Top 30 Anime of Summer 2014
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Oct 5, 2014 01:41 JST
- Tags: Akame Ga Kill, Barakamon, Locodol, NicoNico Douga, Rankings
As the 2014 summer anime line-up comes to an end, NicoNico approval ratings provide some insight into the best received titles this year, with some unexpected front-runners in evidence.
The ranking, based on positive evaluations from viewers – 82% of whom happened to be male:
1. Barakamon
2. Monthly Shoujo Nozaki-kun
3. Akame Ga Kill
4. Locodol
5. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders
6. Tokyo Ghoul
7. Aldnoah.Zero
8. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
9. Sabagebu
10. Hanayamata
11. Psycho-pass
12. Invaders of the Rokujyoma!?
13. Sword Art Online
14. Majimoji Rurumo
15. Fate/ Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya
16. Jinsei
17. Space Dandy
18. Nobunaga Concerto
19. Love Stage
20. Terror in Resonance
21. Black butler: Book of Circus
22. Free!
23. Ao Haru Ride
24. Persona 4 The Golden Animation
25. Momo-kyun Sword
26. Hamatora
27. Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance
28. Argevollen
29. Rail Wars!
30. Captain Earth
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KanColle Arcade Scores A Direct Hit
Bakuon!! Relentlessly Cute
Fuwary Gymnastics Girl Onahole Frighteningly Flexible
Star Fox Animated Short Takes Flight
Big Order “Big & Scary!”
Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei Really Retro
Monster Hunter Generations Monstrous As Ever
Live Action Naruto Stage-Play Filthier Than Ever
Goddess of 2ch: “What A Cute Hole!”
Alice Margatroid Ero-Cosplay by Hiyo Nishizuku Full of Cheer
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Marie Rose Cosplay by Mike Undeniably Sexy
Tasha Tracer Cosplay Truly Tantalizing
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Why is Captain Earth last!?
Probably because it's shit, I guess.
Seriously, it was flawed to the core.
Hopefully now grumpy Tomino jisaan will show those damn kids how mecha is done.
If no one dies in the new gundam then it's not "tomino approved".
bad list of bad anime, typical
So what you're saying is that you failed to watch the top rated ones, and you're annoyed that your boob anime didn't make the list?
shit post from a shit anon.
Barakamon first, Nozaki-kun second and Sabagebu in the Top 10: Japanese confirmed for great taste!
Glad they still have comedy hearts... unless they're watching these two in different view...
Everything went better than expected.
Jappy ♡ lolis? Great taste indeed.
I can wholeheartedly agree with the first 2 options, while the rest got boring or didn't pique my interest at all.
One heavy mistake with that list though:
Hanamonogatari where?!
fuck yes barakamon! slice of life FTW!
More importantly, why isn't JoJo at the no. 1 spot?
yes, VERY TRUE!!!!!!!!!
Not arguing about Barakamon, as that was definitely the series over the summer, maybe even of the year. Goes to show you can have a great show without being sexually provocative.
I agree on Barakamon, very enjoyable!
Still, i'm (pleasantly) surprised it got the nr. 1 spot. (and rightfully so)
The nr 2 didn't steal its place either, IMO.
I agree. It's refreshing to see a series that didn't fall back on fan service and/or excessive violence as a replacement for a good story and character development.
>SAO not in top 10
oh man japan might finally-
>Mahouka is 8
nevermind
Dude...Mahouka's MC is a ninja wizard.
with the personality of cardboard
Terror in Resonance at 20th? Are they completely lost!? Anybody out there remember Cowboy Bebop!? Or what the meaning of try to create something new? (Not the case of Terror, but it failed with honor). Barakamon deserves to be betweeen the five better from this session, but first is a big surprise. Would be the same if Honey and Clover or Natsume, for example, were running?
At least SPACE DANDY is in the top 20, which is, to be hpnest, a ranking higher than I expected for a Japanese list. (If we're talking American/western viewers, SPACE DANDY would almost certainly rank in the top 3 summer 2014 anime.)
"to be honest" (EDIT never works for me on this site).
to be hoenst, it's not raelly necesary to correct yourself if it;s understanable. Typos only annoy the grarnar nazi's
I believe, that wurds are man made, so I shuld bee able to spell thim however I see fit, as long as it sounds like the word that U want to Uzz
Im asian and i still think dandy deserve top 3
Top 10 is as i would have ranked them myself, except i would have left out Tokyo Ghoul and replaced it with Majimoji Rurumo.
11.Momo-kyun Sword
12.Rail Wars!
13.Jinsei
14.Space Dandy
15.Hamatora
16.Argevollen
1. Free
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Everything else
These polls mean nothing. Rail Wars sold under 2000 copies first week in Japan. Which is horrendous.
20. Terror in Resonance...
It was kinda going downhill since Five showed up
Whichever one has the most preteen girls in sexual situations that results in their rape and mind break.
My god, A list that doesn't have Sword Art Online at the top?
Color me surprised.
Love stage beat Terror in Resonance
What is this world coming to...
Most of the voters were male. It seems like more women were watching Terror than men, presumably because male otaku need tits thrown at them to keep their attention for longer than five seconds.
It's 50s. Give use some credit.
1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 11, 20, 22, 23 didn't contain a single speck of "tits being thrown" as far as I can recall
Teror are kinda boring and random.. its just episode after episode of nazo2 shit!
Teror are kinda boring and random.. its just episode after episode of nazo2 shit!
Teror are kinsa boring and random.. its just episode after episode of nazo2 shit!
SAO2 not in top 10, what a surprise, eh?. So sad for Space Dandy, well at least Jojo and Akame ga Kill are in the top 10. Also, no Sailor Moon...
no tokyo ESP in the list?????!!!!, well that anime SUCKS @$$ TO BEGIN WITH, NO SURPRISE THERE.
but Aldanoah should be in the top5, should even be ahead of Akame ga kill!!!
Only good animes I saw ont his list is Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stardust Crusaders, Spac Dandy, Although they should of been much higher
Wow. 7 of the top 10 are complete crap. 2-7 need to be thrown out. replace with Psycho-Pass Extend, Prisma Illya, Terror, Captain Earth, and Blade dance.
Someone with this much shit taste should have no right to comment on other's taste.
Captain earth was universally panned and Blade Dance was a generic shitty harem LN adaptation with all the worst stereotypes that come along with it.
I think the two biggest surprises of the season were Glasslip and Sabagebu, the former being one of the most hyped series of this season but probably the biggest disappointment this year, and the latter coming from out of nowhere to be one of the funniest series in recent memory.
"19. Love Stage"
DAMMIT, BURN ME !
Japanimation made his coming out ?!
fuckin' fujoshit !
no one cares. literally no one cares.
Harem King's Rail Wars almost didn't make it.