In 2025, many expected Solo Leveling Season 2 to be the best anime of the year. After all, it shattered Crunchyroll’s viewership records and boosted the first season to win Crunchyroll’s Anime of the Year award, beating out Dandadan, The Apothecary Diaries, and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.
However, this year Solo Leveling Season 2 will not claim the title of best anime of 2025, as fans have decided another series deserves the honor.
That’s right, Takopi’s Original Sin is the best anime of 2025 so far. This isn’t just one writer’s opinion but reflects the entire anime community. Whenever a new episode airs, fans rush to MyAnimeList and IMDb to share their reviews. On MyAnimeList, Takopi’s Original Sin ranks just below The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 (the only other 2025 anime with such a high rank), with both scoring an impressive 8.92 and sitting at #20 among the greatest anime of all time.
On that site, Takopi’s Original Sin holds the highest rating of any 2025 anime. In fact, the series has become so beloved it broke a major anime milestone.
Takopi’s Original Sin Is the Top Anime of 2025
When Takopi’s Original Sin premiered on June 27, fans were quickly captivated by this haunting anime. After wiping away tears, viewers rushed to IMDb and gave the first episode an impressive 9.6 rating. The excitement only grew with episode two, which was even darker and also scored 9.6.
Across six episodes, the series consistently earned high ratings, peaking at 9.7 for episode five. The show concluded after episode six, breaking the anime record on IMDb. Takopi’s Original Sin became the first anime to have every episode rated 9.0 or higher on IMDb. Of course, having only six episodes made this feat a bit easier, but maintaining such quality throughout the season remains an impressive achievement.
If fans had to pick one word to describe Takopi’s Original Sin, it would be “dark.” The first episode opens with a content warning, which barely prepares viewers for the emotional journey ahead.
For those who haven’t seen it, Takopi’s Original Sin tells the story of an alien named Takopi from the Happy Planet. After an emergency landing on Earth, Takopi meets Shizuka Kuze, a bullied girl with an even worse family life. Determined to cheer her up, Takopi embarks on an emotional and winding journey to understand the complexity of human feelings, coming from a world where sadness does not exist.
Source: Comicbook