Here Are the Top 10 Most-Watched Anime on Crunchyroll This Week, Including ‘Gachiakuta’

This week’s Crunchyroll leaderboard is a lively mix of breakout premieres and evergreen crowd-pleasers, proof that anime fandom can devour something new while still circling back to comfort favorites. The spread runs from moody dark fantasy to monster-busting heroics to science-fueled adventure, with a couple of offbeat surprises elbowing in for attention.

Below, we’re rolling out a countdown from ten to one—your handy snapshot of what viewers couldn’t stop streaming. If you’re scouting your next binge or catching up on the discourse, these picks capture the pulse of the moment across genres and vibes.

10. ‘Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-‘ (2024)

The franchise’s cinematic pit stop condenses the saga’s ferocious climb through dungeons into one glossy, high-impact package. It serves up crowd-pleasing set pieces and crisp animation while stitching together the emotional through-line that keeps fans invested in every new floor cleared.

For newcomers, ‘Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-‘ functions as a swift primer that still feels event-sized; for veterans, it’s a victory lap with teases that stoke speculation. Either way, it’s an easy pick for a one-sitting thrill before diving back into the larger journey.

9. ‘Clevatess’ (2025)

‘ Clevatess’ leans into brooding fantasy—ruins, beasts, and a past that refuses to stay buried—then blindsides you with tenderness. Power clashes and quiet domestic beats coexist, framing a tale where the toughest warrior might be the one learning how to care.

Its hook is the uneasy trio at the core, each carrying scars and half-truths. Between tense duels and whispered confessions, the show explores what it means to protect something fragile in a world that eats its young.

8. ‘Dr. Stone’ (2019)

‘Dr. Stone’ continues to make innovation feel like an adventure sport, turning curiosity into rocket fuel. Every invention is a narrative domino, toppling neatly into the next breakthrough and reminding you how fun problem-solving can be.

The chemistry between characters is the real catalyst: rivals evolve into collaborators, and the village becomes a lab where trust is the most valuable resource. The result is equal parts brainy spectacle and warm, communal storytelling.

7. ‘Kaiju No. 8’ (2024)

‘Kaiju No. 8’ dances on the fault line between bureaucratic grind and skyscraper-sized chaos, squeezing jokes and jolts out of that double life. Watching an underdog juggle inspections by day and seismic punches by night is endlessly satisfying.

What lifts it is the unit dynamic—professionals with different temperaments welded together by shared peril. When the alarms blare, the choreography hits hard because the groundwork of training, camaraderie, and personal pride has already done its job.

6. ‘Secrets of the Silent Witch’ (2025)

‘Secrets of the Silent Witch’ whispers where others roar, threading covert ops through a story about living with fear and turning it into focus. Magic here is precision, not fireworks, and the tension comes from restraint rather than escalation.

Small choices echo loudly: a glance, a half-step, a delayed spell cast at exactly the right heartbeat. It’s intimate, clever, and quietly exhilarating—proof that a lowered voice can command a room.

5. ‘Gachiakuta’ (2025)

‘Gachiakuta’ vaults through a scrapyard society with wiry, propulsive energy. The combat moves like parkour, the gadgets look scavenged and dangerous, and every corner of the setting hints at a history written in rust.

Beneath the grime sits a beating heart of loyalty and second chances. The series argues that value can be reclaimed—from broken tools, from broken systems, and from people determined not to be thrown away.

4. ‘The Rising of the Shield Hero’ (2019)

‘The Rising of the Shield Hero’ remains a case study in winning by withstanding, transforming defense into strategy. Each encounter becomes an engineering project: absorb, adapt, counter, and protect what matters.

That philosophy extends to the cast, where patience and care forge bonds stronger than any blade. The progress is incremental, but the payoffs feel earned precisely because nothing comes easy.

3. ‘The Water Magician’ (2025)

‘The Water Magician’ favors tide over tempest, building its world on balance, flow, and reciprocity. Battles ripple outward from small choices; the most powerful moves feel like listening to the current rather than forcing it.

Its characters carry the tone—teachers marked by past failures, apprentices with stubborn ideals, and a lead whose empathy keeps the magic grounded. When the swell arrives, it lands with clean, resonant clarity.

2. ‘Tougen Anki’ (2025)

‘Tougen Anki’ charges ahead on lineage and legend, pitting inherited power against personal choice. Training arcs hit hard, but the show’s real teeth are in the politics of clans and the weight that names place on young shoulders.

Every mission becomes a referendum on identity—what to embrace, what to break, what to redefine. The friction between expectation and self-determination gives the slick action its bite.

1. ‘Dan Da Dan’ (2024)

‘Dan Da Dan’ blasts through genre borders with gleeful abandon, pinballing between paranormal absurdity and jaw-drop spectacle. It’s brisk, chaotic, and deeply affectionate toward its oddball crew.

Beneath the whiplash humor is airtight timing: fast banter, deliberate builds, and payoffs that explode exactly when they should. It’s the rare show that feels like a dare—and somehow sticks every landing.

Tell us below: which entry nailed its ranking, and which one are you championing to climb higher next week?