Joseph Luster
December 8, 2022 
It’s time once again to see what Google has deemed to be the most-searched topics of the year, and 2022 has certainly proven to be the year of Chainsaw Man. Denji leads the pack in the list of most-searched TV anime in Japan, while Makoto Shinkai’s latest film, Suzume, tops the list of most-searched films in Japan.
Chainsaw Man even made it close to the top in the most-searched lyrics of 2022, with opening theme song “KICK BACK” coming in third place. SPY x FAMILY opening theme song “Mixed Nuts” by Official HIGE Dandism was the fifth most-searched song globally, followed by Uta’s “New Genesis” from One Piece Film Red in sixth.
Here’s the top 10 for Japan’s most-search TV anime of 2022:
1. Chainsaw Man
2. SPY x FAMILY
3. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
4. Lycoris Recoil
5. Urusei Yatsura
6. My Dress-Up Darling
7. Ya Boy Kongming!
8. BOCCHI THE ROCK!
9. Call of the Night
10. Tomodachi Game
And here are Japan’s most-searched films of 2022:
1. Suzume
2. One Piece Film Red
3. Shin Ultraman
4. Top Gun Maverick
5. Jurassic World Dominion
6. The Last Ten Years
7. Spider-Man: No Way Home
8. The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Hero
9. Drive My Car
10. Karada Sagashi
Via Crunchyroll News
