Outside Japan, Crunchyroll is undeniably the king of anime streaming. Because of this, the ratings and number of user reviews on the platform are taken very seriously by the international anime community. Looking at the major series currently airing, one name has stood out for the past two years: Solo Leveling.
This anime adaptation of the Korean webtoon has proven more than once that it is Crunchyroll’s most successful anime series right now, recently setting a historic new record.
Solo Leveling officially became the first anime on the platform to surpass 900,000 user reviews, a milestone no other series has reached before. Even more impressive, despite this massive number of ratings, Solo Leveling maintains an almost perfect score of 4.9 out of 5 stars.
Solo Leveling makes history as the first anime to hit 900,000 user reviews on Crunchyroll
Solo Leveling debuted on Crunchyroll in 2024 and quickly became a phenomenon. Its success surprised many fans, as few expected a relatively straightforward action story to attract such huge attention.
However, with the explosive return of season 2 in 2025, Solo Leveling firmly cemented its position as the platform’s top dog.
The success of the second season was so great that Solo Leveling became the most reviewed and discussed anime series on all of Crunchyroll, surpassing giants like One Piece and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
Today, Solo Leveling is not only one of the highest-rated series but has also reached the historic milestone of 900,000 reviews, an astonishing figure.
To put it in perspective, Solo Leveling achieved this in just two years with a total of 25 episodes. Meanwhile, One Piece, which has over 1,000 episodes, has only about 733,000 reviews on the same platform. This difference highlights Solo Leveling’s extraordinary growth and fan appeal.
Normally, with over 900,000 reviews, a series’ average rating would drop due to mixed opinions. Yet, Solo Leveling astonishingly maintains a near-perfect 4.9 out of 5.
This shows that the vast majority of fans, whether longtime followers or newcomers, love and highly appreciate everything the anime offers, from its visuals and music to thrilling fight scenes and the development of main character Sung Jinwoo.
Solo Leveling could make history again at the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards
At Crunchyroll’s 2025 Anime Awards, Solo Leveling won the top honor: Anime of the Year for its first season.
Although some debated whether it deserved the award, no one can deny its overwhelming popularity.
With season 2 now out and even more successful than the first, Solo Leveling is a strong contender for the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
If it wins Anime of the Year again, it will set two more historic records. First, it would be the first anime in Crunchyroll history to win the award two years in a row. Second, it would become only the second anime to win this award twice, after Jujutsu Kaisen.
This would be a groundbreaking moment for Solo Leveling and a historic event for Crunchyroll itself. In short, whether you’re a fan or not, there’s no denying Sung Jinwoo is the undisputed king of international anime streaming.