The Spring 2021 anime season has kicked off with a bang, thanks in part to an already record-breaking new season of My Hero Academia!
Anime listing site MyAnimeList.net (MAL) reported today that 146,902 users added My Hero Academia Season 5 to their “Watching” list in the week since the first episode last Saturday, making it the site’s most-watched TV premiere of all time.
Here’s the new top 10, according to MAL’s official Facebook page:
Spring 2021 is already going Plus Ultra—Boku no Hero Academia 5th Season had our most-watched TV premiere of all time! 🦸♂️ Add it to your list: bit.ly/3m6ogAb
Posted by MyAnimeList.net on Saturday, April 3, 2021
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2021 has already been a huge year for anime, with five shows from Winter 2021 taking up half the list and the previous top three. It’s also a big achievement for My Hero Academia, since Season 4’s premiere fell just short of Season 3’s in 2019.
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