Deadline for Anipota's "2016 Summer Anime OP & ED Theme Popularity Poll" is approaching!　Currently, "orange" is at the top of both OP and ED!

Akiba Research Institute's anime portal "Anipota" is currently holding the "OP Theme Popularity Vote [2016 Summer Anime]" and "ED Theme Popularity Vote [2016 Summer Anime]," and the voting deadline is only about a week away. So, let us report the current ranking status.

OP Theme Popularity Poll [2016 Summer Anime].
#1
(Voting deadline: September 19)

No.1 Shards of Light / Yu Takahashi (3475 votes) "orange
No.2 Tomodachi meter/The Super Ball (2578 votes) "grumpy Mononokean
No.3 STARTING NOW! / Nana Mizuki (1408 votes) "There is a problem in this art club!
No.4 Alderamin of the Heavenly Mirror / Kyodan Kishida & The Meisei Rockets (1070 votes) "Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Alderamin of the Heavenly Mirror
No.5 SAKURA skip/fourfolium (906 votes) "NEW GAME!
No.6 Aozora Jumping Heart/Aqours (904 votes) "Love Live! Sunshine!
No.7 Brave Freak Out/LiSA (474 votes) "Qualidia Code
No.8 Philosophyz/Runa Mizutani (NanosizeMir) (390 votes) "Rewrite
No.9 99/MOB CHOIR (356 votes) "Mob Psycho 100
No.10 Tsubasa/Aoi Eir (354 votes) "Arslan Senki: Fuujin Ranbu

ED Theme Popularity Poll [2016 Summer Anime].
#1
(Voting deadline: September 22)

No.1 Mirai/Coburo (3010 votes) "orange
No.2 Yume uta o uta yori yume yori / Aqours (Chika Takami (CV. Anju Iha) Riko Sakurauchi (CV. Rikako Aida) Kanan Matsuura (CV. Nanaka Suwa) Diamond Kurosawa (CV. Arisa Komiya) Yoh Watanabe (CV. Akane Saito) Yoshiko Tsushima (CV. Aika Kobayashi)) (739 votes) "Love Live! Sunshine!
No.3 Twinkle Starlight / Sasaki Saka (717 votes) "planetarian～chiisana hoshino yume～" (717 votes)
No.4 nameless/Kano (667 votes) "Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkagami no Alderamin
No.5 Now Loading!!!! /Aoba Ryoufu(CV.Yuuki Takada)Hifumi Takimoto(CV.Ai Yamaguchi)Hajime Shinoda(CV.Megumi Toda)Yun Iijima(CV.Ayumi Takeo)(469 votes) "NEW GAME!
No.6 Koisuru Shizu(cubic futurismo)/Uesaka Sumire (375 votes) "This art club has a problem!
No.7 blaze/Kalafina (294 votes) "Arslan Senki: Fuujin Ranbu
No.8 Hoshi to Tsuki no Sentence/Kitakore (284 votes) "B-PROJECT～Kodo*Ambitious
No.9 Gravity/ClariS (283 votes) "Qualidia Code
No.10 Maybe/Brian the Sun (242 votes) "Amazu to Inazuma

The first thing that stands out is that the current No. 1 song for both the OP and ED is the theme song for "orange. The live-action movie version of "orange," based on the manga by Ichigo Takano, was a huge hit when it was released at the end of 2015. Both the OP theme song "Hikari no Shards" (Yu Takahashi) and the ED theme song "Mirai" (Kobukuro) are not limited to the category of theme songs for anime, but are also powerful works by popular artists. The ED theme "Mirai" (Kobukuro) and the theme song "Mirai" (Kobukuro) are both powerful works by popular artists that are not limited to the category of theme songs for anime. In particular, the ED theme, "Mirai," has shown a popularity that is so different from the other entries that it is likely to continue to grow until the end of the contest.

Looking at the other top entries, one gets the impression that they are all talented works. Of course, the appeal of the animation work itself is also a factor, but the most popular OP and ED works currently in the top 10 are the popular idol animation "Love Live! Sunshine!which is gaining popularity as a school comedy this season, "There's a Problem in This Art Club! a loose comedy set in the video game industry , the full-length fantasy works "Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tengagami no Alderamin" and"Arslan Senki: Fuujinranbu ", and the near-future school fantasy "Qualidia Code". In addition to the popularity of these works as anime, the quality of their OPs and EDs is no less than that of any other famous works.

In the fierce competition among such talented artists, a surprising dark horse is "Tomodachi meter" (The Super Ball), the OP theme of "Fukkou na Mononokean," which is in second place in the OP theme section. The song is even more highly regarded than its popularity as a work of art, and it is sure to be a steady winner among the strong contenders for the No. 2 position. In addition, "Twinkle Starlight" (Sasaki Saka), the third place ED theme, is the ED theme of "planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume," which gained popularity through web distribution this summer. Since this work does not have an OP theme, it is effectively the theme song, but it seems to be gaining support along with the popularity of the work.

The voting period for each of these songs is only about a week away. The ranking of each of these songs is likely to change depending on how you vote, so if you have not yet voted, please do so as soon as possible. Each person may cast up to seven votes. Anyone can participate.