The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 and&nbsp;Re:Zero&nbsp;\u2212 Starting Life in Another World&nbsp;Season 3. It also&nbsp;took&nbsp;home awards&nbsp;in&nbsp;seven&nbsp;other categories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"12th Anime Trending Awards 2026 Ceremony\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oKw7vp9Y1R4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are\u00a0all of\u00a0the awards that\u00a0Umamusume: Cinderella Gray\u00a0won:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anime of the Year&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Girl of the Year (Oguri Cap)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporting Boy of the Year&nbsp;(Jo Kitahara)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporting Girl of the Year&nbsp;(Belno&nbsp;Light)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sports Anime of the Year&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best in Adapted Screenplay&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best in Animation&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best in Character Design&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Umamusume: Cinderella Gray also came close to winning in a few other categories, namely second place for \u201cEnding Song of the Year\u201d (\u201c\u221e\u201d&nbsp;by Tomoyo Takayanagi), \u201cBest in Soundtrack,\u201d and \u201cBest Voice Acting Performance \u2014 Female\u201d (Tomoyo Takayanagi). It also placed third in the \u201cDrama Anime of the Year\u201d category.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"White Lightning | Umamusume: Cinderella Gray | Clip | Netflix Anime\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e8azJZpvLcg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In honor of the show&nbsp;being crowned \u201cAnime of the Year,\u201d&nbsp;director&nbsp;Takehiro Miura&nbsp;had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anime-cinderellagray.com\/news\/pksc1rsnwic3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a few words to say<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am deeply grateful to receive such an honorable award.&nbsp;Umamusume: Cinderella Gray began in the land of&nbsp;Kasamatsu,&nbsp;and through the story of a single&nbsp;Umamusume&nbsp;who continues to run beyond her limits,&nbsp;we aimed to create a story that transcends national borders and languages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am overjoyed that it has been received so warmly by all of you.&nbsp;I hope that Oguri Cap\u2019s race can inspire someone to take that next step.&nbsp;We will continue to deliver works that move the heart. 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