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Your Anime Rankings
Best of Winter 2025, Mar 12-18

by Daniel DeLorme,

Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts.

Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated individual episodes of the current season, not on the overall quality or popularity of the series. Only the titles legally streaming in North America and popular enough are being ranked, so the bottom of the list might represent 'watchable' rather than 'bad'. See the notes for further details.

Don't forget to head over to Your Score to rate the episodes you've watched this week

Episode Rankings for the week of March 12-18

Along the actual ranking for this week's episodes, this graph chronicles the change in position from week to week. While some series are stable, others swing wildly in the rankings depending on the strength of each episode. When a series has no episode for a given week, the previous week's episode is used instead as a placeholder. The first episode of each series is considered as part of the first week, even if it really streamed during the second week. Click on the numbers to highlight a particular series.
ranking change from week to week
(episode numbers as labels; clickable)
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anime series
2 #1.
Zenshu
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11 #2.
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
8 #3.
Medalist
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
series
is over
Dragon Ball Daima
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
1 #4.
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
4 #5.
The Apothecary Diaries
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
6 #6.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
2 #7.
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
4 #8.
Dr. Stone: Science Future
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 #9.
My Happy Marriage
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
3 #10.
Tasokare Hotel
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
no ep.
this week
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1 #11.
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
4 #12.
Blue Box
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
18 #13.
Sorairo Utility
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
7 #14.
I May Be a Guild Receptionist
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
3 #15.
Shangri-La Frontier
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
14 #16.
Honey Lemon Soda
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10 #17.
Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
17 #18.
Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
13 #19.
Bogus Skill <<fruitmaster>>
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
10 #20.
Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
3 #21.
Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
7 #22.
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
4 #23.
Sakamoto Days
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7 #24.
Flower and Asura
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 #25.
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2 #26.
I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
4 #27.
Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
18 #28.
Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
9 #29.
Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
8 #30.
Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
6 #31.
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
4 #32.
I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
7 #33.
Übel Blatt
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#34.
The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
3 #35.
Unnamed Memory Act.2
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
10 #36.
Okitsura
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
2 #37.
Momentary Lily
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
3 #38.
I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
no ep.
this week
I Left My A-Rank Party
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11 #39.
Even Given the Worthless ''Appraiser'' Class, I'm Actually the Strongest
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
4 #40.
I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Series Cumulative Ranking as of March 18

Each week's ranking takes into account the scores given to previous weeks' episodes. As we reach closer to the end of the season, each series' rank will start to solidify and we'll get a look at the real winners and losers. Click on the numbers to highlight a particular series.
ranking change from week to week
(episode numbers as labels; clickable)
prev
week
change
this
week
rank
anime series
#1.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
#2.
The Apothecary Diaries
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
#3.
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
#4.
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
#5.
Zenshu
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#6.
Medalist
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#7.
Blue Box
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
#8.
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#9.
Dr. Stone: Science Future
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#10.
My Happy Marriage
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
#11.
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#12.
Shangri-La Frontier
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
#13.
Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#14.
Sakamoto Days
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#15.
Flower and Asura
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#16.
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#17.
I May Be a Guild Receptionist
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#18.
Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#19.
Honey Lemon Soda
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#20.
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#21.
Dragon Ball Daima
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
#22.
Tasokare Hotel
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#23.
Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
#24.
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
#25.
Sorairo Utility
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#26.
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#27.
I Left My A-Rank Party
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
#28.
Okitsura
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#29.
Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#30.
Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#31.
Übel Blatt
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#32.
I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#33.
Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#34.
The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#35.
Bogus Skill <<fruitmaster>>
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#36.
Unnamed Memory Act.2
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
#37.
I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#38.
Even Given the Worthless ''Appraiser'' Class, I'm Actually the Strongest
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#39.
Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
#40.
Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#41.
I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#42.
Momentary Lily
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
#43.
I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Notes

Disclaimer: the rankings are just an average of opinions, published for entertainment and information purposes. ANN makes no claims regarding statistical significance or invulnerability to spam.

The rankings are computed using the Ranked pairs method, with the variation that unrated titles are considered as abstentions instead of lower than the rated titles. This roughly means that if, out of all people who rated both A and B, 60% preferred A, it will be ranked higher than B.

The rankings indicate relative quality (A is preferred to B), not absolute quality (B is good/bad). While the titles are ranked from 'best' to 'worst', sometimes the difference between #1 and #10 can be very thin. So if your favorite is near the bottom of the list, don't take it personally. It doesn't mean it's a bad show, it just means that ANN readers, on average, have preferred the ones above.

If a series has no episode for a given week, we use the rating data for the previous week's episode in order to compute the weekly ranking. This is not officially counted as a position in the ranking (it has no impact on the cumulative ranking), but it makes it easier to compare weeks if they each have the same number of series ranked.

It should be noted that long-running series (and sequels) have an advantage in the sense that only people who like the series are still watching it, and they are likely to give each episode a high rating. But if such a series is going through a low-quality filler arc, the season will get low rankings that are not indicative of the true overall quality of the series. Conversely, there are fewer people rating the show so it's less likely to have enough votes to qualify for the ranking.


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