New 2025 Superhero Anime Officially Surpasses Solo Leveling

In recent years, Solo Leveling has become one of the most mainstream anime series. Solo Leveling Season 1 was already popular, but nothing could have prepared fans for the hype the second season brought in 2025. The series reached new levels of popularity and won many awards, which shows how successful the series is. However, on MAL, the series remains quite low-ranked, especially compared to new 2025 releases.

Solo Leveling Season 2 doesn't even crack the top 80 anime on MyAnimeListand a new hit Chinese superhero anime, Being Hero Xhas already far surpassed it in that regard. Fans have loved all the new Chinese anime that has come out in 2025 and can't wait to see what's in store for them in the coming years.

Solo Leveling is big, but To Be Hero X is rated higher on MAL

To Be Hero X surpasses MAL rating for solo levels

To Be Hero X is 49th with a score of 8.73
Solo Leveling is 83rd with a score of 8.64

Solo Leveling was named 2025 Anime of the Yearand fans have been obsessing over this new hit series based on a Korean manhwa ever since. While Solo Leveling is definitely great, the ratings based on fan opinions show pretty clearly that it's far from the best anime out there.

Solo Leveling Season 2 was certainly good, but even counting 2025 releases, it doesn't come close to the top. Solo Leveling Season 1 is the lower ranked of the two seasons, with a score of 8.22, making it #394 on MAL. Solo Leveling Season 2 did much better and got a score of 8.64, placing it in the 49th rankwhich is much better, but still low overall.

2025 has given fans an incredible lineup of amazing anime, and one of the latest to hit Solo Leveling is a popular superhero anime, To Be Hero X. To Be Hero X is a Chinese anime currently ranked 49th on MAL with a score of 8.73. This may seem like a small difference, but on the MAL, even a slightly higher score can make a huge difference in the rankings.

To Be Hero X and Lord of the Mysteries surpass Solo Leveling

Lord of Mysteries Episode new hit Chinese anime

To Be Hero X wasn't the first hit Chinese anime, and it won't be the last either, as these series are gaining a lot of traction, especially internationally. To Be Hero X has been praised for its incredible animation and direction, and so it has Lord of Mysteriesanother big Chinese hit. Both series surpassed Solo Leveling in 2025 ratings. These series will return stronger than ever in the years to come. Of course, Solo Leveling will also be back, revived, so the competition between these amazing anime over the next few years will be quite fun to witness. No doubt fans are looking forward to more Chinese and Korean anime series in the already huge pool of Japanese hits.

Solo Leveling has two seasons out right now, one with 12 episodes and the other with 13, for a combined episode count of 25 episodes available to watch right now. Solo Leveling can be streamed on Crunchyroll.