‘Gachiakuta’ Tops Crunchyroll’s Top 10 Most-Watched Anime List This Week

With new seasons dropping and fresh premieres hitting queues, this week’s watchlists on Crunchyroll are packed with everything from gritty dystopias to cozy cooking isekai and long-running superhero epics. Viewers are jumping between brand-new 2025 debuts and established hits that already have multiple seasons, mixing binge sessions with weekly simulcasts. Whether you’re into overpowered assassins, cursed spirits, or heroes who only need one punch, this lineup covers a wide slice of what people are streaming right now. Below is a countdown of the shows everyone seems to be talking about as they let the “next episode” button do its thing.

10. ‘One-Punch Man’ (2015)

‘One-Punch Man’ follows Saitama, a hero who trained so hard he can defeat any enemy with a single punch, and explores how he deals with boredom, recognition issues in the Hero Association, and threats ranging from petty criminals to planet-level monsters. The anime adaptation began in 2015 and has covered the introduction of the Hero Association, the Deep Sea King incident, and escalating conflicts involving Garou and the Monster Association. A long-awaited third season finally premiered in October 2025, with early episodes focusing on strategy meetings among heroes, the kidnapping of a VIP’s child, and Garou’s continuing evolution as a “human monster.” While streaming platforms vary by region, Crunchyroll carries the series in Europe and parts of the Middle East, while other territories access it through services like Hulu, Disney+, or Netflix.

9. ‘May I Ask for One Final Thing?’ (2025)

‘May I Ask for One Final Thing?’ is based on Nana Ōtori’s light novel series and centers on noblewoman Scarlet, whose engagement is suddenly broken off when Second Prince Kyle falsely brands her a villainess, prompting her to expose his corruption and take revenge. The anime, produced by Liden Films Kyoto Studio and directed by Kazuya Sakamoto, premiered in October 2025 and adapts the light novel and manga’s mix of aristocratic politics, action, and fantasy. The show follows Scarlet as she confronts other corrupt nobles, clashes with church factions, and navigates alliances that reshape the kingdom’s power balance. Crunchyroll holds the streaming license across North America, Europe, and many other regions, offering simulcasts as new episodes air in Japan.

8. ‘The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest’ (2025)

‘The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest’ tells the story of Alec Ygret, a support-focused court magician cast out of the royal court after being deemed useful only for buffs, who then rejoins his old comrades from the famed party Lasting Period. The anime adaptation, produced by studio Gekkou, premiered in October 2025 and follows Alec as he returns to dungeon exploration and gradually redefines what support magic can accomplish in combat. The series adapts Alto’s light novels and their manga version, emphasizing tactical party play, dungeon ecology, and the political fallout of Alec’s exile from the palace. Crunchyroll streams the show internationally, while Medialink licenses it for Southeast Asia through Ani-One Asia’s platforms.

7. ‘Solo Leveling’ (2024)

‘Solo Leveling’ adapts the Korean web novel and webtoon about Sung Jinwoo, the world’s weakest hunter, who survives a disastrous dungeon and gains access to a “system” that lets him level up without limit. The anime, produced by A-1 Pictures, first aired from January to March 2024 and covers Jinwoo’s early growth from low-rank hunter to someone capable of clearing high-risk gates alone. A second season, titled ‘Solo Leveling: Arise from the Shadow’, aired from January to March 2025 and explores later arcs involving national-level hunters and larger world-threatening enemies. Crunchyroll streams both seasons, pairing the adaptation with the franchise’s broader expansion, which includes the ‘Solo Leveling: Ragnarok’ spin-off webtoon and the action RPG ‘Solo Leveling: Arise’.

6. ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ (2020)

‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ follows Yuji Itadori, a high school student who swallows a cursed finger belonging to the powerful curse Ryomen Sukuna and enrolls at Tokyo Jujutsu High to learn how to control his new condition. The anime’s first two seasons adapted the early arcs and the Shibuya Incident, combining modern urban settings with highly choreographed fights and a detailed curse-energy system. Crunchyroll licenses the series outside Asia and offers multiple dubbed versions alongside the original Japanese audio. After season two concluded in December 2023, a third season adapting the Culling Game arc was confirmed and is scheduled to premiere in 2026, with announcements emphasizing an even larger scale of battles and expanded cast of jujutsu sorcerers.

5. ‘My Hero Academia’ (2016)

‘My Hero Academia’ is set in a world where most people have “Quirks,” or superhuman abilities, and follows Izuku Midoriya as he enrolls at U.A. High School to become a licensed hero under the mentorship of All Might. The anime adaptation of Kōhei Horikoshi’s manga began airing in 2016 and has covered multiple major arcs, from the U.A. Sports Festival and Internship arcs to large-scale conflicts with the League of Villains and the Paranormal Liberation Front. Over the years it has consistently appeared among the most-watched anime worldwide and was reported as one of Crunchyroll’s most-viewed titles across dozens of countries in 2020. The eighth and final season is set to wrap up the manga’s last storyline, with its October 2025 premiere on Crunchyroll bringing viewers into the concluding battles between Midoriya, Shigaraki, and the forces around One For All and All For One.

4. ‘My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s’ (2025)

‘My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s’ adapts Matsuri Akai’s light novel series about Akira Oda, a high school student summoned with his class to another world where he receives the “assassin” job and discovers his stats far surpass the designated hero’s. The anime is produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Sunrise under the “Unlimited Produce by TMS” label, with Nobuyoshi Habara directing and Kunihiko Okada handling series composition. It premiered in October 2025 on Japanese networks such as TV Tokyo and BS Fuji, with Crunchyroll licensing the series and providing simulcast streams. The story tracks Akira as he hides his true strength, works in the shadows, and investigates the political schemes behind the summoning while partnering with allies like the elven warrior Amelia.

3. ‘A Gatherer’s Adventure in Isekai’ (2025)

‘A Gatherer’s Adventure in Isekai’ centers on office worker Kamishiro Takeru, who is summoned to the world of Madeus, a setting of swords and magic where his main role is gathering resources instead of frontline combat. Rather than focusing on big battles, the story follows how his gathering skills and knowledge of materials help parties survive dungeons, fulfill quests, and fuel the local economy. The anime adaptation premiered in October 2025, with the opening theme “Prologue” by vocal unit Nornis and an ending theme by Nakigoto. Crunchyroll streams the series, highlighting its slower, systems-focused approach to isekai with plenty of attention to foraging, crafting items, and navigating guild requests in Madeus.

2. ‘Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill’ (2023)

‘Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill’ follows salaryman Tsuyoshi Mukouda, who gets summoned to a fantasy kingdom but ends up with the seemingly mundane “Online Supermarket” skill that lets him order modern Japanese food in another world. The anime, produced by MAPPA, first aired from January to March 2023 and focuses on Mukouda traveling with the legendary wolf Fel and later the slime Sui, powering them up with his cooking. The series blends isekai fantasy with detailed food preparation, showing how modern ingredients and seasonings completely reshape local cuisine, trade, and adventurer life. A second season began airing in October 2025, continuing Mukouda’s travels and expanding the world’s regions and divine “blessing” system, with Crunchyroll streaming the show outside Asia.

1. ‘Gachiakuta’ (2025)

‘Gachiakuta’ adapts Kei Urana’s manga into an anime set in a floating city where outcast teenager Rudo is falsely accused of murder and thrown into “The Pit,” a massive wasteland of trash and monsters known as Trash Beasts. The series is produced by Bones Film (under the Bones Film label) and premiered in July 2025, bringing the manga’s detailed line art and kinetic action into animation. In the Pit, Rudo is recruited by an organization called the Cleaners, who weaponize discarded junk to hunt monsters and investigate the corruption tying the upper city to the wasteland. Crunchyroll streams the series with multiple language options, including an English dub featuring Bryson Baugus as Rudo and Christopher Wehkamp as Enjin.

Share which of these anime you’re watching this week and what you think of them in the comments.