I think it has to do with the fact that the data is from MAL. Demon Slayer is no doubt the most popular show to date, especially in Japan (with the new movie raking in $500M), but this is not reflected in the MAL data. MAL’s users are largely western hardcore anime fans who see Demon Slayer as nothing more than a generic shounen.
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I think it has to do with the fact that the data is from MAL. Demon Slayer is no doubt the most popular show to date, especially in Japan (with the new movie raking in $500M), but this is not reflected in the MAL data. MAL’s users are largely western hardcore anime fans who see Demon Slayer as nothing more than a generic shounen.