
The steady succession of hit anime the 2000-2013 period has yielded has again been subject to rankification – demonstrating once more that the tastes of fans still maintain some balance between A & B even over a 13 year period…
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Where most rankings concentrate on the most popular characters, this one shows the heroines fans think the least likeable, whether through glaring personality defects or sheer annoyance…
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Anime fans have been busily voting on who their favourite character designer of all time is, leading to a powerhouse ranking of esteemed artistic greats – for once providing an artist ranking entirely free of Tony…
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Slice-of-life fans have seen fit to assemble this ranking of their favourite anime of the genre best known for its absence of story and maximal moe.
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Seiyuu fans have taken to ranking the most surprising pairs of characters who share the same seiyuu, with some of the more unrecognisable performances proving quite a testament to their voice acting ability…
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Anime music lovers have chosen their favourite and most moving anime songs for their latest ranking, whatever the emotions they induce may be.
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For some anime fans this Valentine’s, the odds of actually receiving any chocos look slim – but thankfully with a trip to a local confectioner and a spare monitor, even the loneliest of otaku can receive a chocolatey treat from the girl they voted for in this latest ranking.
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The yearly affirmation of top moeblob Mio Akiyama’s birthday is still going strong, with lonely otaku celebrating their devotion with as much cake and anime goods as their bulging wallets will support…
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Anime movie lovers have compiled a ranking of their most beloved anime films – with Gainax and KyoAni for once handily supplanting the inescapable Ghibli movies.
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- Author: Leon
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Dec 26, 2012 17:17 JST
- Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Fate/Zero, Gundam, K-ON!, Movies, Oricon, Rankings, Statistics

The annual Oricon Blu-ray ranking for 2012 has revealed yet another year in which Japan’s Blu-ray sales have been completely dominated by anime – in this case with Gundam UC the best selling BD in Japan of the entire year, matched only by Fate/Zero (which sold fewer but made more money), with K-ON! coming a mere 4th in discs sold but still handily topping the movie BD charts.
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Lonely otaku looking to spend a romantic Christmas Eve receiving presents from their favourite Santa have carefully selected the anime maidens they would like to see crawling down their chimney…
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Tearjerker anime being such a popular genre, it is no surprise to find fans have sought to find just who met what is generally the most sad and tragic fate of all…
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