The second season of Liveling Beats One Piece and Demon Slayer as the most viewed of the anime this year
The new global king of the anime
Crunchyroll has confirmed that Rising Season 2 is his most popular series Globally between January and March 2025. And not only in English. We speak of total domination in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and most of Asia. Indeed, Solo level He also led the daily rankings in Amazon Prime Japan and Abema, two of the strongest platforms in the Japanese country.
In addition, through Medialink, the series was the most powerful January premiere in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Come on, there is no corner of the planet where Sung Jinwoo did not leave its mark.
The key to your success? According to Crunchyroll CEO, Rahul Purini, its formula mixes the best of video games with a narrative that hooks to the first episode. “It has many elements of play and that connects to a global audience that speaks that language,” he explained.
The OTAKU community surrenders at your feet
The impact of this series is not measured only in prizes or rankings. Solo level accumulates More than 610,000 evaluations in Crunchyroll with an average of 4.9 starsalso by overcoming the maximum weights like One piece y Kimetsu no yaiba. In MyanimelistThe monitoring of the second season has been brutal, with conservation rates that many souls would dream of.
And be careful, because this is only the beginning. The madness of Solo level caused animation studies Accelerating the production of other titles based on the Korean Webtoon. ANIPLEX already has the expected adaptation of The point of view of the omniscient reader (announced in the anime Expo 2024), while Tomb Raider King It will arrive in 2026 at the hands of the EEK studio. The Toei animation also climbed by car with GosuIn collaboration with Studio N.
A phenomenon born from Manhwa
The story of Solo levelcreated by Chugong And originally published as a web novel, he jumped to Manhwa and then the anime at the hands of the A-1 images. Is the protagonist, Sung JinwooStart how the weaker guild hunter … until a mysterious system allows you to become stronger after each battle. A video game mechanics brought to the anime that has conquered hearts (reproduction lists) all over the world.
The interesting thing is that this phenomenon was not born in Japan, but in South Korea. Yet, he managed to put himself In front of the largest Japanese franchisesBy opening the way to other Korean stories that try to break the boundaries in anime format.
Season 3 on the road
In case you ask: Yes, there will be the third season. Crunchyroll has already dropped that the fans “will continue to see the story”, so the continuation is practically insured. After the cliffhanger who left season 2, it is clear that there is still a lot to count on the evolution of Jinwoo and its increasingly colossal enemies.
If you have not yet fallen into the networks of Solo levelYou can step with season 1 and 2 in Crunchyroll. But we feel: once you start, You will not be able to stop.