‘The Water Magician’ Is Back on Top of Crunchyroll’s Most-Watched Anime List for the Week: Here Are the Remaining Top 10 Anime

Here’s the same lineup flipped—still a clean countdown from 10 to 1—so it now lands with your pick at the top. The entries remain exactly the same shows, just reversed.

Each section gives a brief plot refresher plus key production details—studios, directors, writers, and principal cast—so you can jump in with the right context. Titles appear exactly as written, and the countdown runs from 10 to 1.

10. ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ (2020– )

From Gege Akutami’s manga, the story follows Yuji Itadori, who becomes host to the King of Curses, Ryomen Sukuna, and joins Jujutsu High to exorcise curses with classmates Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki under mentor Satoru Gojo. Major arcs include the Kyoto Goodwill Event, Shibuya Incident, and prequel plotlines tying into ‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’.

Animated by MAPPA, the series’ first season was directed by Sunghoo Park, with subsequent TV direction by Shōta Goshozono; scripts are by Hiroshi Seko and the score by Yoshimasa Terui, Hiroaki Tsutsumi, and Alisa Okehazama. The principal cast includes Junya Enoki (Yuji), Yuma Uchida (Megumi), Asami Seto (Nobara), and Yuichi Nakamura (Gojo), alongside a large ensemble of sorcerers and curses.

9. ‘Welcome to the Outcast’s Restaurant!’ (2025– )

This isekai-adjacent gourmet fantasy adapts Yūki Kimikawa’s novels: Dennis, expelled from a top-tier adventuring party, opens a diner with the help of poster-girl Atelier. Guests—often misfits carrying baggage—arrive with problems that Dennis tackles with culinary technique and battlefield-level kitchen skills.

The adaptation is produced by OLM (Team Yoshioka), directed by Jōji Shimura with series composition by Deko Akao, character designs by Aoi Yamato, and music by Masato Kōda. The Japanese cast features Shunsuke Takeuchi (Dennis), Marika Tachibana (Atelier), Sayumi Suzushiro (Henrietta), Mariya Ise (Vivia), and Ryōta Suzuki (Vigo).

8. ‘Tougen Anki’ (2025– )

Based on Yura Urushibara’s manga, the plot drops Shiki Ichinose into a hidden war between descendants of Oni and Momotarō. After an attack exposes his bloodline, Shiki enters the Oni Agency, where training, turf clashes, and factional intrigue push him toward the front lines of a generational conflict.

The TV anime is produced by Studio Hibari, directed by Ato Nonaka with series composition by Yukie Sugiwara and music by Kōhta Yamamoto. The cast includes Kazuki Ura (Shiki), Hiroshi Kamiya (Naito), Kōtarō Nishiyama (Jin), and Manaka Iwami (Homare), with a July 2025 premiere on Japanese networks and worldwide streaming.

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

Adapted from Aneko Yusagi’s light novels, the story follows modern-day student Naofumi Iwatani, summoned as the Shield Hero to battle world-ending Waves. After a betrayal leaves him disgraced, he rebuilds with allies like Raphtalia and Filo, confronting rival heroes, kingdom politics, and threats beyond his original mission.

The anime spans studios and seasons—initially at Kinema Citrus, with subsequent seasons involving DR Movie and later OLM—with directors including Takao Abo, Masato Jinbo, Hitoshi Haga, and more. The core cast features Kaito Ishikawa (Naofumi), Asami Seto (Raphtalia), and Rina Hidaka (Filo), with ongoing arcs continuing into 2025.

6. ‘Clevatess’ (2025– )

From Yūji Iwahara’s dark-fantasy manga, the plot begins after the demon king Clevatess annihilates a hero party and a kingdom, then adopts a royal baby and resurrects a slain hero, Alicia, to help raise the child while he studies humanity. Disguised as a boy named Clen, he travels through lands torn by war and prejudice.

Animated by Lay-duce, the series is directed by Kiyotaka Taguchi with series composition by Keigo Koyanagi, character designs by Sōichirō Sako, and music by Nobuaki Nobusawa. Casting includes Mutsumi Tamura (Clen/Clevatess) and Haruka Shiraishi (Alicia), with broadcasting across multiple Japanese networks and same-day international streaming.

5. ‘Kaiju No. 8’ (2024– )

Naoya Matsumoto’s hit manga comes to TV with Kafka Hibino—an ordinary cleaner in a kaiju-ravaged Japan—who becomes the very thing he hunts after an incident turns him into the titular humanoid monster. He joins the Defense Force while hiding his identity, fighting alongside childhood friend Mina Ashiro and rookie Reno Ichikawa.

The adaptation is by Production I.G with kaiju design/art supervision by Studio Khara; direction is shared by Tomomi Kamiya and Shigeyuki Miya, series composition by Ichirō Ōkouchi, character designs by Tetsuya Nishio, and music by Yuta Bandoh. The main cast includes Masaya Fukunishi (Kafka), Asami Seto (Mina), Wataru Katō (Reno), and Fairouz Ai (Kikoru).

4. ‘Gachiakuta’ (2025– )

Adapted from Kei Urana’s manga (with graffiti design by Hideyoshi Andō), the story centers on Rudo, a slum-dweller in a stratified floating city who is falsely accused and cast into “the Pit,” a wasteland where society’s trash spawns monstrous threats. He joins the Cleaners and learns to fight using “jinki,” objects empowered by human attachment.

The anime is produced at Bones under director Fumihiko Suganuma, with series scripts by Hiroshi Seko, character designs by Satoshi Ishino, and music by Taku Iwasaki. The Japanese cast features Aoi Ichikawa (Rudo), Katsuyuki Konishi (Enjin), Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Zanka), and Yumiri Hanamori (Riyo), with a summer 2025 premiere and consecutive cours.

3. ‘Dr. Stone’ (2019–2025)

The series adapts Riichirō Inagaki and Boichi’s manga about a world where humanity is petrified for millennia; genius teen Senku Ishigami awakens and sets out to revive civilization through science, rallying friends, rivals, and entire communities as the “Kingdom of Science” pushes towards sea voyages and beyond.

Animated by TMS Entertainment, the show’s direction (Shinya Iino), series composition (Yuichiro Kido), and long-running cast—including Yūsuke Kobayashi (Senku), Makoto Furukawa (Taiju), Kana Ichinose (Yuzuriha), and Kengo Kawanishi (Gen)—carry across multiple cours, culminating in the 2025 arc that wraps the TV run.

2. ‘Dan Da Dan’ (2024–2025)

Based on Yukinobu Tatsu’s manga, the story pairs high-schoolers Momo Ayase and Ken “Okarun” Takakura after a bet about ghosts and aliens goes wildly right for both of them: Momo unlocks psychic abilities, Okarun becomes possessed, and together they fight yōkai and extraterrestrials while navigating a will-they-won’t-they dynamic.

The TV adaptation is by Science SARU, directed by Fūga Yamashiro (with Abel Góngora co-directing later episodes), series composition by Hiroshi Seko, character designs by Naoyuki Onda, and music by Kensuke Ushio. The Japanese voice cast features Shion Wakayama as Momo, Natsuki Hanae as Okarun, and Mayumi Tanaka as Turbo-Granny, with season one airing in 2024 and follow-ups continuing into 2025.

1. ‘The Water Magician’ (2025– )

This 2025 series adapts the light novels by Tadashi Kubō. It follows Ryō, a young man reincarnated into the world of Phi, where he survives harsh frontiers and monsters while mastering water magic, crossing paths with adventurers and nobles whose fates intertwine with his growing power.

The anime is produced by Typhoon Graphics and Wonderland, directed by Hideyuki Satake with series composition by Jun Kumagai and music by Akira Kosemura and Sayaka Aoki. Notable cast listings include Ayumu Murase and Kazuki Ura among the leads, with broadcasts in Japan on late-night slots and streaming availability including an English dub.

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