New Year's Special Report! Akiba Research Institute Top 10 Popular Articles in 2017──The most popular were Cosplay, Polls, and Special Price Info!

Happy New Year!

We look forward to your continued support of Akiba Research Institute in 2018!

So, for our first article of the New Year, we will be presenting the most read articles of 2017, by category! The title of the article is "New Year's Special Report! Akiba Research Institute's Top 10 Most Popular Articles in 2017"!

This time, we will focus on the main genre of "Akiba Research Institute", "Anime". Hobby" covers subcultures other than anime. And from the three categories of "Akiba," which is the name of the site and provides daily news about Akihabara, the sacred land of otaku, we present the Top 10 articles read by many users in 2017.

Let's think about last year's news and look forward to the new year!

Top 10 Popular Anime Articles

No.1 [Anipota Official Poll] "2017 Summer Anime Popularity Poll to Watch" has started! Are sequels of popular series mainstream in summer?

No.2 Anime Industry Watching No.33: Kenichi Yoshida talks about the abilities required for "character design

No.3 [Annipota Official Poll] "2017 Spring Anime Leading Voice Actor Popularity Poll [Female]" results announced!　The popular voice actor who came out on top with 12385 votes is ......?

No.4 [Annipota Official Poll] "2017 Summer Anime Popularity Poll" has announced the interim results!　Expectations are concentrated on sequels and school anime!

No.5 Prepared to bear the "power of approval" as a creator "Re:CREATORS" Interview with Director Ei Aoki

No.6 Yuna was an important character. No.7 Yuki Kajiura talks about "SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE". Ordinal Scale" music by Yuki Kajiura.

No.7 How was the natural atmosphere of "Tsuki ga Kirei" created?　A long interview with director Seiji Kishi

No.8 [Annipota Official Poll] Which anime is the most popular of the spring cool season? The "Best-watched Anime of Spring 2017" poll has started!

No.9 The result of the "Best-watched Summer 2017 Anime Popularity Poll" has been announced! The ranking of the top anime has drastically changed since the interim announcement! Which work won the fierce battle?

No.10 The first outdoor festival "OLE SUMMER" will be held!

A big favorite in the anime category was an article about the official voting project. The excitement of this user-participatory "Akiba Research Institute" original project seems to be directly reflected in the attention to the articles.

Next in popularity are the creator interview articles, which are also unique to Akiba Research Institute. We will continue to publish articles worth reading in 2018!

And at No. 10 is a live report on "Ore Summer. As you would expect from a live event featuring popular male voice actors, there were a number of reports that didn't make it into the top 10, but they were still high on the list. As with the interview articles, we will continue to cover the most notable events.

Stay tuned!

Hobby

No. 1 [August 11-13, 2017! Comic Market 92 - Beautiful Cosplayers Photo Report (Day 2)

No.2 [August 11-13, 2017! Comic Market 92 / Bishojo Cosplayers Photo Report [Day 1

No.3 From the "P.O.P." series, a newly sculpted figure of the pirate empress Boa Hancock with many three-dimensional attractions!

No.4 Hobby Industry Inside Vol. 26: Hobby Business Department of Bandai tells us about the front and backstage of "Hatsune Miku Plastic Model".

No.5 Hobby Industry Inside Vol.17: Charm of "different material" bishojo figures made from wool felt, interview with Krone Hijikata

No.6 Sentai Casts Talk Off the Record! Report on "Toei Special Effects Fan Appreciation Festival 2017" (Part 1: Super Sentai)

No.7 [Held on August 11-13, 2017! Comic Market 92, Bishojo Cosplayers Photo Report [3rd day]!

No.8 From the "Universal Unit" toy series, "Gundam Prototype 3 Dendrobium" has been sculpted with attractive gimmicks!

No.9 From "Fate/EXTELLA", a figure of Nero and Jeanne in their swimsuits with dazzling, flamboyant fruits!

No.10 Hobby Industry Inside Vol. 24: Is Citadel Color really a magic paint?　Hiroki Takaku (Max Factory) paints and talks about how to use Citadel Color in modeling!

In the "Hobby" category, which covers plastic models, toys, games, food toys, figures, cosplay, etc., articles on cosplayers at Comiket were particularly popular.

On the day of the event, the writer stormed the venue with camera in hand! The attractive cosplayers were all invited to be the subjects of the articles. Many users took notice of their gorgeous appearance.

The popular series "Hobby Industry Inside" also ranked high in several categories. The articles were popular among many users because they provided information about the hobby industry, where a variety of products appear every day.

Akiba

No. 1 Akiba Special Prices (April 29-May 7, 2017)

No. 2 2017/7/29-7/30 Akihabara Sofmap [idol event information].

No.3 Must-see for Jiro fans! Summary of Jiro Ramen restaurants around [Akihabara] Akiba Research Institute Editorial Department *Updated 11/11/2017

No.4 Popular Seafood Izakaya "UOKIN AKIHABARA" & "BISTRO UOKIN AKIHABARA" will open simultaneously on January 16, 2017 (Monday) *1/30 added photos of dishes

No.5 AKIHABARA Special Price Information (April 15 - 16, 2017)

No.6 "Coco's Way* Starts!" campaign with "Galpan" clear file! Campaign started at Cocos stores! *2/23 added photo of "Maho Nishizumi & Airisu Shimada" clear files

No.7 2017/5/27-5/28 Akihabara Sofmap [idol event information

No.8 2017/6/17-6/18 Akihabara Sofmap [idol event information

No.9 2017/2/25-2/26 Akihabara Sofmap [idol event information

No.10 2017/3/4-3/5 Akihabara Sofmap [idol event information

The most popular item in the "Akiba" category was special price information. Since the article was published on April 29, before the start of Golden Week, many users probably came to Tokyo and shopped in Akihabara at this time.

Next in popularity was information on idol events at Sofmap, a mecca for idol fans. This article, which is always accompanied by a sexy picture, has a large number of fixed fans. We will continue to publish this article next year as well, so don't miss it!

Akihabara town information is also popular. Of these, the most notable is No. 4. Jiro-kei" ramen has a passionate fan base, and this article on the stores that serve it is a must-read for "jiro-ki" fans! We will continue to update the information as needed, so please keep checking back.

So, what articles will be popular in 2018?　As Akiba Research Institute enters its 16th year, we will continue to update the site on a daily basis.

We look forward to your continued support this year!