Aniplex Inc. and Crunchyroll, LLC have revealed the establishment of Hayate Inc., a new company focused on planning, developing, and producing anime content for the Crunchyroll streaming service available worldwide.

Solo Leveling has overtaken One Piece to become the most popular anime on Crunchyroll. Here's everything you need to know about it.

The first season was released in Japan as a compilation movie, titled Solo Leveling: ReAwakening, and hit theaters in both Japan and the United States in December 2024. Fans on the Solo Leveling subreddit have theorized that a season 2 compilation movie is set to arrive sometime this year as well.

Solo Leveling came in, stole the crown at Crunchyroll, and left anime behemoths One Piece and Demon Slayer with a jaw-dropped reaction.

Sony Group’s flagship anime subsidiaries Aniplex and Crunchyroll revealed Monday that they have partnered to establish Hayate, a joint venture anime production company based in Tokyo, Japan. The companies say the entity’s primary purpose is “planning,