‘Kaiju No. 8’ Tops Crunchyroll’s Most-Watched Anime List This Week: Here Are the Remaining Top 10 Anime

Crunchyroll’s watchlist is buzzing right now. New premieres sit side by side with returning staples and a big screen continuation, which makes it a perfect time to try something fresh while keeping up with your current favorites. Action, romance, dark fantasy, and urban mysteries are all in the mix, so there is plenty to fit whatever mood you are in tonight.

Below is a quick countdown that starts at ten and ends at one. For each pick you get the basic setup along with concrete details about who made it, what it adapts, and who is starring, so you can jump in with a clear idea of what you are getting.

10. ‘My Dress-Up Darling’ (2022)

‘My Dress-Up Darling’ adapts the manga by Shinichi Fukuda and follows Wakana Gojo, a focused student who crafts hina doll attire, and Marin Kitagawa, a classmate who pulls him into cosplay. Episodes walk through fabric choices, pattern work, fittings, and photo sessions as the pair team up on costume builds and convention prep.

The series is produced by CloverWorks and directed by Keisuke Shinohara. The Japanese cast features Shoya Ishige as Wakana Gojo and Hina Suguta as Marin Kitagawa, with character designs that carry over the manga’s fashion detail and clean silhouettes. The sound team supports school life and workshop scenes with a soft everyday atmosphere that fits the show’s craft focus.

9. ‘Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I’m Actually the Strongest’ (2025)

‘Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I’m Actually the Strongest’ follows a lead who is written off for having an appraiser class and then learns to turn identification skills into practical strength. The story moves through guild jobs, party building, and dungeon work where appraisal reveals hidden traits in items, enemies, and quests.

The anime adapts a light novel that also received a manga run. The production presents on screen system readouts for skills and gear, while action highlights resource timing and ability growth. Supporting roles fill out a balanced party whose progress depends on accurate appraisal and careful upgrades.

8. ‘Clevatess’ (2025)

‘Clevatess’ adapts a dark fantasy manga about a master tactician who plans the return of an ancient demon king across a continent ruled by feuding powers. Early chapters set up coded messages, spy networks, and war councils that unfold into multi stage campaigns and shifting alliances.

Production design leans into military fantasy with heraldry, siege tools, and ritual arrays used across field battles and city operations. Conflicts are structured in phases so planning rooms lead into skirmishes and occupation, and the score separates strategy sessions from night raids and marches.

7. ‘Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-‘ (2025)

‘Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-‘ comes from A-1 Pictures and continues the adaptation of the web novel and manhwa by Chugong with illustrations by Dubu of Redice Studio. The film follows Sung Jinwoo as he tackles higher rank gates that test summons, shadow control, and raid coordination.

The Japanese cast features Taito Ban as Sung Jinwoo, with additional regional dubs aligned to release territories. The big screen format expands creature rendering and crowd scenes compared with the television series. Set pieces use wide arenas and clear boss phases, while sound cues track gate alarms and major skill activations.

6. ‘The Water Magician’ (2025)

‘The Water Magician’ is an anime television series based on the light novels by Tadashi Kubo. The plot follows Ryo, who is reincarnated in the world of Phi and learns water magic while surviving in a remote subcontinent filled with dangerous creatures. He bears an Eternal Youth trait that lets him endure long years of training, and the journey introduces allies such as Abel and Sera as he grows into a formidable magician.

The show is produced by Typhoon Graphics and Wonderland and is directed by Hideyuki Satake. Series composition is by Jun Kumagai with character designs from Yuka Kozutsumi, and music by Akira Kosemura and Sayaka Aoki. It airs on TBS and BS11 in Japan and streams on Crunchyroll, with the main cast led by Ayumu Murase as Ryo, Kazuki Ura as Abel, and Kaede Hondo as Sera.

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

‘The Rising of the Shield Hero’ adapts the light novels by Aneko Yusagi and follows Naofumi Iwatani, one of four heroes summoned to another world who is bound to the shield as his legendary weapon. The narrative covers party formation with Raphtalia and Filo, town saving missions, and the defensive builds that answer waves of calamity.

Kinema Citrus handles animation production. The Japanese cast includes Kaito Ishikawa as Naofumi and Asami Seto as Raphtalia, and the score by Kevin Penkin blends folk textures with orchestral writing. Status boards, materials, and enhancement paths appear on screen so viewers can track crafting and class upgrades across arcs.

4. ‘Gachiakuta’ (2025)

‘Gachiakuta’ brings Kei Urana’s manga to television and centers on Rudo, a boy from a slum who is hurled into a massive pit packed with cursed trash and dangerous tools. He joins cleaners who manage contaminated objects and learns to fight with gear that draws out the power sealed inside discarded items.

The adaptation preserves the manga’s graffiti and scrap aesthetic in props and backgrounds. Action sequences focus on hand to hand combat and improvised weapons, while episodes cover training, retrieval runs in the pit, and investigations into the origin of the tools. High contrast line work from the page informs character art and motion.

3. ‘Dan Da Dan’ (2024)

‘Dan Da Dan’ adapts the manga by Yukinobu Tatsu and pairs a believer in the supernatural with a skeptic who is forced to rethink after clashes with aliens and yokai. The show races through urban legends and folklore cases that take the duo from school corridors to shrines, tunnels, and abandoned buildings.

Science SARU produces the anime with energetic layouts and expressive character acting. Early arcs alternate investigation, chase, and confrontation while keeping nods to classic genre film and myth. Each entity arrives with a clear rule set, and the cases layer humor and high stakes without losing momentum.

2. ‘Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer!’ (2025)

‘Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer!’ follows a newcomer who is taken in by a top tier adventurer and learns guild life through quests, training, and travel. The setup uses a mentor and ward structure that develops through supply runs, party work, and town to dungeon routes that add allies and rivals.

The series adapts a light novel that also received a manga edition. Production design leans on recognizable fantasy touchpoints such as guild counters, equipment shops, and route maps. Episodes balance day to day jobs with milestone battles, and character growth appears through new gear, skill unlocks, and tighter party coordination.

1. ‘Kaiju No. 8’ (2024)

‘Kaiju No. 8’ adapts Naoya Matsumoto’s manga and follows Kafka Hibino, a worker in kaiju cleanup who gains the power to transform and aims to join the Defense Force. The plot covers recruitment, field operations, and rising threats while Kafka keeps his transformation secret and maintains ties with his squad and his longtime friend Mina.

Production I.G leads animation with kaiju design work contributed by Studio Khara. The Japanese cast features Masaya Fukunishi as Kafka Hibino and Asami Seto as Mina Ashiro. Large scale city battles, unit structure, and equipment readouts are presented clearly on screen so viewers can follow tactics and threat levels during sorties.

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