Hulu Lists This Fall's Most-Watched Anime Series
Countless streaming services are taking the opportunity to dive into the anime streaming wars, with platforms such as Crunchyroll, Netflix, and HBO Max, creating original properties to lay claim to the medium. With this fall season one of the biggest in recent memory when it comes to the sheer glut of anime adaptations that have hit the scene, Hulu has recently released the biggest television series in Japan on its platform, helping to potentially crown a victor in this fight for anime supremacy.
The streaming anime wars have seen a number of platforms house favorite franchises and create original works in the medium. Netflix, for example, released new anime series such as Baki Hanma, Kengan Ashura, and Beastars, while also adding JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, as a platform exclusive. Crunchyroll, which focuses almost entirely on anime, has also dove into the anime originals field with such series as Tower of God and The God of High School. Hulu might not venture as much into creating anime originals of its own, but the variety of favorites that the platform has when it comes to the anime world can run the gamut.
Hulu Anime Supremacy
The current winner in the anime world for October 2022 is Spy x Family, with the first season continuing to release new episodes as a part of its second cours. Following the Forger Family is Chainsaw Man in the number two spot, with Denji's anime adaptation overtaking some heavy hitters in the anime world. In third place, My Hero Academia took the bronze with its sixth season, following the Paranormal Liberation War. Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War Arc took the seventh spot, being overtaken by the aforementioned anime series along with live-action series unique to Japan.
Spy x Family's success has made it a serious contender for "anime of the year", and while Wit Studio and CloverWorks, the production houses responsible for the Forgers' anime adventures, have yet to confirm a second season, the show's popularity makes it a foregone conclusion that Loid, Yor, Anya, and Bond will receive more installments down the line.
What has been your favorite anime of the fall season this year? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of the anime streaming wars.