You didn’t think we’d leave you with just one best-of-2016 list, did you? We couldn’t resist posting this list for a couple reasons: one, it was voted on by users of 2channel, or 2ch for short, perhaps the most hardcore otaku on the net. Secondly, …Read more »
Most folks agree 2016 was a pretty lousy year in general, but it did bring us some nice anime series. Readers of Japanese site Niconico were asked to choose their favorite anime of the year, and site published the top 20 results Tuesday: 19 (tie). …Read more »
Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is nearly 30 years old (the first chapter ran in the January 1, 1987 issue of Shonen Jump), so it almost goes without saying the series has featured a wide range of bizarre villains. But who’s the strongest? Japanese ranking …Read more »
Winter is coming. The winter 2017 anime season, that is! If you’re curious what series Japanese fans are most looking forward to, be curious no longer, for pollsters Charapedia have today revealed that very information. What nice folks! 20. Granblue Fantasy The Animation 19. Chaos;Child …Read more »
Having a Shonen Jump hero as your boyfriend sounds great at first, right? They’re generally a strong, loyal, and handsome bunch, after all. But Japanese ranking site Goo has asked its readers to take another ponder in their latest poll, entitled “if he were my …Read more »
How much money do hardcore fans of Japanese idol music like AKB48 and Momoiro Clover Z pour into their hobby per year? A market research firm called Yano Research attempted to find out, but the results have left some idol otaku scratching their heads. Yano’s …Read more »
Gutted. That’s how you may feel after finishing the series and films on this list, which feature the most tragic endings in anime history, according to the Japanese fans who voted on ranking site Goo. We definitely do not recommend watching them all at once. …Read more »
If you’ve spent any time around a television in Japan, you know the average evening of entertainment is, well, bad. Swathes of primetime programming are filled with soap opera-quality scripted programming, or worse, Japan’s dreaded “variety” shows, in which quasi-celebrities sit around a set commenting …Read more »
Someone over on 2channel has put together an interesting end-of-year list: the year’s hardest-working Japanese voice actresses and how many shows they appeared in over the course of the year. The hardest-working voice actress in anime (in 2016, at least) was Yoko Hikasa, who appeared …Read more »
The year is coming to an end, and that means it’s list time. Getting the party started is Kono Raito Noberu ga Sugoi! ( This Light Novel is Amazing! ), a yearly guidebook that polls industry insiders to discover the best light novels of the …Read more »
Okay, the bad news first: the American release of Persona 5 will be delayed from February 14 to April 4. That is a bummer. But! Atlus USA has also announced that the Japanese language track, which it originally said would not be included in the …Read more »
Anime Anime, one of Japan’s top anime news sites, runs a big survey every year asking its readers “what anime would you like to see get a sequel?” Kind folks they are, they’ve even broken the choices into original anime and stuff based on an …Read more »
By some counts , there are as many as 70 new and continuing anime series on right now, and if your response to that crazy bit of knowledge is “no one can watch that many,” you are not alone , my friend. As the season …Read more »
Here’s an interesting use of polling: college student-centric site Gakumado has asked its readers how many series they keep up with per “cour,” or quarterly anime season. How do these college-age anime fans’ viewing habits align with yours? Question: how many anime series do you …Read more »
Talk about a two-way twister. It’s sister sister time over at ranking site Goo, where they have asked their anime-loving readers: who are anime’s cutest female siblings? Let’s take a look at the top 10. 10. Akari and Akane Akaza YuruYuri 9. Cornelia and Euphemia …Read more »
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