2024 has been an exciting year for anime fans, with many long-awaited continuations and reboots making their mark.
Recently, U-Next, a major streaming platform in Japan, revealed the most popular anime titles of the year, based on traffic numbers.
Top 10 Most Popular Anime of 2024
- The Apothecary Diaries
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
- Mashle: The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc
- That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime Season 3
- Oshi no Ko Season 2
- Kaiju No. 8
- Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2
- Delicious in Dungeon
- My Hero Academia Season 7
Genre Shifts and Successes
While Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia continue to dominate, this yearโs rankings highlight a shift in viewing preferences. The Apothecary Diaries, a semi-historical romantic comedy, has surged in popularity, showing a move away from traditional action-fantasy genres.
The series follows Maomao, a skilled apothecary who is kidnapped and forced to work in a palace, solving mysterious poisoning cases. Its second season will premiere in January 2025.
Demon Slayer remains a major hit, with its Hashira Training Arc continuing the story of Tanjiro Kamado and his fight against demons. This season will be followed by the Infinity Castle movie trilogy in 2025.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, a psychological drama about an Elven mage named Frieren, also made the list.
The anime explores her journey of self-discovery 50 years after her hero companion Himmelโs death. Season 2 is currently in development.
For international audiences, The Apothecary Diaries and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End are available on Crunchyroll, while Demon Slayer can be streamed on Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Netflix.
