Which Pokemon out of the current 720 is the very best, like no one ever was? That was the question put to Japanese Pokemon fans in the Pokemon General Election 720, the preliminary round of which just wrapped up. The preliminary results are in, and …Read more »
Satisfaction. Mick Jagger couldn’t get it, but it appears readers of Akihabara-based website AniPota have, at least when it comes to last season’s anime lineup. “What was the most satisfying anime of winter 2016?” asked AniPota, and its pollees responded with a list that may …Read more »
The Pokemon franchise turned 20 this year, and in the years since 1996, the amount of pocket monsters has increased from 151 to, as of this exact moment, 722. No better time, then, to create a list of Pokemon ’s top 20 hunks. No, not …Read more »
Japanese polling site Charapedia is getting inventive. For its 114th anime-and-manga-related poll, it’s asked its readers, “what two characters from totally unrelated shows have you always thought would make a good couple?” Or, in short, Charapedia has officially sanctioned some serious shipping. What characters did …Read more »
Dame Otoko – useless, hopeless, down-on-their-luck, pathetic guys – the Gundam universe’s got plenty of ‘em. Ranking site Goo has asked its readers to rank the top dame otoko from the Gundam series (number one being the dame -est, presumably), and fans of the franchise …Read more »
Winter is slowly coming to a close, and that means out with the old and in with the new. New anime, that is. So what if the weather’s warming up? The Japanese fans who filled in this list for pollsters Charapedia will be happily sitting …Read more »
The life of a kid isn’t supposed to be tough. Normal children shouldn't have to do more than be cute, go to school, do their homework and stuff like that, right? These kids, on the other hand, are out there battling Super Saiyan, capturing Pokemon …Read more »
Teiko Junior High Basketball Club ( Kuroko's Basketball ) Certain Polling Site Charapedia has cooked up an interesting question for its readers this week about that enduring genre of anime and manga set in high school clubs. Whether sports, music, dance or student council, anime …Read more »
Here’s a nice, simple poll from our buddies at ranking site Goo: who’s your favorite green-haired anime gal? Without further ado, Japan's top 20 greenies! 20. Amber Darker than Black 18 (tie). Tama Gintama 18 (tie). Aiko Kudō Baka and Test 17. Asa Shigure Shuffle! …Read more »
ERASED As usual, there’s a plethora of anime to choose from this season (we count 37 TV series, and that’s excluding short and specials). We’re a few weeks into the season, and fans have started to weed out the series they’re not so interested in …Read more »
Nikkei Entertainment, a pop culture magazine published by the Japanese media giant of the same name, has an anime-centric issue out this month, and it’s highlighted five anime directors fans might want to keep their eyes on. Let’s check out the list. In no specific …Read more »
About a month ago, we posted a list of the top ten anime films of 2015, according to Japanese fans. As readers know, though, there’s often quite a big difference between “good” and “able to rake in a ton of cash.” Today anime news site …Read more »
No one can resist a good ponytail. That’s true for both the male and female respondents to the latest poll from Charapedia, which asked its readers to choose the anime girls who look best with the classic horse tail-resembling ‘do. Who wields anime’s best ponytails? …Read more »
Nico Nico Douga recently polled their readers, asking about what winter 2016 anime they’re most looking forward to. As these shows start to gear up for air, let’s check out what they picked, shall we? 10. Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 9. Dimension W 8. …Read more »
Sex, drugs, ultra-violence and lots of fan service. Since the late 1990s, late-night Japanese TV has been the host of a new breed of TV anime, one that has skirted all rules of socially acceptable behavior and successfully reached the airwaves by the sole virtue …Read more »
Matt Schley
