The Akiba Research Institute has released a ranking of the top 10 most popular anime separated per gender for the week of October 16th through the 22nd of 2011 – what results is bewilderment and disbelief.
First of all, the list for male otaku is dominated by a series entitled “gdgd Fairies” – a short series you’ve in all likelihood never heard of at all until just now. We’re not too sure how this achieved the top spot at all, yet in any case, the series which somehow accomplished this feat is a very vivid one entirely done in CG which centers around three super lolita-sized fairies who take residence within trees of the “Fairy Forest”.
These mystical lolis with wings have arcane abilities, yet they also have access to the so-called “Mental and Time Room”, which allows them to freely make use of their wizardy as they choose – as well as the “Afure Lake”, which offers them the power of peering into “other worlds”.
That all sounds fascinatingly child-friendly and uninteresting. Now moving onto the heavy hitters, the male chart’s number two is none other than invader squid, Ika Musume – followed by harem transcendence Haganai at number three. The female list is topped by Penguindrum, not too surprising there when taking into account the romance and skewed instability of it all – and at number two, Haganai scores a high spot yet again. It seems even females enjoy the prevalent “meat” of the series.
The gender neutral ranking is spearheaded by Railgun, a mildly unexpected winner when considering the timeframe – and at second, Haganai leads once more.
Male ranking:
1.) gdgd Fairies
2.) Ika Musume
3.) Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai4.) Working!! S2
5.) Last Exile Silver Wing
6.) Mashiro-iro Symphony7.) Mawaru Penguindrum
8.) Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere
9.) Gintama S2
10.) Nyanpire
Female ranking:
As a side-note, we’re not too sure what to make of the fourth on the list.
1.) Mawaru Penguindrum
2.) Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
3.) Nyanpire4.) The Adventures of Tintin
5.) gdgd Fairies
6.) Mobile Suit Gundam AGE7.) Maken-Ki
8.) Working!! S2
9.) To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
10.) Chihayafuru
Gender neutral general ranking:
1.) To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
2.) Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
3.) Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai!4.) Rinne No Lagrange
5.) Tamayura ~ hitotose ~
6.) Scryed7.) Steins;Gate
8.) Fate/Zero
9.) Ben-to
10.) C3 -C Cube-
Aside from the aforementioned shockers, the list is questionable in regards to its lack of Steins;Gate, C3, and Fate/Zero love. We must however commend the inclusion of Nyanpire which is perhaps the single greatest aspect of these rankings considering how poor and disagreeable it is otherwise. Everyone’s of course entitled to their own individual ideals which may vary from that of the hivemind, or at least of the Akiba Research Institute.
Oct 26, 2011 @ 22:23 CDT
i cannot bring myself to take this list seriously. if its an actual non-fake list, then i am astounded.
Oct 26, 2011 @ 22:26 CDT
It’s a list compiled through voting undertaken by the Akiba Research Institute. I understand why you may disagree with it, I do as well, but keep in mind these lists mainly represent a limited majority of a specific audience.
The fact Guilty Crown doesn’t even appear on it at all is disturbing to say the least.
Oct 27, 2011 @ 9:56 CDT
adventures of tintin ftw. awesome show.