A drastic change in the ranking! Participate in the "Akiba Research Institute Anime Awards 2017" with about a week to go until the closing date! Official Voting

The anime portal "Anipota" operated by Akiba Research Institute is currently holding the official voting project "Akiba Research Institute Anime Awards 2017".

This project aims to determine the most interesting anime among those broadcasted during the four seasons of Fall 2016 (October to December), Winter 2017 (January to March), Spring 2017 (April to June), and 2017 (July to September) by your votes. The nominated works are based on the official poll conducted in the past, " I was crazy about it! 　 2016 Autumn Anime Popularity Poll that was great to watch " and " Naked in Love! 　 2017 Winter Anime Popularity Poll ", " Crazy! 　 2017 Spring Anime Popularity Poll ", " Crazy! 　 2017 Summer Anime Popularity Poll ".

Here is the current status of the poll after about a month has passed since the voting started.

No. 1 Magical Girl Inclusion Project: 6449 votes
No.2 Princess Principal 3133 votes
No. 3 Natsume's Book of Friends: The Five - 1381 votes
No. 4 Hell Girl Yoigi: 1144 votes
No. 5 Competitive Girl !!!!!!!!　No.6 Bungo Stray Dogs
No.6 Bungo Stray Dogs (2nd season) 1059 votes
No.7 Eromanga sensei 978 votes
No.8 Tsuki ga Kirei 939 votes
No.9 ViVid Strike!
No.10 Isekai Shokudo 862 votes

The first and second places went to " Magical Girl Raising Plan " and " Princess Principal, " unchanged from the first interim announcement on October 27. These two works are far ahead of the other works. Whether or not the two powerhouses will continue to dominate the competition remains to be seen.

The ranking of all the works in the third place and below changed.

Natsume's Book of Friends " (No. 3) moved up in ranking from No. 5 in the first interim announcement. It was nominated separately from " Natsume Yuujinchou Riku " (No. 19) in this year's poll, so the votes were split between the two works, but it still came in at No. 3. However, it still ranked third, showing its popularity.

Fourth-place finisher " Jigoku Shoujo Yoigai " also moved up from eighth place. Despite the fact that 12 years have passed since the first series started, a new series was aired for the first time in 8 years in the summer cool of 2017. It is a work that boasts very strong popularity.

Also in fifth and sixth place were "KOJO_!!!!!!!!" The fifth and sixth place winners, " Bungo Stray Dogs (2nd Cool)" and " Bungo Stray Dogs (2nd Cool)," are in a close battle with only six votes separating them. was up from outside the top 10. With its hot action and extreme sex appeal, it left a strong and unforgettable impact on viewers, and was ranked second in the 2016 Fall Anime Poll. It will be interesting to see if it can continue its momentum and break into the top group.

Furthermore, "Eromanga sensei," "Tsuki ga kirei," "ViVid Strike!" and "Isekai Shokudo " are all closely followed from 7th place, as well as "Shinkage no Kyojin Season 2" ( 11th), "Made in Abyss" ( 12th) and "Gavril Dropout " (13th), not listed in the ranking above The final ranking of the top 10 is also attracting attention.

The ranking of the third place and below is a mixed bag, with the order shifting every day. If you have not voted yet, why not cast your precious vote?

As previously announced, the final results of this year's poll will be announced at the " Akiba Research Institute's 15th Anniversary Thanks Festival " on November 25 (Saturday). The top-ranked works will be introduced by Keisuke Hirota, an anime writer who is also active in "Akiba Research Institute," and others, so please send your favorite works to the stage.
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