The Fall 2025 anime season is heating up with many big titles. While international trends often shape how we judge an anime’s success, Japanese viewers show distinct preferences for certain series.
The latest data from the streaming platform Niconico reveals the highest-viewed series for Fall 2025 anime. Interestingly, although the Top 10 features familiar names, the Top 5 includes titles that might surprise international fans.
Top 5 Most Popular Japanese Anime This Fall 2025
This season’s most anticipated anime lineup includes major hits. Fans have eagerly awaited the final season of My Hero Academia. Spy x Family Season 3 also has viewers excited to see Anya and the Forge family again. Even To Your Eternity and One-Punch Man have returned. Yet, shockingly, none of these made it into Niconico’s Top 5 rankings.
1. Style of Hiroshi Nohara’s Lunch
2. Gintama: Mr. Ginpachi’s Zany Class
3. Tojima Wants To Be a Kamen Rider
4. May I Ask For One Final Thing?
5. Dusk Beyond The End of the World
6. Gnosia
7. Spy x Family Season 3
8. My Hero Academia: Final Season
9. Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?!
10. Touring After the Apocalypse
Although My Hero Academia and Spy x Family remain in the Top 10, it seems Japanese audiences are drawn more to newer titles this season. Most of the Top 10 anime listed here have not gained as much international attention as these two Weekly Shonen Jump giants.
Looking at the Top 5, the first and second spots are spin-offs of well-known Japanese series, highlighting the strong connection Japanese fans have with established franchises.
Style of Hiroshi Nohara’s Lunch is a spin-off of the classic “Crayon Shin-chan” series, focusing on Hiroshi, Shin-chan’s father, and his daily lunch breaks. This series offers a warm and accessible viewing experience.
Similarly, Gintama: Mr. Ginpachi’s Zany Class is a spin-off featuring the Gintama cast as students, with Gintoki as their teacher. Its humor closely mirrors the main Gintama series, making it stand out among this season’s comedies.
Tojima Wants To Be a Kamen Rider tells the story of Tanzaburou Toujima, a 40-year-old man who has spent his life dreaming of becoming a Kamen Rider. Given the iconic status of the Kamen Rider franchise, it’s easy to see why this series has captivated Japanese viewers.
“May I Ask For One Final Thing?” is a gripping revenge story about a young noblewoman named Scarlet who is betrayed by her fiancé. This kind of anime is rare in the Fall 2025 lineup, which explains its appeal to certain viewers.
Lastly, Dusk Beyond The End of the World is an original anime from PA Works. This post-apocalyptic sci-fi follows AI developer Akira Himegami, who wakes up 200 years in the future to face a chaotic world and a mysterious organization called OWEL.
This ranking shows that Japanese audiences still favor nostalgic, humorous series and brands deeply rooted in their culture.