‘Gachiakuta’ Is Crunchyroll’s Most-Watched Anime of the Week Once Again: Here Is the Rest of the Top 10

It’s been a stacked week on Crunchyroll, with new premieres, returning heavy-hitters, and late-summer favorites all competing for your watchlist. From scrappy dystopian upstarts to long-running shonen juggernauts, there’s a little of everything—isekai comfort food, kaiju clashes, assassin fantasy, and more.

Below, you’ll find this week’s countdown presented from 10 to 1, following the exact order you gave me. Each entry includes concise details on story premise, key staff, and notable cast so you can jump in already knowing who made what and who’s voicing whom.

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

From Kanata Hoshi’s light novels (manga by Chika Mizube), the fantasy-romcom stars a noble lady with a very specific culinary passion: monsters. The TV anime is produced by Asahi Production, directed by Mutsumi Takeda with series composition by Keiichirō Ōchi; it premiered October 3, 2025, on TBS/BS11 and streams on Crunchyroll.

The cast list includes names like Nobuhiko Okamoto and Kanna Nakamura, with theme music by AVAM (OP) and Shun’ichi Toki (ED). Scheduling guides and trailer coverage confirm its October rollout and ongoing weekly cadence through the fall season.

9. ‘Solo Leveling’ (2024– )

The adaptation of Chugong’s web novel follows E-rank hunter Sung Jinwoo, whose near-death encounter unlocks a game-like system that lets him grow exponentially stronger. A-1 Pictures animates the series, with Shunsuke Nakashige directing and Noboru Kimura handling series composition; Season 1 launched January 2024, with Season 2 continuing in 2025 on Crunchyroll.

Lead voices include Taito Ban (JP) and Aleks Le (EN) as Sung Jinwoo, with Reina Ueda as Cha Hae-In and Genta Nakamura as Yoo Jinho. The show has collected awards and widespread coverage as one of the service’s most-watched modern action titles.

8. ‘The Water Magician’ (2025)

Adapted from Tadashi Kubō’s novels, ‘The Water Magician’ follows Ryo, a young man reborn with water magic and eternal youth who endures decades of training before venturing out as an adventurer. The TV anime aired July–September 2025 on TBS/BS11, with direction by Hideyuki Satake, scripts by Jun Kumagai, character designs by Yūka Kozutsumi, and music by Akira Kosemura and Sayaka Aoki; Crunchyroll streams the series.

Crunchyroll’s series page summarizes the premise and confirms availability on the platform. The project originates from a light-novel line at TO Books, with multiple illustrators across volumes and a manga adaptation as well.

7. ‘Kaiju No. 8’ (2024– )

Naoya Matsumoto’s monster-hunting hit follows Kafka Hibino, a sanitation worker who becomes a kaiju weapon himself. The TV anime is produced by Production I.G with design supervision by Studio Khara, directed by Shigeyuki Miya and Tomomi Kamiya, and scripted by Ichirō Ōkouchi; Season 1 aired April–June 2024 with broad international dubs.

Voice leads include Masaya Fukunishi (Kafka Hibino) and Fairouz Ai (Kikoru Shinomiya) in Japanese, with Nazeeh Tarsha, Adam McArthur, and Abigail Blythe among the English-dub principals; Crunchyroll streams the series and has continued coverage into Season 2 in 2025.

6. ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ (2020– )

Based on Gege Akutami’s manga, ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ chronicles sorcerers battling Curses, spanning arcs from the “Curse Womb” incidents to “Hidden Inventory / Premature Death” and the “Shibuya Incident.” MAPPA animates the series; Sunghoo Park directed Season 1 and film ‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0,’ while Shōta Goshozono helmed Season 2 with new character design leadership and music by Yoshimasa Terui.

The Japanese and English casts feature Junya Enoki/Adam McArthur (Yuji Itadori), Yuma Uchida (Megumi Fushiguro), and Yuichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo), among others. With Season 2’s July–December 2023 run, the franchise remains one of Crunchyroll’s most-watched action staples.

5. ‘My Hero Academia’ (2016–2025)

Kohei Horikoshi’s superhero phenomenon returned for its eighth and final season on October 4, 2025, closing out the “Final War” and epilogue arcs. Studio Bones continues production with returning leadership from Kenji Nagasaki and Naomi Nakayama. Season 8 is reported at roughly a cour in length, with weekly releases.

Long-running cast members include Daiki Yamashita (Izuku “Deku” Midoriya), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Katsuki Bakugo), and Ayane Sakura (Ochaco Uraraka), among others, with a deep ensemble of heroes and villains culminating their arcs this fall.

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

This adaptation of Matsuri Akai’s light novels follows Akira Oda and his classmates, who are summoned to another world; Akira’s stealth-leaning “assassin” status proves overwhelmingly powerful as he navigates court intrigue and monsters. The TV anime is produced by TMS Entertainment (Unlimited Produce) and animated by Sunrise, directed by Nobuyoshi Habara with series composition by Kunihiko Okada and music by Satoshi Igarashi; it premiered October 7, 2025, with streaming on Crunchyroll.

Recent materials list the opening theme by Vesperbell and the ending theme “Like Gravity” by Bonnie Pink. The English-dub cast on Crunchyroll includes Austin Tindle as Akira and James Cheek as Saran.

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

Drawn from Nana Ōtori’s novels (with a manga by Sora Honoki), the series follows Scarlet El Vandimion, a noblewoman who, after a very public betrayal, bulldozes through corruption with decisive—and often explosive—retribution. Animated by Liden Films, new episodes premiere Fridays on Crunchyroll; episode-timing details place Episode 3 on Oct 10 with both sub and dub rolling out simultaneously.

Crunchyroll’s English-dub cast includes Morgan Lauré as Scarlet and Reagan Murdock as Julius. The show opened in Japan on October 3, 2025, and has quickly become one of fall’s buzziest titles on the service.

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

Adapted from Ren Eguchi’s light novels, ‘Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill’ centers on salaryman Tsuyoshi Mukouda, who’s summoned to a fantasy world and survives using an online-shopping ability and his now-famous recipes for companions like Fenrir Fel and slime Sui. Season 1 (Jan–Mar 2023) was produced by MAPPA, directed by Kiyoshi Matsuda with scripts by Michiko Yokote and music by Masato Kōda, Kana Utatane, and Kuricorder Quartet.

A second season kicked off in October 2025, retaining MAPPA and the core creative team. Crunchyroll streams the series worldwide outside Asia, while Muse Communication handles Asia-Pacific. Cast includes Yuma Uchida (Mukouda) and Satoshi Hino (Fel).

1. ‘Gachiakuta’ (2025– )

Based on Kei Urana and Hideyoshi Andou’s manga, ‘Gachiakuta’ follows Rudo, a boy exiled from a stratified floating city into “the Pit,” a deadly wasteland of trash and outcasts; there he joins the Cleaners and fights monstrous “trash beasts” with weaponized “vital instruments.” The anime is produced by Bones Film and directed by Fumihiko Suganuma, with series composition by Hiroshi Seko and music by Taku Iwasaki. It premiered July 6, 2025, and streams on Crunchyroll.

The main cast features Aoi Ichikawa as Rudo, Katsuyuki Konishi as Enjin, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Zanka, and Yumiri Hanamori as Riyo; Satoshi Ishino serves as character designer and chief animation director. Official materials also highlight the production’s graffiti-influenced visuals, nodding to Andou’s art roots.

Share your picks below—what did you binge on Crunchyroll this week, and what should everyone queue up next?