Dive into our community’s picks for the season’s top and bottom anime, compiled directly from the feedback gathered via our Daily Streaming Reviews and the latest simulcast reactions on the Your Score hub.
Please note that these standings reflect viewer scores for individual weekly episodes of the current season rather than a series’ overall popularity or lifetime quality.
Only well-known titles with official North American streaming availability are included, meaning shows appearing at the lower end are typically still entirely watchable rather than outright bad.
Shows lacking sufficient user feedback will not be factored into the charts.
Check out the notes section for additional details.
Head on over to Your Score to submit your own ratings for the episodes you watched this week!
Weekly Episode Standings (July 29 – August 4)
Alongside this week’s direct placements, the accompanying chart tracks how each series has shifted positions from week to week.
While some shows maintain steady momentum, others experience dramatic leaps and drops depending on how well-received an individual installment is.
If a series did not air a new episode during a specific week, data from its most recent prior episode is used as a placeholder.
Furthermore, every series’ premiere is counted toward the opening week, even if it debuted later in the cycle.
Click on the episode numbers to highlight a specific series on the graph.
Cumulative Series Rankings as of August 4
Each weekly update builds upon the scores accumulated from previous episodes.
As the season approaches its conclusion, the placements tend to stabilize, giving us a clearer picture of the ultimate favorites and disappointments.
Click on the numbers to highlight a specific series.
Notes
Disclaimer: These standings represent a general aggregation of fan opinions shared purely for informational and entertainment value.
ANN makes no guarantees regarding strict statistical perfection or immunity against spam voting.
The charts are calculated using the Ranked Pairs method,
with the adjustment that unrated titles are treated as abstentions rather than placed beneath rated ones.
In practical terms, if 60% of users who rated both Show A and Show B favored Show A, Show A will secure the higher position.
Keep in mind that these charts measure relative preference (viewers preferred A over B) rather than absolute quality (whether B is inherently good or bad).
Because titles are sorted sequentially from best to worst, the gap between the #1 spot and #10 spot can sometimes be remarkably slim.
If your personal favorite happens to sit near the bottom, try not to take it to heart—it simply means that, on average, the community leaned toward the shows ranked above it.
If a particular series takes a week off, its previous week’s score is temporarily reused to keep the weekly charts balanced.
While this placeholder does not affect the cumulative seasonal standings, it makes comparing week-to-week trends much smoother.
It is also worth noting that long-running franchises and sequels often enjoy a slight edge; generally, only dedicated fans are still watching, and they are more inclined to award high scores to every episode.
However, if a franchise hits a sluggish filler arc, its weekly scores may dip below its true standard.
Conversely, because these niche or long-running shows often draw fewer total raters, they sometimes struggle to hit the minimum threshold required to qualify for the rankings.