Top 10 Summer Anime Rankings for 2025 on Niconico Revealed

Niconico Announces Midway Rankings for 2025 Summer Anime

Niconico, the popular video streaming service operated by Dwango, has unveiled the top 10 rankings for the Summer 2025 anime season based on the performance of 61 titles available up until August 15, 2025. This ranking is determined through an exclusive aggregation of metrics such as view counts, comment numbers, and access statistics, providing a snapshot of the season's most engaging content.

Top 10 Summer Anime Rankings

1. Takopi's Original Sin
2. Dandadan
3. My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
4. Bad Girl
5. Silent Witch: Secrets of the Silent Witch
6. Lapis Lazuli's Treasure
7. Recently, My Little Brother is Heterosexual
8. There's No Way I Can Be in a Relationship, Right? (But It Turns Out I Can!)
9. New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT (Censored Version)
10. Game Center Girls and Cultural Exchange

Among these, Takopi's Original Sin, which concluded its final episode on August 2, took first place in the rankings, continuing the momentum it built during its initial airing. Viewers engaged actively on Niconico with iconic phrases from the show, leading to a variety of memes such as