It's no secret Solo Leveling is one of Crunchyroll's biggest anime series of all time, despite being relatively new. Solo Leveling made its debut in 2024 with its first anime season, and even then it was already a huge success. However, Solo Leveling was taken to new heights with the launch of its second season, and its popularity continues to grow today. In 2025 alone, Solo Leveling went on to become the highest and most rated anime on Crunchyroll, as well as anime of the year.
Solo Leveling is the biggest anime of 2025, but these anime are just as good
Solo Leveling was the anime of 2025, but these series are just as good, if not better.
With that it seems Solo Leveling reigns supreme on the Crunchyroll platformbut that can change quickly. Really, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 has just started and with its debut it managed to crash Crunchyroll. While Solo Leveling has also achieved something similar in the past, this is just the beginning Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3. The series will only get more intense and the battles more heated. Jujutsu Kaisen can officially become Crunchyroll's biggest series, dethroning Solo Leveling where other series failed.
Solo Leveling is currently Crunchyroll's biggest series
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Solo Leveling swept the 2025 Crunchyroll Awards
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It is the highest rated anime on the platform with the most ratings
At the moment, it would not be far-fetched to say that Solo Leveling is Crunchyroll's biggest anime series. Although fans often tend not to give Solo Leveling their flowers, the fact is that on a platform that hosts other huge series such as One Piece, Attack on Titan or Demon Slayer, this is a huge achievement for the series.
There are many factors that led to Solo Leveling becoming Crunchyroll's biggest series. For one, at the moment, Solo Leveling is the highest rated anime on the entire platform. With over 926,000 ratings, Solo Leveling is the highest rated anime on Crunchyroll. In comparison, the second highest rated anime on Crunchyroll is One Piece, which has around 750,000 user ratings. This is especially shocking because, unlike One Piece, which has over a thousand episodes, Solo Leveling only has 25.
I am the record of your battles, the proof of your resistance and the reward of your sufferings. I am death, I am eternal rest, I am horror. – Ashborn to Sung Jinwoo, Solo Leveling Manhwa
Although Solo Leveling has a lot of ratings, the actual score doesn't suffer from it. Instead, you could say that Solo Leveling is also the highest rated anime on the platform, as it has an incredible 4.9 out of 5.
At the Crunchyroll Awards 2025, Solo Leveling once again dominated. Solo Leveling was awarded the title of Anime of the Year 2025, and it wasn't for lack of competition. The series was pitted against, among others, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, The Apothecary Diaries and Dandadan, but it still came out on top.
Solo Leveling's success didn't stop at this title either. It also went on to win Best Lead Character for Sung Jinwoo, as well as Best New Series, Best Action, Best Score, Best Ending Sequence, Best English Voice Actor, Best Castilian Voice Actor and Best Portuguese Voice Actor.. This is the most wins of any franchise that year, and it shows the dominance of the franchise.
Solo Leveling's reign may come to an end when Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 debuts
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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Crashes Crunchyroll
Solo Leveling is currently Crunchyroll's biggest anime seriesbut its crown may be in danger. In fact, the 2026 anime lineup is just starting to roll out, and it looks like this could be one of the biggest years the media has had in a while. Fans have already seen what can be called one of the biggest anime series of the year, and it is none other than Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3.
It's time to say hello to Solo Leveling's 2026 sequel anime series
Solo Leveling has a successor in 2026, and it has even better battles.
JJK Season 3 has now started airing weekly on Crunchyroll, and with only the first two episodes dropping back to back, the platform pretty much crashed. Jujutsu Kaisen has always been popular, but it seems that this third season might make it the biggest anime on the entire Crunchyroll platformespecially as its animation and direction surpass almost anything seen so far from the franchise.
Jujutsu Kaisen and Solo Leveling are a handful of the few to break Crunchyroll servers
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Dragon Ball, One Piece and Attack on Titan managed it before
While crashing Crunchyroll is impressive, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 isn't the only series to achieve that. Even Solo Leveling at one point caused problems for the Crunchyroll servers. It goes beyond that, of course, as older series have also achieved this feat. The One Piece anime, for example, managed to do just that several times during its run, especially when Luffy's Gear 5 made its debut in the fight against Kaido. The likes of Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, Dragon Ball and even Chainsaw Man have achieved that. Of course, it remains very impressive when a series manages to achieve this feat.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 has just begun, and the battles are only going to get more heated
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JJK will prove why it is the new gen king of Anime
While Jutsu Kaisen Season 3 crashing Crunchyroll's servers may seem unimpressive, as other series have also achieved it a while ago, the fact is that this is just the beginning for the anime.
The Solo Leveling episodes that caused problems for Crunchyroll were the peaks of its series, such as Solo Leveling Season 2 Episode 12. Meanwhile, the episodes that crashed for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 were the first and second episodes of the season. These episodes are far from the best episodes this season will continue to offer fans. What comes next is even more exciting and intense. The stakes are at an all-time high, especially with Gojo Satoru, humanity's strongest, still sealed away at the moment.
“What? It's just pure love.” — Yuta Okkotsu
Fans are sure to get some of the greatest shonen battles of recent years in this season, and it can almost be said that any JJK Season 3 episode can continue to crash the Crunchyroll servers.
Of course, Jujutsu Kaisen only gets bigger after Season 3. Although exciting, JJK Season 3 is far from the season with the biggest battles in this series. The most intense and exciting clashes actually come after the conclusion of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3. In other words, Jujutsu Kaisen is still far from reaching its peak. When the next installment after the Culling Game comes, even Solo Leveling won't be able to compete with it. If the same quality is maintained, even Solo Leveling battles will look underwhelming to most fans.
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. The series can be streamed on Crunchyroll for fans to enjoy while they wait for more news about the third season. There has been no major announcement about a third season so far. Fans can get more Solo Leveling content via the Manhwa.
