After a long 6-month break that lasted over six months, One piece came back stronger than ever and continued the events of the Egghead arc. Since its return in 2025 One piece it delivered tremendous quality and enjoyed several highly rated episodes. The highest rated One Piece episode this year was One Piece episode 1136. It garnered incredible reviews and fans loved everything about it.
Say Hello To One Piece's New Anime Project
One Piece is getting a lot of new projects, including this brand new anime spin-off series.
Despite all the hype, it is now officially over. My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode 8 showcased just how phenomenal a series highlight it is, surpassing every other episode released this year, including One Piece Episode 1136. My Hero Academia Season 8 has no plans to slow down and could become the most successful anime release of the year.
My Hero Academia Season 8 Episode 8 surpasses One Piece as the highest rated episode
2025 saw the release of many incredible anime series, some new and some others that returned with newer series. Of all the incredible anime releases, One Piece, Takopi's Original Sin and Solo Leveling Season 2 competed for the highest rated episode of the year.
When it comes to One Piece specifically, the series has definitely arrived this year. During his Egghead arc, the series saw some of its best-produced episodes air. Currently, the highest rated episode of One Piece is in 2025 One Piece episode 1136 titled “Kuma's Life”.
If I can't save the one little girl in front of me, how can I become the hero who saves everyone? — Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia
This episode focuses especially on the characters of Kuma and Bonney and managed to move many fans. This episode has a 9.8/10 rating, which is a near perfect score on IMDb.
Kohei Horikoshi gives an official update on his new manga after My Hero Academia
Horikoshi is planning a new manga and a big update regarding it has been revealed.
I know I'm hurt, but if I can still move at all, I can't stay still. I have to do something. — Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia
While it's hard to beat a 9.8/10 score, one series has managed to do it and it's none other than My Hero Academia Season 8. My Hero Academia Season 8 has been phenomenal from the very beginning, but the latest episode, MHA Season 8 Episode 8, especially stood out from the crowd. This new episode titled “Izuku Midoriya Rising” was and is absolutely sensational currently rated 9.9/10 on IMDb, the highest of all anime episodes of 2025.
My Hero Academia Season 8 is the most successful anime of 2025
Many fans would agree that when it comes to anime series released in 2025, none compares to My Hero Academia Season 8. This season marks the end of the series and carries immeasurable emotional weight. It featured the final battles of the story and tied together all the major plot points that fans had been waiting decades for. They see Horikoshi bring an incredible conclusion to the story, and fans can't praise it enough.
This is the story of how we all became the greatest heroes! — Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia
The care and attention to detail from Bones Studio cannot be underestimated either. My Hero Academia Season 8 definitely deserves to be named the best anime of the year and may even win the title of Anime of the Year 2026 at the Crunchyroll Awards.
This is the hero of One For All, Izuku Midoriya! — Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia
One Piece reaches new heights with remake
One Piece is quite a veteran series. The anime from Toei Animation started in 1999 and has released new episodes almost every week since then.
However, this Toei adaptation has major issues, holding One Piece back from the amazing adaptation seen with MHA Season 8. Toei's One Piece has only recently improved in animation quality, but many issues still remain. The pacing of One Piece is terrible and things like the sound design are painfully dated. One Piece will only really be able to shine after its WIT Studio remake comes out. This remake elevates the series and adapts it in a modern way.
