2025 Summer Anime "Final Rankings" Announced: "DANDADAN" Takes #1 in Views, "Takopi's Original Sin" Claims #1 in Comments

【Comment Count Rankings】―This summer's shocking series "Takopi" maintains #1

1st Place: "Takopi's Original Sin"
2nd Place: "My Dress-Up Darling" Season 2
3rd Place: "Detectives These Days Are Crazy!"
4th Place: "The Summer Hikaru Died"
5th Place: "Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!"

■Popular Series That Colored the Summer Continue to Rank! A July Season Overflowing with Diverse Genres

In the view count rankings, "DANDADAN" Season 2, which has enjoyed strong popularity since Season 1, advanced from 2nd place in the previous mid-season rankings to secure 1st place. With its fierce battles, fast-paced story development, and meticulously detailed animation, it captivated many viewers, with excited comments flooding in during distribution such as "Sakata The End of Joytoy Pegasus Kinta is coming!" and "A beautiful girl in the final episode!" After the final episode aired, news of "Season 3 production confirmed" was also announced, and Season 2 came to a close amid great excitement and viewer cheers.

Following at 2nd place was the coming-of-age horror series "The Summer Hikaru Died," which marked its first anime adaptation. Its breathtaking suspense development and visual beauty created a uniquely distinctive worldview that, while unsettling, kept viewers glued to the screen, generating reactions such as "Both Hikari and Hikaru are precious" and "God-tier animation, thank you Cygames so much." In addition to securing 4th place in the comment count category, a second season was announced in the final episode, leaving a strong impact as one of this summer's premier horror works.

In the comment count category, the shocking series "Takopi's Original Sin" from "Shonen Jump+" received overwhelming support following the mid-season rankings to triumphantly claim 1st place. With its emotionally intense and profound story, passionate comments poured in during each episode's broadcast, such as "Will they connect through Takopi...?" and "It was the happiest story-ppi," and despite airing late at night, it became a trending topic on social media, generating significant buzz.

At 2nd place, the "cos-kyun" story "My Dress-Up Darling" Season 2, which vividly depicts cosplay and romance, ranked in following the mid-season as well. Continuing from the previous season, attention to detail in costumes and character facial expressions captured the hearts of many fans, with voices declaring "Overwhelming champion of this season" and "I'm about to cry that it's the final episode."

Additionally, in the view count category, 3rd place went to "SAKAMOTO DAYS" with its buzz-worthy stylish action, 4th place to "The Water Magician," an easygoing adventure tale of an overly laid-back ultimate water mage, and 5th place to the popular series "Kaiju No. 8" Season 2, depicting battles with kaiju.

In the comment count category, 3rd place went to the detective comedy "Detectives These Days Are Crazy!," featuring an unusual buddy pairing of middle-aged man × high school girl, and 5th place to "Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!", the healing-type isekai gourmet fantasy that sparked buzz with its "food terrorism." It became a memorable season where diverse genres from battle series to romance, horror, and gourmet content balanced well in the upper rankings.