The 10 Best Anime of 2025: The Definitive Ranking You'll Actually Agree With

Every year the anime community fights about rankings. This is our definitive list for 2025, and yes, we expect debate in the comments. That's the point.

10. Solo Leveling Season 2

Sung Jin-Woo continues his ascent and the animation quality took another step up. The power fantasy delivers exactly what fans wanted and more.

9. Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) — Later Episodes

Starting in late 2024 and finishing its run in 2025, Delicious in Dungeon proved that the best anime of the year can be about cooking monsters in a dungeon. Studio Trigger delivered a masterpiece.

8. Kaiju No. 8 Season 2

The second season fixed the pacing issues of the first and gave us some of the most visually spectacular fight sequences of the year.

7. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Final Arc

The Bleach comeback continues to be one of the great anime rehabilitation stories. The final arc delivered on decades of buildup.

6. Wind Breaker

The surprise hit nobody expected. A delinquent action anime with genuine heart, incredible fights, and one of the most likable protagonists in recent memory.

5. Blue Lock Season 2

The most intense sports anime ever made got even more intense. The psychological warfare, the rivalries, and the sheer charisma of Isagi Yoichi make this unmissable.

4. Dandadan

Science Saru's adaptation of the manga about aliens, ghosts, and teenage romance was one of the most visually creative anime experiences in years.

3. Dragon Ball DAIMA

Akira Toriyama's final series, released after his passing, carried a bittersweet weight. As a piece of Dragon Ball mythology, it's surprisingly touching and visually fresh.

2. My Hero Academia Final Season

The conclusion of one of the most beloved shonen series of the modern era. The finale polarized fans — as all great finales do — but there's no denying the emotional impact.

1. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Arc

If Ufotable made a feature film out of the Mugen Train Arc, they went nuclear with Infinity Castle. The production quality is simply on another planet. This isn't just the best anime of 2025 — it's a contender for best anime ever produced.