Another chapter ends on a year of anime news, which means it's time to look back at the newsy calendar that was! Now in its sixth year of me writing this , I've come to accept that anything is possible to end up in our most-read category, even beyond what I thought was a guarantee! But even with a few surprises on my end, what was not a shock was the multiple appearances of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle . As forecasted in last year's article , people were absolutely itching to see this new movie and, I think by any stretch, the worldwide box office also showed exactly that. For as much commentary about the state of movie theatres and attendance, it's undeniable there are just certain stories that propel people to go out and experience something together, whether that be in a physical location or as a cultural event. Additionally, what stood out to me this last year is the broadening of audience taste and, primarily, source material. While 2025 was also certainly the year of Solo Leveling , what wasn't lost was seeing a news article about a donghua — one that I saw plenty of Instagram reels clipping and highlighting an absolutely stunning first episode — making it into the Top 10. Even with the Japanese productions behind Solo Leveling and The All-devouring Whale: Homecoming 's dub, it's telling that Chinese and Korean stories are piquing people's interests, as well. Without further ado, here are the top-performing Crunchyroll news and features articles from the year 2025. Top Read News Articles of 2025 #1. Anime Awards 2025 Winners: Anime of the Year and Full List (May 26, 2025) Everyone loves a list of winners, as the results of the 2025 Anime Awards made our own charts! #2. Nukitashi the Animation Keeps It All Covered up in Creditless Opening Video (July 22, 2025) While this opening had plenty it didn't show, that didn't stop people from wanting to read and see! #3. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie to Release Newly-Animated “Etiquette” Short from Ufotable in Japan (June 17, 2025) I have to say, even for a short that was not shown anywhere outside of Japan, I am humbled that people wanted to see Infinity Castle so much that they read about how to behave properly in a movie theatre. #4. My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I’m Out for Revenge! Anime Reveals Ending Song Details (September 6, 2025) While this was the one article to make it into our Top 10, people were clamming for news of My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha this year. #5. New Black Clover Anime Announced, Will Stream on Crunchyroll (July 5, 2025) As one of the biggest reveals and surprises out of Anime Expo this year, the newest Black Clover anime announcement made a big mark with readers this year. #6. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Releases New IMAX Poster (July 21, 2025) Shortly following the release in Japan, the hype truly began in July for the Infinity Castle theatrical release with this IMAX poster reveal. #7. Nukitashi The Animation Announces July 2025 Premiere in New Trailer (June 4, 2025) If you thought there was only one Nukitashi article that people wanted to read, you were wrong! #8. The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Anime Shares New Teaser, Cast and Staff (March 19, 2025) This one I certainly did not have on my bingo card, but plenty of people wanted to read out the upcoming GoHands adaptation of The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System . #9. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie Becomes Fastest Film to Reach 10 Billion Yen in Japan (July 28, 2025) Much of our summer was reporting on all of the records Infinity Castle was breaking, with one of the first being the speed of box office accomplishments in Japan. #10. The All-devouring Whale: Homecoming Donghua Gets Japanese Dub Release on July 2 (June 6, 2025) You should really check out the first episode of The All-devouring Whale: Homecoming if you can. It's quite a treat! Top Read Features Articles of 2025 #1. Anime to Watch if You Like Solo Leveling (March 29, 2025), by Alejandro Medellin Just in time to match the finale of Solo Leveling Season 2 in March, Alejandro Medellin had a list of recs for fans to check out when they finished the show! #2. Anime to Watch if You Like Naruto (April 20, 2025), by Adam Wescott While Team 7 may be eternal, Adam Wescott had a great list of other anime to check out fitting of history's greatest ninja. #3. Anime Like The Apothecary Diaries (July 1, 2025), by Deanna Nguyen Last year also marked the return of Maomao, and Deanna Nguyen provided a list of series to match the interest of palace intrigue! #4. 10 Anime Like Silent Hill to Stir Your Restless Dreams (September 25, 2025), by Lamar Ramos Silent Hill f certainly made the rounds of game of the year lists across the board, and Lamar Ramos had a list of anime recommendations to go right alongside the historical horror franchise. #5. Solo Leveling Episode 25, “On to the Next Target” (April 1, 2025), by Kelly Knox Hats off to Crunchyroll News writer Kelly Knox, who followed all of the high-flying fights Sung Jinwoo had last year! #6. Anime to Watch If You Like Overpowered Protagonists (September 15, 2025), by Julio Vélez Over-the-top-powerful-protagonists have become a staple of anime at this point, with Julio Vélez getting a list together of some of the best to try and keep up with. #7. Enemies to Lovers Anime on Crunchyroll (June 10, 2025), by Daniel Dockery Not that we ever would have known, but Dan Dockery got this in long before Heated Rivalry was the thing you watched. #8. How to Watch Dr. STONE in Order (February 16, 2025), by Daniel Dockery The Kingdom of Science has made a lot of achievements, and Dan Dockery showed the path for just what you needed to know! #9. 9 Anime We Were Waiting for When Dreamcast Launched on 9/9/99 (September 9, 2025), by Joseph Luster I promise I did not juice the numbers on this article. It getting in ninth place is not a joke. But that just goes to show the absolute power of Joe Luster's writing. #10. The 10 Best JRPGs of 2025 Worth Playing (December 11, 2025), by George Yang And to round it all out, George Yang had a list of JRPGs you can sink hundreds of hours into! See you next season!!!
