Anime swept audience demand in mainland China for the week of 17-23 March, with "Solo Leveling" topping the overall list of titles in demand and "The Apothecary Diaries" ("Kusuriya no hitorigoto") catapulting mainland Chinese streaming platform Bilibili to the top of China’s demand rankings for digital programmes, according to data science platform, Parrot Analytics.

On the digital list, "The Apothecary Diaries" produced by Toho Animation Studio and OLM, beat Tencent Video’s local period drama, "Joy of Life", and modern series, "The Tale of Rose". 

"Solo Leveling" is set in a world threatened by monsters and evil forces. "The Apothecary Diaries" takes place in an imperial court. The other anime series on the top 10 for the week is Netflix’s "Sakamoto Days", which streams on Bilibili in China.