‘Gachiakuta’ Is on Top of Crunchyroll’s Most-Watched Anime List for the Week Once Again: Here Are the Remaining Top 10 Anime

Crunchyroll’s charts saw a busy mix of brand-new premieres and returning heavy-hitters this week. From fresh fantasy romps to season finales years in the making, viewers had plenty to binge, and even more to add to their weekly watchlists.

Below is this week’s countdown, starting at 10 and ending at 1, following the exact order you provided. Each entry includes quick, useful background—what it’s about, who’s making it, and who’s voicing whom—so you can jump in confidently.

10. ‘Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!’ (2025)

Kodansha

Kanata Hoshi’s fantasy-romcom follows Lady Melphiera, a noble whose refined palate happens to favor… monsters. The TV anime is produced by Asahi Production, directed by Mutsumi Takeda with series composition by Keiichirō Ōchi; it premiered October 3, 2025, and is streaming on Crunchyroll this season.

Early streaming features included creditless OP/ED videos released alongside the premiere. Cast and staff details, plus the project’s delay from spring to fall 2025, are documented in season news roundups and official series pages.

9. ‘Solo Leveling’ (2024)

A-1 Pictures

Adapted from Chugong’s web novel and the D&C Media webtoon, ‘Solo Leveling’ is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Shunsuke Nakashige with series composition by Noboru Kimura; music is by Hiroyuki Sawano. The series began airing in January 2024, continued through 2025 content, and streams on Crunchyroll.

Cast highlights include Taito Ban (Sung Jin-woo) in Japanese and Aleks Le in English, with comprehensive multilingual credits across broadcast and database listings. Franchise updates covered seasonal releases, compilation features, and home-video announcements tied to the 2025 window.

8. ‘The Water Magician’ (2025)

Universal Music Japan

Based on Tadashi Kubō’s novels, ‘The Water Magician’ follows Ryo, a young man reincarnated with powerful water magic who trains in isolation before venturing into a new world of adventurers and kingdoms. The TV anime (July–September 2025) is produced by Typhoon Graphics and Wonderland, directed by Hideyuki Satake with scripts by Jun Kumagai and music by Akira Kosemura and Sayaka Aoki; Crunchyroll streams the series.

Publication history spans web novel, light novel via TO Books, and multiple manga adaptations; the anime’s broadcast networks included TBS and BS11. Reference entries also track changing illustrators across the light-novel volumes and list additional staff such as character design by Yūka Kozutsumi.

7. ‘Kaiju No. 8’ (2024)

Production I.G

Naoya Matsumoto’s monster-hunting hit is produced by Production I.G with Studio Khara supervising designs/artworks. Direction is by Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya; scripts by Ichirō Ōkouchi; character designs/chief animation direction by Tetsuya Nishio; monster designs by Mahiro Maeda. Season 1 aired April–June 2024; Season 2 launched July 2025.

The Japanese cast includes Masaya Fukunishi (Kafka), Asami Seto (Mina), Ai Fairouz (Kikoru), and Kengo Kawanishi (Hoshina). English dub credits cite Nazeeh Tarsha (Kafka), Adam McArthur (Reno), and Abigail Blythe (Kikoru). Theme music featured “Abyss” by YUNGBLUD (OP) and “Nobody” by OneRepublic (ED) in Season 1.

6. ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ (2020)

MAPPA

Gege Akutami’s exorcist action saga is animated by MAPPA. Across seasons, direction includes Sunghoo Park (Season 1) and Shōta Goshozono (Season 2), with scripts by Hiroshi Seko and character designs by Tadashi Hiramatsu (plus Sayaka Koiso in S2); music contributions include Yoshimasa Terui.

The series’ cast lists Junya Enoki (Yuji Itadori), Yūma Uchida (Megumi Fushiguro), and Yūichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo) among many others, with extensive credits cataloged in major databases for both Japanese and English dubs.

5. ‘My Hero Academia’ (2016)

BONES

Studio Bones’ long-running adaptation of Kōhei Horikoshi’s manga is in its eighth and final season, which premiered on October 4, 2025. The final season is led by chief director Kenji Nagasaki and director Naomi Nakayama, with Yōsuke Kuroda on series composition; it streams weekly on Crunchyroll.

This season adapts the concluding arcs and features returning leads Daiki Yamashita (Deku) and Kenta Miyake (All Might) in Japanese, alongside the established English cast on Crunchyroll. Coverage also noted minor initial upload/subtitle delays on some platforms during the premiere weekend.

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

SUNRISE

Matsuri Akai’s light-novel series gets a TV anime produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Sunrise (Bandai Namco Filmworks), directed by Nobuyoshi Habara with series composition by Kunihiko Okada. It premiered in Japan on October 7, 2025, and is streaming on Crunchyroll this fall.

Cast details include Austin Tindle as Akira in the English dub, with Japanese staff and theme-song info outlined in season previews and updated listings. Crunchyroll’s dub post provides episode-level cast notes for the English version.

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

LIDENFILMS

Drawn from Nana Ōtori’s novels (manga by Sora Hōnoki), the anime follows Scarlet El Vandimion, a noblewoman who upends expectations after being cast aside by a prince. The TV adaptation is produced by LIDENFILMS (Kyoto Studio), directed by Kazuya Sakamoto, with series composition by Deko Akao; it premiered on October 3, 2025, and streams on Crunchyroll with weekly Friday drops.

Casting includes Asami Seto as Scarlet in Japanese, with the English dub led by Morgan Lauré (Scarlet) and Reagan Murdock (Julius). Crunchyroll’s announcement and creditless OP/ED posts list core staff and streaming details; databases also enumerate additional cast.

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

MAPPA

Based on Ren Eguchi’s light novels, this isekai cooking series centers on Tsuyoshi Mukouda, whose “Online Grocery” skill lets him order modern-day ingredients to feed companions like the Fenrir Fel and slime Sui. The anime is produced by MAPPA, directed by Kiyoshi Matsuda, with series composition by Michiko Yokote; music is by Masato Kōda, Kana Utatane, and Kuricorder Quartet. Season 1 aired January–March 2023, with Season 2 debuting in October 2025.

Crunchyroll streams the series worldwide (outside Asia). Cast highlights include Yuma Uchida (Mukouda) and Satoshi Hino (Fel), with comprehensive cast/crew listings available in industry databases and fan catalogs that track both Japanese and English dub teams.

1. ‘Gachiakuta’ (2025)

BONES Film

Adapted from Kei Urana and Hideyoshi Andou’s manga, ‘Gachiakuta’ follows Rudo, a boy cast into “the Pit,” a colossal dump where he fights trash beasts using “vital instruments,” everyday objects imbued with meaning. The TV anime streams on Crunchyroll and is produced by bones (Bones Film), with Fumihiko Suganuma directing and Hiroshi Seko handling series composition; character design is by Satoshi Ishino. The Japanese cast features Aoi Ichikawa as Rudo, Katsuyuki Konishi as Enjin, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Zanka, and Yumiri Hanamori as Riyo.

In English-language credits and databases, additional cast listings include roles like Rudo and others; production details align with Bones Film as the animation studio. Official pages and trade coverage confirm the summer 2025 launch and Crunchyroll streaming.

Share your own watchlist from this week in the comments—what did you start, and what should everyone else queue up next?