Announcing the results of Anipota's "2016 Fall Anime Expectation Popularity Poll! Among all the sequels of popular works, "Bubuki Blanki: Hoshi no Kyojin" took the first place!

Akiba Research Institute's anime portal "Anipota" held an official voting project from September 2, 2016, "What's coming next?　2016 Autumn Anime Expectation Popularity Poll", which had been held since September 2, 2016, closed on September 25. The results are as follows.

The top 10 works are as follows.

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No. 1 "Bubuki Blanki: Hoshi no Kyojin" (884 votes)
No. 2 "Natsume Yuujinchou Go" (831 votes)
No.3 "Hibike! Euphonium 2" (511 votes)
No.4 "Brave Witches" (399 votes)
No.5 "Stray Dogs (2nd season)" (367 votes)
No. 6 "Hi-Q! Karasuno High School vs. Shiratorizawa High School" (288 votes)
No.7 "WWW.WORKING! (256 votes)
No.8 "Ajin (2ndcool)" (188 votes)
No. 9 "Watashi ga motete desu da" (174 votes)
No. 10 "Izetta of the End" (155 votes)

Looking at the lineup of the top-ranked works, it can be seen that many of them are sequels (or similar works) of popular works, from "Bubuki Blanke: Hoshi no Kyojin" (No. 1) to "Ajin (2nd Cool)" (No. 8), all of them are sequels, and the new works are "Watashi ga motomete donde" (No. 9) and and "Izetta of the End" at No. 10. The reason for this is that this fall's anime season has a high percentage of sequels to popular works. It can be said that this is the reason why fans are more likely to expect sequels to these works.

Among all the sequels to such popular works, "Bubuki Blanki: The Star Giant" won the first place in terms of expectations. Bubuki Blanki" is a sequel to "Bubuki Blanki," which aired as a one-cour winter anime in 2016. It is a work with vivid battle scenes of boys and girls fighting by controlling mysterious Bubuki Blanki in a world depicted with a unique touch. The first season of the series won first place in the "2016 Winter Anime Satisfaction Popularity Poll," and it was very popular among fans who had seen it, but it is true that the ending of the first season was a bit abrupt and some said it was a bit indigestible. However, the first season's ending was a bit abrupt, and some fans felt that it was a bit indigestible.

In second place was "Natsume's Book of Friends" (夏目友人帳伍), the latest in the long-running and popular "Natsume 's Book of Friends" series of heartwarming and touching stories. Based on the popular comic series by Yuki Midorikawa, which is still serialized in Hakusensha's "LaLa" magazine, the TV anime has already been popular for four seasons since its first season in 2008, and now the fifth season, the latest in the series, has finally arrived. Expectations are high to see if this season will evoke the same excitement as the previous ones.

In third place was the popular Kyo-ani production "Hibike! Euphonium 2," a popular KyoAni production that aired in the spring of 2015, garnered a high overall rating of 4.80 (as of July 3, 2015) for its first season, which was popular for its detailed depiction of scenery and sensitive portrayal of the members of the brass band. The long-awaited second season of this fan favorite is definitely a hot work with high expectations.

Brave Witches" at No. 4 is another notable work from this season. This work is a sequel to "Strike Witches," a beautiful girl battle anime that aired for two seasons in 2008 and 2010 and gained popularity, and is set in an era halfway between the first and second seasons, with new beautiful girl characters taking an active part. Also in seventh place, "WWW.WORKING! is a sequel to the popular comedy anime "WORKING! is a sequel to the popular comedy anime "WORKING! This work is an anime adaptation of the four-frame manga "WEB version WORKING!" that the original author, Kalino Takatsu, publishes on his official website. In addition, many more strong characters are said to appear in this work, making it a work to look forward to as well.

In the area of new releases, the ninth-placed "Watashi ga motete dousunda" (I am irresistible to girls) was the focus of attention. The original comic sold more than 1 million copies in total, and the highlight of the story is a reverse harem in which a high school girl who is a rotten girl is attracted to four good-looking guys. Also at No. 10 is "Isetta of the End," a completely original work, a rarity in this season. It tells the story of Isetta, a descendant of a family of witches who rebels against the invasion of the powerful Germania Empire in a world inspired by the time of World War II.

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