In anticipation of the upcoming Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, Japan’s TV Asahi held a night of Godzillabrations November 12. While the main event was a screening of Shin Godzilla, the network also held what it dubbed the Godzilla General Election. 10,000 fans from around …Read more »
Here’s an interesting one from ranking site Goo: they’ve asked their readers which Japanese celebrities’ lives would make for a good dramatic TV series—and one of the country’s most famous animators has made the list! Let’s check out the top 10: 10. Hidetoshi Nakata Soccer …Read more »
Of all the anime studios out there, Studio Ghibli seems to be the most adept at jerking those tears loose. Over its three decades of anime production, the studio has produced films that keep fans welling up—sometimes out of sadness, sometimes out of happiness, and …Read more »
Will these long-running manga series ever end? Not if the fans have anything to do with it. Ranking site Goo just asked its readers to choose the manga series they hope go on forever, and here are their top 20 picks: Date in parentheses indicates …Read more »
If you follow general Japan news, you know the country held an election this weekend. While here in the real world, it looks like Shinzo Abe will keep his job as prime minister for the time being, pollsters Charapedia used the opportunity to ask readers …Read more »
Who are anime’s top cops? That was the question at hand over at Charapedia, who are experts at asking Japanese anime fans hard-hitting questions. Let’s see who they chose as anime’s top 10 law enforcement officers. 10. Wataru Takagi Detective Conan 9. Akane Tsunemori Psycho-Pass …Read more »
Of the 50-plus anime series that air each season, so-called late night shows, which typically air well past midnight, are a special breed: because they’re on so late, far from the eyes of youngsters, they typically feature more of the sex, violence and pure weirdness …Read more »
Excepting series with fantasy or sci-fi settings, etc., it’s fair to say the majority of anime is set in Japan and populated by Japanese characters. But every so often, these Japan-set anime throw a character from abroad into the mix. In the latest poll from …Read more »
Lo and behold, another season of anime is upon us. According to one chart, it looks there will be no less than 49 series on air—and that doesn’t include shorts, OVAs or films. That’s a lot of anime to choose from. This might help: it’s …Read more »
Forget plot, forget characters – based on images alone, what is the greatest-looking anime of all time? That was the question put recently to readers of popular Japanese anime site Charapedia, who got to work whipping up a list of the top 20 most kirei …Read more »
With sites dedicated to anime and manga rankings coming up with increasingly convoluted questions, it’s nice to occasionally see a nice, simple one like this. The question site Goo put to its readers: what is funniest comedy manga of all time? Let’s see what they …Read more »
Quick: who’s your all-time favorite manga-ka? Not an easy question, is it? Still, it’s one thousands of readers of Japanese site Charapedia were willing to tackle the past week, serving up a list of 20 of the country’s most manga creators. Who came out on …Read more »
The summer 2017 anime season is nearly upon us, with many series set to begin mere days – or even hours – from now. What better time to take a look at what series Japanese fans are most looking forward to? A recent poll from …Read more »
Nodame Cantabile 's Megumi: not marriage material? Last week, we brought you a poll in which Japanese fans answered the question “which anime character would you most like to marry?” Now ranking site Goo has asked its readers just the opposite: what character would you …Read more »
This seems like such an obvious poll question, I’m surprised we haven’t featured it yet. Japanese anime news site Anime Anime have just released the results of a poll that asked readers: which anime character would most you like to marry? To be more accurate, …Read more »
Matt Schley
