Since the beginning of the year, the anime Solo Leveling has been a massive success, becoming the most popular anime on Crunchyroll, folks. The latest data shows that Solo Leveling has overtaken Attack on Titan. Wow, that’s really cool.
Since January 2024, the Solo Leveling anime made its debut on the premium streaming service Crunchyroll. Just airing its early episodes, the anime has already become a huge hit.
Two months ago, the anime community on Reddit quietly compiled a list of the top 300 anime series available on the Crunchyroll streaming platform. This data was also used to determine the popularity of each franchise.
In first place, of course, is the anime One Piece, which continues to trend and be popular every week. It’s reported that Solo Leveling has closed a significant viewership gap.
From 179,000 to 242,000 in just two months. Even Attack on Titan was only watched by 252,000 viewers.
In second place are Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, and SPY x FAMILY. The two other biggest anime are My Hero Academia, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, and Naruto Shippuden.
As you know, Solo Leveling is an anime adaptation of a popular novel and manhwa produced by A-1 Pictures. The anime aired from January 2024 to March 2024, totaling 12 episodes.
The anime is set in a world where mysterious gates that connect the human world to a monster world appear.
Hunters, humans naturally born with supernatural abilities, fight against monsters from these gates and gather valuable resources. Read also: 7 Facts About Cha Hae In, the Strongest S-Rank Hunter in Solo Leveling
On March 30, 2024, Crunchyroll confirmed that the release date for Solo Leveling season 2 is set for the fourth quarter of 2024, around October to December.
You’ll have to wait another 6 months to watch the continuation of the story, folks.