This article contains spoilers from Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia.
Fans know for a fact that Solo Leveling is one of the biggest anime of 2025, with its second season gaining incredibly amazing reviews all across the board. The second season of Solo Leveling was a big step up in terms of quality. In terms of what it achieved, the series officially went on to become the highest rated on Crunchyroll, and it even became the most reviewed anime on the platform, despite just starting in 2024. Solo Leveling is, undoubtedly, one of the biggest modern anime successes, and it was also one of the best anime this year, thanks to its second season.
That said, 2025 was incredible for anime in general, and aside from Solo Leveling Season 2, the year also saw the release of some other major anime series as well. Solo Leveling Season 2 certainly dominated at the beginning of the year, but it cannot be denied that the end of the year gave the fans an even bigger anime series, perhaps the biggest of the year, in My Hero Academia Season 8. My Hero Academia is far bigger than Solo Leveling, but that aside, every single episode of the series has received incredible ratings. In fact, when it comes to fan ratings, My Hero Academia is officially the highest-rated anime of the year on IMDb, far surpassing the likes of Solo Leveling Season 2.
My Hero Academia Has Officially Beaten Solo Leveling
Solo Leveling Season 2 enjoyed an incredible start and fans know for a fact that it still receives some shouts for being the best anime of the year. Of course, these opinions are subjective at the end of the day and Solo Leveling is certainly worthy of being the best. But, collective fan votes matter as well. My Hero Academia Season 8 has officially received incredibly high ratings, and not even a single episode so far is rated below 9.
You looked like you needed saving! — Izuku Midoriya
Despite being the last arc of the series, My Hero Academia continues to get high ratings, and if anything, this season of My Hero Academia is quite easily the most well-received one, and the most successful one as well. Solo Leveling Season 2 was great, but its ratings don't compare to My Hero Academia Season 8.
My Hero Academia Season 8 Has Higher Overall Ratings
As mentioned earlier, every single episode of My Hero Academia Season 8 has very high ratings, and the series has shown far more consistency than Solo Leveling. It has the highest-rated episodes, and even overall higher ratings. In every single way, My Hero Academia Season 8 has proven to be far bigger.
It must also be remembered that My Hero Academia is ending a monumental run. For about a decade, this series has maintained itself as one of the very best anime of all time. It has established a legacy for itself that cannot be matched by many other anime. Such a phenomenal journey finally coming to it means that fans are deeply invested in My Hero Academia Season 8 and, consequently, it is receiving extremely high ratings, such that even solo leveling cannot compare.
Every time I grow stronger, I feel like I lose a part of myself. — Sung Jinwoo
My Hero Academia Is More Iconic Than Solo Leveling
Overall, My Hero Academia is far more iconic than Solo Leveling will ever be. The series is bigger and the fact that it is ending just means that fans are heavily invested. Above all, My Hero Academia deserves a proper send-off and that's why fans are showing immense love to the series with each passing episode. Of course, that's not to say that every single episode has not delivered incredible quality. Had that not been the case, My Hero Academia Season 8 would not have been as highly rated as it is. It mustn't go under the radar that the staff working on the anime has done an incredible job and will probably take things to a different level in the upcoming episodes. So far, no matter which way fans look at it, My Hero Academia Season 8 is proving to be the best anime of 2025, bringing an incredible year for anime to a perfect close.
Fans hope that My Hero Academia's legacy is carried on by the Vigilantes series, and more than that, the series gets some new exciting content in 2026 so it stays alive and continues to give millions of people across the world immense joy.
The My Hero Academia manga concluded with 431 chapters for fans to read. All these chapters can be found on Manga Plus. My Hero Academia is also airing its final season, which will consist of 11 episodes in total. The series can be watched on Crunchyroll.