Hulu has been making targeted investments to build out its animation catalog and recently created a dedicated “Animayhem” hub on its service for its adult animation and anime content. Fox’s “Animation Domination” predates the streaming wars and Hulu is continuing that tradition by leaning into the strength of its animation programming, including many of the long-running shows that formed the cornerstone of Fox’s programming block.

In a sign of how far Hulu has come in its push to dominate the adult animation landscape, eight of the 10 most in-demand adult animation series in the past year were available to stream on Hulu. Six of these were available exclusively on the service. However, the most in-demand adult animated comedy in the U.S. in the past year, “South Park,” was only available to stream on Max.

Demand for animated comedies, July 2022-Aug. 2023, U.S. (Parrot Analytics)

And two of the top 10 that have ended,...